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US 2014/0215990 A1Published application
Harvester for Leafy Vegetables
AssigneeFarmer's Friend, LLC
InventorsJonathan Dysinger, Ronald Christenson
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Abstract
A harvester for leafy vegetables is disclosed. The harvester has one or more cutting blades for cutting leafy vegetables with a rotating brush for sweeping harvested leaves into a basket or enclosure. The brush may have limp bristles. In some embodiments, the harvester may be hand-carried and operated by a motor, which drives both the brush and the cutting blades.
Claims20
A harvester for leafy vegetables comprising:
- a) a square vertical frame with a handle;
- b) a motor mounted to a side of the frame;
- c) a rotary shaft driven by the motor;
- d) a rotating brush mounted to the frame and having multiple limp bristles;
- e) a drive wheel mounted to the end of the rotating brush;
- f) a belt driven by the rotary shaft for rotating the drive wheel;
- g) a cutting blade movably mounted to the bottom of the frame;
- h) an oscillatory drive mechanism engaged by the rotary shaft to drive the cutting blade, the mechanism comprising
- I) a drive shaft driven by the rotary shaft;
- II) an oscillatory frame comprising
- A) an opening perpendicular to the cutting blade and
- B) an opening parallel to the cutting blade;
- III) a link perpendicular to and secured on the end of the drive shaft;
- IV) a free roller secured to the link and offset from the drive shaft, and engaging the perpendicular aperture;
- and
- V) a stationary roller fixed relative to the oscillatory frame and engaging the parallel aperture;
- i) a basket mounted to the frame for catching greens;
- and
- j) adjustable feet attached to the bottom of the frame for adjusting the cutting height.
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A harvester for leafy vegetables comprising:
- a frame;
- a motor secured to the frame, the motor comprising a rotary shaft;
- a rotatable brush mounted to the frame and connected to the rotary shaft, the brush comprising multiple bristles;
- an oscillatory drive mechanism connected to the rotary shaft;
- a cutting blade mounted to the frame below the bristles and secured to the oscillatory drive mechanism;
- and
- an enclosure for collecting cut leaves.
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A mechanism for harvesting leafy vegetables comprising:
- a frame;
- a cutting blade attached to the frame;
- a rotatable brush mounted to the frame above the cutting blade and comprising multiple bristles;
- and
- an enclosure for collecting cut leaves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.