Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1887.
Complete Left, 16th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 24th May, 1887 -
We, HENRY KENDALL, and THOMAS LYNN MAGRUDER, both of Xenia, in the County
of Greene and State of Ohio, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
In this our invention we support to a suitable frame, two grain boxes or hoppers,
and (intermediately between said hoppers) a receptacle for lime or other powder for
marking purposes. A grain delivering slide of customary construction, extends under-
neath and operates to liberate modicums of grain from both hoppers.
The receptacle has a slide which when connected with the grain-delivering slide
moves synchronously with the latter, and operates to deliver marking powder into a
flexible spout whose ventage is, before starting the implement to work, fixed at a point
which will deliver the masses of powder at any desired locality upon the ground with
relation to the deposits of grain.
Concentrically attached to the ground-wheel's inner side is a bevel gear-wheel, which
meshes with a somewhat larger bevel gear-wheel. The bevel gear-wheel revolves in a
horizontal plane about a stud, that extends vertically from a slide which is confined in
ways upon the frame over the axle. A lever which extends from the slide to a bracket,
in a convenient place upon the machine, where it is hinged, enables the operator to
place the wheel either in or out of gear with the corresponding wheel. A wrist upon
the wheel connects by a lever passing through an eye of the bolt as a fulcrum, with a
staple on the grain slide. The marker slide has a spring tongue or projection, which
has a nick or indentation.
Projecting from the grain slide is a bracket, that terminates in a loop, which
embraces the tongue. In the normal condition of the parts the operation of the grain
slide is not accompanied by any operation of the marker slide, and in such condition,
consequently, no marking powder is deposited.

page_text: To enable the operation of the marker to take place automatically, and synchronously
with that of the grain slide at the option of the operator, we provide a treadle pivoted
to the inner end nearest the operator being depressed by placing his foot upon it, the
remote end of said treadle presses upward against the tongue, and thereby brings its
neck in engagement with the loop. A consequence of this engagement is that for the
time being the marker slide participates in each and every stroke of the grain slide;
with a consequent simultaneous deposit of grain and marking-powder at their assigned
places.
Whenever it is desired to shift or remove the implement without depositing either
grain or marking-powder, it is merely necessary for the operator, by means of the
lever to temporally throw the wheel out of gear with the other wheel, which having
been done, the implement may be drawn like an ordinary cart from place to place
without affecting the dropping mechanism or wasting grain or marking powder.
Dated this 2nd day of April 1887.
HORN & SON,
Agents on behalf of Applicants.

page_text: We, HENRY KENDALL, and THOMAS LYNN MAGRUDER, both of Xenia, County of
Greene, State of Ohio, United States of America, 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 :-
Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in Corn-Planters, of which
the following a specification.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. is a top view of a corn-planter and ground-
marker embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the reversible-geared
connection of the slide-operating mechanism with the ground-wheel. Fig. 3 is a
perspective view of the working mechanism.
1. may represent portions of the frame of a corn-planter.
2 represents one of the ground-wheels mounted on a shaft or axle, 3, which is
journalled in said frame.
Supported upon and secured to the frame 1 are two grain boxes or hoppers, 4, and
(intermediately between said hoppers) a receptacle, 5, for lime or other powder for
marking purposes. A grain-delivering-slide, 6, of customary construction, extends
underneath and operates to liberate modicums of grain from both hoppers.
The receptacle 5 has a slide, 7, which, when connected with the grain-delivering
slide 6, moves cynchronously with the latter, and operates to deliver marking-powder
into a flexible spout, 8, whose ventage is, before starting the implement to work, fixed
at a point which will deliver the masses of powder at any desired locality upon the
ground with relation to the deposits of grain.
Concentrically attached to the ground-wheel's inner side is a bevel gear-wheel, 9,
which meshes with a somewhat larger bevel gear-wheel, 10. The bevel gear-wheel 10
revolves in a horizontal plane about a stud, 11, that extends vertically from a slide, 12,
which is confined in ways 13 upon the frame 1 over the axle. A lever, 14, which
extends from slide 12 to a bracket, 24, in a convenient place upon the machine, where
it is hinged, enables the operator to place the wheel 10 either in or out of gear with
the wheel 9. 22 is an eyebolt or bracket. A wrist, 15, upon the wheel 10 connects
by lever 16, passing through the eye of the bolt 22 as a fulcrum, with a staple, 23, on
the grain-slide 6. The marker slide has a spring tongue or projection, 17, which has
a nick or identation, 18.
Projecting from the grain-slide is a bracket, 19, that terminates in a loop, 20, which
embraces the tongue 17. In the normal condition of the parts the operation of the
grain-slide is not accompanied by any operation of the marker-slide, and in such
condition, consequently, no marking-powder is depositeil.
To enable operation of the marker to take place automatically and synchronously
with that of the grain-slide at the option of the operator, we provide a treadle, 21,
pivoted to the inner end of the bolt 22, whose end nearest the operator being depressed
by placing his foot upon it, the remote end of said treadle presses upward against the

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tongue 17, and thereby brings its nick 18 in engagement with the loop 20.
consequence of this engagement is that for the time being the marker-slide participates
in each and every stroke of the grain-slide, with a consequent simultaneous deposit
of grain and marking-powder at their assigned places.
Whenever it is desired to shift or remove the implement without depositing either
grain or marking-powder, it is merely necessary for the operator, by means of the
lever 14, to temporarily throw wheel 10 out of gear with wheel 9, which having been
done, the implement may be drawn like an ordinary cart from place to place without
affecting the dropping mechanism or wasting grain or marking-powder.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The combination, with the seed-slide, of the bracket 19, extending rearwardly
therefrom, formed with a vertical loop, 20, marker-hopper 5 over the seed-slide, having
a slide, 7, provided with a spring tongue, 17, extending from the hopper, formed with
indentation 18, the bolt 22, and the treadle 2.1, pivoted to the bolt and engaging the
spring-tongue over the seed-slide, substantially as described.
2. The combination of an axle, 3, a seed-slide, 6, having a staple, 23, the eyebolt 22,
ground-wheel 2, vertical bevel gear-wheel secured around the axle to the ground-
wheel, the ways 13 over the axle, a slide, 12, guided in said ways, having a vertical
stud, 11, horizontal bevel gear-wheel journalled on the stud, having wrist pin 15, the
rod 16, extending from the wrist-pin through the eye of the bolt and through the
staple, bracket 24, and a lever, 14, hinged to the bracket for operating the slide 12,
over the axle, substantially as described.