Mobile self-propelled harvester
OwnerCarson E. Dibler, deceased, Ruth R. McDonald +1inventors
InventorsCarson E. Dibler, deceased, Ruth R. McDonald, Owen O. Cowan
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Abstract
A mobile self-propelled harvesting vehicle adapted to travel along rows of vegetables and having a pair of spaced elongated cradles thereon for supporting workers in face down reclining positions with their arms and hands free for manually picking vegetables as the vehicle is moved along the rows thereover and depositing the same on an endless conveyor for delivery to and depositing in container means rearwardly of the vehicle for packing and removal.
Claims5
A mobile self-propelled crop harvester for harvesting crops planted in rows in a field comprising in combination, an elongation angularly disposed central frame having wheel means at the rear end thereof, a cross frame adjacent and connected to the forward upper end of said central frame, laterally adjustable wheel means depending from the ends of said cross frame, endless conveyor means spacedly supported horizontally above and by said central frame and having a forward portion extending downwardly and forwardly therefrom, power source means arranged on said central frame and drivingly connected to said conveyor and rear wheel means, vertically adjustable bracket means depending from said cross frame on opposite sides of said central frame, and horizontal rigid cradle means carried by said bracket means and contoured and shaped to correspond with a human body torso and legs for supporting a pair of workers in reclining forwardly extending face down positions adjacent the forward end of said conveyor means, said cradle means being formed with neck receiving recesses and diverging supporting portions whereby crops picked by said workers are disposed on said downwardly and forwardly extending conveyor and delivered rearwardly of said harvester, and throttle control means associated with one of said leg supporting portions for operation by one worker to control the actuation of said power source means.
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