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US 4,598,637 AGranted
Automatic bean sheller
OwnerPhillip H. Brown, George Spectorinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for shelling beans is provided and consists of a machine for piercing the beans and separating their pods. The pods are then automatically removed and placed in a container while the beans are automatically removed and placed in another container.
Claims5
An apparatus for shelling beans which comprises:
- (a) an elongated horizontal housing, having a center, a bottom and opposite ends;
- (b) a vertical chute mounted within one of said ends to receive a plurality of said beans having pods;
- (c) a horizontal conduit mounted within said center of said housing and connected to said chute to carry said beans therethrough;
- (d) slicer assembly moveably mounted on said housing having means for movement along said conduit and piercing said beans on the top and bottom of the bean pods and separate said pods therefrom;
- (e) a second means for removing said pods from said conduit wherein said second means is part of said slicer assembly;
- (f) a first container within said bottom of said housing for storing said pods;
- (g) a third means for removing said shelled beans from said conduit;
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- (h) a second container within said bottom of said housing for storing said shelled beans.
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