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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1995
Aaron D DeLaby, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Paul M Havlovitz, Escondido, CA (US);
Republic Tool & Mfg. Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A drop spreader having a hopper with a series of materials-dispensing apertures therein supported by a pair of wheels, an upper U-shaped frame pivotally connected to a pair of spaced-apart leg members supported on the hopper for use as a handle for the spreader, the hopper further having molded in place a pair of sleeve members adjacent the rim thereof for receiving the respective leg members, a shutoff bar adjacent the apertures being composed of two different materials, plastic enveloping metal, and further the use of a simple pivotal snap connection between the micrometer device used with the spreader and the control lever for controlling the movement of the shutoff bar.