The Apple Parer Patent Archive

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Corn husker

Patent drawing showing a metal thimble worn on a human finger, with a curved artificial fingernail attached to its upper forward end, along with separate top, end, and cross-sectional views of the thimble.HUSKING-THIMBLE.J. H. Gould · May 13, 1856Patent drawing showing two crossing scissor-like levers with a handle at one end and semicircular cutting blades and curved flanges at the other, plus a detailed cross-section of the overlapping cutter jaws.IMPROVED HAND IMPLEMENT FOR SEVERING THE BUTTS AND SEPARATING HUSKS FROM EARS OF CORNIsaac N. Whitaker · June 2, 1857Line drawing of a right hand wearing a leather husking-palm strap across the palm, with a small iron plate labeled A, B, and C bearing a pointed steel tang riveted at its center, secured by a strap and buckle.IMPROVED HUSKING-PALMDavid E. Shaw · November 10, 1857Patent drawing showing a hand-operated corn husking forceps tool with labeled parts including forceps, knife, spring, lever, and wedge, alongside two illustrations of a farmer wearing the strapped device while husking corn stalks in a field.CORN-HUSKER.Daniel C. Smith · May 11, 1858Patent drawing of a hand-operated corn husker with a long bar attached to a curved breast-shield and shoulder straps, ending in a slider with a serpentine cutting blade and stalk-supporter.IMPROVED CORN-HUSKER.Lemuel R. Mears · June 22, 1858Patent drawing showing a man in a top hat and suit holding an ear of corn with a strapped forceps-style husking tool, alongside detailed mechanical views of the forceps, lever, spring, knife, and fork components of the husking machine.CORN-HUSKER.Daniel C. Smith · August 2, 1859Three line drawings of a curved metal hand-worn corn husking device, each showing a clasp shaped to fit around the fingers with a pointed hooking-tooth labeled B, and lettered parts D, P, H, R, S, and E indicating the clasp, opening, and tooth in different configurations for bare hand, gloved, and mitten use.IMPROVED DEVICE FOR HUSKING CORN.A. W. Brinkerhoff · September 2, 1862Patent 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, 1866Drawing of a right hand wearing a metal palm plate labeled A strapped with a leather band labeled B, with a curved hook labeled C projecting toward the fingers and a button labeled D near the thumb.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSThomas J. Brown · August 21, 1866Patent drawing showing a metal husking plate with hook ends riveted to a leather strap, shown flat, in side profile, and buckled around fingers in use.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN HUSKERJames F. Winchell · January 1, 1867Two 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, 1867Patent drawing of a leather glove with metal tubular claws attached to the fingers and thumb for husking corn, shown both worn on a hand and as separate detached claw pieces.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERJoseph Sechrist · September 24, 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, 1868Two drawings of a human hand wearing a leather glove fitted with pivoted metal plates on the thumb and index finger, secured by curved straps, shown from the top in a closed fist and from the palm side with fingers open.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERGeorge E. Stewart · July 7, 1868Patent drawing showing a leather glove worn on a hand with metal claws attached to the thumb and fingers, alongside separate views of the thumb cot and glove finger pieces with hook-like claws and buttonholes.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSHenry L. Hall · April 6, 1869Drawing showing a hand-worn corn husker with a curved metal wire and hook attached to a leather strap that fits around the fingers, illustrated from the palm side, back of the hand, and as a standalone device.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSN. Evinger · March 15, 1870Two patent drawings show a curved wooden hand-worn corn-husking block with a pivoted, pointed metal blade on top secured by rubber bands, and a separate enlarged bottom view of the crescent-shaped serrated cutter with its adjustment slot.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSJost Stengel and Charles C. Davey · July 11, 1871Line drawing of a hand-worn corn-husking device showing two hinged metal plates fastened to leather thumb and finger stalls, connected by straps to a buckled wrist strap, with an end view showing the device fitted over a hand.Improvement in Corn-Huskers and Pickers.Samuel H. Mitchell · May 7, 1872Drawing of a hand wearing a shirt cuff, with a pointed metal pin gripped between the fingers and a curved metal thumb-stall tube secured to the thumb by a cord, the two jaws meeting to grip and tear a corn husk.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENTSOliver J. Warren · February 25, 1873A patent drawing showing a metal husking peg with a curved bar and hook-like horn worn across the fingers of a hand, secured by straps and rings, with a separate plan-view diagram labeling the bar, curve, knob, horn, straps, and rings.Corn-HuskersDavid Babbitt · December 22, 1874Line drawing of a curved metal corn-husking implement with a hooked tang at one end, a flat perforated bar with an adjustable leather strap in the middle, and a threaded swiveling heel at the other end.