Tomato harvester header

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1975-08-14

1976-12-28

Kinsey, Russell R.

Unearthing plants or buried objects

Recovered object passes through separator interstices

56327R, 56 143, A01D 5518

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039996131

ABSTRACT:
A header section for a tomato harvester wherein a pair of counter-rotating discs are moved along a row of tomato plants with the forward edges below ground level to pick up plants, loose fruit and soil and deliver them to a pick-up conveyor. A first aspect of the invention is concerned with a novel structure of the disks and associated structure whereby plant stems are engaged by the disks, moved rearwardly and pulled upwardly to sever the plant from the roots by pulling and breaking rather than cutting. A second aspect of the invention resides in the resilient coupling of the pick-up conveyor, upon which the header section is mounted, to the rigid main frame.

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patent: 3295301 (1967-01-01), Looker
patent: 3330363 (1967-07-01), Greedy
patent: 3340935 (1967-09-01), Csimma
patent: 3399520 (1968-09-01), Porter
patent: 3473613 (1969-10-01), Boyce

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