Disk Patents (Class 460/47)
  • Patent number: 4986793
    Abstract: A seed corn sheller has a fixed disk for receiving corn through a central aperture thereof, spaced away from a rotating disk. The disks are faced with a contoured material which is soft but abrading. Corn cobs are fed between the disks and move to the perimeter thereof while being shelled. Corn and cobs are discharged separately from the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventor: Zenas A. Stanfield