Melon pickup and loading machine
US3986324A · kind A · utility
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6Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1975 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D51/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for guiding melons from the ground onto lifting and distributing conveyors, having a fence for guiding melons along the ground toward a lift wheel which is rotating about a substantially horizontal axis, the wheel having flexible fingers extending radially therefrom to sweep the melons toward an upwardly inclined conveyor belt.
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