Harvesters – Fruit gatherer – Berry strippers
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-17
2006-10-17
Petravick, Meredith (Department: 3671)
Harvesters
Fruit gatherer
Berry strippers
C056S008000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07121075
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for harvesting cranberries, the method including moving frame-mounted transverse dislodging rods over cranberry plants with each rod moving at the speed of the frame, thereby to dislodge cranberries from the cranberry plants. The apparatus includes a plurality of dislodging rods secured below the frame, the dislodging rods positioned substantially parallel to the field surface and generally perpendicular to the direction of movement whereby each dislodging rod is moved through the cranberry plants at the speed of the frame to dislodge the cranberries from the plants. Certain preferred embodiments use follower assemblies to configure an array of dislodging rods in an advantageous arrangement.
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Jansson, Shupe, Munger & Antaramian, Ltd.
Petravick Meredith
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