Apparatus for removing fruit

Details Apparatus for removing fruit Apparatus for removing fruit

1992-01-21

1993-06-22

Suchfield, George A.

Harvesters

Fruit gatherer

56340, A01D 4600, A01D 4624

Patent

active

052207757

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved apparatus for removing fruit from a tree comprising a rotatable member rotatably mounted to a frame having a first and a second array of picking arms with each array having a plurality of parallel spaced picking arms. The picking arms extend radially outwardly from the rotatable member with each of the picking arms having a transfer portion, an extracting portion and a retaining portion. The extracting portions define a curvature in a general shape of a hook with the retaining portions defining a barb. Rotating of the rotatable member entraps the fruit between adjacent picking arms with the extracting portions removing the fruit from the tree and with the retaining portions enabling the migration of the fruit along the transfer portion to a collector.

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