An Improved Implement for Sowing and Rolling Land.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1891
Complete Specification. Left, 19th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Implement for Sowing and Rolling Land.
I GEORGE COTTON of High Town Middlewich, Cheshire, Draper, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows :-
This invention consists essentially of a combined sowing machine and land roller
designed to effect the two opérations of sowing and rolling at one and the same time
and thereby obviate the necessity of performing each act separately.
In accordance with my invention the seed box portion of the ordinary barrow
sowing machine is attached by preference to the end supporting brackets of the
land roller and is arranged either behind or in front of the rollers and is of a
corresponding width.
The respective ends of the shaft which runs through the seed box are arranged
to slightly project beyond the ends of the box and are each fitted with a small chain
wheel or pulley.
The axles of the rollers are likewise fitted with chain wheels or pulleys at
their outer extremities, but which are of a greater diameter than those on the seed
box shaft.
These chain wheels or pulleys are connected together by endless chains or belts
which as the rollers revolve serve to transmit motion to the seed box shaft and
operate the seed distributing mechanism.
In this way I produce a combined land roller_and_sowing machine and afford
means of effecting the simultaneous rolling of land and sowing of seed at one and
the same time as aforesaid.
Instead of chain wheels or pulleys toothed gearing or other equivalent mechanism
may be used for operating the seed box shaft.
In cases where two shafts are used in the seed box one chain wheel only may be
used on each shaft or a set of spur pinions may be employed.
Dated this 14th day of July 1891.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Implement for Sowing and Rolling Land.
I, GEORGE COTTON of High Town Middlewich, Cheshire, Draper do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention consists essentially of a combined sowing and land rolling imple-
ment designed to effect the two operations of sowing and rolling at one and the
same time and thereby obviate the necessity of performing each act separately.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a plan view of my combined apparatus with a seed box shewn adapted
to an ordinary land roller for sowing before or after the rolling operation.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the end supporting bracket shewn removed.
In accordance with my invention A is an ordinary seed box with an improved
guard arranged between the two end supporting brackets of the land roller B in the
metal frame 13 bolted to the wooden frame C. The shaft D which runs through.
the seed box and operates the seed distributing mechanism is provided with chain
wheels E and E¹ and around chain wheel E an endless chain F passes which also
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page_text: passes round a chain wheel G.(by preference of a larger diameter) mounted on the
roller axis or attached to the ends of the roller.
As the roller revolves motion is imparted to the seed box shaft and to the seed
distributing 'mechanism and thus the seed is sown simultaneously with the rolling of
the land,
The seed box may be arranged behind the roller in the indent I and so effect
the sowing after the rolling operation, the seed box in this case being reversed and
the chain wheel E' employed for rotating the seed box shaft. The seed box
is provided with a guard to prevent the seed falling on the roller which may be
adjusted to suit the falling of the seed.
Instead of chain wheels toothed gearing, straps or other equivalent means may be
used for operating the seed box shaft.
In cases where two shafts are used one chain wheel only need be used on each
shaft and a supplementary chain and chain. wheel on the roller axis or a set of spur
pinions may be used.
It will be observed that by so combining the two machines additional weight is
put upon the roller which is beneficial in the rolling of the land.
Having thus 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,
1st. The combined implement substantially as set forth.