Harvesters – Vegetable gatherer – Asparagus havester
Patent
1978-03-10
1980-03-04
Eskovitz, Jay N.
Harvesters
Vegetable gatherer
Asparagus havester
30129, 30278, 56332, 56338, A01D 4600
Patent
active
041910087
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for harvesting okra or other fruit or vegetable comprises an elongated frame having a handle at one end thereof and a cutter member at the other end. In order to prevent any contact between the user and irritating pods of the okra, a trigger is provided at the handle for remotely operating the cutter. Also, a shroud partially surrounds the handle to protect the hand of the user during cutting. In one embodiment, the cutter comprises a razor blade located beneath a cylindrical guide member that retains the okra pod in position for cutting of the stem while a pair of stabilizing ears steadies the guide member on a branch of the okra plant. In a second embodiment, a rectangular guide member contains a stem holding bracket that maintains the stem of the okra pod in proper position for cutting by a blade. A set of prongs carried by the blade pierces the pod during a cutting stroke. The pod is automatically released during retraction for disposal into a collection receptacle.
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