A Machine for Distributing Seeds, Manures, Soot, Lime, or Sand.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 14th Dec.. 1892-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
A Machine for Distributing Seeds, Manures, Soot, Lime, or Sand.
RALPH BICKERTON Agricultural Implement Maker Alnwick ROBERT BRIGHAM
BICKERTON Agricultural Implement Maker Alnwick do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
To distribute broadcast for agricultural and other purposes all kinds of corn,
seeds, artificial manures, soot, lime, or sand that are required to be distributed
regularly, by means of a feed delivery spindle and steel relief plates fixed in a
suitable hopper. Mounted on wheels which give the first motion and multiplied
by gearing, the relief plates are regulated by means of a screw to give the required
feed and are fitted with spiral springs so that the plates can relieve themselves
should any foreign substance get between the feed delivery spindle and the relief
plates. The materials to be distributed are carried in the hopper and admitted to
the feed delivery spindle and relief plates, then delivered broadcast in any quantity
required.
Dated this Fourth day of March 1892.
RALPH BICKERTON.
ROBERT BRIGHAM BICKERTON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Machine for Distributing Seeds, Manures, Soot, Lime, or Sand.
We, RALPH BICKERTON and ROBERT BRIGHAM BICKERTON, both of Alnwick,
in the County of Northumberland, Agricultural Implement Makers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
To distribute broadcast for agricultural and other purposes all kinds of corn,
seeds, artificial manures, soot, lime, or sand, that are required to be distributed
regularly, by means of a feed delivery spindle and steel relief plates fixed in a
suitable hopper, mounted on wheels which give the first motion, and multiplied by
gearing.
The relief plates are regulated by means of a screw to give the required feed,
and are fitted with spiral springs so that the plates can relieve themselves should
any foreign substance get between the feed delivery spindle and the relief plates.
The materials to be distributed are carried in the hopper and admitted to the
feed delivery spindle and relief plates then delivered broadcast in any quantity
required.
We attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying
drawing, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a back elevation.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the internal and travelling wheel.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of the pawl rachet and travelling wheel.
Fig. 5 is an elevation and section of the motion plate.
Fig. 6 is an elevation and section of the feed plate.
Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the hopper.
Fig. 8 is a section of the plates and delivery spindle.
Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several views.
The obiect of this invention is to provide a machine whereby all kinds of

page_text: corn, seeds, artificial manures, soot, lime, or sand, may be distributed regularly
and evenly for agricultural purposes.
According to this invention we carry the material in a hopper containing a
delivery spindle and two sets of steel plates, one set of plates acting as relief
feed plates whereby any desired quantity can be distributed, the second set of
plates working on the delivery spindle acts in place of stirrers and gives a motion
to the material to be distributed, and in the case of damp material they also act
as scrapers to keep the delivery spindle clean and prevent clogging.
The gearing in Figs. 1, and 3, has an internal wheel a keyed on to the travelling
spindle a' (ruuning right through the hopper all) and driving a square (clutch)
pinion b, which when put in gear by clutch handle c, drives the delivery spindle d
as shown partly by dotted lines in Figs. 1, and 2. Bolts holding steel
plates e (Figs. 1, and 5,) in position, being set screws to put on or reduce as
required (for different materials) the pressure of the plates e working as scrapers,
which prevents clogging, also gives the motion to the material to be delivered ;
is a lever which works in a quadrant for regulating the quantity to be
delivered by means of rod g shown in Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 8. The lever is
fixed to the rod g, and the said rod running the length of machine, and on
the hopper a are fixed two brackets to support the rod g with clutches m
for feed plates these plates being held in position by bolts 1.
On the rod g two or more clutches m are fixed by set screws n and each
clutch is provided with a pin o and spiral spring p and a check or pressure nut
on end of pin o.
The spiral springs p acting as reliefs, in the event of any hard or foreign
material getting between delivery spindle d and feed plates the springs allow
plates to open so as to relieve the foreign material and then bring plates back to
the regular feed. The plates e are fixed in divisions as also plates k.
lower hopper a acting as a wind guard after material has left delivery spindle
and feed plates. The lower hopper a is held in position by chains q.
The
When the machine is put in gear and the feed plates set to distribute the
required quantity, the delivery spindle d revolves and delivers the material to the
lower hopper all or wind guard, thence to the ground.
The advantages of our invention are, the steel plates which give a motion to
the manure or other material to be distributed, and also acts as scrapers to keep
the delivery spindle clean and prevent clogging when distributing damp material,
and the use of spiral springs on feed plates which act as reliefs, and permit us to
use any form of delivery spindle.
The shafts may be bolted to the eyelets on the hopper all to receive the shaft-
horse in the usual way or in any other suitable manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a machine for distributing seeds, manure, soot, lime or sand, the combina-
tion of the plates e in the hopper all which give a motion to the manure or other
material to be distributed and acts as scrapers to keep the delivery spindle a clean,
and the feed plates k rod g clutches m pius o spiral springs p set screws n and lever f
with the delivery spindle d, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
2. In a machine for distributing seeds, manures, soot, lime or sand, the combina-
tion of the hopper a¹¹ lower hopper al internal wheel a pinion & delivery spindle d
to be driven by the travelling spindle a' when the machine is set in motion, sub-
stantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
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J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.