Coconut husk removing tool
OwnerEdward D. Hillinventor
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Abstract
A device for forcefully removing husks from coconuts provided with a pair of hingedly connected wedge blades adapted to be inserted into the coconut husk. One blade is stationary and the other blade has a handle to enable it to be rocked for prying the husk away from the seed. Two or more operations are required for removing the entire husk. The so-called stationary blade is fixed to a vertically movable cross bar, the ends of which slide on spaced rods forming part of a frame. The frame is intended to be mounted upright on a support, such as a post.
Claims10
A device for removing the husk from a coconut comprising a pair of blades arranged flatwise against each other, means for forcing said blades into the coconut husk, a hinged connection between end portions of said blades, means to hold one blade stationary, and means for pivoting the other blade away from the one blade about said hinged connection thereby to tear away a portion of the husk.
A coconut husk removing device comprising:
- a--a pair of vertically disposed blades disposed flatwise against each other,
- b--pointed wedge means at the lower ends of said blades to be forced into the husk,
- c--a hinge connection between the upper ends of said blades,
- d--a laterally projecting handle connected to the upper end portion of one blade adjacent said hinge connection,
- e--a cross bar to which the upper end portion of the other blade is fixed,
- f--a frame having vertically spaced, horizontal bars to which laterally spaced vertical rods are secured at their ends,
- g--a slidable connection between each end of said cross bar and said vertical rods to enable the cross bar to be moved up or down,
- h--means on the lower of said horizontal bars to hold a coconut to be husked,
- i--and means for connecting said frame to an upright support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.