Self-planter
OwnerGeorge L. Greene, Sylvester A. Williams +1inventors
InventorsGeorge L. Greene, Sylvester A. Williams, Freddie L. Franklin
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Abstract
A self-planter having a frame capable of being moved along the ground. A projector is mounted on the frame for forcing plants into ground being traversed by the frame. Plants are fed into a barrel of the projector by a carrying chain that passes through a slot in the bottom of a hopper mounted on the frame for holding a supply of plants to be planted. A catch is provided on the carrying chain for engaging a plant in the hopper and transferring the plant to the projector. The projector advantageously employs a reciprocating piston actuated by rotation of wheels movably supporting the frame.
Claims10
A self-planter, comprising, in combination:
- a. a frame capable of being moved along a supporting surface;
- b. planting elements mounted on the frame, the elements including a furrow opener, setter, and packing wheels;
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- c. projector means mounted on the frame for sequentially forcing plants into the ground, the projector means including a cylinder having a pair of open ends, a piston slidably disposed in the cylinder, a rod connected to the piston and arranged extending out one of the ends of the cylinder, the other of the ends of the cylinder being restricted to form a plant holding device, an opening provided in the cylinder for permitting a plant to pass into the cylinder between an extreme position of the piston and the other of the ends, and actuator means mounted on the frame and connected to to the rod for sliding the piston in the cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.