Device for bagging fruit and vegetable on tree
OwnerPatrick Greauxinventor
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Abstract
A device and a method for bagging a fruit or a vegetable on a tree, the device includes two arms of a hoop shape profile to which are provided spaced apart fasteners on inner surfaces thereof. A bag at its opening periphery can be releasably mounted to the two arms through the fasteners. The bag has a drawstring with a lock, wherein the lock is immobilized in a cutout provided in the device and a leading end of the drawstring passing through the lock can extend further. A loop of the leading end of the drawstring is hooked to a hook that is coupled to a cord. The cord can be pulled to tighten the drawstring and thus the opening of the bag.
Claims15
A device for bagging a fruit or a vegetable on a tree, the device comprises:
- a body that has a proximal end and a distal end;
- two arms extend from the proximal end of the body, the two arms first curve outwards and then inwards to form a hoop, wherein the two arms face each other, ends of the two arms are spaced apart from each other by a pre-determined distance;
- a plurality of fasteners disposed on inner surfaces of the two arms configured to attach to and hold open a fruit or vegetable bag;
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- a cut out at the proximal end of the body, wherein the cut out is configured to receive a lock of a drawstring of the fruit or vegetable bag, wherein the cut out is shaped to limit movement of the lock.
An apparatus for bagging a fruit or a vegetable on a tree, the apparatus comprises:
- a bag, the bag has a drawstring;
- and
- a device comprising:
- a body that has a proximal end and a distal end;
- two arms extend from the proximal end of the body, the two arms first curve outwards and then inwards to form a hoop, wherein the two arms face each other, ends of the two arms are spaced apart from each other by a pre-determined distance;
- a plurality of fasteners disposed on inner surfaces of the two arms configured to attach to and hold open the bag;
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- a cut out at the proximal end of the body, wherein the cut out is configured to receive a lock of the drawstring, wherein the cut out is shaped to limit movement of the lock.
A method for bagging a fruit or a vegetable on a tree, the method comprises:
- providing a device comprising:
- a body that has a proximal end and a distal end,
- two arms extend from the proximal end of the body, the two arms first curve outwards and then inwards to form a hoop, wherein the two arms face each other, ends of the two arms are spaced apart from each other by a pre-determined distance,
- a plurality of fasteners disposed on inner surfaces of the two arms configured to attach to and hold open a fruit or vegetable bag;
- and
- a cut out at the proximal end of the body, wherein the cut out is configured to receive a lock of a drawstring of the fruit or vegetable bag, wherein the cut out is shaped to limit movement of the lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.