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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Kevin Nash, Salinas, CA (US);
Leon Ventura, Watsonville, CA (US);
Rafael Garibay, Seaside, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., Salinas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Lettuce can be commercially harvested by removing the bottom portion of a head of lettuce to obtain only the top portion of the head. After the top portion of the head is obtained, a center section of the top portion of the head is removed to leave a cup-shaped portion of the head. The bottom portion of the head is removed and the center section of the top portion is removed in the field in which the head is harvested.