Patents Assigned to Caribbean Industrial Research Institute
  • Coconut dehusking machine
    Patent number: 4708056
    Abstract: A machine specifically designed to remove the husks from the coconut fruit including a plurality of rollers rotating in opposite directions effectively toward one another wherein each roller includes a plurality of penetrating spikes sharpened to penetrate and effectively engage the husk portion of the coconut fruit. The interaction of the rollers in combination with the gripping action of the spike serves to tear away the husk from the nut leaving the nut in tact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Caribbean Industrial Research Institute
    Inventor: Chandra Dinanath