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The present invention comprises a bean harvesting apparatus mounted on the forward end of a motorized combine. The harvesting apparatus has a housing open along its leading edge for the reception of bean stalks. A power driven cutter bar is provided along the front of the housing which cuts the bean

The present invention comprises a bean harvesting apparatus mounted on the forward end of a motorized combine. The harvesting apparatus has a housing open along its leading edge for the reception of bean stalks. A power driven cutter bar is provided along the front of the housing which cuts the bean stalks and deposits them into the housing through the opening. A power driven suction apparatus creates a vacuum in the housing which urges the bean stalks upward and into the housing, following cutting. A power driven conveyor belt is disposed longitudinally across the housing. The conveyor belt is sufficiently porous to allow the drawing of a vacuum therethrough. A scraper mechanism scrapes the bean stalks from the conveyor belt, thereby dropping the bean stalks into the bottom of the housing. A power driven auger is disposed near the bottom of the housing which receives the bean stalks dropped from the conveyor belt. The auger feeds the bean stalks into the combine for processing, while an exhaust system vents the air drawn through the housing.

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A bean harvesting apparatus comprising a housing mounted on the forward end of a motorized combine; said housing being open along its leading edge for the reception of bean stalks; power driven cutter means for the cutting of said bean stalks and thereby the deposition of said bean stalks in said ho

A bean harvesting apparatus comprising a housing mounted on the forward end of a motorized combine; said housing being open along its leading edge for the reception of bean stalks; power driven cutter means for the cutting of said bean stalks and thereby the deposition of said bean stalks in said housing; power driven suction means for creating a vacuum in said housing means, thereby urging said bean stalks upwardly and into said housing; a power driven conveyor belt disposed coincident with the longitudinal axis of housing; said conveyor belt being sufficiently porous to allow the drawing of a vacuum therethrough; scraper means for scraping said bean stalks from said conveyor belt proximate the bottom thereof, thereby dropping said bean stalks into the bottom of said housing; power driven auger means disposed proximate the bottom of said housing for the conveyance of said beans and bean stalks from said housing to said combine; and exhaust means for the venting of air drawn into said housing by said suction means.