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Class 239/685 - From ground wheel


Subclass of Class 239 - Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Definition: Apparatus in which the means which imparts motion comprises
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 06/03/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7380734Spreader with two rotatable plates
A manually driven spreader for particulate material has two rotatable plates. The dispersed material from the spreader has an even dispense pattern without unwanted skewing found in prior art spreaders. The spreader covers greater area compared with single plate spr...
06/03/2008
7040556Convertible broadcast spreader
A broadcast type fertilizer spreader includes a hopper having ground engaging wheels mounted on the hopper frame and operating the broadcast rotor which broadcast the fertilizer. The spreader includes a handle for guiding and pushing the spreader and an actuator han...
05/09/2006
6851634Granular spreader and product container
Methods and apparatus are provided for dispensing chemical material, and in particular, granular, agricultural material, from a moving device driven over terrain to be treated with the material. A metering system for dispersing the material includes on apertured met...
02/08/2005
6705552Compost spreader
A mobile spreader is shown for distributing composted materials over a ground surface. The spreader has a hopper for receiving material to be transported and distributed and a ground engaging wheel assembly for supporting the hopper for transport across the ground. ...
03/16/2004
6616074Broadcast spreader with movable deflector
A broadcast spreader with a movable deflector is disclosed. The spreader distributes particulate material by a rotating plate which when operating, always impacts material on the deflector. The deflector and a mounting track prevent dispensing material im...
09/09/2003
6588685Granular spreader
Methods and apparatus are provided for dispensing chemical material, and in particular, granular, agricultural material, from a moving device driven over terrain to be treated with the material. A metering system for dispersing the material includes on ap...
07/08/2003
6533198Top dresser
A top dresser for distributing particulate matter on a variety of terrain. The top dresser may includes a towable frame which is operatively connected to a pair of wheel assemblies. Each wheel assembly is rotatingly attached to the frame of the top dresse...
03/18/2003
6499679Granular spreader and product container
Methods and apparatus are provided for dispensing chemical material, and in particular, granular, agricultural material, from a moving device driven over terrain to be treated with the material. A metering system for dispersing the material includes on ap...
12/31/2002
6135036Broadcast spreader with replaceable spinner
A broadcast spreader includes a perforated, dished spinner defining a concave upper surface which is particularly adapted to spreading pelletized mulch. The shaft upon which the spinner is mounted is jointed to permit sections of the shaft to be disconnec...
10/24/2000
5860604Motorized fertilizer spreader
A motorized spreader for dispersing granular and other material, such as fertilizer, seed, and salt, or the like, provides improved uniform control of the flow of the material from the spreader. The motorized spreader includes a frame and drive train supp...
01/19/1999
5842648Molded broadcast spreader
A broadcast spreader constructed from two separate and rotationally molded parts; one molded part integrates the handle and hopper assemblies while the other molded part forms the base assembly that supports the wheels for the spreader. A pair of dovetail...
12/01/1998
5607079Collapsible drop spreader
A drop spreader having a hopper with a series of materials-dispensing apertures therein supported by a pair of wheels, an upper U-shaped frame pivotally connected to a pair of spaced-apart leg members supported on the hopper for use as a handle for the sp...
03/04/1997
5597092Collapsible drop spreader
A collapsible drop spreader having a hopper for supporting a wheel axle bearing member, an upper U-shaped frame pivotally connected to a pair of parallel leg members supported on the hopper for use as a handle for the spreader, the hopper further having w...
01/28/1997
5570814Collapsible broadcast spreader
A collapsible broadcast spreader having a lower frame for supporting a wheel axle, an upper frame pivotally connected to the lower frame for use as a handle for the spreader when the upper frame and lower frame are in an extended position, a hopper also s...
11/05/1996
5370321Deflecting guard for a broadcast spreader
A deflecting guard device securable to the hopper section of a broadcast spreader includes inclined plates for deflecting dry material as it is scattered by the spreader. First and second inclined plates diverge below the apertured bottom surface of the h...
12/06/1994
5340033Granular material spreader
A spreader for granular material such as sand comprises a trailer adapted to be pulled behind a vehicle such as a tractor or other utility vehicle. A frusto-conical bin forms a hopper for a granular material to be dispensed and directs the material into a...
08/23/1994
5333795Granular and liquid treatment material spreader
The present invention provides an apparatus for spreading on the ground granular and liquid treatment materials at the selection of the operator. The apparatus includes a motorized cart having granular and liquid storage compartments and associated contro...
08/02/1994
5251431Bar rake attached turntable device
The invention relates to a windrow inverting device pulled by a tractor to turn over hay rows and aid in the drying process of the windrows. The windrow inverting device comprises a rotating turntable in connection with a rake also pulled by a vehicle. Th...
