Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Including motorized vehicle causing transit of harvester
Patent
1998-03-09
1999-12-14
Shakelford, H.
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Including motorized vehicle causing transit of harvester
56330, 56 156, 56329, A01D 4620
Patent
active
060002034
ABSTRACT:
A blueberry harvester comprising a platform mountable behind an agricultural tractor. The platform has a post near the harvesting side thereof with a jib-boom crane mounted on that post. There is also provided a blueberry picking head having riggings connected to the jib-boom crane and a pair of conveyors connected to the picking head for conveying the blueberries withdrawn from blueberry plants, from the picking head to a region over the platform. A hinged frame is pivotally mounted on the post, and connected to the conveyors for supporting the conveyors. The hinged frame with the conveyors supported thereon are movable from a harvesting position alongside the harvesting side of the tractor to a stowed position over the platform near the harvesting side. The jib-boom crane is movable with the picking head suspended thereto from a position along the harvesting side of the tractor, to a space over the platform between the stowed position of the conveyors and the harvested side of the platform. The blueberry harvester of the present invention is thereby safely transportable on public roads from one field of blueberries to another. Other aspects of the blueberry harvester of the present invention comprise human-like movements of the tines during the fruit withdrawing motions, and an extensive contact of the picking trays with a rotary brush inside the picking head for effectively cleaning the trays between each fruit withdrawing passes.
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Weatherbee Brian
Weatherbee Lloyd H.
Shakelford H.
Theriault Mario D.
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