Harvestor and elevator for tobacco plants etc. - elevator has figure of eight catchers on endless belt

摘要

An endless belt provided with closely spaced figure of eight catching elements. The waist of each catching element cooperates with the waist of the next adjacent element to secure the stem of the next adjacent element to secure the stem of a plant. There are tow rows of figure of eight elements arranged one above the other. A pair of guides leads each stem onto a knife and the severed plant is carried by the catchers to the rear of the elevator where it is discharge onto a storage pallet as the figure of eight elements become spaced apart as they pass around the rear hub of the elevator. The figure of eight elements may be of plastic or spring steel.