Craig A. Carpenter;Thomas Carpenter, JR.;Kerry T. Desmarais
发明人:
Kerry T. Desmarais,Thomas Carpenter, JR.,Craig A. Carpenter
申请号:
US16127157
公开号:
US20200077587A1
申请日:
2018.09.10
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要:
An apparatus for removing plant material from a plant body generally comprising a conveyor-stripper assembly having a pair of parallel driven endless belts, with a gap between the belts sized to allow the passage of the plant body but not the plant material growing thereon. A method for harvesting plant material from a plant body comprising pulling the plant body through a gap between two moving endless belts to strip the plant material from the plant body and convey the plant material to a collection point. The apparatus and method are well suited to harvesting hops.