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 Title: |
US6378245:
Versatile trellis kit
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Summers, James Lee; Ft. Wash., MD 20744
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2002-04-30
/ 2000-11-14
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| Application Number: |
US2000000711383
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A01G 17/06;
Core:
A01G 17/00;
IPC-7:
A01G 9/12;
A01G 17/06;
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| ECLA Code: |
A01G17/06;
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| U.S. Class: |
047/045;
047/070;
047/046;
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| Field of Search: |
206/216,223
047/044,45,46,47,70
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| Priority Number: |
| 2000-11-14 |
US2000000711383 |
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| Abstract: |
A trellis for vines and other climbing plants, for home and garden use, that will facilitate plant growth and crop harvesting. The invention has a "T" shaped support structure, with hooks for a hanging net, and ground stakes for holding the net tightly near the ground. The trellis accommodates an optional sprinkler attachment for attaching the user's own commercial sprinkler for plant watering and/or feeding. The trellis is lightweight, durable, sturdy, versatile, easy to assemble and disassemble for subsequent use, and has it own case for storage and/or shipping.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Poon, Peter M.; Nguyen, Son T.
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A trellis kit, comprising:
- a first hollow tube and a second hollow tube, the first and second hollow tubes each having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and hooks between the first end and the second end, the first hollow tube having a flared second end, and the second hollow tube having a flattened second end that fits inside the flared second end of the first hollow tube, whereby a plurality of trellises can be joined together in a row;
- a spacer with a first end and a second end, with the first end of the first hollow tube pivotally attached to the first end of the spacer, and the first end of the second hollow tube pivotally attached to the second end of the spacer, whereby the hollow tubes can be positioned in a variety of angles;
- vertical support having an upper end to which the spacer is attached, and a lower end that is cupped;
- ground support having an upper end that fits into the cupped lower end of the vertical support, and a lower end that is tapered;
- a first brace that is attached to the first hollow tube and can be attached to the vertical support, and a second brace that is attached to the second hollow tube and can be attached to the vertical support; and
- a flexible netting, that is hung from the hooks on the hollow tubes.
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