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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
C. W. McCLANAHAN, OF VICTORIA, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-SEED PLANTERS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 30,743, dated November 27, 1860.'b all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, C. W. McCLANAHAN, of
the city and county of Victoria, and State of
Texas, have invented a new and useful Im-
provement in Cotton-Seed Planters; and I do
herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear,
and exact description of the same, reference
being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, form-
ing a part of this specification, in which-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my machine.
Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the
same; and Fig. 3 is a plan view, the stirrer be-
ing removed.
Similar letters of reference in each of the
several figures indicate corresponding parts.
To enable others skilled in the art to make
and use my invention, I.will proceed to describe
its construction and operation.
A represents the hopper, with a large dis-
charge-passage, B, in its bottom. Tie hopper
rests on a frame, C, which has adjustable han-
dles, and is supported by a central revolving
wheel, D, and constructed with an opening, E,
at the center for the seed to pass through.
Under the opening E a hollow drill forming and
guiding tooth, F, is arranged, said tooth dis-
charging at its heel through passage a. Be-
hind the drill-tooth coverers H are arranged.
I is adistributing-cylinder, and J a stirring-
cylinder. On the circumference of the cylin-
der I a number of small blades, r, are placed
diagonally, one line of blades standing across
the cylinder in one direction and other line in
an opposite direction, and so on all round the
cylinder and from end to end of the same.
The stirrer consists of two rows of bars, t t,
projecting radially from the under side of the
cylinder J, as represented.
In order to give a reciprocating motion to
the stirrer and a continuous rotary motion to
the distributer, I have combined with the same
and with the ordinary crank-arm, c, of the pro-
pelling and supporting wheel D the following
novel arrangement.
K is a crank-arm on the end of the stirrer-
cylinder; L, a crank-arm on the end of the dis-
tributer-cylinder. M is a pitman connecting
the distributer crank-arm K with the crank-
arm c of the propelling-wheel shaft. N is a
pitman connecting the pitman M with the crank-arm K of the stirrer-cylinder. The pin d, which
forms this connection, passes through and
works freely back and forth in an inclined slot,
qm, of a stationary guide-plate, n. By thus con-
necting the distributing-cylinder and stirring-
cylinder the one crank-arm of the propelling-
wheel shaft is made to answer for giving a re-
ciprocating motion to the stirrer and a rotary
motion to the distributer, for it will be seen
that the inclined slot allows the pin d to change
its position, so that the crank-arm of the dis-
tributer may complete its revolution, and at
the same time holds the pin down, so that the
clamp-arm of the stirrer shall only be able to
make a half-revolution.
My machine is particularly designed for
planting cotton-seed, and when used for this
purpose tihe seed is placed in the hopper and
the machine propelled forward on the wheel
D. As the wheel revolves the stirrer is recip-
rocated and the distributer revolved, and the
former caused to agitate the seed, while the
blades of the latter carry the agitated sepa-
rated seed out through the passage B and into
the drill-tooth, from whence it falls into the
drill formed by said tooth. As fast as the seed
is pllanted it is covered by the coverers H and
rolled in by the wheel D.
* If it is desired to plant corn with this ma-
chine, all that has to be done is to place an arch-
formed cover, y, over the main distributer, as
shown in red, and to form holes s s in the cir-
cumference of the distributer-shaft, near each
end, as shown.
What I claim as my invention, and desire to
secure by Letters Patent, is-
The combination and arrangement of the re-
ciprocating stirrer J t t, rotary distributer I r,
crank-arms c K L, pitmen M N, pin d, slotted
guide-plate a nai, hopper A, drill-tooth F, and
coverers H, substantially in the manner and
for the purpose herein described.
The above specification of my improved seed-
planters signed by me this 11th day of Septem-
ber, 1800.
C. W. McCLANAHAN.
Witnesses:
GOODWIN Y. AT LEE,
R. W. FENWICK.
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McClanahan, C. W. Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters., patent, November 27, 1860; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth165113/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.