Patent ID: 6807799
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A crop harvester comprising:a) a chassis, b) means for propelling said chassis through a field having crop stalks; c) a plurality of harvest chambers mounted on said chassis, each of said harvest chambers having an upper edge, a lower edge, and walls forming an opening into said harvest chamber for receiving said crop stalks; d) a plurality of nozzles means for selectively directing an air stream within each of said harvest chambers for removing unwanted foliage from said crop stalks; e) a plurality of vacuum ports within each of said harvest chambers for removing said unwanted foliage from said harvest chambers; f) a plurality of cutting mechanisms positioned within each of said harvest chambers at selected locations for cutting said crop stalks; and g) means for delivering cut crop stalks from said harvest chamber to a desired location.