DE9401334U1 - Fruit picker, hand tool for picking up fruit - Google Patents

Description

ATTACHMENT 1

on the application for registration of a utility model

Title of the invention:

fruit collector, handheld device for picking up fallen fruit

Description

The fruit picker belongs to the category of garden tools and is a hand-held tool.

It consists of a 5 cm wide metal ring, 1 mm thick, with a diameter of 12 cm. (See Appendix 3, Fig. 1) The diameter can be 10 or 14 cm. On the front is a metal wire spiral 2 mm thick with 2 turns and the same diameter as the metal ring. The end of the spiral is soldered to the last turn so that it does not stand freely in the space. The spaces between the turns are 3 cm wide or 2 or 4 cm so that even smaller apples, plums and walnuts cannot fall through.

A 25 cm long wire basket with the same diameter is attached to the back of the metal ring mentioned above to hold the fruit. It can hold 8-15 apples. Directly behind the metal ring, a thin wire is stretched through the wire basket in the lower third of the opening (see Appendix 3, Fig. 2). This prevents fruit already collected in the wire basket from falling out again during further collection. The fruit collector is conveniently provided with a 1.4-o m - 1.5o m long handle to avoid any bending.

Standjder Technology

As far as I know, there is currently no corresponding device for picking up fallen fruit using this technology. Gripping devices are known, for example, for picking up waste such as paper,

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Cans etc." can be used. With these devices you can also pick up fruit, but not as quickly, not as cleanly (grabbing leaves, grass etc.) and only individually (without a collecting device).

Scope of application

The device is particularly suitable for collecting pome fruit in orchards. The resistance that the fruit lying in the grass offers the device means that it can be picked up easily. Other surfaces with resistance such as leaves, wood chips, etc. also offer good conditions for use. The device can only be used to a limited extent on very smooth ground - asphalt, compacted ground, grit, etc. - which is not normally found under fruit trees.

The device is effective both with short and tall grass. Thanks to the springs of the spiral, unevenness is well compensated. Any foreign material that has been picked up, such as leaves, soil or grass, falls through the wire spiral when the fruit is picked up or when it is shaken slightly. Even rotten fruit or fruit that has been infested with wasps and hornets can be picked up without touching or endangering it.

handling

The fruit picker is moved either to the left or right against the fruit to be picked up and pressed down a little. This pushes the spiral under the fruit. With a slight, jerky upward movement, the fruit is transported over the thin tension wire into the wire basket (see appendix 3, Fig. 3). This is continued until the wire basket of the device is full. This can be easily emptied into a basket if you make sure that the thin tension wire is in the upper third of the opening when tipping it out (see appendix 3, Fig _. 4). Round apples with short stems are best for picking up. For apples with long stems and for pears, the device is placed from the head end. For very large pears

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it is best to choose a device with a larger diameter. The fruit picker can also be used for plums and walnuts, if a model with tighter spiral turns is chosen as described above so that the fruit does not fall through.

Significance of the invention

The fruit picker is suitable for picking up small or large amounts of fruit without the need for annoying and difficult bending. It not only makes the work of picking fruit easier, but also enables older and disabled people to carry out this work at all, considering that you have to bend down about 500 times to pick a hundredweight of medium-sized apples. It also protects your back. From an economic point of view, the advantage is that a lot of fruit that would otherwise be left lying around because of the work of picking can still be used with this method, e.g. for fruit juice, etc. Picking out the rotten and diseased fruit, which is also usually not done for the reasons mentioned above, also protects the fruit trees from disease and damage next year.

Claims (2)

ANNEX 2 for the application for registration of a utility model designation of the invention ; Fruit picker, handheld device for picking up fallen fruit Protection claims The protection claim relates to the fruit picker, a hand-held device for picking up fallen fruit in three versions: 1.) Fruit picker designed for picking apples and pears of average size. Dimensions: diameter of the clear opening 12 cm, distance between spiral turns 3 cm. Metal ring width 5 cm, thickness 1 mm, spiral thickness 2 mm. Wire basket 25 cm long. Handle 1.4o - 1.5o m. 2.) Fruit collector designed for collecting particularly large fruits or vegetables, e.g. large pears, potatoes. Dimensions: diameter of the clear opening 14 cm, distance between the spiral turns 4 cm. Otherwise as under No. 1. Fruit collector designed for collecting smaller fruits, e.g. plums, walnuts, chestnuts. Dimensions: Diameter of the clear opening 10 cm. Distance between the spiral turns 2 cm. Otherwise as under No. 1.