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US 10,765,071 B2Granted
Enclosing vegetative sheath
AssigneeMariplast North America, Inc.
InventorFrancesco Bottari
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Abstract
An enclosing plant sheath for encircling and protecting a plant stem or vine, which may be joined with other similar sheaths, to create a beneficial microenvironment for developing plants.
Claims22
A protective sheath comprising:
- an enclosing body capable of being repeatedly opened and closed;
- at least one locking tab defined on the enclosing body;
- at least one locking slot, defined within the enclosing body, that accommodates the locking tab;
- at least one flexible hinge defined in the enclosing body;
- at least one engagement nib formed on the enclosing body;
- at least one engagement orifice, defined in the enclosing body, that accommodates the at least one engagement nib;
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- wherein the enclosing body closes to define an interior diameter and forms a column shape with opposing first open aperture and second open aperture located at both ends of the enclosing body, wherein first open aperture also forms a recessed, substantially circular securement ridge on an exterior of the first open aperture for engagement with the second open aperture of a second protective sheath.
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A microenvironment container comprising:
- an encompassing body having an adjustable internal diameter, wherein the encompassing body forms a column shape with opposing first open aperture and second open aperture located at both ends of the encompassing body, wherein first open aperture also forms a recessed, substantially circular securement ridge on an exterior of the first open aperture for engagement with the second open aperture of a second encompassing body;
- at least one locking prong defined on the encompassing body;
- at least one locking trench, defined within the encompassing body, that accommodates the locking prong;
- at least two flexible hinges defined in the encompassing body;
- at least one extension prong formed on the encompassing body;
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- at least one extension orifice, defined in the encompassing body, that accommodates the at least one extension prong.
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An adjustable containment barrier comprising:
- at least one nib and at least one orifice for vertical extension of the containment barrier;
- at least one slot and at least one tab for lateral extension of the containment barrier;
- a recessed, substantially circular securement ridge for accommodating vertical extension;
- at least two flexible hinges formed in the containment barrier;
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- wherein the containment barrier forms an adjustable internal diameter, wherein the adjustable containment barrier locks into place to define at least two different internal diameters;
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- the adjustable containment barrier forms a column shape with opposing first open aperture and second open aperture located at both ends of the adjustable containment barrier, wherein first open aperture also forms the securement ridge on an exterior of the first open aperture for engagement with the second open aperture of a second adjustable containment barrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.