Abstract: A planter that ejects seeds rearward at a speed that is equal to or nearly equal to the forward motion of the machine. This prevents the seeds from bouncing and rolling on the soil and maintains the desired spacing between seeds. This is accomplished with a wheel having cells that accept a single seeds and a belt that holds the seeds in the cells while the wheel rotates down close to the soil, where the seeds are released at a rearward velocity that compensates for the forward motion of the machine.

Abstract: The truck bed cover which utilizes legs swivelly mounted to the bed of the truck. In an open position, the cover is raised and extends over the rear tailgate of the bed; in a closed position, the cover encloses the bed. The invention utilizes a closing mechanism that enables the user to easily lower the cover from the raised position. The closing mechanism, in one embodiment, serves as a locking mechanism to hold the cover in the raised position.

Abstract: A pickup bed cover which utilizes four folding leg assemblies which are connected to the bed of the truck. On each side of the truck bed, two leg assemblies unfold and fold in unison to raise and lower each side of the cover. The cover can be raised from either side, or raised on both sides at once. The present invention includes internal locking means and a self-aligning means for said internal locking means. Further improvements are a bed mounting mechanism that allows the invention to be fitted to pickups with varying bed dimensions and a mechanism to isolate the cover from the damaging effects of bed flexing.

Abstract: The truck bed cover which utilizes legs swivelly mounted to the bed of the truck. In an open position, the cover is raised and extends over the rear tailgate of the bed; in a closed position, the cover encloses the bed. The invention utilizes a closing mechanism that enables the user to easily lower the cover from the raised position. The closing mechanism, in one embodiment, serves as a locking mechanism to hold the cover in the raised position.

Abstract: A truck bed cover which utilizes two legs which are swivelly mounted to the bed of the truck. In an open position, the cover is raised and extends over the rear tail-gate of the bed; in a closed position, the cover encloses the bed and is secured to the bed using a locking mechanism located at the front of the bed.