US3340935A
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Vine crop harvesting machine
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-30
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1984-07-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Csimma Sandor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:37
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D45/00; A01D45/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A VINE CROP HARVESTING MACHINE COMPRISING MEANS FOR GATHERING VINES AND FRUIT ALONG WITH ENTRAINED DIRT AND FALLEN FRUIT, A SHAKER CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE AND CONVEY THE FRUIT, DIRT AND VINES ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH, A FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE LOOSE DIRT AND FRUIT FROM SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR AND TO CONVEY THE FRUIT AND DIRT ALONG A PATH TRANSVERSELY RELATED TO SAID PREDETERMINED PATH, A WORK PLATFORM ADJACENT SAID FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR, AN UNDERSHAKER CONVEYOR LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR AND ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THE LOOSE FRUIT FROM SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR AND CONVEY THE FRUIT IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR, A DISCHARGE CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE AND CONVEY SORTED FRUIT ALONG A PATH BESIDE THE CONVEYING FLIGHT OF SAID FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR, A SIDE SORTING CONVEYOR MOUNTED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING THE FRUIT IN A DIRECTION COUNTER TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE CONVEYING FLIGHT OF SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING FRUIT FROM SAID UNDERSHAKER CONVEYOR ONTO SAID SIDE SORTING CONVEYOR, THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE CONVEYING FLIGHT OF SAID SIDE SORTING CONVEYOR BEING ARRANGED TO DISCHARGE THE SORTED FRUIT ONTO SAID DISCHARGE CONVEYOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A VINE CROP HARVESTING MACHINE COMPRISING MEANS FOR GATHERING VINES AND FRUIT ALONG WITH ENTRAINED DIRT AND FALLEN FRUIT, A SHAKER CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE AND CONVEY THE FRUIT, DIRT AND VINES ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH, A FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE LOOSE DIRT AND FRUIT FROM SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR AND TO CONVEY THE FRUIT AND DIRT ALONG A PATH TRANSVERSELY RELATED TO SAID PREDETERMINED PATH, A WORK PLATFORM ADJACENT SAID FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR, AN UNDERSHAKER CONVEYOR LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR AND ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THE LOOSE FRUIT FROM SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR AND CONVEY THE FRUIT IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR, A DISCHARGE CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE AND CONVEY SORTED FRUIT ALONG A PATH BESIDE THE CONVEYING FLIGHT OF SAID FRONT SORTING CONVEYOR, A SIDE SORTING CONVEYOR MOUNTED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING THE FRUIT IN A DIRECTION COUNTER TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE CONVEYING FLIGHT OF SAID SHAKER CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING FRUIT FROM SAID UNDERSHAKER CONVEYOR ONTO SAID SIDE SORTING CONVEYOR, THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE CONVEYING FLIGHT OF SAID SIDE SORTING CONVEYOR BEING ARRANGED TO DISCHARGE THE SORTED FRUIT ONTO SAID DISCHARGE CONVEYOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-11 | 1971-03-13 | 1971-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-11 | 1975-03-13 | 1975-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-11 | 1979-03-13 | 1979-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |