Patent ID: 7536847
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A crop pick-up head for use with a harvesting machine to pick up a crop disposed on a continuous tray, said crop pick-up head comprising: a support frame attached to said harvesting machine, said support frame having a forward end and a rearward end; means at said forward end of said support frame for lifting said continuous tray; a guide plate having a upper surface, a first end and a second end, said guide plate attached to said support frame so as to position said first end substantially adjacent to but in spaced apart relation above said lifting means to allow said continuous tray to pass therebetween; crop conveying means attached to said support frame and disposed generally at said second end of said guide plate for conveying said crop to a receptacle, said crop conveying means configured to receive said crop from said guide plate; means attached to said support frame for pulling said continuous tray between said first end of said guide plate and said lifting means and toward said second end of said support frame; and a forward brush rotatably attached to said support frame, said forward brush configured to transfer said crop from said continuous tray onto said upper surface of said guide plate and to push said crop from said first end of said guide plate to said second end thereof so as to direct said crop to said crop conveying means.