Harvesters – Fruit gatherer – Tree shaker
Patent
1997-09-15
1999-07-27
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Fruit gatherer
Tree shaker
A01D 4626
Patent
active
059270560
ABSTRACT:
A shaker head for a harvester of plant produce comprises jaws 1, 2 pivotally connected together at 3 and having resilient clamp pads 6 adjacent the free ends thereof. A shaking mechanism is housed in a space in one or both jaws behind clamp pad 6. Jaws 1, 2 are operable by ram 4, 5 to grip part of a plant and, on actuation of the shaking mechanism, to shake it to jar produce therefrom. Each clamp pad 6 is provided with a plurality of bores, each bore extending from a mouth in the gripping surface of pad 6 for more than half the thickness of the pad.
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Enviro Research International Pty. Ltd.
Melius Terry Lee
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