US436206A - Corn-husking glove - Google Patents

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ger sections of the glove.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND BERTHEAU AND ANDERS G. IIOEGREN, OF AURORA, NEBRASKA.

CORN-HUSKING GLOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,206, dated September 9, 1890. Application filed June 21, 1890. Serial No. 356,256. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FERDINAND BERTHEAU and ANDERS G. HOEGREN, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Aurora, in the county of Hamilton and State of N ebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Husking Gloves; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to husking-gloves; and it consists in the improvements hereinafter described and set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front view of a glove constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view.

A refers to the glove, which may be of ordinary construction, the palm, inner sides of the fingers and thumb, or, in other words, the grasping portion of the glove, having secured thereto metallic staples B, which are placed alternately in rows across the palm and fin- These staples are so placed that the ends of an adjacent pair will be immediately above or below the center portion of the staples forming the rows above. The staples are preferably made up of short pieces of rectangular iron having flattened and sharpened ends, and said ends, when passed through the leather forming the glove, are upset, so that they will not project, but secure the staples in place. The portion of the staple which comes in contact with the husk is rectangular in cross-section, so as to provide angular edges.

In operation the leather forming the body portion of the glove will not come in contact with the husk, and the sharp edges will materially assist in removing the husk, as well as render the glove more durable.

We are aware that it has been proposed to attach metal plates to husking-gloves by rivets, and therefore do not claim such construction as our invention.

We claim A glove for the purpose set forth, having its palm, fingers, and thumb or grasping portion provided with metallic staples, the ends thereof being passed through the leather forming the glove and upset so as to provide a smooth inner surface, said staples being arranged in rows the ends alternating with each other, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FERDINAND BERTHEAU. ANDERS G. HOEGREN. Witnesses:

W. P. HELLINGS, A. J. STENSON.

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