Harvesting machine feeder apparatus

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A01D 45/00 (2006.01) A01D 25/00 (2006.01) A01D 46/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1095267

APPLICATION OF : JOHN R. PORTER FOR: HARVESTING MACHINE FEEDER APPARATUS ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Apparatus for use in conjunction with prior art machines for harvesting tomatoes, and the like. The prior art harvesting machine includes a pair of counter-rotating discs for picking up vines and fruit and delivering them rearwardly to an upright feed conveyor. The present invention comprises an endless, overhead, feed-assist belt with outwardly extending cleats having a forward, lower end extending over the discs and a rear, upper and supported in spaced relation to the upright feed conveyor, preferably about half way up the length thereof. The structure and physical arrangement of the feed assist belt provide improved efficiency of the machine by decreasing the amount of lost fruit and reducing the tendency of the machine to become clogged by vines or weeds.

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