Apparatus for bunching broccoli

Details Apparatus for bunching broccoli Apparatus for bunching broccoli

1977-05-23

1978-06-20

McGehee, Travis S.

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53390, 834092, B65B 2710, B65B 6700, B26D 728

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040953912

ABSTRACT:
An improved broccoli bunching apparatus for expediting the bunching, tying and trimming of broccoli and including a plurality of buckets, which are driven around a first endless loop, each bucket having a head supporting portion for supporting the heads of a bunch of broccoli and a U-shaped stalk support for supporting the broccoli stalks and for carrying a tie band, a plurality of U-shaped clamps which are driven in synchronization with the buckets around a second endless loop disposed above and behind the stalk supports, each clamp for compressingly holding a bunch of broccoli stalks against a corresponding stalk support and a saw disposed to trim the stalks of broccoli clamped between a stalk support and a corresponding clamp.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2319900 (1943-05-01), De Back
patent: 3123958 (1964-03-01), Carruthers

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