Harvester head for dried-on-the-vine raisins
US6009696A · kind A · utility
3Cited by
12References
20Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D46/28
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A harvester (10) includes a harvester head (12) to harvest a crop from a crop plant. Harvester head (12) includes a series of rods (32) which orbit about associated shafts (52) when driven by a drive system (50). The crop, which will often comprise a vine or tree crop, and which will ideally comprise raisins (14), is detached from a plant such as vines (16) by translating harvester head (12) along the vines so that orbiting rods (32) comb laterally through the plant.
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