Seed and fertilizer spreader

Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Container for non-fluid material – and scattering means – Rotating scatterer

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222410, 222561, 222625, A01C 1700

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044873700

ABSTRACT:
A broadcasting apparatus for pulverant or granular material including a frame supported by wheels, an axle extending between the wheels and connected in driving relationship with at least one of the wheels, a material hopper mounted on the frame and having an opening in its bottom wall, a valve adjustable across the hopper opening to control the flow of material therefrom, a guide for the valve to retain the valve in selected position adjacent the hopper opening, a dial having a cam surface, a member connected to the valve and bearing on the dial cam surface, a mount for the dial connected to the bottom wall of the hopper and guiding the connecting member, a broadcasting plate disposed beneath the valve and connected to the axle to rotate upon movement of the wheels, and an agitator within the hopper connected to rotate with the shaft and broadcasting plate. The valve guide, dial and dial mounts being formed of resilient plastic material and the guide and dial mount having snap interlock connections with said hopper. The broadcasting plate has equispaced radial vanes at its upper face, spaced openings located centrally therein below the hopper opening and between adjacent upper radial vanes, and lower radial vanes at its peripheral portions spaced outwardly from said spaced openings.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3602404 (1971-08-01), Frank
patent: 3738546 (1973-06-01), Speicher
patent: 4326673 (1982-04-01), Thene

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