Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
047047000 | Vertical | 27 |
20080209802 | Gardening Stake Kit for Plant Support, Nourishment and Training - A gardening stake kit for plant training includes a plurality of shaft segments that are connectable end to end to form a shaft of variable lengths. A plurality of grooves or protrusions are formed in or on an outer periphery of each shaft segment. A pointed base is connectable to one end of a shaft segment, and a plurality of arms that are connectable to the grooves or protrusions formed in each shaft segment. Preferably, the grooves or protrusions are formed at more than one angle relative to the top and bottom of each shaft segment and, preferably, include horizontal grooves or protrusions as well as angular grooves. | 09-04-2008 |
20080229658 | HORTICULTURAL SUPPORT - A horticultural support includes an upper volute, a middle volute, and a lower volute wherein the upper volute, the lower volute, and the middle volute form a continuous circumvoluted support. Further, the upper volute is adapted to at least partially encircle a flower of a stemmed plant, and the lower volute is adapted to at least partially encircle a stem of the stemmed plant, such that when the support disposed on the stemmed plant, the flower is fixedly positioned with respect to the stem. | 09-25-2008 |
20080250708 | Support for Supporting/Binding a Plant - Support for supporting or binding a plant. It is proposed to attach the plant to a support with the aid of attachment means such as a ring. This support extends essentially vertically and in order to absorb the forces acting in the vertical direction the position of the ring in the vertical direction must be fixed. By constructing the support with two longitudinal strands located some distance apart and traverse strands arranged some distance apart between them, intermediate spaces are created for confirming the ring therein. Optionally, the various features can be used in combination with clips. The support is, for example, attached to a horizontal span wire or to a vertical hook and the invention is employed in particular with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers or aubergines or the other plants that are possibly to be bound. | 10-16-2008 |
20090056212 | Adjustable plant stake assembly with improved ground anchors and kit therefor - An adjustable plant stake assembly having cross braces, stake anchors and couplers is provided that can be used with conventional plant stakes. The cross braces extend between two adjacent plant stakes and are adjustable in length to adjust the spacing between the stakes. The stake anchors support the stakes and include a step portion that enables the anchor to be driven into the ground by stepping on the step. As the plant grows in height, each plant stake can be lengthened by connecting an additional plant stake to the top of the existing stake using one of the couplers. A kit including the plant stakes, cross braces, stake anchors and couplers is also included. | 03-05-2009 |
20090077879 | Poles for supporting growing plants - A telescoping pole for supporting growing plants comprises two or more elongate pole members, one of which has a pointed stake section at one end to facilitate insertion into the ground. The pole includes means for locking the elongate pole members in a number of different telescoped positions, whereby to allow for adjustment of the effective length of the pole according to the height of the plant that it supports. The telescoping members are made of a polymer material, with at least one of the telescoping members comprising two injection-molded component parts that are mechanically attached to one another. | 03-26-2009 |
20090133326 | Hydroponics plant support system - An apparatus for supporting plant foliage includes a base assembly that is placed in a growing medium. A plurality of support members are attached to the base assembly and extend radially away from a plant center and vertically. Additional linear extension segments are detachably-attached, as desired, to an upper end of any support member to provide increased vertical height. Additional radius extension segments are similarly detachably-attached to the upper end of any support member to provide increased radial displacement. The linear extension segments can be attached to the upper portion of other extension segments or the upper portion of other radius extension segments. The radius extension segments can be similarly attached. Plant ties that do not over tighten the plants and which permit easy attachment and removal are disclosed. A telescopically extensible top segment that prevents injury to a user is disclosed. | 05-28-2009 |
20090217578 | PLANT WATERING AND FEEDING DEVICE - A plant and watering and feeding device ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090293353 | FOLIAGE LIFTER - A vineyard trellis system that includes a ground anchored upright post, at least one foliage wire passing by the post and having a supporting interengagement with the post, and lifting means arranged to effect a lifting or lowering of the wire in relation to the post where said lifting means include a support member slidably engaging with the post and engaging with the foliage wire, and a winch arrangement adapted to assist in a lifting or lowering of the support member to effect a change in height of the foliage wire with respect to the post. | 12-03-2009 |
20090320359 | TELESCOPING PLANT SUPPORT WITH SIZE-ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT BASE - A plant support effective in pots with a base diameter of from about 4 to 24 inches, constructed of a telescoping pole; a central perimeter size-adjustable base effectively supporting the pole; at least a first detachable ring-like disc detachably attachable about the base, and at least a second ring-like disc detachably attachable about the first ring disc, providing for effective support for growing plants. The telescoping pole is length adjustable to at least eight feet to eliminate the need to replace a support as the plant grows. The plant support is constructed so as to be removed from a pot together as one with the plant it is supporting avoiding separating the plant from the plant support device as the base of the plant support device supports the root mass allowing much of the soil to remain around the root mass as the plant is lifted from its pot. | 12-31-2009 |
