| Patent Information | : | GB2442139 (A) |
|---|---|---|
| Title | : | Mango-pod extractors |
| Author | : | BRAZIER NIGEL [GB] (NIGEL BRAZIER) |
| Field belongs to | : | Agriculture |
| Abstract | : | A mango-pod extractor has a cutter 3 with a one-piece wall 4 of elongate tubular form of oval cross-section and having curved cutting-edges 12 for piercing the mango M. The wall 4 is expandable resiliently in the minor-axis dimension for close conformal cutting over the surface of the pod P within the pierced mango M. A transverse spindle 9 in the minor-axis dimension slides in slots 7,8 lengthwise of the wall 4, and carries springs 11 that squeeze front and back faces 5,6 of the wall 4 in towards one another against the resilience of the wall 4. Th |