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US 11,678,611 B2Granted
Thorn extractor apparatus
AssigneeBurz, LLC
InventorStacy Stubbs
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Abstract
The thorn extractor apparatus has a frame, a roller, a screen that surrounds the roller and a screen roller, and a removably attachable collection bin for receiving the thorny seeds. The roller and screen work together to pick up and convey the thorny seeds to the removably attachable collection bin to be discarded.
Claims15
A thorn extractor apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a roller coupled to the frame via a roller beam to retrieve thorny seeds;
- a screen surrounding the roller and extending around a screen beam;
- wherein as the roller rotates, the screen rotates therewith, lifting thorns from the roller and depositing them in a collection bin as the screen rotates around the screen beam.
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A thorn extractor apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising a first side member and a second side member, a handle beam, a roller beam, and a screen beam;
- a roller couplable to the roller beam to retrieve thorny seeds;
- a screen surrounding the roller and the roller beam, the screen extending around the screen beam;
- a removably attachable collection bin;
- a tensioner to maintain tension on the screen;
- wherein as the roller rotates, the screen rotates therewith, lifting thorns from the roller and depositing them in a collection bin as the screen rotates around the screen beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.