Patent ID: 8196383

Claim:
A device for stripping leaves from heading plants grown in rows, the device, which is movable in a direction of movement, comprises: at least two rotary shafts, on which leaf strippers extending substantially transversely to said shafts are provided, wherein said shafts extend substantially in the direction of movement of the device, such that leaves that grow under a head are removable from a stalk of a plant, in particular broccoli and cauliflower, between said shafts by the leaf strippers, said shafts, which lie in a virtual plane, include an angle between each other, such that front ends of the shafts are spaced further apart than rear ends of the shafts, and wherein said leaf strippers are finger-like projections, and the finger-like projections located near the front ends of the shafts are longer than the finger-like projections located near the rear ends of the shafts.