Fruit and nut harvester

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1976-04-12

1978-03-07

Eskovitz, Jay N.

Harvesters

Fruit gatherer

56329, 56330, A01D 4624

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040771938

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method are disclosed for efficient harvesting of fruits or nuts from trees. Picking tines extend radially from a vertically disposed drive shaft and move horizontally through the foliage of a fruit or nut bearing tree by rotation of the shaft. During rotation, the drive shaft is also reciprocated vertically for upward and downward movement of the tines in the foliage while they also move horizontally therein. Also, the rotational velocity of the shafts is varied rhythmically so that horizontal travel of the tines on upward movement becomes zero or else is much slower than during downward movement. By upward and downward movement of the tines, while also varying their horizontal travel rhythmically, the harvesting rate can be increased and the damage to tree foliage can be reduced.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3385042 (1968-05-01), Christie et al.
patent: 3522696 (1970-08-01), Miller et al.
patent: 3596446 (1971-08-01), Bryan
patent: 3760574 (1973-09-01), Tassone

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