METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GATHERING SEEDS, PREFERABLY CEDAR SEEDS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: forestry. SUBSTANCE: method involves striking tree trunk by means of beat striker 1 to shake off mature strobiles onto ground; gathering strobiles; grinding by mill; separating nuts from ground strobile particles by sieves. Strobiles are shaken off by suspended oscillating beat. Strobiles are ground and particles are separated from nuts directly at gathering site by means of dual-chamber mill driven by striker blow and double-tier sieve. Method further involves transferring separated nuts to other site and drying above fire by means of perforated drum. Oscillating beat has striker 1 mounted on convertible frame 3 by means of suspensions 2. Frame 3 has attachment unit for fixing frame to tree trunk and it may be used as carrier for beat 1. EFFECT: increased efficiency by reduced loading, and improved quality of nuts. 3 cl, 4 dwg