公开(公告)号：US11744185B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US16944970

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: HEMP COMPANY LLC

Inventor： Randall Hughes Wilkins

IPC: A01G3/00 ,  A01F7/04 ,  A01F7/70 ,  A01D45/06 ,  A01D45/00 ,  A01F12/56 ,  A23N15/02

CPC classification number: A01F7/04 ,  A01D45/00 ,  A01D45/065 ,  A01F7/70 ,  A01F12/56 ,  A01G3/00 ,  A01F2009/00 ,  A01G2003/005 ,  A23N15/02

Abstract: An apparatus and method for separating plant flowers from stalks by means of a lateral rotating tube having a plurality of flexible, elongated members affixed to and extending radially outward from the tube. The apparatus may include a platform and a frame supporting the tube above the platform to accommodate plants held between the platform and the tube so that when the tube is rotating, the elongated members affixed thereto brush against the plants and cause the flowers to brush off at and separate from the stalks. The frame further supports a housing to form a contained space, with a hood to direct the flow of flowers after separation from the stalks. The back wall is positioned a distance away from the platform to allow separated flower and stalk to be eliminated from the apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US10709070B1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16734962

申请日：2020-01-06

Applicant: HEMP COMPANY LLC

Inventor： Randall Hughes Wilkins

IPC: A01G3/00 ,  A01D45/00 ,  A23N15/02

Abstract: An apparatus and method for separating plant flowers from stalks by means of a lateral rotating tube having a plurality of flexible, elongated members affixed to and extending radially outward from the tube. The apparatus may include a platform and a frame supporting the tube above the platform to accommodate plants held between the platform and the tube so that when the tube is rotating, the elongated members affixed thereto brush against the plants and cause the flowers to brush off at and separate from the stalks. The frame further supports a housing to form a contained space, including a back wall, side walls and a hood to direct the flow of flowers after separation from the stalks. The hood extends above and over the tube, having a front wall extending about or below a central axis of the tube. A power system provides rotational power to the tube.