Harvesters – Fruit gatherer – Berry strippers
Patent
1998-07-24
2000-08-22
Will, Thomas B.
Harvesters
Fruit gatherer
Berry strippers
563271, A01D 4600
Patent
active
06105352&
ABSTRACT:
The harvester for picking up berries comprises a frame adapted to be driven in a field of berries, a comb mounted between opposite sides of the frame and comprising a plurality of teeth extending substantially in a horizontal position to seize branches of berries as the frame is driven in the field. The harvester is provided with a sweeping system mounted on the frame above the comb for sweeping the berries of the branches seized by the comb. The sweeping system preferably comprises a brush parallel to the comb and comprising a rotatable shaft operatively mounted between the opposite sides of the frame and a plurality of bristles circumferencially distributed around the shaft.
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Bouchard Serge
Tremblay Benoit
Benoit Tremblay Soudure Inc.
Petravick Meredith C.
Will Thomas B.
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