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The broccoli bunching apparatus is wholly pneumatically operated. In response to a first operation on a manual pneumatic control switch, a rubber band is pneumatically expanded in front of a central opening in a housing. Broccoli stems can then be inserted through the rubber band and the opening. A

The broccoli bunching apparatus is wholly pneumatically operated. In response to a first operation on a manual pneumatic control switch, a rubber band is pneumatically expanded in front of a central opening in a housing. Broccoli stems can then be inserted through the rubber band and the opening. A second operation of the pneumatic control switch results in the rubber band retracting about the stems and simultaneously a knife blade within the housing cutting the stems. Also, an ejector is automatically operated after a given delay time to strip the cut broccoli stems from the rubber band expander so that the apparatus is ready for repeating the operation.

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A broccoli bunching and cutting apparatus including, in combination: (a) a housing having a front central opening for receiving broccoli stems to be bunched and cut; (b) pneumatically operated rubber band expanding and retracting means mounted on the exterior of said housing about said opening and i

A broccoli bunching and cutting apparatus including, in combination: (a) a housing having a front central opening for receiving broccoli stems to be bunched and cut; (b) pneumatically operated rubber band expanding and retracting means mounted on the exterior of said housing about said opening and including separate pneumatic cylinders with pistons terminating in fingers movable from a first position overlying the outside central area of said opening, radially outwardly to a second position beyond the periphery of said opening so that a rubber band placed on said fingers when in said first position is expanded when the fingers move to said second position; (c) pneumatically operated broccoli stem cutting means; and (d) pneumatic control means connected to said pneumatically operated rubber band expanding and retracting means and pneumatically operated broccoli stem cutting means responsive to a first operation to effect expansion of a rubber band so that broccoli stems can be positioned through the rubber band; and responsive to a second operation to retract the rubber band about the broccoli stems and approximately simultaneously operate said pneumatically operated cutting means to cut said stems.