Patent ID: 9345195
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A01D

Claim Text:
1. A soft fruit picking device, comprising: a fan comprising a motor, an inlet pipe configured to take in outside air, and an outlet channel to transport air away from the fan, a pulsator in connection with the outlet channel configured to receive air from the channel, the pulsator comprising a second motor and a rotor, wherein the rotor comprises a swivel pipe wherein the longitudinal axis of the pipe is oriented perpendicular to the direction of airflow entering the pulsator, the swivel pipe having i) a first pair of parallel openings, ii) a second pair of parallel openings located at a longitudinal distance from the first pair, and iii) a partition at a point along the longitudinal axis of the swivel pipe; and, a director channel configured to receive air from the pulsator comprising at least a first and second sub-channel through which the air flows, the first sub-channel being physically separated from the second sub-channel, wherein the first and second sub-channels each have at least one opening, the first sub-channel opening being positioned higher relative to the second sub-channel opening, wherein the air received by the pulsator is directed through the rotor such that the air is discharged out of one or both of the first sub-channel opening and the second sub-channel opening.