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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347320 | Top dresser A top dresser (10) includes sheeting (70) in the form of an endless belt passing around first and second drums (148, 160) and a bed (166) including a plurality of rollers (106). Continuous V-shaped guides (122) are received ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7140555 | Hydraulic circuit for line marker having marking, flush and clean out modes of operation A line marker carries a spray nozzle assembly for marking or painting a line on a horizontal surface. The line marker has a hydraulic circuit which includes a reservoir for holding marking liquid therein and a tank for holding water therein. A pump can pump marking ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 5899803 | Mobile poultry carcass composter and spreader A method of and apparatus for composting poultry carcasses, comprising a two wheel utility trailer with a rotary drum composter mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis above and parallel to the wheel axle of the trailer. The drum may be turned, manua... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5307965 | Ground-driven top dresser utilizing easily actuated clutch mechanism A clutch mechanism (88) for a ground-driven top dresser (10) is actuated by an electric actuator (139) pivotally mounted to a U-shaped bracket (104). The shaft (141) of the actuator (139) is connected to flanges (135) radially extending from a rotatable t... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5287999 | Drop spreader An apparatus for spreading granular material having a pre-calibrated material gauge removably located in the bottom of a hopper. The granular material is forcibly pressed through discharge apertures formed in the material gauge under the rotatory action o... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5024173 | Clutch for chemical dispenser for planter A clutch arrangement for a particulate chemical meter for use in a planter includes an axially and rotationally moveable shaft having a coupler on a first end and a knob on a second end thereof. The clutch shaft is inserted through and coupled to a chain-... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4623078 | Planter population reduction drive unit A planter population reduction drive system includes a third shaft adapted to be added onto a planter implement transmission unit having existing first and second shafts. The individual planter units are driven by the second shaft which is connected by a ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4550860 | Planter population reduction drive unit A planter population reduction drive system includes a third shaft adapted to be added onto a planter implement transmission unit having existing first and second shafts. The individual planter units are driven by the second shaft which is connected by a ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4471713 | Floor treating apparatus Floor treating apparatus, principally for waxing floors includes a drip pan to catch wax from the applicator pad when the applicator head is in a retracted position. A piston pump has an adjustable variable stroke to provide selection of the quantity of w... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4438873 | Ground driven top dresser utilizing special clutch mechanism An octogonally configured cam has four flats located radially outward a greater distance than the four intervening flats. The various flats are successively engageable with a pivotal arm to engage and disengage a clutch mechanism and thus start and stop a... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4359952 | Planter quick attachable granular chemical hopper assembly A planter having a frame, a drive train supported from the frame and having a forward end adapted to be connected to a drive and the other end having drive structure rotatably supported on the frame, the frame also having a pair of laterally spaced horizo... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4162752 | Rotating drum spreader A powder dispensing device having a powder storage bin with a powder discharge area, a perforated drum rotatably mounted within the bin adjacent to the powder discharge area and a wiper blade mounted within the drum and engaging the interior surface of th... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4137853 | Folding grain drill drive including seed dispensing clutch actuated by tensioning pully on ground drive A pull type folding grain drill driven by the gauge wheels including pivoting legs carrying the gauge wheels which drive a clutch shaft through a first chain and sprocket drive, the clutch shaft axis being offset from the pivoting leg axis. A second chain... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4122974 | Variable speed planter seed drive An electrically adjusted and mechanically driven variable speed pulley transmission provides immediate and accurate changes to the seed dispensing rate of a planter. The variable speed pulley transmission is driven by a ground-engaging wheel and adjusted ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 3982670 | Disengageable planter seed meter drive Individual seed meter drive shaft engagement mechanisms are provided for each seed meter to enable quick and simple coupling of the planter drive train to each seed meter. A slidable coupler mechanism is biased towards engagement and has locking assembly ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3976231 | Hand-propelled chemical applicator The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is directed to a hand-propelled chemical applicator which dispenses liquid chemicals when the applicator is manually pushed over an area of ground to be treated. The applicator is a fluid-dispensing device ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3951312 | Ground 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 |
