Swing arm training system for vines
OwnerStan Sowinskiinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for training a grape vine. The apparatus is a swing arm supporting a linear grid composed of transverse and longitudinal elements that are configured to result in a network of spaces that are sized to capture and separate the grape vine shoots. The apparatus is mobile within the vine canopy serving various functions as the growing season progresses. The mobility of the grid apparatus allows repositioning throughout the growing season while still retaining the shoots within the grid openings.
Claims21
An apparatus for training shoots, comprising:
- a post;
- a fruiting wire supported by said post;
- a cordon or cane attached to said fruiting wire, the cordon or cane generating said shoots during growing season;
- a pivot element supported by said post;
- a grid comprising longitudinal and transverse elements, said grid sized and configured to substantially capture and separate individual said shoots, and said grid having a length to width ratio of at least 9 to 1;
- at least one arm configured to support and retain said grid, said arm configured to rotatively attach to said pivot element.
An apparatus for training vegetative shoots, comprising:
- a post;
- a fruiting wire supported by said post;
- a cordon or cane attached to said fruiting wire, the cordon or cane generating said shoots during growing season;
- a pivot element supported by said post;
- a pair of opposing, rotating arms that rotate about, are supported by, and share said pivot element in common;
- at least one grid attached to said arms, said at least one grid comprising longitudinal and transverse elements, said grid with a length to width ratio of at least 9 to 1, said grid sized and configured to substantially capture and separate individual vegetative shoots.
An apparatus for training vegetative shoots in a canopy, comprising:
- a post;
- a fruiting wire supported by said post;
- a cordon or cane attached to said fruiting wire, the cordon or cane generating said shoots during growing season;
- a pivot element supported by said post;
- a pair of opposing, rotating arms that rotate about and are supported by said pivot element, said arms substantially surrounding said fruiting wire when the distal ends of said arms are rotated into proximity to each other;
- a grid comprising a plurality of longitudinal wires attached to each arm, said plurality of longitudinal wires on each arm positioned parallel to said fruiting wire, said plurality of longitudinal wires on each arm being transversely moveable, and a plurality of transverse wires;
- whereby said longitudinal wires function as transversely adjustable longitudinal elements of said grid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.