20100000151 | Wall surface greening system - A wall surface greening system in which ropes are provided on a surface wall. Each of the ropes has a core rope, around which a side rope is wound in a longitudinal direction of the core rope so as to grow a twiner of liana. A plurality of ropes are arranged in a stretched condition to form a diamond cross pattern as a whole. | 01-07-2010 |
20100005714 | PLANT SUPPORT POLE AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus for supporting plants growing from the ground includes an elongated rigid pole with a plurality of axially-spaced apertures along much of the pole. Flexible cord ties are threaded in a spiral fashion through at least three apertures in the long wall of the elongated pole, and knots at the ends are tied around plant stems or branches thereby preventing disengagement from the holes and simultaneously supporting the plant. One end of the elongated pole is cut at an angle to the axis to form a point. | 01-14-2010 |
20100005715 | ADJUSTABLE GARDEN STAKE - A stake for insertion in soil to support an item such as a plant. The stake includes primary and secondary telescoping shafts and a foot adjustably secured to the primary shaft. The primary shaft has an upper end and a lower end. The lower end is configured for insertion into the soil at a first location. The foot has a supporting protrusion for insertion into the soil at a second location removed from the first location. Retractable ties are disposed within the secondary shaft and may be extended to support a plant. An adjustable collar may provide an anchor point for additional support. | 01-14-2010 |
20100018114 | SUPPORT FOR FLOWER STALK - A support for flower stalks includes a base and two tubes connected to the base. The base has two concavities defined in a bottom thereof and two protrusions upwardly extending from a top thereof. The concavities are adapted to be connected to a pot for assembling steadily. One end of each tube is mounted with a corresponding one of the protrusions. Each tube has a partial opening laterally defined therein for inserting the flower stalk into the tube. Each tune is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion by the partial opening. The upper portion is longer than the lower portion for supporting the flower stalk to prevent the flower from being bended or broken and the lower portion is mounted with the corresponding one of protrusions for securing the tube. | 01-28-2010 |
20110113686 | Device for supporting a plant, fence or object - A method and device for securely anchoring a plant protection structure is provided wherein a support system includes an anchoring post and a support section. The anchoring post presents a post section and an anchor section, wherein each anchor section is configured to angle away from the longitudinal axis as the anchoring post receives a force that drives the anchor section into the ground. The anchoring post is topped by a support module that may include one or more arms that support and/or help protect at least a portion of a plant or object. The arms are configurable to enable the device to help secure or protect plants or objects in a variety of embodiments as best suited to the needs of the object. The anchoring post may include solid or hollow continuous elongate elements that form both the post section and the anchor section. | 05-19-2011 |
20110179704 | Synthetic natural-appearing plant supports - The objective is to produce height adjustable plant & floral supports that require no fasteners, do not harm the plant, appear to be a natural part of the plant, enhance the look of the plant and/or floral arrangement and are made of a synthetic material which is resistant to weather, moisture, infestation and disease. | 07-28-2011 |
20120131848 | Vineyard Stake - A stake for wine- and fruit-growing purposes has at least one hook for retaining a wire. The stake has a basic body with at least one limb made of sheet metal. The hook is a tongue portion, extending from a tongue base to a free end, punched and bent out of the sheet metal. An outer edge of the tongue portion, at an accommodating portion for the wire, is provided with a chamfer. The chamfer is obtained by introducing a first and a second groove, corresponding in shape to the contour of the tongue portion and being in particular V-shaped in cross section, into the basic body and then pressing the tongue portion out of the basic body. | 05-31-2012 |
20120216456 | GREEN WALL AND RELATED METHOD FOR ENCOURAGING THE ANCHORING OF PLANTS - The invention relates to a green wall including a plurality of plant subjects rooted in the ground immediately next to the wall and attached to the surface of a glass substrate. The invention also relates to a method for encouraging climbing plants to anchor to a wall including the attachment of the plants to a glass substrate. | 08-30-2012 |
20130185994 | PLANT SUPPORT STAKE - An apparatus for supporting a plant having a stem comprises a base, an upright member extending substantially vertically upward from the base proximate to the plant and at least three ground penetrating members extending from the base. The ground penetrating members are substantially parallel to the upright and spaced at least 4 inches therefrom. | 07-25-2013 |
