Carl Dal Freeman

US Patent:

41933575, Mar 18, 1980

Filed:

Nov 16, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/851921

Inventors:

Carl D. Freeman - Idaho Falls ID
Melvin G. Grover - Rigby ID

Assignee:

Logan Farm Equipment Co., Inc. - Idaho Falls ID

International Classification:

A01C 902
A01C 720

US Classification:

111 34

Abstract:

A potato seed platner in which seeds are loaded into cups on an endless conveyor from a hopper of a seed receptacle. The conveyor is driven on upper and lower sprockets and arranged on the receptacle with the cups in two parallel rows in staggered constant relationship and moving upwardly through the hopper for seed loading. The cups pass around the upper sprocket, invert and enter a contoured tube thereat and descend in an attached dicharge tube to a furrow. The cup bottoms are inclined transversely and support the seeds in their descent against the wall of the discharge tube. At the bottom the seeds are discharged from the planter and guided by the transversely inclined cup bottoms are deposited one by one alternately from one row and then the other in the furrow with precision heretofore unachieved. The planter further comprises a wheeled frame and one or more, attached, laterally extending, flexible frames upon which the receptacle is supported. The receptacle is size adjustable and the planter is adaptable to plant in several rows simultaneously.

US Patent:

42431549, Jan 6, 1981

Filed:

Jul 11, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/056550

Inventors:

Carl D. Freeman - Idaho Falls ID
Melvin G. Grover - Rigby ID

Assignee:

Logan Farm Equipment Co., Inc. - Idaho Falls ID

International Classification:

A01C 902

US Classification:

221253

Abstract:

A potato seed planter in which seeds are loaded into cups on an endless conveyor from a hopper of a seed receptacle. The conveyor is driven on upper and lower sprockets and arranged on the receptacle with the cups in two parallel rows in staggered constant relationship and moving upwardly through the hopper for seed loading. The cups pass around the upper sprocket, invert and enter a contoured tube thereat and descend in an attached discharge tube to a furrow. The cup bottoms are inclined transversely and support the seeds in their descent against the wall of the discharge tube. At the bottom the seeds are discharged from the planter and guided by the transversely inclined cup bottoms are deposited one by one alternately from one row and then the other in the furrow with precision heretofore unacheived. The planter further comprises a wheeled frame and one or more, attached, laterally extending, flexible frames upon which the receptacle is supported. The receptacle is size adjustable and the planter is adaptable to plant in several rows simultaneously.

US Patent:

42213053, Sep 9, 1980

Filed:

Jul 11, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/056464

Inventors:

Carl D. Freeman - Idaho Falls ID
Melvin G. Grover - Rigby ID

Assignee:

Logan Farm Equipment Co., Inc. - Idaho Falls ID

International Classification:

A01C 902

US Classification:

221131

Abstract:

A potato seed planter in which seeds are loaded into cups on an endless conveyor from a hopper of a seed receptacle. The conveyor is driven on upper and lower sprockets and arranged on the receptacle with the cups in two parallel rows in staggered constant relationship and moving upwardly through the hopper for seed loading. The cups pass around the upper sprocket, invert and enter a contoured tube thereat and descend in an attached discharge tube to a furrow. The cup bottoms are inclined transversely and support the seeds in their descent against the wall of the discharge tube. At the bottom the seeds are discharged from the planter and guided by the transversely inclined cup bottoms are deposited one by one alternately from one row and then the other in the furrow with precision heretofore unachieved. The planter further comprises a wheeled frame and one or more, attached, laterally extending, flexible frames upon which the receptacle is supported. The receptacle is size adjustable and the planter is adaptable to plant in several rows simultaneously.