Patent ID: 8869498

Claim:
A harvester, comprising: a threshing drum, the threshing drum configured to rotate about a first axle; a plurality of teeth, the plurality of teeth connected to the threshing drum, the plurality of teeth configured to strip seeds from a head of a plant; a screening assembly in communication with the threshing drum, the screening assembly including a second axle and a plurality of paddles coupled to the second axle, the second axle being generally perpendicular to the first axle of the threshing drum, the screening assembly configured to receive seeds and plant material from the threshing drum, the screening assembly configured to eject the plant material though a side outlet of the screening assembly from the harvester and to direct the seeds downward; a first screen, the first screen in communication with the screening assembly and located below the screening assembly, the first screen configured to receive the seeds from the screening assembly, the first screen further configured to allow seeds sized below a predetermined threshold to pass through the first screen, the first screen configured to prevent plant material exceeding the predetermined threshold to pass through the first screen; and a collection chamber in communication with the first screen, the collection chamber configured to receive the seeds that pass through the first screen.