Supports – Brackets – Specially mounted or attached
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Ramirez, Ramon O (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Specially mounted or attached
C047S042000, C248S525000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06991203
ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for supporting a tree comprising a bracket and a pair of elongate bands each including a plurality of circular openings. The bands being extendable in loops from the bracket around a tree. The bracket has a pair of band receiving openings to receive free ends of the respective bands. A respective mounting opening is provided a short distance from each of the receiving openings. A pair of tangentially extending housings are respectively adjacent each of the openings to receive anchored ends of the respective bands. Inclined projections extend into each housing from an upper wall thereof to retain the band by engagement of the projections through respective retention openings in the bands. Bands can be tightened by location of a tool extending through a retention opening towards the anchored end of the respective band extending from the housing and also through a retention opening in the free end of the band through the respective mounting, such that a lever action can be applied with the tool.
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Search Report under Section 17 dated Sep. 15, 2004.
Ramirez Ramon O
Steadman William
Watts Hoffmann Co., L.P.
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