Patent ID: 7418811

Claim:
A machine for grouping products lying on the ground, comprising: a main frame carrying a first gathering device including a first pick-up and at least a second gathering device including a second pick-up, the first and second pick-ups configured to move products lying on the ground directly from the ground upward and onto first and second swathing devices, respectively, and having an inner end located toward a middle portion of the machine, the first and second pick-ups situated substantially one beside another with respect to a direction of travel of the machine traveled during grouping; and a first swathing device and a second swathing device respectively associated with the first and second pick-ups and located behind the first and second pick-ups with respect to the direction of travel; at least one rake configured to clear products lying on the ground from a strip of land between the first and second pick-ups with respect to the direction of travel, and an outer rake situated in front of an outer end of each of the gathering devices.