Artificial saguard cactus
US5213855A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA41G1/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An artificial cactus of landscape timbers simulating natural saguare cactus comprising a generally vertical trunk and a plurality of multi-section arms affixed to said trunk at generally irregular spacing, the first section joined to the trunk at an angle with said trunk of between about 90 and about 60 degrees and each successive section joined to adjacent sections at an angle of between about 15 and about 30 degrees, the last of said sections being oriented in an approximately vertical direction. Each arm has a metallic rod member extending longitudinally through the sections and transversely through the trunk and a plurality of fastener means engaging the rod at intervals with each said fastener bearing against one of the trunk or sections to fix the sections together and to the trunk; and a plurality of natural fiber rope lengths stapled longitudinally along said trunk and each of the arms.
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