Fruit Harvesting device

Abstract

A fruit harvesting device having a frame supported on wheels, one of which is a drive wheel. An elevatable and tiltable carriage supports a worker. An arm on the front of the frame is engageable with the tree so that device may be driven circumferentially about the tree as an area is picked to advance to an unpicked area of the tree.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A harvesting device to assist a worker in removing fruit from a tree having a trunk, said device comprising: 
 (a) a frame having a front and rear supported on wheels, including at least one drive wheel;    (b) an arm on the front of said frame engageable with the trunk of the tree;    (c) a carriage on said frame having a platform for a worker which may be raised and lowered relative to said frame whereby said arm may be engaged with a tree trunk and said drive wheel selectively operated to rotate said device circumferentially about said tree to provide a worker on said platform access to the fruit.    (d)    
     
     
         2 . The harvesting device of  claim 1  wherein said carriage is pivotal relative to said frame.  
     
     
         3 . The harvesting device of  claim 1  wherein said frame comprises fruit, second and third sub-frames with at least said first sub-frame being longitudinally slidable to position said elevator.  
     
     
         4 . The harvesting device of  claim 1  wherein fruit receptacles are carried on said elevator.  
     
     
         5 . The harvesting device of clam  1  wherein said carriage is hydraulically actuable.  
     
     
         6 . The harvesting device of  claim 1  wherein said arms are longitudinally moveable relative to said frame.  
     
     
         7 . The harvesting device of  claim 1  wherein the drive wheel is located on the rear of said frame, and is steerable.