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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Applicants:
Norbert Wolters, Gescher, DE;
Richard Wübbels, Rhede, DE;
Inventors:
Norbert Wolters, Gescher, DE;
Richard Wübbels, Rhede, DE;
Assignee:
Maschinenfabrik Kemper GmbH & Co KG, Stadtlohn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A feeding and picking device having a rotating feeding device that is rotated about a vertical axis. The device is able to work in fields not planted in rows and is designed to grasp plant stalks and feed them into a picking device. The picking device comprises a snapping channel formed by snapping bars under which is located at least one snapping roll. The feeding device comprises a disc having fingers that overlap the snapping channel. The feeding device is therefore designed to transport the plant throughout the effective length of the picking device.