Foliage holding
US9888631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D45/006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system including a foliage displacement system. The foliage displacement system can include a support structure and two or more surfaces movably coupled to the support structure and configured to move between an open configuration of the foliage displacement system and a closed configuration of the foliage displacement system. The two or more surfaces can be configured to move foliage of a plant toward a center of the plant such that crops of the plant that underlie the foliage are exposed when the foliage displacement system moves from the open configuration to the closed configuration. Other embodiments are provided.
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