Patent ID: 8381500

Claim:
An aquatic weed harvester assembly comprising: a floating vessel; a mesh support frame including a plurality of frame members defining an opening; a harvester assembly fastener for securing the mesh support frame to the floating vessel; an elongated supply of flexible mesh material, the flexible mesh material including a side wall having an open first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end; a harvesting material coupler securing the open first end of the flexible mesh material to the opening of the mesh support frame; a pivot assembly connected to the mesh support frame via at least one frame extension member, wherein the pivot assembly is configured to pivot the mesh support frame between a lowered position wherein the opening of the mesh support frame is substantially vertically aligned such that aquatic matter adjacent the floating vessel can enter the flexible mesh material through the mesh support frame opening, and a raised position wherein the opening of the mesh support frame is substantially horizontally aligned; and a closing means for closing the flexible mesh material along the intermediate portion thereof at a selected distance from said mesh support frame opening, thereby defining a flexible mesh container configured to be filled with aquatic matter, separated from the remaining flexible mesh material, removed from the mesh support frame, and disposed of by a user.