Methods and apparatus for seperating kernels from a corn cob
AssigneeHagaman Farms, LLC
InventorBoynton Craig Hagaman
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Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to methods and apparatus for separating corn kernels from a cob of an ear of corn, each of the corn kernels defining a base portion that is attached to an exterior of the corn cob. A circular blade defines an axis and a central aperture around the axis that is open at front and rear ends. A holder retains the ear of corn along the axis of the circular blade, and a driver moves the ear of corn along the axis towards the blade, to enable the blade to contact the base of the corn kernels from the corn cob, and thereafter move the cob that has been separated from corn kernels through the blade central aperture. The driver receives manually input force and increases power of the input force to result in increased force applied to the corn cob.
Claims20
An apparatus for separating corn kernels from a cob of an ear of corn, each of the corn kernels defining a base portion that is attached to an exterior of the corn cob, the apparatus comprising:
- a circular blade defining an axis and a central aperture around the axis that is open at front and rear ends;
- a holder that is configured to retain the ear of corn along the axis of the circular blade;
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- a driver that is configured to move the ear of corn along the axis toward the blade, to enable the blade to contact the base of the corn kernels so as to separate the contacted corn kernels from the corn cob, and thereafter move the corn cob that has been separated from the corn kernels through the blade central aperture so as to exit the rear end, the driver being configured to receive manually input force and to increase power of the input force to result in increased force applied to the corn cob.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.