Patent ID: 8549995
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A23N

Abstract:
1. A seed-shucking appliance for separating seed coverings from their kernels, comprising: a tubular body; a chamber inside said tubular body having an open top end configured to receive a quantity of pre-soaked whole black-eyed peas; a pair of lateral slots disposed in opposite sides of the chamber and dimensionally configured to permit the expulsion of individual black-eyed pea seed kernels once shucked of their coverings, and dimensionally configured to prevent the loss of individual whole black-eyed peas; a shuttle rasp configured to fit through and thread between the pair of lateral slots, and provided with a scraping surface configured to grate against said quantity of pre-soaked whole black-eyed peas; a funnel disposed on the open top end of the chamber such that said quantity of pre-soaked whole black-eyed peas can be loaded inside the chamber during a temporary removal of the shuttle rasp from the pair of lateral slots; a piston and a spring disposed inside the chamber and arranged to press any quantity of pre-soaked whole black-eyed peas loaded inside the chamber up against said scraping surface of the shuttle rasp; a removable cap configured to be secured on a bottom end of the chamber; and a cocking mechanism able to move said piston and compress said spring in a retracted position such that said quantity of pre-soaked whole black-eyed peas can be loaded inside the chamber through said funnel, said cocking mechanism comprising: