Patent ID: 7549279

Claim:
Mechanism for mounting equipment intended for installation on a multi-purpose self-propelled straddle carrier for the cultivation, treatment and harvesting of fruit-bearing shrubs planted in rows, said mounting mechanism comprising: on the straddle carrier, a main frame mounted on ground-engaging wheels with lifting devices between the wheels and the main frame for selective lifting and lowering of the main frame with respect to the ground; on the equipment an auxiliary frame suitable for connection to the main frame using detachable connection mechanism; a number of elongate supports for supporting the auxiliary frame on the ground when the auxiliary frame is separated from the main frame; the main frame and the auxiliary frame both including two parallel and substantially horizontal girders, characterized in that said mounting mechanism further comprise; on one of the main or auxiliary frames, longitudinal guidance mechanism, operable to co-operate with the two girders on the other frame for guiding the two frames with respect to each other when the main frame moves longitudinally in relation to the auxiliary frame while being supported by the elongate supports; and a stop member on at least one of the frames, able to co-operate with the other frame for limiting the longitudinal path of travel of the main frame along the auxiliary frame and to define a stop position that allows the two frames to be assembled and affixed using said connection mechanism.