Plant husbandry – Plant supports
Patent
1985-04-25
1987-04-07
Hafer, Robert A.
Plant husbandry
Plant supports
24300, 24555, 24557, A01G 1708
Patent
active
046550003
ABSTRACT:
A one-piece fastener is disclosed for loosely retaining a transversely extending branch with respect to a horizontal support wire. The fastener is molded of resilient plastic material in form of a flexible filament portion with a clip portion integrally formed at its opposite ends. Each of the clip portions have a generally tubular body with a cylindrical-shaped throughbore formed longitudinally and with an elongate slot formed lengthwise of the tubular body in direct communication with the throughbore to define a throat for receiving the support wire into the throughbore. Each end of the filament portion is connected to one of the tubular bodies at a point adjacent to its elongate slot and adjacent to one of its ends which provides an offset relationship between the flexible filament portion and the two tubular bodies.
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McCully Peter K.
Swick E. Grant
Buckman T. W.
DeMille Danton
Hafer Robert A.
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
O'Brien J. P.
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