Supports – Brackets – Specially mounted or attached
Patent
1998-10-22
2000-05-23
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Brackets
Specially mounted or attached
2482184, 2482194, 2482288, A47B 9606
Patent
active
060657227
ABSTRACT:
An assembly for mounting a lighting fixture on a tree includes a mounting plate having a flat mounting surface and angled flanges on opposite sides of said surface with slots in the flanges. A metal strap is secured to one of said flanges, passed through a clutch in two layers leaving a take-up loop on the opposite side of the clutch from the mounting plate. The free end of the strap is wrapped around the tree and passed through a slot on the opposite flange, being doubled over upon itself and clamped down with a screw and locking plate. The free end of the strap is then secured to the adjacent band with a clamp. The clutch consists of a housing carrying a pair of blocks between which two layers of the strap are passed to provide a take-up loop. A screw secured to the housing is adjustable to set the pressure of the blocks against the strap sufficiently tight to hold the band on the tree but loose enough so that as the tree grows a length of band from the take-up loop is permitted to slip through the clutch to avoid scarring or damaging the tree. The take-up loop may be renewed in size by loosening the screw and locking plate and by passing some of the excess strap through the blocks of the clutch followed by tightening the screw and locking plate. This allows further expansion of the strap automatically with further growth of the tree.
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LeVasseur Craig
Pahl Christopher J.
Heisey David
Lumiere Design & Manufacturing, Inc.
Ramirez Ramon O.
Smith Robert C.
Wagner John E.
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