Garden seed planting apparatus
OwnerLeland P. Cadeinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for uniformly planting seeds into the earth that can accommodate a even a small quantity of any size seed. An embodiment of the apparatus has a frame, at least one wheel affixed to the frame, and a conveyor belt mounted to the frame. The conveyor belt is connected to the wheel or wheels such that it moves in relation to the rate of rotation along the earth of the wheel or wheels. The conveyor belt has a surface on a top thereof suitable for receiving seeds. A seed box is hingedly affixed to the frame and is movable from a first position over the conveyor belt to a second position away from the conveyor belt. In the first position, the seed box allows seed and soil mixture to be uniformly placed on the conveyor belt.
Claims7
An apparatus for planting seeds into the earth in a uniform manner comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one wheel affixed to said frame;
- a conveyor belt mounted on said frame, said conveyor belt connected to said at least one wheel such that said conveyor belt moves in relation to a rate of rotation of the wheel along the earth, said conveyor belt having a surface on a top thereof suitable for receiving the seeds;
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- a seed box hingedly affixed to said frame adjacent said conveyor belt, said seed box having a slot formed therethrough, said seed box movable from a first position over said conveyor belt to a second position away from said conveyor belt, said first position allowing the seeds to be placed onto said conveyor belt through said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.