摘要 |
A trigger activated apparatus capable of easily and efficiently placing an individual pelleted or non-pelleted seed into a small tray, soil cube, soil plug, and the like particularly capable of selecting a single seed from a seed hopper and placing it accurately into a small tray, soil cube, or plug such as used by both commercial and hobby farmers. |
主权项 |
1. A trigger activated hand seeder for repeatedly placing single pelleted and non-pelleted seeds into small tray cells, soil cubes, soil plugs, and the like comprising in cooperative combination:
a first side body portion having seed disc mounting race bore, a trigger mounting bore and in cooperative combination with a second side body portion a seed chute and a seed deposition port; a second side body portion having seed disc mounting race bore, a trigger pivot mounting bore, and in cooperative combination with said first side body portion a seed chute and a seed deposition port; a trigger unit comprising a body, a pair of trigger pivots, a seed disc gear, and a return spring; a seed entrainment disc having a plurality of seed pockets, a rotation gear, and a mounting shaft; a seed hopper having a seed loading aperture; and a locking tensioning knob; thereby allowing for the repeated placement of single seeds into individual small tray cells, soil cubes and soil plugs. |