Title: Melon harvester

Abstract: An apparatus for picking up melons lying on the ground, comprising: a frame; wheels supporting the frame; an upwardly and rearwardly sloping concave ramp carried by the frame and up which the melons are adapted to be rolled, the front end of the ramp being substantially at ground level; a melon pickup mechanism for rolling the melons up the ramp, comprising laterally spaced, coaxial tires mounted on the frame above the ramp for rotation about a transverse horizontal axis, the tires being above ground level and being engageable with melons on the ground ahead of the ramp to start the melons rolling rearwardly before they engage the front end of the ramp; a drive on the frame for driving the tires in a direction to cause them to roll the melons toward the front end of and up the ramp; and a transverse melon receiving conveyor at the rear end of the ramp.

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Inventors: Bonham, Herbert C. (Blythe, CA, US)

Application Number: 520787
Filing Date: 1974-11-04
Publication_date: 1976-01-06
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Primary Class(es): 56/327.1
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3292806	Dec, 1966	Maag	56/328.
3331197	Jul, 1967	0'Brien	56/327.
3698169	Oct, 1972	Simpson	56/328.

Other Refs: 209,885

Jul, 1968	SU

Primary Examiner: Kinsey, Russell R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Harris, Kern, Wallen & Tinsley