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Plant protecting and growth enhancing device

US4821453A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1987
Grant dateApr 18, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 17, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01G13/26
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plant protecting and growth enhancing device is disclosed for use in providing an environment immediately surrounding a plant to protect the plant from atmospheric changes during its early life of growing. The plant protector is a rigid, conical, transparent device that is adapted to contain a fluid that may absorb thermal energy from an outside source and may release that absorbed thermal energy at another time. The device is adapted to be placed over a seedling plant as the plant is planted and is capable of protecting the plant from frost or other possible detremental conditions until the plant has a chance to become established. The fluid within the device may be drained onto the plant when the device is no longer needed.

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