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENTSHugh W. Hill · December 14, 1875Patent drawing of a metal hand-armor device with hinged finger, wrist, palm, and thumb plates connected by straps and a spring catch, shown both as a side view attached to a hand and as a flat perspective of the plate assembly.IMPROVEMENT IN GLOVES FOR HUSKING CORN.Harvey Yeaman · February 22, 1876Illustration of a hand wearing a leather-strapped metal husking pin with a curved hooked prong extending across the fingers, alongside detail views of the pin and strap components.Corn-Husking Implement.Edward F. Rate · June 4, 1878Patent drawing of a hand-held husking and pruning tool showing a long flat metal holder with a hooked end, a sliding pointed cutter, a curved pivoting lever with handles, and detail views of the hook, cutter, and an extension pole with pulley for tree pruning.IMPROVEMENT IN HUSKING AND PRUNING DEVICES.Daniel E. Dopp · February 25, 1879Patent drawing showing a small metal hand corn husker with a hooked toothed spur worn on a hand's forefinger, plus separate perspective views of its two interlocking curved sections and a cross-section detail.HAND CORN-HUSKER.Alexander W. Brinkerhoff · February 21, 1882Line drawing of a hand wearing a small metal husking device on the fingers, with a curved hooked shank and a spirally twisted pointed pin projecting upward, alongside three additional side-view diagrams labeled Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4 showing the parts A, B, C, and D of the mechanism.CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENT.Jacob Nixon · March 7, 1882Patent drawing showing a hand wearing a curved metal corn-husking implement strapped across the palm with a toothed thimble on the thumb, alongside detached views of the sliding two-part frame and thimble.CORN-HUSKER.Theodor H. Mehring · August 14, 1888Patent drawing of a scissor-like corn husker with two long loop handles, curved toothed jaws that close into a cup shape with a central hole, and a side view showing the angled blade and pivot pin.CORN-HUSKER.Theodor H. Mehring · August 14, 1888Patent 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 of a metal husking pin with a pointed tip, adjustable threaded sleeve, and looped finger straps secured by a buckle, shown in perspective and side-section views with a hand illustrated in dotted lines.HUSKING-PIN.Hazen H. Perkins · June 3, 1890A pen-and-ink patent drawing showing a human hand wearing a metal husking pin strapped around the forefinger, with additional detail views of the curved pin, adjustable strap, and staple fastening mechanism.CORN-HUSKER.Joe S. Cuttell · September 23, 1890Patent drawing of a hand-held husking pin showing a curved metal plate with forked claws at one end, a sliding palm-piece and buckle at the other, and an adjustable strap with finger loop across the top, along with cross-sectional and end views labeled Figures 1 through 5.HUSKING-PIN.Svein M. Halvardsgaard · January 24, 1893Line drawing of a curved metal husking pin fitted with leather straps forming adjustable loops for the fingers and a guard strap protecting the hand, shown from multiple angles including a cross-section of the finger loop assembly.CORN-HUSKERHazen H. Perkins · January 30, 1894Patent drawing of a hand-held corn husker showing a curved metal pin mounted on a leather strap harness with adjustable finger loops and buckles, illustrated in four views plus a small sectional detail.CORN-HUSKER.Hazen H. Perkins · January 30, 1894Line drawing of a hand wearing a metal husking pin strapped across the fingers with leather loop straps and a buckle, alongside separate side and sectional views of the pin, straps, rings, and finger cot.CORN-HUSKER.Hazen H. Perkins · January 30, 1894Patent drawing showing a hand wearing a leather strap with a curved metal husking pin laced through slits near the fingers, with separate detail views of the pin, strap, and detachable finger cot.HUSKING-PIN.Edward F. Rate · November 12, 1895Patent 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, 1897A patent drawing showing a hand wearing a metal and fabric corn-husking device with a curved hook over the thumb, straps around the wrist, and separate detailed views of the metal plates and hook components below.ADJUSTABLE CORN-HUSKER.William Franklin Lillie · May 24, 1898Line drawing of a curved metal husking pin with a pointed tip and a T-headed hook end, fitted with a leather strap and finger guard, shown in five labeled figures illustrating assembly and strap variations.HUSKING-PINWilliam H. Tyler · August 9, 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 wire corn-husking device with a strap around the palm, a strap around the wrist, and curved hooks projecting near the base of the fingers.CORN HUSKERJohn J. McDonald · September 19, 1899Patent drawing showing a hand outlined in dashed lines wearing a strapped metal and leather corn-husking device with a triangular palm plate, a bent-up husking peg, buckled wrist strap, and a side sectional detail of the plate and pad assembly.CORN-HUSKERHoward N. F. Sholl · September 19, 1899Patent drawing of a curved metal hand plate with a strap and buckles, fitted with an adjustable hook that slides into a row of slots, shown from multiple perspective and detail views including the hook and screw fastening mechanism.CORN-HUSKER.Theophiel P. Walter · October 17, 1899Patent drawing showing a hand wearing a leather husking device with straps across the palm, back of hand, and wrist, connected by chains, with an inset edge view of the curved husking plate and peg.HUSKING IMPLEMENT.John J. Heser · July 9, 1907