US2235342A

US2235342A - Tool for splitting and hulling peas

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Publication number: US2235342A
Application number: US303340A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas P Turner
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-11-07
Filing date: 1939-11-07
Publication date: 1941-03-18
Anticipated expiration: 1958-03-18

Description

March 18, 1941. T. P. TURNER 2,235,342

TOOL FOR SPLITTING AND HULLING PEAS Filed Nov. 7, 1939 W, a i

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Patented Mar. 18, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOOL FOR SPLITTING AND HULLING PEAS Thomas P. Turner, Gafiney, S. C.

Application November 7, 1939,-Serial No. 303,340 -1 Claim. (01. 30 -294) This invention relates to cutting implements and more particularly to a device particularly designed to facilitate the splitting and hulling of peas, and more particularly green field peas known in certain sections of the country, particularly in the South, as cow peas.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will reduce to a minimum the time and labor necessary for splitting and hulling peas, and whereby the desired results may be obtained without recourse to the finger nails as is now sometimes required.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof and illustrating the application of the invention, and

Figure 3 is a side elevational viewwith the device at the head end thereof shown partly in section and partly in elevation.

Referring more in detail to the drawing it will be seen that the device comprises a handle 5- equipped at one end thereof with a head 6 that is preferably integral with the handle. The handle 5 and head 6 may be made of wood, metal or other suitable material, and preferably the head 6 is relatively narrow and long as shown.

The head 6 at the free end thereof is provided with an arcuate notch 1 providing a concave to accommodate the pea pod in a manner suggested in Figure 2, in which figure the pea pod is shown in broken lines and indicated by the reference numeral 8.

The head 6 is also provided with a groove 9 disposed at about the longitudinal median of the head and extending for substantially the full length of the head inwardly from the concave end 1 thereof and as shown.

The groove 9 is adapted to accommodate a cutting blade ID as shown.

The blade i9 is preferably formed from' steel and is of the shape shown having the longest longitudinal edge thereof beveled to a knife edge ll.

Also, at the opposite ends thereof the body of the blade I9 is beveled as at l2 so as to provide at opposite ends of the blade, and at the 50 knife edge thereof, points for piercing the pea pod and thus facilitate initial cutting of the pod.

, The blade It] may be secured within the groove 9 through any suitable instrumentality. In the present instance there is shown the set screw l3 for this purpose. The set screw [3 has threaded engagement with the head 6 at one side thereof and obviously by threading the screw home against the blade 10 the same will be clamped in the groove 9 between the inner end of the set screw and a wall of the groove.

In use of the tool, the pea pod 8 may be placed 10 on a table or other flat surface as suggested in Figure 2, and the pod accommodated in the recess or concave 1 of the head 6 with the tool held at the angle suggested in Figure 2. Obviously, by exerting a slight downward pressure on the 15 .tool the point of the blade ID will pierce the pod and then by moving the tool lengthwise of the pod the latter will be split for substantially the full length thereof.

From the above it will be obvious that the op- 20 eration of splitting and hulling the peas is greatly simplified and can be accomplished solely by use of the tool and without recourse to the finger nails or fingers, the main objection to the use of which is the amount of time consumed in hull- 25 ing under such circumstances as well as the resultant injury to the finger nails and fingers.

It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, utility and advantages of an invention of this character will be had without a more 30 detailed description.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A tool for splitting the hulls of peas comprising an elongated straight handle, an elongated substantially rectangular head extending axially from one end of the handle and having a top face and a transversely concaved front end, said head being provided with a central longitudinal slot in the top face thereof opening into said concaved end of the head and having aclosed rear end,

and a blade-like cutting element having a straight cutting edge and fitting downwardly in said slot with the cutting edge thereof lowermost, said element being longer than said slot to abut the rear end of the latter and project into said concaved end of the head, and means to detachably secure said element in said slot.

THOMAS P. TURNER.