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Mobile fruit tree working vehicle
Assignee: EDWIN A GARDNER
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Filing: 1964-07-02
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1984-07-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin A Gardner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-10 02:23
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D46/00; A01D46/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
IN A MOBILE FRUIT TREE WORKER TRANSPORTING APPARATUS IN COMBINATION: A MOBILE SUPPORT INCLUDING GROUND TRAVEL MEANS, A HORIZONTAL OVERHEAD BEAM HAVING TRACK MEANS AND MEANS SUPPORTING SAID BEAM FROM SAID GROUND TRAVEL MEANS; AND WORKER SUPPORTS CARRIED BY SAID BEAM, CAGE OF SAID WORKER SUPPORTS COMPRISING A TRANSPORT CARRIAGE HAVING TRACTION ROLLER MEANS TRAVELING ON SAID TRACK MEANS MOTOR MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID TRACTION ROLLER MEANS FOR DRIVING THE CARRIAGE LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BEAM IN APPROACHING AND RECEDING MOVEMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO A TREE; A VERTICAL HANGER SUSPENDED AND EXTENDING DONE WARDLY FROM THE RESPECTIVE TRANSPORT CARRIAGE AND INCLUDE ING A VERTICAL GUIDE RAIL; A LIFT CARRIAGE VERTICALLY MOVABLE AND GUIDED ON SAID RAIL; A WORKER''S CAGE HAVING A VERTICALAXIS KNUCKLE JOINT CONNECTING THE SAME TO SAID LIFT CARRIAGE FOR LATERAL SWINGING MOVEMENTS OF SAID CAGE TRANSVERSELY BENEATH SAID OVERHEAD BEAM; AND LIFT MEANS FOR APPLYING LIFT TO SAID LIFT CARRIAGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
IN A MOBILE FRUIT TREE WORKER TRANSPORTING APPARATUS IN COMBINATION: A MOBILE SUPPORT INCLUDING GROUND TRAVEL MEANS, A HORIZONTAL OVERHEAD BEAM HAVING TRACK MEANS AND MEANS SUPPORTING SAID BEAM FROM SAID GROUND TRAVEL MEANS; AND WORKER SUPPORTS CARRIED BY SAID BEAM, CAGE OF SAID WORKER SUPPORTS COMPRISING A TRANSPORT CARRIAGE HAVING TRACTION ROLLER MEANS TRAVELING ON SAID TRACK MEANS MOTOR MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID TRACTION ROLLER MEANS FOR DRIVING THE CARRIAGE LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BEAM IN APPROACHING AND RECEDING MOVEMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO A TREE; A VERTICAL HANGER SUSPENDED AND EXTENDING DONE WARDLY FROM THE RESPECTIVE TRANSPORT CARRIAGE AND INCLUDE ING A VERTICAL GUIDE RAIL; A LIFT CARRIAGE VERTICALLY MOVABLE AND GUIDED ON SAID RAIL; A WORKER''S CAGE HAVING A VERTICALAXIS KNUCKLE JOINT CONNECTING THE SAME TO SAID LIFT CARRIAGE FOR LATERAL SWINGING MOVEMENTS OF SAID CAGE TRANSVERSELY BENEATH SAID OVERHEAD BEAM; AND LIFT MEANS FOR APPLYING LIFT TO SAID LIFT CARRIAGE.
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