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US 4,361,002 AGranted
Stick holder and deposition device
AssigneeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
InventorsLarry D. Swetnam, James H. Casada, Linus R. Walton
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a device for positioning a stick relative to a harvesting aid. The stick holder mounts a stick relative to an operator positioned on a harvesting aid. The stick holder is designed to adjust the height and angle of the stick relative to the operator. In addition, a plant holding trough is provided adjacent to the stick holder to retain the harvested crops prior to a loaded stick being discharged from the stick holder.
Claims9
A stick holder for use with a harvesting aid comprising:
- a bottom stick engaging member;
- side members affixed to and projecting upwardly from said bottom stick engaging member for retaining a stick therebetween;
- an abutting surface disposed adjacent to an end of said bottom stick engaging member for retaining an end of a stick disposed therein;
- a discharge chute comprised of an angled, downwardly inclined member positioned adjacent to said abutting surface to guide a stick manually disengaged from said side members as the stick is discharged from said stick holder and falls under the influence of gravity onto the ground surface;
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- at least one support bracke affixed to one of said side members and being adapted for adjustably mounting said stick holder relative to and offset to one side of a support frame of a harvesting aid.
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A stick holder for use with a harvesting aid comprising:
- a bottom stick engaging member;
- side members affixed to and projecting upwardly from said bottom stick engaging member for retaining a harvesting stick therebetween;
- an abutting surface disposed adjacent to an end of said bottom stick engaging member for retaining a bottom end of a harvesting stick disposed therein;
- at least two support brackets affixed to one of said side members and being adapted for adjustably mounting said stick holder relative to a support frame of a harvesting aid;
- a vertically adjustable rod adapted to be adjustably mounted on a support frame of a harvesting aid, said vertically adjustable rod including an L-shaped bracket affixed thereto for attachment to one of said at least two support brackets;
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- an angular adjustment member adapted to be adjustably mounted on a support frame of a harvesting aid, said angular adjustment member including an L-shaped bracket affixed thereto for attachment to the other of said at least two support brackets.
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A stick holder for use with a harvesting aid comprising:
- a stick holder frame including an inclined bottom member, an upwardly projecting side member extending along one side edge of said bottom member and a second side member projecting upwardly from and extending along at least a portion of a second side edge of said bottom member;
- an abutting surface disposed adjacent to an end of said upwardly projecting side member for engaging a bottom end of a harvesting stick disposed therein;
- said bottom member, upwardly projecting side member, second side member and abutting surface forming a retaining means for engaging, positioning and retaining said harvesting stick;
- at least two support brackets being affixed to said upwardly projecting side member and being adapted for adjustably mounting said stick holder relative to a support frame of a harvesting aid;
- a vertically adjustable rod adapted to be adjustably mounted on a support frame of a harvesting aid, said vertically adjustable rod including an L-shaped bracket affixed thereto for attachment to one of said at least two support brackets;
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- an angular adjustment member adapted to be adjustably mounted on a support frame of a harvesting aid, said angular adjustment member including an L-shaped bracket affixed thereto for attachment to the other of said at least two support brackets.
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A stick holder for use with a harvesting aid comprising:
- a bottom stick engaging member;
- side members affixed to and projecting upwardly from said bottom stick engaging member for retaining a harvesting stick therebetween;
- an abutting surface disposed adjacent to an end of said bottom stick engaging member for retaining a bottom end of a harvesting stick disposed therein;
- at least one support bracket affixed to one of said members for adjustably mounting said stick holder relative to a support frame of a harvesting aid;
- a holding trough positioned adjacent to said stick holder for receiving severed plants as they are impaled onto a stick positioned within said stick holder, said holding trough including a stationary support positioned directly adjacent said stick holder and a movable trough portion disposed on said stationary support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.