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Plant support device and display stand therefor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-01-19
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Granted: 1989-11-21
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Expires: 2008-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A plant support device for controlling the vertical growth of a plant includes a standard placed in the soil adjacent to the plant and a plurality of stem support members adjustably disposed on the standard, each stem support member having a generally hook-shaped end portion to receive one of the stems of a plant, or pairs of support members may be interconnected such that opposite hook-shaped ends are engageable with the standard and one of the stems of the plant.
Inventors
- 👤 George W. Ferguson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:51
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/12; A01G9/128
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
In a plant support device wherein a standard is inserted into the soil at the base of a growing plant for upward extension from the soil along the center portion of the plant, the improvement comprising: a plurality of plant stem support members disposed in vertically spaced relation to one another on said standard, each said support member extending radially outward from said standard and having a hook shaped end portion at a free end of said support member into which a stem of said growing plant is inserted, each said support member having a thickened end in surrounding relation to said standard and tapering away from said thickened end into said hook shaped end portion, said thickened end and said hook shaped end portion joined by a straight wall portion, said hook shaped end portion defined by opposing walls, said opposing walls oriented at an acute angle to said straight wall, and support means and said hook shaped end portion provided with correspondingly sized openings to interchangeably receive said standard.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
In a plant support device wherein a standard is inserted into the soil at the base of a growing plant for upward extension from the soil along the center portion of the plant, the improvement comprising: a plurality of plant stem support members disposed in vertically spaced relation to one another on said standard, each said support member extending radially outward from said standard and having a hook shaped end portion at a free end of said support member into which a stem of said growing plant is inserted, each said support member having a thickened end in surrounding relation to said standard and tapering away from said thickened end into said hook shaped end portion, said thickened end and said hook shaped end portion joined by a straight wall portion, said hook shaped end portion defined by opposing walls, said opposing walls oriented at an acute angle to said straight wall, and support means and said hook shaped end portion provided with correspondingly sized openings to interchangeably receive said standard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
In a plant support device according to claim 1, each said suport means having a bore at one end sized to receive said standard, said support member being slidable vertically along said standard.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
In a plant support device according to claim 1, each said support member having flat top and bottom surfaces and including a body portion of elongated configuration tapering into said hook-shaped portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
In a plant support device according to claim 1, each said support member being composed of wood including a bore at one end and a generally semi-circular hook-shaped portion at an opposite end thereof, said support member being of elongated configuration tapering in width from said one end to the opposite end thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
In a plant device according to claim 1, including a pair of said support members connected in end-to-end relation to one another having hook-shaped portions at opposite ends thereof, one of said hook-shaped portions mounted on said standard and the other of said hook-shaped portions receiving the stem of a plant therein.
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