Harvesters – Fruit gatherer
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-08
2008-08-19
Fábián-Kovács, Árpád (Department: 3671)
Harvesters
Fruit gatherer
Reexamination Certificate
active
07412817
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for processing nuts and fruits, and more specifically, to a mobile apparatus that picks-up fruits and nuts, and similar products from the ground and conditions them, in bulk. The mobile apparatus conditions the fruits and nuts by removing debris with a combination of a belted conveyor and a high volume fan. The plenum of the apparatus is sized to achieve a constant velocity of air throughout the portions of the plenum in contact with the product, providing a constant suction to prevent the entrainment of product into the dust collection system. The processing apparatus can be utilized in a conditioner that picks-up and processes the product and then returns the cleaned and conditioned product to the floor of the orchard or grove. The processing apparatus can also be utilized in a harvester that picks-up and processes the product and then stores the product temporarily in a bin.
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Benedict Adam L.
de Wet Pierre J.
Flora Douglas W.
Flora Jonathan J.
Fábián-Kovács Árpád
Stratton Ballew PLLC
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