Back to results
US 12,225,852 B2Granted
System and method for protecting harvested fruits during harvesting
AssigneeTevel Aerobotics Technologies
InventorsYaniv Maor, Amit Shefi, David Swissa, Elad Shifman, Yuval Rothenberg, Ran Cohen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides a fruit's protection system designed to be mounted onto a standard collection bin for safely placing harvested fruits inside the collection bin without harming same.
Claims16
A fruit protection system for use with a fruit collection bin for protecting fruits from damage during harvesting, the system comprising:
- a) a fruit movable elevator floor/floating floor designed to fit said fruit collection bin;
- and
- b) at least one retraction mechanism for lifting said elevator floor/floating floor, wherein:
- said elevator floor/floating floor can descend and ascend;
- and
- said at least one retraction mechanism is:
- an elastic strap(s) or spring(s) designed to be attached to the walls of the collection bin;
- or
- an electric motor(s), and
- said fruit protection system is designed to be mounted onto and attached to side walls of said fruit collection bin to enable descending said floor inside said bin.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.