Gravity wheel de-stemmer

a gravity wheel and de-stemmer technology, applied in the field of gravity wheel destemmer, can solve the problems of increasing the time-consuming task of de-stemming the pods, affecting the production efficiency of pepper growers, and still accounting for 40-60 percent of the production cost of hand harvesting. , to achieve the effect of reducing energy consumption, simple operation and maintenance, and rapid roi
US20150101496A1Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-16GAMILLO EDUARDO +2
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
GAMILLO EDUARDO
Publication Date
2015-04-16
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A produce de-stemmer for generally symmetrical produce such as pepper pods that supports an item of produce in a propped orientation within a canister, a number of which are connected to a moving endless chain so that the canisters are cyclically inverted. A fixed support track resides below the moving canisters to support the item of produce so that a portion of the item is exposed during the canister travel. The exposed portion of the produce item is propelled into a cutting means which removes a desired portion of the produce item.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This Application is a Continuation Application of U.S. Ser. No. 12 / 931,483 filed Feb. 2, 2011 which is incoporated by reference herein in its entirety and which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 337,319 filed Feb. 2, 2010.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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[0004] Not applicableDESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

[0005] Although mechanical harvesting has made inroads in the pepper growing industry, hand harvesting still accounts for 40-60 percent of a growers production cost. Mechanical harvesters are expensive and have met resistance due to cost. One of the more time consuming tasks for pepper growers is to de-stem the pods. Although a variety of trimmers have been proposed which feature containers for holding a single item of produce, most...

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