Portable coffee harvesting machine

Details Portable coffee harvesting machine Portable coffee harvesting machine

1983-05-24

1985-09-03

Swiatek, Robert P.

Harvesters

Fruit gatherer

Berry strippers

56332, A01D 4606

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045384053

ABSTRACT:
A harvesting apparatus and method which are preferably employed for harvesting coffee berries are disclosed. The apparatus includes rotating spindles with helicoidal threads. In one embodiment, the spindles are driven by a motor, and in a second embodiment, the spindles rotate for engaging the berries or the branch as the operator moves the apparatus along a branch. The embodiment without a motor drive is ultra-light and may be operated without fatigue. The threads are designed to pull the fruit to be harvested off a branch and throw it free of the apparatus. The fruit may be collected by placing a net on the ground so that the fruit falls into it. In a preferred embodiment a small basket surrounds the rotating spindles to catch harvested berries.

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