EDWARD J WIER
Broker in Springfield, MA
License number
Massachusetts 11414
Issued Date
Jan 1, 1960
Expiration Date
Dec 13, 1983
Type
Broker
Address
Address
Springfield, MA 01104
Professional information
Fruit Picker
US Patent:
4959949, Oct 2, 1990
Filed:
Nov 15, 1989
Appl. No.:
7/436734
Inventors:
Edward J. Wier - Springfield MA
International Classification:
A01D 4624
US Classification:
563281
Abstract:
A fruit picker includes a rectangular receptacle having four vertical side walls joined by a horizontal floor. The receptacle has an open top and a hollow interior for receiving picked fruit. A vertical one-half inch wide slot is formed in one side wall for receiving the stem of a fruit to be picked. A telescopically extensible handle is secured to the receptacle and includes an internally threaded clamping sleeve surrounding a first tubular member and in threaded engagement with an end portion of a second tubular member. A frusto conical cam surface in the sleeve is in abutment with a resilient ring within the sleeve surrounding the first tubular member for securing the handle in a selected adjusted position. In a second embodiment, a resilient flap members on opposite sides of the slot engage a fruit stem.