10/12/1993
5203510Dual rotary impeller broadcast spreaders
A spreading device is disclosed including two impellers mounted to rotate in rotational correspondence about their axes toward one another as the device is moved in a forwardly advancing direction so as to broadcast particulate materials deposited thereon...
04/20/1993
5180112Drive arm for a spreader
A substantially elongate drive arm for a vehicular spreader is provided to transmit drive from a ground wheel of the spreader to a drive shaft of the spreader connected with a conveyor belt or the like. A drive wheel is mounted on the drive arm and the dr...
01/19/1993
5145116Spread shifter device for broadcast spreaders
A spreader including a feed gate having a feed gate opening is provided. The area of the feed gate opening may be varied to adjust the spread pattern and material distribution to accommodate different speeds at which the spreader is operated, and differen...
09/08/1992
4899829Apparatus for making a substrate for forest cultivation
Apparatus for making a substrate for forest cultivation, which apparatus is designed to be drawn as a trailer behind a tractor or some comparable vehicle and most suitably has one wheel on each side of the trailer, the tracks of the wheels being essential...
02/13/1990
4867381Broadcast spreader for pulverized materials
A broadcast spreader which includes a storage hopper and a spinning broadcast plate for distributing materials dropped from the hopper. A valve controls the flow of material to the broadcast plate, and is operated by a dual shaft and linkage. The two shaf...
09/19/1989
4703818Ground wheel takeoff system for fertilizer spreaders or the like
There is disclosed a ground wheel takeoff drive system for fertilizer spreaders or the like including a gearbox being adapted to reside at least partly inside one of the speader's pneumatic tire and wheel cavities and having a hollow shaft journalled ther...
11/03/1987
4671434Fertilizer spreader
The present invention relates to a fertilizer spreader having a hopper for holding a granular material. A handle is connected to the hopper for manipulating the hopper. The hopper has a discharge aperture in its lower portion to allow material to discharg...
06/09/1987
4635818Spreader
A spreader particularly adapted for manual operation over a residential lawn includes a one-piece hopper made of corrosion resistant material. Lugged wheels connect with a shaft which is rotatively carried by and extends through a lower part of the hopper...
01/13/1987
4597531Material spreader
A spreader for particulate material, the spreader being of the broadcast type having a hopper from which particulate material is discharged onto a rotating impeller. To provide adjustment for materials of various physical properties, a conically-shaped de...
07/01/1986
4548362Material spreader
A material spreader includes a hopper having an opening in its bottom through which material flows to a rotatable fan, which is driven from one of a pair of support wheels for the hopper during pushing or pulling of the spreader across the ground, for spr...
10/22/1985
4283014Mobile spreader apparatus drive system
A mobile wheel mounted spreader apparatus has a material feed conveyor and a broadcast spreading impeller fan. A wheel driven drive train operates through a gear reducer to drive the conveyor at a speed proportional to the towed speed of the spreader appa...
08/11/1981
4281780Herbicide spray system
A herbicide spray system comprising a rotary lawn spreader in combination with a spray system comprising a fluid reservoir, pumping means and means for coupling said pumping means to said rotary spreader. The fluid reservoir is removable from the spreader...
08/04/1981
4280663Scattering apparatus
A vehicle-mounted spreading apparatus includes a container for the material to be spread, at least one spreading disc rotatable about a vertical axis and a dosing device for conveying material from the container to the spreading disc as the vehicle moves ...
07/28/1981
4235376Dispensing apparatus for use with a tractor
There is disclosed a dispensing apparatus which is mounted at the rear of a tractor and which employs two friction wheels mounted on a common frame. The frame is pivotally mounted so that an operator can cause the friction wheels to engage the rear wheels...
11/25/1980
4234131Motorized dry fertilizer spreader
An impeller blade spreader for dry fertilizer to be distributed uniformly over a lawn area has a standard fiber glass hopper that is mounted upon a base frame structure in combination with four wheels and a fuel powered motor therewith. Only the two front...
11/18/1980
4106704Spreader (broadcast)
Our invention relates to a wheeled fertilizer spreader which is pushed over the area which is to be fertilized or chemically treated and in which the fertilizer, chemical or other granular material is broadcast by being dropped onto a horizontal impeller ...
08/15/1978
4032074Material spreader
A material spreader for the uniform distribution to the soil or to vegetation of particulate material such as fertilizers, pesticides or seeds. The material spreader comprises a hopper for particulate material adapted to be advanced along a given directio...
06/28/1977
3951312Ground wheel drive for spreader
An agricultural fertilizer spreader having a hopper carrying a conveyor operable to move material from the hopper onto rotatable fertilizer distributing discs. A ground wheel, through a gear drive power transmission system, is operable to concurrently ope...
04/20/1976
 
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