Apparatus for harvesting ginseng roots
CA 2011114 C · Owner: Gallenberg Equipment, Inc. · Inventors: Gallenberg, Anton
Overview
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An automated ginseng root harvester having a feeder conveyor, an air flow for separating ginseng roots from various heavier and lighter objects, a pair of lateral separation conveyors, an inclined conveyor extending in the direction of the air flow and a plurality of further conveyors for inspection and collection of the ginseng roots. The implement of the present invention dramatically reduces the manual labor involved in ginseng root harvest and insures substantially complete collection of all roots in a single harvest operation.
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- Filed February 28, 1990 and granted May 16, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 28, 2010.
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