20140144076 | Apparatus and method for an adjustable plant support - This disclosure combines the use of snap connectors embedded in flexible straps that are wrapped around tomato or other vine plants, together with a plant support rod or stake containing reciprocal snap connectors onto which the snap connectors embedded in the flexible straps are to be either secured into place at varying points along the plant support rod or for each flexible strap to be secured onto itself or another flexible strap while wrapped around the vine plant and plant support rod. The purpose of the apparatus is to accommodate plant growth and to maintain a vertical growth path for the vine plant. | 05-29-2014 |
20140250779 | GUIDE AND FASTENING DEVICE FOR PLANT SUPPORT WIRES - Guide and fastening device for plant support wires, in particular for rows of grapevines, the device having at least one pair of vertical upright elements, fastened to a head pole and provided with longitudinal guides within which are made to slide fastening elements for the lateral containment wires for the growing vegetation. To each pair of upright elements for the lateral containment wires is associated a further vertical upright provided with a guide within which is made to slide a fastening element for at least one carrying wire. | 09-11-2014 |
20140360096 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PLANTING OF OLIVE TREES FOR THE CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL HARVESTING OF THE OLIVES - A method for controlling the planting of olive trees for the continuous mechanical harvesting of the olives using harvesting machines, the method having the following steps: planting parallel rows of olive tree saplings with a spacing between the tree trunks and a spacing between the rows; placing trellising on each row; placing divergent supports for each tree; attaching two divergent branches of each tree, which are arranged in a single vertical plane and in the vertical plane of the row to which said tree belongs, onto a pair of supports; removing other branches of said tree; adapting the shape of the foliage of the trees so as to impart a configuration flattened in alignment with the rows thereto; maintaining said configuration by periodically pruning the trees until the latter reach maturity and bear fruit; and removing the supports and the trellising when the trees are fully grown. | 12-11-2014 |
20140366437 | PLANT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A base component and a plurality of plant support components interconnect in various combinations to form an organically configured, size adjustable plant support structure for a growing plant. The base component with spaced root-like stakes planted in the soil supports multiple components each having a central vertical trunk-like structure and extending limb-like and branch-like supports forming a tree-like configuration. Ties of various length soft fabric strips attach a growing plant to a molded exterior configured and colored to resemble tree bark for high friction to securely support the plant and plant produce. | 12-18-2014 |
20150033623 | ADJUSTABLE PLANT SUPPORT - An adjustable plant support is disclosed. The support includes an upright support, a plurality of holes disposed along a length of the upright support, and at least one support arm configured to be removably secured to the upright support through a selected hole of the plurality of holes. The support arm also includes a hook at a distal end of the support arm and is configured to define an interior portion of the support arm and adapted to support a plant. A pin of the support arm is at a proximate end of the support arm, where a free end of the pin is configured to slidingly engage the selected hole. In addition, the pin of the support arm extends back towards the U-shape collar in a different lateral plane, where a width of the U-shaped collar is configured to slidingly engage an outer surface of the upright support. | 02-05-2015 |
20150366148 | Plant Support - A plant support comprises two or more vertically elongated closed looped members which are rotationally spaced around a common vertical axis and connected to each other at the upper end and the lower end of the plant support. The plant support comprises an above-ground section and a relatively shorter in-ground section which is inserted into a planting hole or plant pot before soil is added and a plant is placed inside the plant support. The vertically elongated closed looped members are made of a rigid band material, such as e.g. stainless steel band having a width which is significantly wider than the band is thick. | 12-24-2015 |
20160073593 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING AND ADJUSTING THE CARRYING WIRES ON A ROW OF PLANTS - A device for fastening and adjusting the carrying wires on a row of plants, such as a vineyard, and in particular to support and manage the row of plants, so as to make both manual and mechanized operations simpler and more functional. | 03-17-2016 |
20160120138 | Dual Plant Stake and Watering Apparatus - An apparatus configured for stabilizing a plant and watering roots of a plant is disclosed. The apparatus comprises first and second hollow tubular member. A portion of the first tubular member is adapted to be placed underground. The second tubular member comprises at least two orifices. | 05-05-2016 |
20160143229 | ARRANGEMENT FOR WINE OR FRUIT GROWING - A device for wine or fruit growing, having at least one metallic trellis post and having at least one, in particular metallic, profile piece, which is fastened to the trellis post and has at least one holding element for a tensioning wire. In order to facilitate handling of the device and to increase its stability, the invention proposes providing a closed rectilinear guide between the trellis post and the profile piece, of which guide the trellis post forms, on the longitudinal side, a rail-like guide element on which the profile piece is guided in sliding fashion, and providing an open snap connection of which the profile piece has a spring element that engages with the trellis post M detent fashion. | 05-26-2016 |