Spindle construction for citrus fruit picker

Details Spindle construction for citrus fruit picker Spindle construction for citrus fruit picker

1979-02-12

1980-09-16

Eskovitz, Jay N.

Harvesters

Fruit gatherer

A01D 4620

Patent

active

042222192

ABSTRACT:
A fruit picking panel with a certain arrangement of a plurality of parallel disposed rotating spindles and a certain arrangement of a plurality of intermingled parallel disposed stationary spindles. Both the rotating and stationary spindles penetrate the branches of a fruit bearing tree. Each of the rotating spindles is equipped with a plurality of angularly disposed adjoining shank sections lying out of the axis of rotation and including one portion thereof which is covered with an elastomer that includes as an integral portion thereof a paddle-like radial extension. When the rotating spindles on the fruit picking panel are rotated, the elastomer covered angular portions of each spindle moves toward and away from adjacent rotating and stationary spindles. When the elastomer covered sections of adjacent spindles pass each other they create a scissors action so that intermediately disposed fruit is safely and effectively sheared from its tree attachment. The stationary and rotating spindles together form a panel which is easily penetrated into the outer surface of a citrus fruit tree and by reason of the plurality of angularly disposed sections of the rotating spindles penetration is accomplished without in any way damaging the fruit or the tree branches.

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patent: 3407580 (1968-10-01), Murray
patent: 3458982 (1969-08-01), Lasswell, Jr.
patent: 3701242 (1972-10-01), Townsend
patent: 3813860 (1974-06-01), Cecchi
patent: 3864899 (1975-02-01), Lasswell

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