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US 5,062,238 AGranted
Rose thorn stripper
OwnerGlenn Smith, Roseanna Smithinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing protuberances such as thorns extending from a plant stem includes a first and second stripping arm pivotally attached to each other. The arms have a plurality of concave sections set along the opposing edges of each arm to allow a plant stem to be inserted therebetween. The apparatus is mounted to a table by a plate attached to one of the arms.
Claims12
An apparatus for removing protuberances extending from a plant stem comprising:
- a first stripping arm having a longitudinally extending first body terminating in an opposed first and second end, said first body having a first stripping arm edge extending between the first and second ends,
- a second stripping arm having a longitudinally extending second body terminating in an opposed first and a second end, said second body having a second stripping arm edge extending between the first and second ends,
- a pivot extending through and connecting the first end of the first body of the first stripping arm and the first end of the second body of the second stripping arm to allow pivotal movement of the second stripping arm relative to the first stripping arm, and
- mounting means for mounting the first stripping arm to a base to permit stripping of protuberances from any stem received between the stripping arms without requiring the apparatus to be manually held thereby inhibiting injury from the protuberances during their removal.
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A tool for removing protuberances extending from a plant stem comprising
- a first stripping arm having a first stripping edge,
- a second stripping arm having a second stripping edge,
- positioning means for positioning at least a portion of the second stripping edge of the second stripping arm at a predetermined distance greater than a diameter of the stem from the first stripping edge of the first stripping arm and
- mounting means for mounting the first stripping arm to a base to permit stripping of protuberances from any stem received between the stripping arms without requiring the apparatus to be manually held thereby inhibiting injury from the protuberances during their removal.
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Apparatus for removing protuberances extending from a plant stem comprising:
- a first and a second longitudinally extending stripping arm, each stripping arm having a first end, a second end, and a stripping edge extending between the first and second ends, the stripping edge of each stripping arm including a plurality of notches for receiving a stem of a plant,
- pivot means joining the second ends of the first ad second stripping arms for allowing pivotal movement of the stripping arms with respect to each other to permit opening and closing of the plurality of notches, and
- mounting means fixed to the first stripping arm for mounting the apparatus to a fixed base to permit stripping of protuberances from any stem received in one of the notches without requiring the apparatus to be held thereby inhibiting injury from the protuberances during their removal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.