Plant husbandry – Plant supports – Vertical
Patent
1983-08-02
1985-05-28
Stouffer, Richard T.
Plant husbandry
Plant supports
Vertical
A01G 912
Patent
active
045191620
ABSTRACT:
A plant/vine support comprises a post or stake member adapted to be driven into the earth spaced a distance away from the plant or vine and a plurality of rings, each ring having integrally formed stabilizing members for stabilizing the rings in vertical and horizontal planes and connectors for detachably securing the rings to the post or stake. In one embodiment, pairs of holes in the channel post receives pairs of locking hooks and, in another embodiment, one of the locking hooks is a locking detent. Both embodiments are low in cost and can be easily manufactured. The component parts in both embodiments have relatively flat dimensions and can be transported easily, and they are easily assembled and disassembled and stored and various size rings, frames or hoops may be utilized in various combinations on a common post.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1516179 (1924-11-01), Ferris
patent: 1587740 (1926-06-01), Wiswell
patent: 1627495 (1927-05-01), Effley
patent: 2631804 (1956-03-01), Uhlhorn
patent: 3018898 (1962-01-01), Frazelle
DeMille Danton D.
Stouffer Richard T.
Zegeer Jim
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