Patent ID: 9539927
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A01C,B60P,B65D

Claim:
1. A seed cart for transporting seed to a field, comprising: a first frame having opposite side and opposite ends to form a horizontal base; a second frame beneath the first frame and having opposite sides and opposite ends; a hopper integrally fixed to the first frame for receiving and holding seed, and having sloped walls converging to a seed outlet for discharge of seed by gravity flow from the hopper; a conveyor mounted on the second frame for transporting and having an inlet beneath the hopper outlet to receive seed from the hopper; weigh scales between the first frame and the second frame and supporting the first frame so as to weigh the hopper without weighing the conveyor; and a cylinder having a lower end pivotally connected to the second frame and a telescoping arm pivotally connected to the conveyor to control movement of the conveyor between loading and unloading positions relative to the hopper.