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    United States Patent 11» Ireland [54] APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING SEEDS FROM HUSKS: [76] Inventor: Richard Douglas Ireland, 293 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North, New Zealand [21] Appl. Nos 09/073,261 [22] Filed: May 6, 1998 [51] Int. C1? [52] US. C AOIK 39/01 119/522; 119/475; 209/640; 209/656 [58] Field of Search 119/521, 52.2, 119/52.3, 464, 475; 209/637, 640, 656 [56] References Cited U.S, PATENT DOCUMENTS 159,853 2/1875 Stanford US006044796A_ uy) Patent Number: 6,044,796 [45] Date of Patent: Apr. 4, 2000 10838 81876 Buby 3oi9977 tgTs Cla u9s22x 3256510 903 Lowe Sie X FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Wo S7)07187 12/1987 WIPO Primary Examiner—Robert P. Swiatek Attorney, Agent, or Firn—Young & Thompson 157] ABSTRACT Apparatus for separating seed from husks which consists of ‘one of more separating units. Each separating unit includes 4 series of impact plates fixed at angles with respect to each ‘ther and to the vertical axis, [a use, the soed and husks Fall freely under gravity to impact and deflect off the impact plates along a path determined by the angles of the plates ‘and the weight of the seed and husks. ‘The deflection path differs such that seed and husks can be collected separately. 24 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets US. Patent Apr. 4, 2000 Sheet 1 of 7 6,044,796 p—~_|_ ~ ¢—— US. Patent Apr. 4, 2000 Sheet 2 of 7 6,044,796 US. Patent Apr. 4, 2000 Sheet 3 of 7 6,044,796 oN 3 B—~||_ ~ 6,044,796 US. Patent FIG. 4 6,044,796 Sheet 5 of 7 Apr. 4, 2000 US. Patent FIG. 6,044,796 Sheet 6 of 7 Apr. 4, 2000 US. Patent US. Patent Apr. 4, 2000 Sheet 7 of 7 6,044,796 6,044,796, 1 APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING SEEDS FROM HUSKS. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ‘This invention relates to improvements in bird seed

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