Harvesters – Fruit gatherer – Pole supported
Patent
1985-02-19
1986-09-02
Swiatek, Robert P.
Harvesters
Fruit gatherer
Pole supported
56332, A01D 4624
Patent
active
046088130
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for picking fruit having an elongated pole attached to upper and lower portions that are removably coupled to each other. Each portion of the apparatus has a metal mounting sheet with a wire container attached to it. The upper mounting sheet of the upper portion has a guide channel groove used for guiding the stem of a piece of fruit to be picked to a position near a first cutting blade located at the bottom of the groove. A guide arm slidably engages two positioning guides attached to the upper mounting sheet. When a cord attached to the end of the guide arm is pulled, a second cutting blade attached near the top of the guide arm moves from an upper position to a lower position proximate the first cutting blade at the bottom of the guide channel groove. As the blades come together, they sever the stem of each piece of fruit to be picked. A spring is used to return the guide arm to its upper position. The guide arm and spring are coupled by a protective shield. The lower portion of the apparatus may be removed from its upper portion and from the elongated pole in order to reduce the overall weight of the apparatus. A wire bottom portion may then be removed from the lower portion and attached to the upper portion.
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Swiatek Robert P.
Tarnoff David L.
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