A device for an operator sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle to deposit a quantity of material at a target location on the ground adjacent the passenger side of the vehicle, from a hopper having a discharge aperture and a valve for selectively opening and closing the discharge aperture. The ho
A device for an operator sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle to deposit a quantity of material at a target location on the ground adjacent the passenger side of the vehicle, from a hopper having a discharge aperture and a valve for selectively opening and closing the discharge aperture. The hopper is removably mountable to the passenger side of the vehicle. A discharge tube is operatively associated with the hopper discharge aperture and extends from the hopper, for receiving material from the hopper and discharging the material substantially at ground level adjacent the passenger side of the vehicle. A controller within reach of the driver and operatively associated with the valve permits opening and closing the valve and thereby selectively depositing a controlled quantity of granular material.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A device mountable through the passenger side door window opening of an automobile for enabling the driver while in the driver's seat to deposit granulated material at a target location on the ground adjacent the passenger side door, comprising: a hopper having a discha
The invention claimed is: 1. A device mountable through the passenger side door window opening of an automobile for enabling the driver while in the driver's seat to deposit granulated material at a target location on the ground adjacent the passenger side door, comprising: a hopper having a discharge aperture and a valve for selectively opening and closing the discharge aperture; a pair of upper support arms extending laterally from the hopper and curved downwardly for positioning through the passenger side window opening to engage the inside panel of the door, and a pair of lower support arms extending obliquely from the hopper below the upper support arms for bearing on an exterior surface of the door panel, thereby supporting the hopper in lateral spaced relation to the door; a discharge tube having one end operatively associated with the hopper discharge aperture between the lower and upper support arms and extending downwardly approximately the height of said door to a discharge end, for receiving granulated material from the hopper and discharging the material substantially at ground level adjacent the door; a control assembly attached to the hopper and extending from the valve laterally of the hopper beyond the upper support arms, including a trigger for opening and closing the valve and thereby selectively depositing a controlled guantity of granular material at said location, the hopper has an open top with detachable cover, a mounting side for attachment of the upper and lower support arms, a front that faces the same direction as the vehicle, a back that faces opposite the front, an exposed side opposite the mounting side, and a bottom in which the discharge aperture and valve are situated, a pair of mounting brackets are attached to the mounting side of the hopper, and the upper and lower support arms are attached to the mounting brackets. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the valve is biased into the closed condition and pulling of the trigger by the operator overcomes the bias to open the valve. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the control assembly includes a pair of upper control arms attached to said mounting bracket and extending above and substantially parallel to the upper support arms, a pair of lower controls arms extending obliquely downward from the upper control arms and joined as a handle that supports said trigger, and a flexible cable having one end connected to the trigger and another end connected to the valve. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein a calibration knob is operatively associated with the cable and the trigger, to adjust the cable length and thus the quantity that is discharged with the pull of the trigger. 5. The device of claim 3, wherein the lower control arms and the upper control arms are pivotally connected and lockable to a selected angle and thus tension in the cable. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the discharge tube has an angled chute. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the discharge aperture is in the bottom of the hopper, said one end of the discharge tube is positioned in spaced relation below the aperture, the discharge tube is supported in said position by attachment to the lower support arms. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the mounting brackets comprise parallel, spaced apart tubes attached to the mounting side of the hopper and extending below the bottom of the hopper, one of the upper support arms and one of the lower support arms are at opposite sides of one unitary, bent tube and the other of the upper support arms and the other of the lower support arms are at opposite sides of another unitary, bent tube, and the one bent tube and the other bent tube are connected to respective mounting tubes below the hopper. 9. The device of claim 8, wherein the lower support arms are situated between the discharge tube and the mounting tubes. 10. A device mountable through the passenger side door window opening of an automobile for enabling the driver while in the driver's seat to deposit granulated material at a target location on the ground adjacent the passenger side door, comprising: a hopper having a discharge aperture and a valve for selectively opening and closing the discharge aperture; a pair of upper support arms extending laterally from the hopper and curved downwardly for positioning through the passenger side window opening to engage the inside panel of the door, and a pair of lower support arms extending obliquely from the hopper below the upper support arms for bearing on an exterior surface of the door panel, thereby supporting the hopper in lateral spaced relation to the door: a discharge tube having one end operatively associated with the hopper discharge aperture between the lower and upper support arms and extending downwardly approximately the height of said door to a discharge end, for receiving granulated material from the hopper and discharging the material substantially at ground level adjacent the door: a control assembly attached to the hopper and extending from the valve laterally of the hopper beyond the upper support arms, including a trigger for opening and closing the valve and thereby selectively depositing a controlled quantity of granular material at said location, including a mirror mounted on the hopper and oriented such that the discharge end of the discharge tube and the ground below said discharge end are visible to the operator in the driver's seat. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the mirror extends beyond the exposed side of the hopper. 12. A device mountable through the passenger side door window opening of an automobile for enabling the driver while in the driver's seat to deposit granulated material at a target location on the ground adjacent the passenger side door, comprising: a hopper having a discharge aperture and a valve for selectively opening and closing the discharge aperture; a pair of upper support arms extending laterally from the hopper and curved downwardly for positioning through the passenger side window opening to engage the inside panel of the door, and a pair of lower support arms extending obliquely from the hopper below the upper support arms for bearing on an exterior surface of the door panel, thereby supporting the hopper in lateral spaced relation to the door; a discharge tube having one end operatively associated with the hopper discharge aperture between the lower and upper support arms and extending downwardly approximately the height of said door to a discharge end, for receiving granulated material from the hopper and discharging the material substantially at ground level adjacent the door; a control assembly attached to the hopper and extending from the valve laterally of the hopper beyond the upper support arms, including a trigger for opening and closing the valve and thereby selectively depositing a controlled guantity of granular material at said location, wherein the discharge tube has a lower portion that is coaxially adjustably connected to an upper portion and thereby adjusts the total length of the discharge tube.
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