Reciprocating fruit harvester
US4192125A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1974 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D46/24
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The instant device comprises groups of picking tubes mounted on two separate support bodies and having means to continuously reciprocate all picking tubes in an axially manner, a group of said tubes whereas when advanced into a tree pieces of fruit are drawn between said tubes in a contact grasping manner and rotated to separate said fruit from its stem and said fruit is held between tubes after separation from stem during period tubes are retracted from tree where fruit is freed and deposited in a receiving container mounted on the harvester unit.
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