Innovation Catalogue National Innovation Foundation
Coconut / Palm Tree Climbing Device
Innovator: Mr. M J Joseph alias Appachan IPR Status: Patent granted PIC: Received
Incubation Assistance National Innovation Foundation (NIF)
(A body supported by Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India) www.nifindia.org 
Description Category:Mixed return (social and commercial) technology

The Innovator has developed a simple, safe, easy to use device for any season and by any person, cutting down the climbing time to 1-2 minutes for a 40 m tree as against 4-5 minutes as conversationally required. It can be an income generating product for NGOs working for economic empowerment. An Indian patent no. (194566) has been granted to this innovation. The project has been supported under MVIF. His long customer list includes clients from North and South America and South Asian a coastal countries. His unit has been registered in the name of St. Mary Industrial Complex and Research Center.

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Coconut / Palm Tree Climbing Device
Performance parameters

Cuts down climbing time to 1/4 when compared with conventional methods while enhancing safety

Bench marking (technical and market)

Time and cost efficient, enhance safety

Technical Specifications
Weight

5 kgs

Materials Used

MS steel, steel rope wire (steel wires of 19 strings – as a rope) and rubber pad.

Opportunities
  • Application: As a climbing device for trees belonging to ‘arecacea’ family such as coconut, areca-nut and palm, for fruit harvesting, spraying pesticides and conducting experiments
  • Alternate application: As a climbing device for electric post
  • Market potential : the device is having huge potential in palm tree cultivated areas such as southern Indian states, Middle East Asian countries, South East Asian countries, Australia, – Oceania countries, African countries, Indian sub continent countries
Utility

The device is used to climb on tall palms to pluck fruits and apply pesticides.

Technology Status Ready to Market / License
Input

Muscular power.

Output

The user can climb 40m in 1-2 minutes.

Man Power Required

One person

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