US79961A - Milton day - Google Patents

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M. DAY.

Corn Sheller.

Patented July 14, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, MILION DAY, of Baltimore city, county of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Gorn-S-hellers; and I'dohereby declare that the'following is a full, clear, and exact description of thc,same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and the letters of reference marked thereon, making partof'this' specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of the corn-sheller, with,'half of the case removed.

.. Figure-2 is arcnr view of the corn-sheller without the case.

.Figure 3 ,is 'an edge view, partly in section, showing tho cogs on the rim, for a spur-gearing Figured: is a'sketch of one of" the palms. I, V

The nature of myinventionconsists in constructing a' corn-sheller with two'palms, each provided withtwo, three, or morefingers or tines. These palms aretprcvided at each .end with slots, which work upon shanks extending entirely across the inside of the corn-sheller, and which are fastened to the rim by any convenient meansi- Upon these shanks are arranged spiral springs, extending from the rim to the slotted ends of the palms, which springs eause the palms'to either give or collapse, according to the size of the ear of corn to be shelled. On theoutsideof the r i'm'thcre is arranged a series of cogs, either square across or bevelled, to

work into the'drivin g-gear wheel, of'any construction, which may be worked by hand, as with a. common crank and haindle, orany, other convenient way.

To enablc others skilled in the arts to make and use struction and operation. A

' A-is the box or casing, enclosing the rim andpalms; B driving-wheel; E, the-cogs on the rim, either spur or bevelled.

b bare the tines or fingers. are arranged the springs G C. d d are the slots or holes in my invention, I will now proceed to describe its coneach end of the palms B B, through which pass the shanks d d. e e are grooves in the casing, by which the-machine can be fitted to a corresponding dove-tail: piece, fastened to any framing, box,-or other suitable place. I

v A v F is the circular centre-piece or ring, to the flange of which the case'A is fastened by means of the rivets ff.

Thissheller may be'used horizontally, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, or vertically, as shown in fig. 3, in which case the cog-wheel is entirely encased, except atits outer edge, which is left open, in order to receive motion direct from the.drivin'g-wheel, in which case the latter works in independent bearings outside of the shellingmechanism. r

Thedouble case is an exact counterpart of the single case, as shown in fig. 1. i I

If used as in' figs l an'd'Z, then the cars can he placed into the shelle r, and the corn and ears will drop through togethenflbutii' vertically, the ears must be fed in by the bond, whichm-ay he from either sid e,' and, theproper motion being'given to the driving-wheel, the ears will be drawn in, and the corn willdrop through an opening in the case below, and the ears will fall out to one side. v

' Lam aware that palms operated by springs have been used before, but in devicesthat'dift'er from the one shown, and which fail te -possess that degree of practical utility which constitutes its chief recommendation.

Having thus fully described my invention, what-I claim therein as neir,"aiid desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is 4 I v 1 1 The combination, in a. oorn-sheller, of two palms, B B, each having three orl-more-fingers or tines, b b, to embrace theccb, with the springsC C and shanks dd, when the latter are permanentlysccured to the rim, all constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose specified. V V

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the prese nce of two subscribing witnesses.

MILTON DAY.

Witnesses:

S; B. Bron, A. McKEEL,

are thepal m s; C C, springs; D, the main dd are the shanks, extending across the inside of the cornsheller, upon which"

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