US208843A - Improvement in corn-husking implements - Google Patents
Improvement in corn-husking implements Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US208843A US208843A US208843DA US208843A US 208843 A US208843 A US 208843A US 208843D A US208843D A US 208843DA US 208843 A US208843 A US 208843A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- corn
- husking
- handle
- hook
- improvement
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 210000003813 Thumb Anatomy 0.000 description 12
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 8
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 8
- 239000010903 husk Substances 0.000 description 6
- 210000003811 Fingers Anatomy 0.000 description 4
- 241000209149 Zea Species 0.000 description 4
- 235000002017 Zea mays subsp mays Nutrition 0.000 description 4
- 235000005822 corn Nutrition 0.000 description 4
- 235000005824 corn Nutrition 0.000 description 4
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 4
- 210000001847 Jaw Anatomy 0.000 description 2
- 210000001138 Tears Anatomy 0.000 description 2
- 230000023298 conjugation with cellular fusion Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000013011 mating Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000021037 unidirectional conjugation Effects 0.000 description 2
Images
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J17/00—Household peeling, stringing, or paring implements or machines
- A47J17/02—Hand devices for scraping or peeling vegetables or the like
Definitions
- Kxwmkw Jmw C m amx w O-LITMOGHAFNER, WASHINGTUN D O Un -ran STATES PATENT OFFICE.
- My invention relates to that class of devices that are held in the hand and used to pierce and open the husks that envelop an ear of corn; and it consists in the combination of a concavo-convex handle formed with a curved guard and hooks, a steel pin formed with bent and twisted point or hook and secured in the concavity of the handle, and a strap, all as hereinafter more fully set forth.
- Figure 1 of my drawing is a longitudinal half-section of my improved corn-husking device, and illustrates its construction.
- Fig. 2 is a perspective illustrating the manner in which it is worn and operated.
- a a are the handle and base, conforming in length with the width of the hand. It is made of sheet metal, widest in its central portion and concave on its outside, where the husking-pin is attached. It is curved upward and backward at its front end to form a guard, b, for the forefinger of the hand to rest against and press on when the pin is thrust into the corn-husk.
- the main portion of the handle a is made concave in its cross-section, so as to conform as near as possible to the position of the fingers while using the implement, and present no sharp edges to the hand or fingers.
- c is a hook formed integral with the combined handle and guard at b on the end of the guard b.
- d is a hook formed integral with the rear end of the handle a.
- g is the body of a steel pin riveted to the longitudinal center of the concave plate and handle a.
- h is the curved point of the steel pin, projecting be yond the finger-guard b in such a manner and position relative to the thumb of the operator that the convex end of the thumb and the concave of the curved point will readily co-operate like mating jaws in seizing the husks as required to strip them from the corn after being opened and separated at their top ends by means of the pin being thrust through to tear their closely-folded ends apart.
- the curved point It is not only bent in hook form, but also twisted to one side, so as to conform to the shape of the thumb at the point where the thumb will come in contact with the hook.
- the hook h In using the implement the hook h will not come in the center of the thumb, but will naturally fall near the outer side thereof; and hence the importance of twisting the hook to correspond with the shape of the thumb at that point will be readily seen.
- m is an adjustable flexible strap, designed to go over the back of the hand to retain the husking-pin in proper place when the grasp upon the handle is relaxed by opening the hand. It has a series of perforations, l 2,3, in one end, by means of which it is attached and adjusted to the handle by inserting the hook d into one of the series. By means of a single hole in its opposite end it is secured to the hook c.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Food Science & Technology (AREA)
- Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
- Breakers (AREA)
- Devices For Opening Bottles Or Cans (AREA)
Description
M. 0. PURSE. GQrn-HuSking Implement.
' Patented Oct. 8,1878.
Mkumsss:
Kxwmkw: Jmw C m amx w O-LITMOGHAFNER, WASHINGTUN D O Un -ran STATES PATENT OFFICE.
MARCUS C. PEARSE, OF TABOR, IOIVA.
IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENTS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,843, dated October 9, 1878; application filed March 7, 1878.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that. I, M. O. PEARSE, of Tabor, in the county of Fremont and State of Iowa, have invented an Improved Oorn-Husking Device, of which the following is a specification My invention relates to that class of devices that are held in the hand and used to pierce and open the husks that envelop an ear of corn; and it consists in the combination of a concavo-convex handle formed with a curved guard and hooks, a steel pin formed with bent and twisted point or hook and secured in the concavity of the handle, and a strap, all as hereinafter more fully set forth.
Figure 1 of my drawing is a longitudinal half-section of my improved corn-husking device, and illustrates its construction. Fig. 2 is a perspective illustrating the manner in which it is worn and operated.
a a are the handle and base, conforming in length with the width of the hand. It is made of sheet metal, widest in its central portion and concave on its outside, where the husking-pin is attached. It is curved upward and backward at its front end to form a guard, b, for the forefinger of the hand to rest against and press on when the pin is thrust into the corn-husk.
The main portion of the handle a is made concave in its cross-section, so as to conform as near as possible to the position of the fingers while using the implement, and present no sharp edges to the hand or fingers.
c is a hook formed integral with the combined handle and guard at b on the end of the guard b. d is a hook formed integral with the rear end of the handle a. g is the body of a steel pin riveted to the longitudinal center of the concave plate and handle a. h is the curved point of the steel pin, projecting be yond the finger-guard b in such a manner and position relative to the thumb of the operator that the convex end of the thumb and the concave of the curved point will readily co-operate like mating jaws in seizing the husks as required to strip them from the corn after being opened and separated at their top ends by means of the pin being thrust through to tear their closely-folded ends apart.
It will be noticed that the curved point It is not only bent in hook form, but also twisted to one side, so as to conform to the shape of the thumb at the point where the thumb will come in contact with the hook. In using the implement the hook h will not come in the center of the thumb, but will naturally fall near the outer side thereof; and hence the importance of twisting the hook to correspond with the shape of the thumb at that point will be readily seen.
m is an adjustable flexible strap, designed to go over the back of the hand to retain the husking-pin in proper place when the grasp upon the handle is relaxed by opening the hand. It has a series of perforations, l 2,3, in one end, by means of which it is attached and adjusted to the handle by inserting the hook d into one of the series. By means of a single hole in its opposite end it is secured to the hook c.
I am fully aware that a corn-husking implement consisting of a curved hook, combined with devices for holding the same on the hand, is not new, and I do not claim such, broadly, as my invention.
I claim- The combination of the concavo convex handle a, formed with the curved guard 12 and hooks c d, the steel pin g, formed with the bent and twisted point or book h and secured in the concavity of the handle, and the strap m, all constructed substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
MAROUS O. IEARSE.
'itnesses:
JOHN H. PERKINS, WILLIAM FULLER.
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US208843A true US208843A (en) | 1878-10-08 |
Family
ID=2278248
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US208843D Expired - Lifetime US208843A (en) | Improvement in corn-husking implements |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US208843A (en) |
-
0
- US US208843D patent/US208843A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US758196A (en) | Corn-husker. | |
US208843A (en) | Improvement in corn-husking implements | |
US6207A (en) | Improved spriing snap-hook | |
US770619A (en) | Corn-husking device | |
US633220A (en) | Corn-husker. | |
US126565A (en) | Improvement in corn-huskers and pickers | |
US1445558A (en) | Husking pin | |
US932901A (en) | Husker. | |
US157480A (en) | Improvement in spring fish-hooks | |
US125931A (en) | Improvement in hand corn-huskers | |
US188931A (en) | Improvement in corn-shelling implements | |
US776634A (en) | Corn-husking hook. | |
US1984856A (en) | Buckle | |
US640817A (en) | Band-cutter. | |
US884609A (en) | Husker. | |
US847734A (en) | Corn-husker. | |
US604476A (en) | Adjustable corn-husker | |
US436776A (en) | cuttell | |
US357948A (en) | Husking-pin | |
US633211A (en) | Corn-husker. | |
US206609A (en) | Improvement in corn-husking implements | |
US136194A (en) | Improvement in corn husking implements | |
US742710A (en) | Scissors-holder. | |
US170735A (en) | Improvement in curry-combs | |
US746647A (en) | Corn-husking device. |