Patent ID: 6907832

Claim:
A granular material spreader for use in conjunction with, and installation to, an apparatus for spreading granular material onto a lawn, road, comprising, a bracket, said bracket provided for connecting to said apparatus, a granular material hopper, said granular material hopper being supported by said bracket, said granular material hopper having a bottom wall, said bottom wall incorporating at least one aperture therethrough, and provided for dispensing of granular material during operating of said spreader, a control plate, said control plate movably secured below and proximate to the bottom wall, said control plate including at least one aperture therethrough, and upon its shifting, providing for alignment the hopper bottom wall aperture with the control plate at least one aperture to regulate the quantity of dispensing of granular material from the spreader during its operation, an electromechanical means, said electromechanical means being operatively associated with the apparatus, and interconnecting with the control plate, such that upon energziation of the electromechanical means it regulates the degree of shifting of the control plate relative to the bottom of the hopper to provide for control in the quantity of dispensing of the granular material from the spreader during its operation.