Fruit harvesting device

Claim 1

A FRUIT HARVESTING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BOOM INCLUDING A CONVEYOR MEANS, A MOVABLE HARVESTING AND RECEIVING UNIT PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON ONE END OF SAID BOOM FOR LIMITED HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT SAID PIVOT, SAID UNIT INCLUDING A ROTARY BRUSH-LIKE HARVESTING MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF RADIAL PICKING ELEMENTS, COACTING RETAINING MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE DISTAL ENDS OF SAID ELEMENTS AND ADAPTED TO RETAIN THE PICKED FRUIT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND INCLINED FLOOR STRUCTURE DISCLOSED BELOW SAID RETAINING MEANS AND INCLUDING PORTIONS THEREOF ADJACENT SAID DISTAL ENDS OF SAID ELEMENTS SO AS TO RECEIVE FRUIT THEREFROM AND PORTIONS SPACED FROM SAID DISTAL ENDS WHICH DEFINE A CHUTE WITH A DISCHARGE OUTLET FOR SAID FRUIT, ARCUATE STATIONARY RECEIVING MEANS INCORPORATING A DISCHARGE PORT AND BEING MOUNTED ON SAID BOOM ADJACENT SAID DISCHARGE INLET SO AS TO RECEIVE FRUIT THEREFROM IN ANY GIVEN ADJUSTED POSITION OF SAID UNIT AND TO CONVEY SUCH FRUIT THROUGH SAID DISCHARGE PORT ON TO SAID CONVEYOR AND MEANS ON SAID UNIT FOR DRIVING SAID HARVESTING MEMBER.