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US 6,186,082 B1Granted
Seed planter
OwnerCarl R. Drobekinventor
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Abstract
A seed planter for planting seeds in soil. The seed planter includes a container with opposite open front and back ends and front and rear end caps covering respective ends of the container. The front end cap has a hole therethrough. A gate is slidably mounted on the front end cap. The front end cap has an outwardly extending spout adjacent the hole of the front end cap.
Claims19
A seed planter, comprising:
- a container having opposite open front and back ends, and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and back ends of said container;
- a front end cap substantially covering said front end of said container, a rear end cap substantially covering said back end of said container;
- said front and rear end caps each having a cover panel and a perimeter lip extending around the cover panel of the respective end cap;
- said cover panels of said end caps each substantially covering the associated end of said container, said perimeter lips of said end caps each being extending around said container adjacent the associated end of said container;
- said front end cap having a hole through said cover panel of said front end cap;
- a gate being slidably mounted on said cover panel of said front end cap;
- said front end cap having a spout outwardly extending from said cover panel of said front end cap, said spout being positioned adjacent said hole of said front end cap;
- wherein said front end cap has a spaced apart pair of substantially parallel side rails on said cover panel of said front end cap, said hole of said front end cap being positioned between said side rails of said front end cap, said gate having a pair of substantially parallel sides, one of said sides of said gate being slidably mounted to one of said side rails, the other of said sides of said gate being slidably mounted to the other of said side rails;
- said container having a generally rectangular transverse cross section in a plane substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said container and having a plurality of alternating side faces and side edges extending between said ends of said container;
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- said hole of said front end cap being positioned adjacent a juncture of two of said side faces such that tilting of said container facilitates alignment of the seeds along a length of the juncture of said two side faces inside said container for positioning the seeds for movement through said hole in a one-by-one manner.
8 more elements
A seed planter, comprising:
- a container having opposite open front and back ends, and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and back ends of said container;
- a front end cap substantially covering said front end of said container, a rear end cap substantially covering said back end of said container;
- said front and rear end caps each having a cover panel and a perimeter lip extending around the cover panel of the respective end cap;
- said cover panels of said end caps each substantially covering the associated end of said container, said perimeter lips of said end caps each being extending around said container adjacent the associated end of said container;
- said front end cap having a hole through said cover panel of said front end cap;
- a gate being slidably mounted on said cover panel of said front end cap;
- said front end cap having a spout outwardly extending from said cover panel of said front end cap, said spout being positioned adjacent said hole of said front end cap;
- wherein said gate has a generally semi-circular extent outwardly extending therefrom in a direction away from said cover panel of said front end cap, said extent of said gate having a plurality of substantially parallel and spaced apart lateral ridges;
- said container having a generally rectangular transverse cross section in a plane substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said container and having a plurality of alternating side faces and side edges extending between said ends of said container;
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- said hole of said front end cap being positioned adjacent a juncture of two of said side faces such that tilting of said container facilitates alignment of the seeds along a length of the juncture of said two side faces inside said container for positioning the seeds for movement through said hole in a one-by-one manner.
8 more elements
A seed planter, comprising:
- a container having opposite open front and back ends, and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and back ends of said container;
- a front end cap substantially covering said front end of said container, a rear end cap substantially covering said back end of said container;
- said front and rear end caps each having a cover panel and a perimeter lip extending around the cover panel of the respective end cap;
- said cover panels of said end caps each substantially covering the associated end of said container, said perimeter lips of said end caps each being extending around said container adjacent the associated end of said container;
- said front end cap having a hole through said cover panel of said front end cap;
- a gate being slidably mounted on said cover panel of said front end cap;
- said front end cap having a spout outwardly extending from said cover panel of said front end cap, said spout being positioned adjacent said hole of said front end cap;
- wherein said spout comprises a pair of generally triangular side panels, each of said side panels of said spout having a substantially straight outer edge, said outer edges of said side panels converging together in an outwardly direction from said cover panel of said front end cap to a pointed tip;
- said container having a generally rectangular transverse cross section in a plane substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said container and having a plurality of alternating side faces and side edges extending between said ends of said container;
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- said hole of said front end cap being positioned adjacent a juncture of two of said side faces such that tilting of said container facilitates alignment of the seeds along a length of the juncture of said two side faces inside said container for positioning the seeds for movement through said hole in a one-by-one manner.
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