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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
A & B Packing Equipment, Inc., Lawrence, MI (US);
Robert L Williamson, Hartford, MI (US);
A&B Packing Equipment, Inc., Lawrence, MI (US);
Abstract
A harvester having a frame, an agitating system and a product gathering system. The frame has a central portion configured to receive and pass plants therethrough. The agitating system is positioned within the central portion that has a first side agitating assembly further comprising an axle with an axis of rotation and a plural of axial wands extending axially outwardly therefrom in a spaced apart configuration. The axle has a first end which is both above and outboard of the second end and the axle is angled relative to a vertical plane bisecting the frame body from front to back thereof. The axial wands can be agitated. The product gathering system includes an outer guide wall positioned below the rotary agitator assembly. The outer guide wall is angled relative to a vertical plane bisecting the frame body from front to back thereof.