Crusher unit for nuts, cans, oysters shells or the like

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the crusher unit for nuts, cans, oysters shells or the like showing my new design, embodied as a nut crusher;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of the design of FIG. 1 embodied as a can crusher as if taken from the right of FIG. 1; the only difference being the omission of the nut crushing attachment;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the design of FIG. 1 as embodied in an oyster shucker;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of a fourth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1 embodied as a can crusher as if taken from the rear of FIG. 7, the only difference from FIG. 7 being the omission of the oyster shucking attachments;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an end elevational view taken from the right of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is an end elevational view taken from the left of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view of the nut crushing attachment of FIG. 1, shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 14 is an end elevational view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a side elevational view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line 18--18 of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged end elevational view of the blade element of the oyster shucking attachment of FIG. 7, again shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 20 is a side elevational view taken from the right of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a side elevational view taken from the left of FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line 22-22 of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view of FIG. 20;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged end elevational view of the holder element of the oyster shucking attachment of FIG. 7, shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 26 is a side elevational view taken from the right of FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a side elevational view taken from the left of FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line 28--28 of FIG. 27;

FIG. 29 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 26, the top being a mirror image thereof.

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2571214 October 1951 Dale
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3780647 December 1973 Reimers
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Patent History
Patent number: D282076
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 6, 1982
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 1986
Inventor: George F. Taylor (Moultrie, GA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Newton, Hopkins & Ormsby
Application Number: 6/395,274
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