US3246806A
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Planter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-09-02
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1984-09-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Charles L Mcbride
- 👤 Court Old
- 👤 Roads Grasty
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:40
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C9/00; A01C9/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A BULB PLANTER FOR MOUNTING ON A TRACTOR COMPRISING A HOPPER TO CONTAIN THE BULBS, A DRIVE SHAFT VERTICALLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOPPER, MEANS TO ROTATE SAID DRIVE SHAFT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRAVEL OF THE TRACTOR, A FEEDER MEMBER MOUNTED FOR ROTATION WITH SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLOTS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ON SAID MEMBER, A SPACER MEMBER MOUNTED ABOVE SAID FEEDER MEMBER ON SAID DRIVE SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, AN INCLINED CIRCULAR RAMP HAVING A BREAK IN ITS CIRCULAR FORM AND MOUNTED IN SAID HOPPER AROUND SAID SPACER MEMBER AND ABOVE SAID FEEDER MEMBER, A RIGID HINGED MEMBER MOUNTED FOR HINGING ACTION ON AN EDGE OF SAID BREAK IN THE CIRCULAR FORM OF SAID INCLINED CIRCULAR RAMP, AND A BASE MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOPPER BELOW SAID FEEDER MEMBER IN A FIXED POSITION AND HAVING A SLOT THEREIN LOCATED TO COINCIDE WITH SUCCESSIVE INDIVIDUAL SLOTS OF SAID FEEDER MEMBER DURING ROTATION OF SAID FEEDER MEMBER, WHEREBY BULBS WHICH PASS THROUGH THE SLOT IN SAID BASE MEMBER ARE EJECTED FROM SAID HOPPER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A BULB PLANTER FOR MOUNTING ON A TRACTOR COMPRISING A HOPPER TO CONTAIN THE BULBS, A DRIVE SHAFT VERTICALLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOPPER, MEANS TO ROTATE SAID DRIVE SHAFT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRAVEL OF THE TRACTOR, A FEEDER MEMBER MOUNTED FOR ROTATION WITH SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLOTS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ON SAID MEMBER, A SPACER MEMBER MOUNTED ABOVE SAID FEEDER MEMBER ON SAID DRIVE SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, AN INCLINED CIRCULAR RAMP HAVING A BREAK IN ITS CIRCULAR FORM AND MOUNTED IN SAID HOPPER AROUND SAID SPACER MEMBER AND ABOVE SAID FEEDER MEMBER, A RIGID HINGED MEMBER MOUNTED FOR HINGING ACTION ON AN EDGE OF SAID BREAK IN THE CIRCULAR FORM OF SAID INCLINED CIRCULAR RAMP, AND A BASE MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOPPER BELOW SAID FEEDER MEMBER IN A FIXED POSITION AND HAVING A SLOT THEREIN LOCATED TO COINCIDE WITH SUCCESSIVE INDIVIDUAL SLOTS OF SAID FEEDER MEMBER DURING ROTATION OF SAID FEEDER MEMBER, WHEREBY BULBS WHICH PASS THROUGH THE SLOT IN SAID BASE MEMBER ARE EJECTED FROM SAID HOPPER.
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