USRE4036E - John bowles - Google Patents

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.JOHNl Bow-LES, 4036 v Jtmznsvof CORN Y SHLi-'L- initml States f mnt (newline.

JOHN BOWLES, OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FOR HIMSELF, ANI) SAMUEL l. ROSS, OF

PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA ,A ssIGNnE OFJOHN BoWLes.

Letters Patent j'o. 89,550, dated May 4, 1869; reissue No. 4,036, ( lafteflilune 21, 1870.

The Sch'dule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ci 'the same -JoHN BoWLES, of August-a, in the county of Richinond'and State of Georgia, invented-a newand i-nif proved Oom-Shelleuof which the following isl aA specitlcation. I V Nature cmd Objects of the Invention.

The subject of' the invention is a corn-sheller,'con

sisting of a pair of arms hinged together at a point intermediate between their l'ends, carrying at one end and at the other end a handle, which is attached to one of the said arms, while the adjacent end of'- the other is suitably formed to lreceive pressure of the thumb, for the purpose of opening the jaws.

The accompanying drawing represents the machine inperspective, one-halt' of the shield or funnel being ,omitted to expose parts beneath.

General Description.

'A A' @presenta pair of'sl'tems or levers, hinged t-ogcther-at' E.

B Bare a pair of jaws attached to .the lower-ends of the levers A A', and constituting .theshelling cylinder, their inner faces being providedwith spiral or oblique n'bs b,- of any suitable number and'form.

D DV represent handles of wood 'or V other material,- connected' by an iron rod, passing through them 'and through an eye in the upper end of the ,lever A.

.O represents a. spring,

vers A A', in such a manuel' as to -press the cob=jaws B together. 4 j

The upper part a of the leven-A is made' of the necessary length and shape to facilitate the pressing-together of the upper ends of the levers by thethumb or hand of the operator,fo r the purpose 'of opening the cob-jaws.

which may be of any suitable shape, size, or material, applied between the le- F representsa shield= or funnel made in two parts, and attached, by any suitable means, to the receiving ends of thercspeetiv'e cobjaws B, to prevent the scattering of the grain. Bylaspring or other suitable at-, tachment, fthe said funnel may be made removable instrument to be used either end forward.

Afrom one'end to the other of the cob-jaws, to adapt-tile y y Operation.

One-of *the `handiesrgrasped-initiie-right Claim;

gtudinal feed movement, causing Vthe ends of thesad The arrangement ofA the arms i A and A', one a'ttached to the handle I), and the other provided with a project-ing'thumb-piece, a', the cob-jaws B, and the hinged joint E, located betweent-he handle andthe jaws, the said parts heilig constructed and'combined -to operate in.v connection with asuitable spring, substantially as .herein described. v

J. BowLns. s. r.- Ross.

Witnesses Y Oog'rAvIUs KNIGHT, Y v J As. L. EWIN.

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