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US 11,812,699 B2Granted
Corn silk removing device
OwnerGary R. Myers, Reid T. Hendriksoninventors
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Abstract
A corn silk removing device includes an elongated tube having a first end and a second end. Extending the length of the elongated tube, from the first end to the second end, is an opening. A rotating member having a plurality of soft bristles radially connected to a shaft extends through the elongated tube.
Claims20
A corn silk removing device, comprising:
- an elongated tube extending from an input end to a discharge end;
- an elongated cut-out extending from the input end to the discharge end along a bottom of the elongated tube;
- a rotating member partially disposed within the elongated tube through the elongated cut-out;
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- the rotating member connected to a motor;
- a pair of projections connected to an inner surface of the elongated tube adjacent a pair of edges of the elongated cut-out, wherein the pair of projections are configured to prevent jamming of the rotating member.
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A corn silk removing device, comprising:
- an elongated tube having a first end and a second end and an opening that extends from the first end to the second end of the elongated tube;
- a rotating member mounted to the elongated tube and adapted to remove corn silks from an ear of corn;
- a support member that extends perpendicularly away from a second plate and away from the first end and is adapted to support a rotary motor;
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- a pair of legs connected to the first end and the second end of the elongated tube, wherein one of the pair of legs is shorter in length than the other pair of legs so that the elongated tube is positioned at an angle in relation to a support surface.
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A corn silk removing device, comprising:
- an elongated tube extending from an input end to a discharge end;
- an elongated cut-out extending from the input end to a discharge end along a bottom of the elongated tube;
- a rotating member partially having a plurality of bristles radially attached to a shaft, wherein a portion of the plurality of bristles are partially disposed within the elongated tube through the elongated cut-out;
- a first plate connected to the elongated tube at the discharge end;
- a second plate connected to the elongated tube at the input end;
- the shaft of the rotating member rotatably connected to the first plate and the second plate by a pair of bushings, wherein the shaft is positioned below the elongated cut-out;
- a support member extending from the second plate in a direction away from the first plate and the input end of the elongated tube;
- a portion of the shaft extending beyond the second plate, in a direction opposite the first plate, and connected to a motor that is mounted to the support member;
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- wherein the rotating member is configured to remove a plurality of corn silks from an ear of corn and drop the plurality of corn silks from the rotating member below the rotating member due to gravity;
- wherein the input end is configured to receive the ear of corn having the plurality of corn silks and the discharge end is configured to discharge the ear of corn without the plurality of corn silks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.