Berry catcher system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsFumiomi Takeda, Scott D. Wolford
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Abstract
The berry catcher system has an elastic catcher sheet that is sandwiched between upper and lower endless hollow rims. A protector sheet is deployed below the catcher sheet. The system is structured so that as berries are dislodged from their respective vines, the catcher sheet catches the berries as the protector sheet simultaneously protects (at least) the underside of the catcher sheet.
Claims11
A berry catcher system operatively connected to a berry harvester, the system comprising:
- a hollow upper rim and a hollow lower rim;
- a catcher sheet stretched across the upper and lower rims;
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- a protector sheet stretched across the lower rim;
- wherein the berry catcher system is structured so that as the berry harvester moves across a field, falling berries dislodged by the berry harvester are caught by the catcher sheet as the protector sheet simultaneously protects the catcher sheet.
A berry catcher system operatively connected to a harvester, the system comprising at least one endless hollow rim having an elastic catcher sheet stretched across the rim, and a protector sheet attached below the rim, wherein, as the harvester moves across a field, falling berries are dislodged by the harvester, as the berries are dislodged, the berries fall on to the catcher sheet as the protector sheet simultaneously protects an underside of the catcher sheet.
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