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Abstract
Abstract AN ARTICLE PICKUP MECHANIC HAVING A MOBILE CHASSIS ADAPTED FOR GROUND TRAVERSING MOVEMENT IN A PREDETERMINED FORWARD DIRECTION ALONG ROWS OF SPACED ARTICLES LAYING ON THE GROUND PROVIDING AN UPWARDLY INCLINED ARTICLE ELEVATING CONVEYOR WHICH HAS A GROUND ENGAGING ARTICLE PICKUP MECHANISM FORWARDLY EXTENDED THEREFROM AND AN ARTICLE LIFTING DEVICE ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN GROUND SKIMMING RELATION ON THE PICKUP MECHANISM FOR ROTATION ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS IN A DIRECTION TO ELEVATE ARTICLES AND TO PROPEL THEM REARWARDLY ONTO THE ELEVATING CONVEYOR INCIDENT TO SAID GROUND TRAVERSING MOVEMENT OF THE CHASSIS WITH THE CONVEYOR AND ARTICLE PICKUP MECHANISM BEING MOUNTED IN FREE FLOATING RELATION UPON THE CHASSIS SO AS PRECISELY TO CONFORM TO ELEVATIONS AND DEPRESSIONS ENCOUNTERED IN THE ROWS AS WELL AS LATERAL INCLINATIONS IN THE ROWS EITHER SIDE OF THE MACHINE.
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- 👤 Joseph Garabedian
- 👤 Mike Garabedian
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