Fruit picker

Details Fruit picker Fruit picker

1981-07-20

1982-09-21

Hafer, Robert A.

Harvesters

Fruit gatherer

Pole supported

A01D 4624

Patent

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043500056

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) for picking fruit from a tree when standing on the ground includes a generally cylindrically shaped, upwardly open receptacle (12) attached to the upper end of an elongate pole (14). A plurality of spaced apart fingers (34) project upwardly from the upper edge portion of receptacle (12). Each finger (34) includes an enlarged base portion (38) composed of downwardly sloping shoulders (40) which extend laterally outwardly from the side edges (41) of fingers (34) to intersect with corresponding shoulders (40) of next adjacent fingers (34). The edge portions of shoulders (40) are sharpened to form cutting edges (44) which cleanly cut the stem of fruit when edges (44) are pushed upwardly against the stem thereby allowing the fruit to drop into receptacle (12).

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patent: 3323297 (1967-06-01), Conradt
patent: 3389543 (1968-06-01), Clark

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