Title: Reciprocating fruit harvester

Abstract: The instant device comprises groups of picking tubes mounted on two separate support bodies and having means to continuously reciprocate all picking tubes in an axially manner, a group of said tubes whereas when advanced into a tree pieces of fruit are drawn between said tubes in a contact grasping manner and rotated to separate said fruit from its stem and said fruit is held between tubes after separation from stem during period tubes are retracted from tree where fruit is freed and deposited in a receiving container mounted on the harvester unit.

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Inventors: Reynolds, Robert H.
Reynolds, Elmo M.

Application Number: 530845
Filing Date: 1974-12-09
Publication_date: 1980-03-11
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Primary Class(es): 56/328.1
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US Patent Ref:

3452526	Jul, 1969	Steingas et al.	56/328.
3623306	Nov, 1971	Reynolds et al.	56/328.

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Primary Examiner: Eskovitz, Jay N.
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