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US 5,440,867 AGranted
Fruit picking device
OwnerJoseph A. Strusinventor
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Abstract
A fruit picking device for removing a fruit from a tree or bush. The device includes a conical receptacle having an open base end and a compressible, resilient interior. The interior of the receptacle is compressible under the weight of the fruit and frictionally engages with the fruit. An elongated pole is in axial alignment with the conical receptacle wherein rotation of the receptacle rotates the fruit in order to separate the fruit from the tree or bush.
Claims8
A fruit picking device for removing a fruit from a tree or bush, which device comprises:
- a conical receptacle having an open base end, a compressible, resilient interior and an axially extending shaft;
- means to frictionally engage said interior with one of said fruit;
- a pole in axial alignment with said conical receptacle;
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- motor means to rotate said axially extending shaft of said receptacle with respect to said pole wherein rotation of said receptacle rotates said fruit.
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