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US 2020/0229349 A1Published application
Corn Sheller
OwnerDavid Grotegutinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for a sheller. The sheller has a receiver coupled to a pan. The receiver is hollow and coupled to a cap. A conveyor extends from a downstream end of the receiver. Spent cobs exit the receiver via the conveyor. The system further includes a plunger sized to be received by the receiver. The plunger is used to force ears of corn into the receiver.
Claims18
A system for shelling, said system comprising:
- a receiver having an inner diameter;
- wherein said receiver is hollow and is coupled to a cap;
- wherein said cap is coupled to a cutter which comprises a diameter less than said inner diameter of said receiver;
- wherein said receiver comprises at least one exit hole adjacent to said cutter.
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A method of shelling, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting an ear of corn into a receiver;
- b) applying a force on said ear of corn to force said corn downstream to where the corn encounters a cutter;
- c) allowing shelled corn kernels to exit through an exit hole located on said receiver;
- d) directing said corn cob out of said receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.