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BEET HARVESTING MACHINE

  • US 3,792,733 A
  • Filed: 02/15/1973
  • Issued: 02/19/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a harvester of roots crops such as beets having means to uproot and bring together the crop from several rows into a moving stream;

  • an openwork cage in the stream path, rotatable on generally horizontal axis and open at only one end to receive the crop;

    means in said cage operable by rotation thereof to elevate the crop while discarding smaller roots and soil through the cage wall;

    a lower chain conveyor urging the crop into the cage through said open end; and

    an upper conveyor in the cage operable to receive the elevated retained roots;

    said upper conveyor extending the length of the cage.

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