US988163A - Fruit-picker's receptacle. - Google Patents

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J. S. BARNETT. FRUIT PIGKEBS REGEPTAGLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1910. nnnnwnn rm. 2 0, 1911.

Patented M31,28,1911.

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UNTTED STATES PATEN T @TTTCE.

JOHN S. BARNETT, OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON.

FRUIT-PICKERS RECEPTACLE.

Application filed June 7, 1910, Serial No. 565,436.

To all whom "it may concern:

it known that 1, JOHN S. BARNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Central Point, in the county of Jackson, State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit-Pickers Re ceptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apper tains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fruit pickers receptacles.

The object of the invention is to simplify and improve the construct-ion of devices of this character so as to increase the ease with which they may be used and to protect the fruit from injury while being gathered and when being discharged into a shipping crate or upon an assorting table as the case may be.

YVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts as will be herein more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views; and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the receptacle viewed from one side, partly in section, and showing the fruit receiving portion in closed position; Fig. 2, an elevation viewed from another side showing the suspending cord frictionally held by the spring clip which is mounted upon the rigid member of the receptacle; and Fig. 3, a bottom plan view of the fabric portion of the receptacle in open position.

Referring to the drawings, the receptacle is shown as comprising a tubular member 10. preferably of sheet metal, said member being open at its ends and provided with cars 11 and 12 to receive a supporting bail 13. Said supporting bail is constructed preferably of stout wire and is bent to form an eye 14 disposed centrally thereof and a hook 15 is secured in said eye through the instrumcntality of which the member 10 and other portions of the receptacle secured thereto may be detachably suspended from a ladder or other suitable support convenient to the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

Renewed February 20, 1911. Serial No. 609,740.

hand of the person picking the fruit. Secured to the outer side of the member 10 at spaced points is a supporting member 16 and a spring clip 17 for a purpose that will presently appear. The member 10 is provided at its lower end with an internally disposed circumscribing groove 18 adapted to receive a resilient split ring 19 suitably secured in the upper end of a tubular fabric member 20; said split ring enabling the easy and ready attachment and detachment of the member 20 to and from the member 10. The attachment of the member 20 to the member 10 is accomplished by passing said member 20 through the upper end of the member 10 and continuing such movement until the split ring 19 registers with the groove 18 when the former will expand as the result of its own resiliency into the groove 18 and thus secure the member 20 and the member 10 together. A slight pull of the members 10 and 20 away from each other will serve to detach said members.

The member 20 is provided at its lower end with a plurality of rings or eyelets 21 spaced apart and likewise spaced above the extreme lower terminal of said member 20. A cord 22 is passed through said rings 21 and has its terminals connected together by a pull ring 23. From this construction it will be apparent that should the fabric member 20 and the cord 22 be pulled in opposite directions the lower end of said fabric member will be closed as the result of the movement of the rings 21 into a compact mass. During the operation of picking the cord 22 is passed over the supporting member 16 and frictionally held by being interposed between the spring clip 17 and the member 10. Then a suflicient quantity of fruit has been deposited in the receptacle it is only necessary in order to discharge same to detach the cord 22 from frictional engagement between the clip 17 and the member 10 when the weight of the fruit will open the lower end of the member 20 and allow it to pass gently into the desired crate or the like.

What is claimed is:

1. A. fruit pickers receptacle comprising a rigid tubular member open at its ends and having a circumscribing groove therein at one end, a tubular member of fabric material open at the ends having a resilient split ring secured thereto at its upper end for expansion into the groove of the rigid tubular member whereby said rigid tubular memher and fabric member are detachably secured together, and means for closing the lower end 01 the fabric member.

2. A fruit pickers receptacle comprising a rigid tubular member open at its ends and having a circumscribing groove therein at one end, a tubular member of fabric material open at the ends having a resilient split ring secured thereto at its upper end for expansion into the groove of the rigid tubular member whereby said rigid and fabric members are detachably secured together, a plurality of rings secured to said fabric member near the lower end thereof, a draw cord extending through said rings, a pull ring connecting the terminals of said draw cord and a suspension member secured to the rigid tubular member for engagement by said pull ring to support the lower end of the fabric member laterally of the rigid tubular member.

3. A fruit pickers receptacle comprising a rigid. tubular member open at its ends, a tubular member of fabric material open at the ends detachably secured in one end of the rigid tubular member, a spring clip secured to said rigid tubular member, a plurality oil rings secured. to said fabric member near the lower end thereof and a draw cord extending through said rings adapted to be frictionally secured between said spring clip and the rigid tubular member to support the lower end of the fabric member laterally of the rigid member.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN S. BARNETT. lVitnesses M. PURDIN, W. J. VAW'rnR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, D. 0.

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