Patent ID: 11903341
Assignee: GREAT PLAINS RESTORATION SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A handheld seed harvester comprising:
an elongate handle housing therein a driveshaft;
a motor engaged with the elongate handle and the driveshaft at an upper end of the elongate handle;
a bevel-gear housing and assembly engaged with a lower end of the elongate handle and the driveshaft;
a reel having a plurality of seed-stripping filaments extending outward therefrom, the reel rotatably and demountably engaged with the bevel-gear housing and assembly by way of a quick-release mechanism, the quick-release mechanism comprising (i) a drive roller configured to demountably engage a first end of the reel, said drive roller engaged with the bevel-gear assembly, and (ii) a spring-loaded idler configured to demountably engage a second end of the reel, said spring-loaded idler engaged with the hopper at an end opposite to the bevel-gear housing and assembly;
an open-faced hopper partially housing therein the reel;
a handle assembly secured to the elongate handle and the hopper; and
a shoulder strap demountably engageable with a device provided therefor on the elongate handle.