Inventors:
Edward J. Wier - Springfield MA
International Classification:
A01D 4624
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.