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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Reaves Johnson, Smithville, GA (US);
Assignee:
RJM, Inc., Ocala, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ; A01D / ; A23N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
171 27 ; 171 61 ; 56330 ; 99638 ; 130 / ;
Abstract
A harvester for harvesting green peanuts is moved along a peanut bed. A plant conveyor using an angled pair of back-to-back V-belts is arranged to cause the belts to grip the stem area of peanut plants and, as the belts move rearward and the harvester moves forward, the plants are pulled from the bed. Picking elements having a plurality of toothed picking combs move laterally beneath the belts, contacting the plant root structure and removing the peanuts therefrom. Means are provided for removing dirt from the roots, transporting picked peanuts to a storage bin and storing the peanuts therein.