US633220A

US633220A - Corn-husker.

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Publication number: US633220A
Application number: US67485098A
Authority: US
Inventors: Howard N F Sholl
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1898-03-22
Filing date: 1898-03-22
Publication date: 1899-09-19
Anticipated expiration: 1916-09-19

Description

Patented Sept. l9, 1899. H. N. F. SHOLL.

CURN HUSKEB.

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UNITED z STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I-IOVARD N. F. SHOLL, OF BEATRICE, NEBRASKA.

oRN-HUSKER.

'SPECLIFIATIO forming' part of Letters Patent No. 633,220, dated September 19, 1899.

Application file March 22.1898. Serial No. 674,850. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/cera:A

Be it known that I, HowARD N. F. SHoLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beatrice, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new andV 'useful Improvennents in Corn-Huskers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be af ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and 'use the same.

This invention relates to iinprovements in corn-huskers of that kind that are applied and fastened to the hand of the operator and commonly known as palm-huskei's. I The main obj ects of lrnyinv'ention are to produce a simple, well-fitting, cheap, and chicacious device of the Character vabove mentioned, to better ladapt the Vsame to be applied to the palm of the hand and which When in use Will exert its principal pressure upon that portion of the palm of the operatons hand best calculated for this purpose-to Wit, that calloused portion immediately below the fingers-that will operate to tear off the husks by an inward movement of the op'eratofs hand, Whereby the corn as the husk is removed may be grasped and held by that hand of the operator to which the husker is applied, to adapt the device to fit and be readily applied to any width of hand, and to provide for a thoroughventilation and protection of the hand holding the same.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims. g

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a general view of my invention, the same being shown as applied to the hand of the operator and in position for use. Fig. 2 is a detail in perspective of the device. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In carrying out niy-invention I employ a substantially triangular palm-plate 1, forming the salne preferably of case-hardened steel, the base of the triangle being at the upper end and being of a width to fitthe ordinary size of hand. This palm-plate 'is of such length as to agree With that of a hand of ordinary size, and the lower end is prefthe mount of the thuinb. From this palmplate' a substantially triangular shaped tongue is struck up, the same extending from about the longitudinal middle of the plate to 'a point near the upper edge thereof. This tongue is bent rearwardly over the plate toward the wrist portion thereof and forms a husking-'peg 4. The opening in the metal from which the peg is struck up may or may not be made slightly wider than the actual width of the peg, the same being designated as 5 and being einployed for Ventilating purposes, all as will hereinafter appear. In rear of the palm-plate thus desc'rbed I preferably locate a pad of leather, the same being of a Shape corresponding to that of the palm-plate and therefore triangular. This backing or leather pad I designate in the drawings as 6, and, as will be seen, it is perforated, as at 7, for the purpose of thoroughly ventilating the palm of the hand. I have shown the perforations 7 as being located only opposite the opening 5 in the palm-plate; but it .will be obvious that such perforations may be located over the entire surface of the pad.

Interposed between the palm-plate 1 and the pad 6 is the outer edge of a preferably leather wrist-strap S, the same being of suflicientlen'gth to readily inclose the'wrist of the operator and having one end provided 'with a buckle 9 and the other end reduced and provided with buckle-holes 10, the said buokle being set back from the end of the strap, so as to adapt the same to rest easy on the wrist of the operator. Ordinary rivets 11 pass through the palinfplate, pad, and wrist-strap and serve to contine the strapin position and also the pad to the palm-plate.

Between the upper right-hand corners of the palm-plate and the rearpad I pivot upon a rivet 12 a metallic link 13 and its corresponding pad 14. The link '13 is of such IOO length as will adapt it to supply any differ- `once orinsufliciency in the width of the palmplate, so that, as will be seen, the device is thus adapted for Various widths of hands. 'l`he pad 14 is preferably of leather, and its outer end extends beyond that of the link, at which pointl it is donbled upon itself to form a loop 15, which engages with an ordiuary buckle 16. A rivet 17 is passed through the outer free end of the link and the two layers of pad 14.

'l`he opposite or left-hand upper corners of the palm-plate and the pad G have interposed between them the inner end of an ordinary strap 18, the same being held in place by an ordinary rivet 19, which latter also serves to combine and hold the palm-plate and pad G in position.

ln operation the palm-plate is applied to the hand of the operator as before indicated, the upper portion of the palm-plate being opposite the palm immediately below the fingers. 'l`he wrist'strap is fastened by the buckle 9, and the strap 18 is fastened to the buckle 16. The disposition of the link 13 is influenced by the width of the hand of the operator, but in any case lies between the fore or index finger and thumb of his hand. Of course the wider the hand of the operator is the more nearly will the link 13 be disposed to a horizontal position, or, rather, in line with the upper edge or base of the triangular plate.

To operate the husker, the pegelJ is engaged in the husk of the ear and the hand draWn inwardly or toward the operator, thus tearing the husk from the ear, and as the latter is bared itis just in the position to be caught by the fingers of that hand of the operator in which the device is carried.

The opening 5, together with the space between the plate and pad, aifords every means desired for ventilation, and the numerous perforations 7 in the pad permit ingress of the air to the hollow portion of the palm of the hand.

It Will be seen that the pad 6 approximates in shape the metallic palm-plate 1 and that its protection extends under the opening in said plate, so as to protect the hand from the sharp edges of the opening, and yet, being perforated opposite said opening, does not in anywise interfere with the passage of air through the opening to the palm of the hand of the operator.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A corn-husker, the same comprising the metallic palm-plate 1, having an integral hnsking-peg struck up therefrom, producing an opening, and a pad located back of and conforming to said plate and having perforations occurring in rear of said opening in the plate, and means for securing the plate and pad together and upon the hand of the operator.

2. In a corn-huskcr, the combination with the triangular palm-plate 1,having the struckup rearWardly-disposed husking-peg 4 and forming the ventilating-opening 5, and the rear similarly-shaped perforated pad 6, of the wrist-strap 8 interposed between the inner ends of the palm-plate and pad, the strap 18 at the upper corner and interposed between the palm-plate and pad, and the pivoted link 12:3 and its buckle 16.

In testiinony Whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD N. F. SI'IOLL.

Witnesscs:

A. H. KIDD, WM. Lisco.