Apparatus for removing insects from produce

Details Apparatus for removing insects from produce Apparatus for removing insects from produce

2004-10-29

2008-10-21

Thomas, David B (Department: 3723)

Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning

Machines

For fruit, vegetables, meat or eggs

C015S003210

Reexamination Certificate

active

07437791

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for removing Japanese beetles and other insects from blueberries and other small produce without damaging or discarding any produce. The apparatus includes a produce conveyer formed by a plurality of elastic bands trained around four traverse rollers. A plurality of brushes are suspended above the top conveyer run and a plurality of rakes are supported between the top conveyer run. The brushes have soft, flexible bristles, which extend downward to contact the blueberries as it moves past the brushes carried atop the conveyer. The rakes have a plurality of spaced fingers that extend upward at an angle between adjacent conveyer bands. As the blueberries pass under the brushes, the bristles lightly contact the berries to gently turn the berries so that the beetles hang from the underside of the berries where they are knocked off the berries by the rake fingers.

REFERENCES:
patent: 755937 (1904-03-01), Richardson et al.

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