Harvesters – Vegetable gatherer
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-15
2005-11-15
Pezzuto, Robert E (Department: 3671)
Harvesters
Vegetable gatherer
Reexamination Certificate
active
06964152
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a harvester particularly suited for harvesting baby greens. The harvester generally comprises a chassis with wheels that travel in the furrows between raised beds, a sorting belt assembly, and an articulated connection to a cutting assembly on a floating header. The floating header rides on the top surface of a raised bed and is articulated so that the floating header can move independently of the chassis to follow the contours of the top of the raised bed so that the cutting assembly can cut at a uniform height. The sorting belt assembly includes a series of belts for collecting and sorting the cut baby greens at the easiest and most effective time to do so, immediately after the baby greens are cut and before the baby greens are clumped in storage bins or in other storage container. The invention further includes a method of using the harvester of the invention in which the forward momentum of harvester and the density of the crop are used to assist the cut product onto the collection belt.
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Photocopy of a photograph showing an italian made lawn mower including a bandsaw cutter (1999).
Advertising flyer for Self Propelled Harvester (Machines Simon), 1 p. no date.
5 photographs of Harvester (Machines Simon), 2 pages no date.
Sales flyer and spec's for Ortomec Harvester, 3 pages no date.
Sales materials for Agromatica Harvester, 4 pages no date.
GSS Law Group
Pezzuto Robert E
SECO Packing
Smith Gregory Scott
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