Blueberry basket harvester
CA 2039494 A1 · Owner: Fraser, William John · Inventors: Fraser, William John
Overview
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Form 24, (ss. 21, 31 34 and 142), ABSTRACT, The Blueberry Basket Harvester is a free standing manually operated receptacle, castored up to and positioned around the base of the main stock of a mature blueberry bush. The invention is sufficiently wide to provide a catch-area for the fanned overhanging branches of the bush. Once in place, the Harvester operator manually threshes the blueberry branches with a short length of firm hose, causing the fruit to drop onto the fabric apron spanning the frame. Subsequent to threshing the bush the Harvester is pulled, back, a field container is placed beneath the rear of the Harvester and the flap at the back of the apron is raised to enable the …
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- Filed March 28, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 28, 2011.
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