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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Kerry T. Desmarais, Sunnyside, WA (US);
Thomas Carpenter, Jr., Granger, WA (US);
Craig A. Carpenter, Granger, WA (US);
Inventors:
Kerry T. Desmarais, Sunnyside, WA (US);
Thomas Carpenter, Jr., Granger, WA (US);
Craig A. Carpenter, Granger, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/02 (2006.01); A01D 33/06 (2006.01); A01D 45/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/02 (2013.01); A01D 33/06 (2013.01); A01D 45/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing plant material from a vine. The apparatus generally comprises a support frame, a pair of counter-rotating wheels, and a vine stripping component. In an embodiment, the vine stripping component includes interchangeable stripping dies. In an additional embodiment, the apparatus is incorporated in a mobile harvesting unit. The invention further includes a method for removing plant material from vines.