Dole Fresh Vegtables, Inc.

Gabriel Fuentes Villasenor

Stephen C Jens

Serafin Albarran

Frank Edward Davis

Dennis Johnny Castillo

Richard L Bascou

Carlos Uribe Meza

Ignacio Barajas

Maximino Corral

Manuel Maldonado Magana

Edgar Enrique Valdivia Rodriguez

Jose De Jesus Valdez

A leaf removal apparatus for removing one or more wrapper leaves of a harvested produce is provided. The leaf removal apparatus includes a framework, a conveyor, a stripping roller, and a plurality of flexible members. The conveyor is configured to transport the harvested produce in a forward direction to the stripping roller. The stripping roller is connected to the framework and rotates in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the conveyor. The stripping roller applies a friction force on the harvested produce. The plurality of flexible members are connected to the framework and are configured to loosen or remove one or more wrapper leaves of the harvested produce and prolong the duration of contact between the harvested produce and the stripping roller. The flexible members may also cause the harvested produce to rotate, helping to remove one or more wrapper leaves. The friction force applied by the stripping roller removes one or more wrapper leaves of the harvested produce.

Leaf removal apparatus

Growing community of inventors

Sommerton, AZ, United States of America

Gabriel Fuentes Villasenor