A Distributor for Agricultural Purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Distributor for Agricultural Purposes.
THOMAS CHARLES SARGEANT 1 Victoria Promenade Northampton Engineer do.
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to that type of machine in which the contents of the hopper is
drawn out by means of endless chains and the object of my invention is to compel the
said contents to fall freely upon the said chains and prevent the contents from arching
over said chains. My invention consists in the use of a vibrating rod with suitable
prongs or projections attached thereto the motion of the said rod being at right angles
to the path of the chains. This vibrating rod is preferably located inside the hopper
and may be above or below the active portion of the endless chain suitable mechanism.
being provided for vibrating the rod as described.
Dated this Sixth day of July 1895.
THOMAS CHARLES SARGEANT 1 Victoria Promenade Northampton Engineer 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:-
My invention relates to machines used for the distribution of artificial manures,.
& other substances, over the land, and belongs to the class known as chain delivery
distributors, in which the contents of the hopper are drawn out by chains passing-
through the said hopper. Many of the manures & compounds required to be
deposited are of a sticky or plastic nature so much so that the said manures will not
fall freely upon the delivery chains, the result being that the delivery chains in time.
pass through the hopper and its contents without drawing out any manure owing to.
the latter arching over the said chains thus causing an intermittent or irregular
delivery. Now my invention consists in an apparatus for compelling the manure to.
fall freely upon the delivery chains and to prevent clogging and is as follows:
In a groove formed in the hopper bottom I place a rod or bar 1, to this rod are
attached at intervals blades or projections 2, the said blades or projections being
preferably attached to the bar 1 in such a manner as to scrape & keep clean the
hopper bottom 3 as the blades travel to & from one chain to the other. The
scraper bar 1 is held in position by suitable bolts & plates the former passing
through slot holes formed in the hopper bottom 3. This scraper bar 1 is by means
hereafter described caused to reciprocate in a direction at right angles to the path of
the delivery chains 4 in such a manner that the scraper blades 2 attached to the bar 1
break away the base of the arch formed in the manure compelling it to fall the
delivery chains 4. To the scraper bar 1 is attached a bracket 5, which is arranged to
engage with the lower end of a vibrating arm 6, the upper end of said arm being
attached to a rocking shaft 7 working in suitable bearings 8 attached to the hopper
upon

page_text: sides 9. One end of the rocking shaft 7 extends through the hopper side 9 and to
this extension is attached a second arm 10 the lower extremity of this arm 10 is
connected to the crank 11 by the connecting rod 12. The crank 11 being driven by
worm & wheel 13 & 14 through the shaft 15 which in turn is driven by the train
of gear wheels from the main wheel 16.
The serener consists of the bar 1 & blades 2
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 :
1. In a distributor for agricultural purposes. The combination with the hopper
of the chain 4 & the reciprocating scraper 1 & 2 substantially as & for the purpose
specified.
2. In a distributor for agricultural purposes. The delivery chain 4 arranged to
pass through the hopper 3, the reciprocating scraper bar 1, having a movement at
right angles to the path of the chain 4 substantially as & for the purpose specified.
Dated this First day of April 1896.
THOS. C. SARGEANT.