Thomas D Garrett

US Patent:

48966150, Jan 30, 1990

Filed:

Aug 26, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/091289

Inventors:

Clarence E. Hood - Clemson SC
Thomas R. Garrett - Six Mile SC
Charles R. DuBose - Central SC

Assignee:

Clemson University - Clemson SC

International Classification:

A01C 1902
B65D 8826
B65D 8868

US Classification:

111177

Abstract:

A hopper for dispensing seed, grain and the like comprises a housing having a lower portion and at least one dispensing opening in the lower portion; a rotatable shaft located within the housing; a drive shaft transferring rotational energy to the shaft from a low horsepower, low rpm, electric motor; a brush having a plurality of tufts of flexible bristles held in an annular member mounted on the shaft above each dispensing opening for feeding seed, grain and the like to the dispensing opening during rotation of the shaft; a marked metering plate having a metering hole therethrough and extending into a slot formed in a first side portion of the housing; and a mechanism for selectively stopping rotation of the shaft whereby when rotation of the shaft is stopped, seeds, grain and the like are blocked from access to the dispensing opening, the mechanism including a cam adjustably mounted on the shaft, a cam follower for engaging the cam and a microswitch connected to the cam follower and deactivating the electric motor to stop rotation of the shaft when the cam follower engages a predetermined point of the cam.

US Patent:

44972652, Feb 5, 1985

Filed:

Apr 4, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/481789

Inventors:

Clarence E. Hood - Clemson SC
Thomas R. Garrett - Six Mile SC
Charles R. DuBose - Central SC

Assignee:

Clemson University - Clemson SC

International Classification:

A01C 716

US Classification:

111 86

Abstract:

A seeding implement which includes a cylindrical container having a bottom with a centrally located opening therein. A metering plate is located beneath said container, preferably defining a plurality of different sized orifices that are locatable beneath and concentric to the bottom wall opening of the container. An elongated, adjustable seed metering rod is provided which includes a flattened tip that resides within said bottom wall opening, and eccentric thereto, and with the rod being mounted for oscillatory motion. Removable mounting of a plurality of seeding implements on a soil renovating implement is also disclosed and claimed.