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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sydney A Goldsmith, Christchurch, NZ;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56330 ; 5632 / ;
Abstract
Harvesting apparatus for harvesting fruit, berries, and similar produce, including at least one pair of vibratable shaker head assemblies, each having a plurality of harvesting fingers which are subjected to rotational and vibrational movement by the shaker heads. Each shaker head of a pair is mounted on a support, and each support is mounted for pivotal movement independent of the other support about a common axis which is located substantially centrally along a line extending substantially transversely between the shaker head assemblies. Independent pivotal movement of the supports permits good penetration of produce bearing plants or bushes by the fingers.