Produce harvestor

摘要

A produce harvester that is operable to utilize a produce collection assembly wherein the produce collection assembly is rotatably moved during the collection of produce from a tree. The produce collection assembly includes a body that is spherical in shape having an upper portion and a lower portion forming an interior volume. The upper portion is rotatably mounted to the lower portion with the lower portion being secured to a conventional mechanical articulating boom that is operable to move the produce collection assembly in three axial directions. The upper portion includes an outer surface that has formed thereon a plurality of longitudinally oriented concave portions. Intermediate the plurality of concave portions are transition ridges. A conical protrusion is integrally formed with the upper portion and extends outward from the upper portion. A plurality of fruit apertures are journaled through the upper portion providing access to the interior volume.

主权项

1. A produce harvester operable to harvest produce from a tree comprising:
a produce collection assembly, said produce collection assembly having a body, said body having an outer wall operable to form an interior volume, said produce collection assembly operable to be manipulated around a produce tree, wherein the produce collection assembly further includes a plurality of fruit apertures journaled through the outer wall, said fruit apertures having an opening; and wherein the outer wall of the body further includes a plurality of concave portions, said plurality of concave portions forming depressions, said plurality of concave portions extending the length of the body of said produce collection assembly, said plurality of concave portions operable to have produce biased thereagainst during use of the produce harvester.