Patent ID: 7069713

Claim:
Olive harvesting machine for the collection of olives through striking an olive tree at selected locations thereof to effect downfall of olives and subsequently separating olives from leaves, characterized by that it comprises in combination: a block (A) mounted onto wheels capable of moving in selected locations in the proximity of an olive tree; a telescopic first rod (A.a. 1 ) pivotally mounted onto said block and expandable at a selected location of the olive tree; striker means comprising a second rod (A.a. 2 ) pivotally mounted at the outermost end of said telescopic first rod (A.a. 1 ), a plurality of evenly spaced third rods (A.a. 3 ) rotatably mounted perpendicularly along and on either side of said second rod (A.a. 2 ), an arrangement of plastic strikers (A.a. 4 ) being disposed in a crosslike pattern perimetrically around each one of said plurality of evenly spaced third rods (A.a. 3 ); means for driving movable items and especially for moving said plurality of evenly spaced third rods (A.a. 3 ) via a central motion transmission means for activating a simultaneous rotation of all rods in said plurality of evenly spaced third rods (A.a. 3 ); means for the collection of olives falling from the olive tree through striking action of said plastic strikers (A.a. 4 ), said means for the collection of olives being deployed at a selected location underneath said olive tree and comprising an assembly of a plurality of olive collection foil portions (A.b. 1 ) of parallelogram configuration, a telescopically extendable fourth rod passing centrally through said plurality of olive collection foil portions and supporting the same, said telescopically extendable fourth rod being pivotally mounted at a rear side of said block (A) capable of turning at an arc of 90° rightwards or 90° leftwards and of longitudinally extending to reach a selected position underneath the olive tree where olives are expected to fall through striking action of said plastic strikers (A.a. 4 ), an aperture being provided at a discharge end of said assembly of a plurality of olive collection foil portions (A.b. 1 ), each foil portion of said assembly of a plurality of olive collection foil portions (A.b. 1 ) comprising inclined side walls so as to obtain an inclined orientation of the overall assembly to lead collected olives to pass through said aperture, a rotating belt (A.c) being adapted to receive the olives being discharged through said aperture, an absorber (A.d) being provided at a certain point along said rotating belt (A.c) for separating olives from leaves, whereby olives deprived from leaves are alternatively led into packaging sack (a. 1 ) or packaging sack (b. 1 ), said packaging sacks (a. 1 , b. 1 ) being mounted onto said block (A).