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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Marty Dean Youman, Madera, CA (US);
Phillip Ray Scott, Coarsegold, CA (US);
Dennis R Schultz, Madera, CA (US);
AG-Right Enterprises, Madera, CA (US);
Abstract
A harvester for tree borne fruit is disclosed wherein a power driven vehicle is provided for following a course adjacent and parallel to a row of fruit trees. The vehicle carries a vibratory brush having tines for engaging and shaking the tree's fruit bearing branches. The brush is yieldably held in engagement with the fruit bearing branches and is adjustable in three aspects, elevation, tilt angle and lateral position, to assume an optimum position relative to the row of trees. A brake is provided to control a net rotation speed of the vibratory brush within the branches. A resilient screen deflects randomly projected harvested fruit toward a harvested fruit catch apparatus. The tines are covered with an optimally designed resilient cover for reducing cullage in the harvested fruit.