The Apple Parer Patent Archive

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Agricultural hand tool

Two hand-drawn illustrations show a fingerless glove with a toothed metal shield on the palm being used to grip and strip husk from an ear of corn, with a separate detailed view of the glove itself showing rows of small teeth or pins.HUSKING AND SHELLING GLOVEEmil Cohen · January 5, 1858Line drawing of a hand-operated cane stripper and cutter with a long scissor-like spring handle, a divided ring clasp holding curved spring-cutters at the top, a small hooked knife, and a straight topping knife.IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR STRIPPING AND CUTTING SUGAR-CANE FOR GRINDINGLuther E. Porter · May 24, 1859Patent drawing showing six figures of a hand-operated sugar-cane cutting tool with two spring-loaded semicircular knives, a curved side knife, a socket-ferrule for a long handle, and a small key, with one figure depicting the assembled device clamped around a leafy cane stalk.IMPROVEMENT IN CUTTERS FOR SUGAR-CANE, SORGHUM, &c.Wells H. White · August 5, 1862Patent drawing of a hand-held cornstalk cutter with a wooden handle, a forked concave cutting plate at the tip, and two diverging metal springs above it for stripping leaves, alongside a cross-section showing the internal spiral spring mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN CORNSTALK CUTTERS AND STRIPPERS.Nelson Gabel · January 30, 1866Patent drawing showing a curved metal hand plate with a hooked point and wing piece, shown both as a standalone device and fitted over a hand with fingers curled to grip an ear of corn.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSIgnatius Philbrook · March 13, 1866Patent drawing of a hand-held sorghum stripping and cutting tool showing a long wooden handle attached to a hooked fixed blade and a pivoting jaw blade controlled by a lever, with a second close-up view of the blade mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN IMPLEMENTS FOR STRIPPING AND CUTTING SORGHUMJames Guckian · July 17, 1866Two patent drawings show a leather hand-strap corn husker: one fitted onto a human hand with a curved steel hook near the thumb, and one detached showing the strap, buckle, and hook labeled A, B, C, D.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERS.J. Hindman · January 22, 1867Line drawing of a hand-held sorghum stripper showing a curved metal hook and double-edged knife mounted on a sliding sheathed bar with a wooden handle, shown in two views labeled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 with lettered reference parts.Cane-Stripper.Isaac E. Overpeck and John A. Overpeck · March 12, 1867Patent drawing showing four figures: a flat curved sheet-metal pattern labeled a, b, c, d (Fig. 4); a small bent thumb guard (Fig. 2); a side view of the formed shield (Fig. 1); and a hand wearing the finished metal shield on the thumb (Fig. 3).IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING SHIELDAlmon C. Robinson · April 16, 1867Patent drawing of a leather glove with metal-tipped fingers and thumb, a wrist strap and buckle, and small spurs at the fingertips for splitting corn husks, shown from both back and front views.IMPROVEMENT IN GLOVE FOR HUSKING CORNAlbert W. Preston · June 18, 1867A drawing shows a hand gripping a curved hook-shaped corn husker with labeled points A, C, and D, alongside a separate side-view diagram of the same S-shaped tool.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERLyman H. Johnson · April 7, 1868Three patent drawings show a metal corn-husking thimble: a side-section view fitted on a thumb, a perspective view with an elastic strap and tongues, and a flat cut sheet-metal blank labeled with reference letters A, a, b, c, d.IMPROVEMENT IN HUSKING-THIMBLEH. J. Kintz · March 16, 1869Line drawing of a hand gripping a curved husking pin fitted with finger loops and a spring-hinged, roughened thumb-plate, with a separate detail view of the detached pin and guard below.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERS.Charles Melsom O'Hara · August 1, 1871Patent drawing showing a right hand and a left hand each wearing a leather glove fitted with metal claw plates on the thumb and forefinger, with separate detail views of the four individual claw plates below.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERSHenry L. Hall · February 25, 1873A patent drawing of a glove with metal thimbles fitted over each finger and thumb, each thimble marked with a bead B' at the tip, alongside a separate close-up section of one finger thimble labeled Fig. 2 showing the internal knife-edge blade and securing bead.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING THIMBLESGeorge W. Gash and Charles L. Owens · April 15, 1873Patent drawing of a leather glove with metal toothed plates on the thumb, index finger, and little finger, joined by a wrist strap and buckle, shown both assembled and worn on a hand outline.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING GLOVESPerry N. Harts · April 15, 1873A patent drawing showing a leather glove with a forked metal plate and spring husking device strapped across the palm using a cord, alongside a detached perspective view of the husking mechanism labeled with letters A, B, B', C, and cross-section details in Figures 3 and 4.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERSJames Peters · July 25, 1876Line drawing of an open right hand wearing a leather glove, with letters A, B, B1, and b marking rubber-and-sand coated strips on the fingertips, finger joints, and palm.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING GLOVESCyrus Mercer Townsend · May 21, 1878Patent drawing showing a pointed metal husking pin strapped across a hand's fingers with adjustable leather straps and a laced forefinger cot, plus separate enlarged side and back views of the detached pin assembly.Husking-PinWilliam E. Hall · June 17, 1879Patent drawing of a pointed husking peg with a curved handle and a separate metal ring fitted loosely near its base, shown both assembled and in exploded detail with labeled parts A, B, c, d, and J.Husking-PegJames V. Guy · December 16, 1879Line drawing of a metal hand corn-husker with forked concave claws strapped over a hand by an adjustable leather band, shown both worn on the hand and as a standalone plate.HAND CORN-HUSKER.Robert Caldwell McMinn · August 12, 1884Patent drawing showing a wire and leather corn-husking device strapped onto a human thumb, with labeled parts including prongs, side bars, cross-bar, and lacing straps, alongside detail views of the bent wire form and metal securing strip.CORN-HUSKER.John E. Miller · February 11, 1890Drawing of a forearm wearing a strap-mounted hook device, with one hand holding an ear of corn near the hook, and a second detail view of the strap and hook assembly alone.CORN-HUSKER.Horace Greeley Baker · April 29, 1890Patent drawing showing a curved metal husking plate strapped to a hand, with an integral hook extending from the thumb area and a wrist strap with buckle, alongside two additional views of the plate and strap detached from the hand.CORN-HUSKING DEVICE.William F. Lillie · September 26, 1893Patent drawing of a leather and metal-mesh husking glove showing a hinged metal finger-cap with a pointed husking hook, a linked wire-ring palm and cuff, buckled wrist straps, and a rigid thumb ferrule with a nail-like flange.CORN-HUSKER.Marcus W. Bailey · April 13, 1897Drawing of a leather hand-worn corn husking implement showing a curved hook mounted on a metal plate strapped across the palm and thumb with a buckle fastener at the wrist.CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENT.Lewis F. Rife · August 2, 1898Patent drawing of a folding corn-husker tool showing a handle with a pivoted knife and husking peg, plus leather straps and a buckle for attaching it to the hand, in both extended and folded views.CORN-HUSKER.Frank Honisch · January 24, 1899Patent drawing of a hand wearing a leather wrist band fitted with a metal husking plate bearing two upturned prongs, with detailed views of the buckle straps and plate cross-section.CORN-HUSKING HOOKRobert N. Thomas · June 22, 1909