Support for a flexible tree covering
US6810618B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G13/262
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An easily and installed support for a flexible covering, such as a bird-excluding net or a thermal blanket, may be made from lightweight and readily available plastic pipe components. The support is configured as a wheel and a vertical center pole that can hold the wheel in a horizontal position above the tree, similar to an umbrella. Netting or other flexible covering is attached to the wheel before it is lifted on the center pole and carried to a tree that is to be covered.
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