Seedpod harvester
OwnerClell Robinson SR.inventor
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Abstract
A seed pod harvesting apparatus for attachment to a harvester to assist in the bunching and lifting of a plant for harvesting of root crops like peanuts. The seed pod harvesting apparatus having at least one pair of horizontally positioned snouts mounted to a frame in a spaced relationship, the snouts counter-rotate such that as a row of seed pod plants pass between the pair of snouts, the snouts assist in bunching and lifting of the seed pod plants as the harvester travels forward. The snouts are cone-shaped having a nose of the snout which is forward facing. The seed pod harvesting apparatus also including a digging component positioned between the pair of snouts for grasping the plant portion of the seed pod plant as the seed pod plant passes between the pair of snouts and pulling the plant from the ground.
Claims18
A seed pod harvesting apparatus for connecting to a harvester to assist in the bunching and lifting of seed pod plants for harvesting comprising at least one pair of horizontally positioned snouts mounted to a frame in a spaced relationship, said snouts counter-rotate such that as a row of seed pod plants pass between the pair of snouts, said snouts assist in bunching and lifting of the seed pod plants as the harvester travels forward.
A seed pod harvesting apparatus for connecting to a harvester to assist in the bunching and lifting of seed pod plants for harvesting comprising:
- (a) at least one pair of horizontally positioned snouts mounted to a frame in a spaced relationship, said snouts counter-rotate such that as a row of seed pod plants pass between the pair of snouts, said snouts assist in bunching and lifting of the seed pod plants as the harvester travels forward;
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- (b) at least one pair of vertically positioned shields mounted toward the rear of said snouts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.