Automated corn cutter

An apparatus for cutting the kernels from ears of corn comprising a base, a cutting assembly mounted to said base, a corn cob support assembly mounted to said base, said corn cob support assembly including first and second rotatable spindle means which are axially aligned in spaced relationship with one another, adjustable mounting means for supporting said first spindle means above said base, said adjustable mounting means including guide means connected to said base, a slide means movably connected to said guide means so as to be selectively adjustable with respect thereto, a spindle housing carried by said slide means, said first spindle means being rotatably mounted within said spindle housing, motor means, first drive means for connecting said second spindle means to said motor means so that said second spindle means is rotatably driven by said motor means, said cutting assembly including a cutter means and a cutter control means, said cutter means including a housing having a concave upper recessed portion which defines a space which is generally axially aligned with said first and second spindle means, blade means disposed across said concave recessed portion of said housing, means for selectively adjusting the height of said blade means within said recessed portion of said housing, a second drive means mounted to said base, said cutter control means including a support means extending in encircling relationship with respect to said second drive means, tracking means carried by said supoprt means for selectively engaging said second drive means to thereby move said support means and said cutter means longitudinally between said first and second spindle means, means carried by said support means for normally urging said tracking means away from said second drive means, and intermediate drive means for drivingly connecting said second drive means to said motor means.