US692088A - Corn-husker. - Google Patents

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Patented lan. 28, |902. W. H. STUNER. Y

GUHN HUSKER.

(Applicaton filed May 21, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES VVILLIAM H. STONER, OF ROOKFORD,

NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONEI-IALF TO LEMUEL E. KING, OF FILLEY, NEBRASKA.

CORN-HUSKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,088, dated January 28, 1902.

Application filed May 21,1901.

To all whom it may concern.: j

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. STONER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and usefulOorn- Husker, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to Cornhuskers, and has for its object to provide an improved deio vice of this character adapted for application to the forearm, so as to leave the hand entirely free from the husking implement, and

also Ato have the device adjustable, so as to fit arms of different lengths and to permit of an unrestricted movement of the wrist and the elbow. Itis furthermore designed to arrange the device for application to either the right or left arm Without changing any of the parts thereof and also to provide for the eiiicient 2o operation and to prevent clogging of the husking-hook.

With these and other objects in View the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within 3o the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the present device applied to the fore- 3 5 arm of an operator. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the device. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

. Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the 4o drawings.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a body or arm plate 1, which is formed of metal and bowed to t snugly the inner side of the forearm and is slightly tapered from .the inner end to the outer or forward end. The forward end of the plate, which lies adjacent to the wrist, is rounded convexly, While the opposite rear end is provided with a substantially semicircular re- 5o` cess to accommodate the upper armand by partly encircling the arm of the wearer to pre- Serial No. 61,276.

(No model.)

vent the arm-plate from turning, wherebythc husking-hook will always be in proper position for use, the terminals ofthe recess forming the opposite rearwardly-directed projections 2, that lie at opposite sides of and also project in rear of the elbow-joint, there being a strap connected to the outer ends of these projections and to `embrace the upper arm in rear or above the elbow, so as to connect the plate to the arm. This strap is preferably formed in opposite sections 3 and 4, which are pivotally connected intermediate of their ends to the inner sides of the termi nals of the respective projections, as at 5 and 6, respectively. The corresponding ends of the straps are provided with the buckles 7 and 8, and the inner ends of the straps are overlapped and adj ustably connected by the buckle 7, whereby the intermediate strap portion between the projections 2 is adjustable to accommodate the device to arms of differentlengths. The outer free ends of the strapsections are designed to embrace the upper varm and be adjustably connected by the buc kle 8, and by reason of the pivotal connections ot` the strap with the plate the latter is pivoted or hinged to the upper armsubstantially at the elbow-joint, so as to be free to move with the forearm and not restrict the latter. At the forward end of the plate there is provided a strap 9, that projects at opposite sides of the plate and is provided with a buckle 10, whereby the strap is designed to embrace the wrist, so as to prevent lateral displacement of the device. A suitable wristpad 11 is secured to the inner side of the Wrist-engaging portion of the plate, as indicated in Fig. of the drawings.

The husking-hook has a flat straight shank l2 and a bill 13, that projects at opposite sides of the shank, the nose portion 14 being straight, overlapping the adjacent inner end IOO l is eectually braced and strengthened.

jacent portion of the bill, whereby the latter It will be observed that the wrist-pad covers the heads of the fastenings 16,V so as to protect the Wrist therefrom.

What is claimed is- 1. A corn-husking implement, comprising a forearm-plate of a length to extend from the inner bend of the elbow to the Wrist and having a Wrist-strap at one end, an upper-arm strap at the opposite end, and a husking-hook at the wrist end of the plate.

2. A corn-husking implement, comprising a forearm-plate, having its rear end provided with opposite terminal projections, an armembracing strap connected at intermediate points to the projections, a wrist-embracing strap at the opposite end of the plate, and a bushing-hook at the wrist end of the plate.

3. A corn-husking implement, comprising a forearm-plate, which is bowed laterally to t the forearm, and has its rear end provided with a substantially semicircular bifurcation providing opposite terminal projections, the front end of the plate being conVeXly rounded, a bushing-hook upon the convex side of the forward end of the plate, a Wrist-embracing strap projected at the concave side of the plate, and an upper-arm-embracing strap connected to the rear projections and at the concave side of the plate.

4. A corn-husking implement, comprising a forearm-plate, having a Wrist-embracing strap, a husking-hook, and a pair of arm-embracing straps connected at intermediate points to the opposite corners of the rear end of the plate, the corresponding ends of the straps being provided with buckles.

5. A corn-husking implement, comprising a plate constructed to fit the inner side of the forearm of an operator from the Wrist to the elbow thereof and its rear end to accommodate the inner side of the upper arm, there being opposite terminal wrist and upper-arm connections, and a bushing-hook upon the outer side of the plate.

6. A corn-husking implement, comprising .a forearm-plate, a block applied to the for- Ward end portion thereof and upon the outer side,a husking-hook having its shank secured to the block, with its bill projected at opposite sides of the sha-nk and lying against the plate, the nose of the bill being upon the outer side of the shank, a Wrist-embracing strap, and an upper-arm-embracing strap.

7. A corn-bushing implement, comprising a forearm-plate, a husking-hook carried thereby, a Wrist connection at the forward end of the plate, and an upper-arm connection pivoted or hinged to the opposite rear end of the plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have, hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. STONER.

Witnesses:

L. E. KING, J. A. HEss.

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