Improvements in or relating to Rolling and Seeding Land.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Rolling and Seeding Land.
I, WILLIAM CHILLINGWORTH, of Bradfield, Reading, in the County of Berks
Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
At the present time broadcast sowing is effected mechanically by means of a
seeding machine consisting of a long box having brushes on a longitudinal spindle
therein, the said spindle being operated by gearing from the wheel on which the
seeding machine runs. When sowing seed it is always necessary to roll the ground
either before or after the seed is sown, and hitherto the two operations of rolling
and of sowing the land have been performed independentiy.
The object of this my invention is to provide a seeding machine of the class
hereinbefore already described, with means whereby it can be readily attached to
the field roller and to deliver the seed either in front or in rear of the roller as
desired, so that the one operation of propelling the field roller will perform the two
functions of rolling and of seeding the land.
To carry my invention into practice I provide a bar of suitable length fitting
across the top of the framework of the field roller and having adjustable brackets
whereby it may be secured to the said framework or shafts or both. This bar is
also provided with one or more adjustable brackets or sockets in which the box of
the seeding machine is secured. The bar is attached to the framework or shafts of
the field roller in such a manner that the wheel on which the seeding machine
usually runs is in frictional contact with the roller from which the necessary
rotating motion is thus derived.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Rolling and Seeding Land.
I, WILLIAM CHILLINGWORTH of Bradfield, Reading, in the County of Berks,
Farmer, 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 :-
At the present time broadcast sowing is effected mechanically by means of a
seeding machine consisting of a long box having brushes on a longitudinal spindle
therein, the said spindle being operated by gearing from the wheel on which the
seeding machine runs. When sowing seed it is always necessary to roll the ground
either before or after the seed is sown, and hitherto the two operations of rolling
and of sowing the land have been performed independently.
The object of this my invention is to provide a seeding machine of the class
hereinbefore already described, with means whereby it can be readily attached to
the field roller and to deliver the sced either in front or in rear of the roller as
desired, so that the one operation of propelling the field roller will perform the two
functions of rolling and of seeding the land.
To carry my invention into practice I provide a bar of suitable length fitting
across the top of the framework of the field roller and having adjustable brackets
whereby it may be secured to the said framework, or shafts, or both. This bar is
also provided with one or more adjustable brackets or sockets in which the box of
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page_text: the seeding machine is secured. The bar is attached to the framework or shafts of
the field roller in such a manner that the wheel on which the seeding machine
usually runs is in frictional contact with the roller from which the necessary
rotating motion is thus derived.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practical effect, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings of which
Figure 1 is a side elevation; Figure 2 a plan, and Figure 3 an end elevation of
a combined rolling and seeding machine constructed according to my inven
tion, and
Figure 4 is an enlarged drawing of a portion of the apparatus.
The same reference-letters are used in all figures to indicate like parts.
A bar C of suitable length is fitted across the framework d of the field roller B
and secured thereto by means of U-shaped bolts e. To this bar is secured the
shafts or handles of a seeding machine A also by means of U-shaped bolts c which
are attached to one of the rails connecting the said shafts or handles. All the
U-shaped bolts c, e, are passed through holes in the bar C, those marked c by one
arm and those marked e by both arms. As is shown in the drawings the wheel f
on which the seeding machine usually runs is made to bear upon the roller A in
order that the motion of the said roller may be imparted to the seeding machine.
One corner of the bar C is bevelled off so that by tightening one of the nuts on
each bolt c the seeding machine may be so inclined as to increase the pressure of
the wheel upon the roller B when it is necessary to adjust the frictional contact
between the said wheel and roller.
It is obvious that the roller B and seeding machine A may be employed either
together as shewn, or separately in the usual manner, this latter by simply
disconnecting the parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The method of, and apparatus for, combining a seeding machine and a land
roller, by means of a bar and U-shaped bolts, the said bar being bevelled at one
corner to adjust the frictional contact between the roller and the rotating
mechanism of the sceding machine, substantially as and for the purpose herein-
before set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of January 1900
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.