Patent ID: 7909687

Claim:
A device for stripping leaves from herbs and plants, comprising: a container having upwardly directed side walls and end walls, and an open top; an elongated lower plate having ends supported on opposing side walls of the container and being disposed over the open top; a plurality of upwardly directed closely spaced tines carried on a central portion of the lower plate; an elongated upper plate pivotally attached at one end to an end of the lower plate, the upper plate being movable between a lowered position engaging the tines, and a raised position spaced above the tines; and a scalper blade attached to the one end of the upper plate and being disposed to extend down from the upper plate at an angle, the scalper blade being movable between a first position disposed below the tines of the lower plate when the upper plate is in the lowered position, and a second position disposed adjacent the tines of the lower plate when the upper plate is in the raised position.