A hand-operated gatherer for gathering pecans, nuts, or other objects such as
golf
balls. The gatherer includes a basket assembly connect to a first end of a shaft
and a handle and trigger connected to a second end of the shaft. A pair of pivotally
hinged doors biased to a closed position by a spring device attach to a frame member
in the basket assembly via depending tabs, and a gatherer head comprised of wire
bails separate the doors. A control linkage attaches to at least one of the doors
and runs lengthwise along the shaft to the trigger, whereby the trigger is finger
actuated to pull the control linkage and open the door or doors that are attached
to the control linkage to release the items held within the storage component of
the basket assembly.
