Plant pollination control structures
AssigneePBS International Ltd
InventorsStuart Carter, Derek Paley, Roland Stokes, Hannah Senior, Maggie Temple
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Abstract
A pollination control structure comprises a support; a plurality of support fixings, each support fixing being attached to or integral with the support, and; a barrier member comprising a plurality of barrier member pieces. At least one of the barrier member pieces is releasably attached to at least one of the support fixings by an intermediate fixing. The barrier member piece is releasably attached to the intermediate fixing, and the intermediate fixing is releasably attached to the support fixing.
Claims19
A pollination control structure comprising:
- a support that defines a frame of the pollination control structure;
- a plurality of support fixings, each support fixing being attached to or integral with the support, and;
- a barrier member including a plurality of barrier member pieces;
- for each barrier member piece:
- each edge of the barrier member piece is releasably attached to one of the support fixings, respectively, by an intermediate fixing that offsets the barrier member piece from the support fixing,
- the barrier member piece is releasably attached to each intermediate fixing, and
- each intermediate fixing is releasably attached to one of the support fixings;
- each of the barrier member pieces being suspended entirely within openings defined between the support fixings, each of the barrier member pieces being arranged such that the barrier member pieces do not overlap any part of the support.
A method of assembling a pollination control structure including a barrier member and a support that defines a frame of the pollination control structure, the support including a plurality of support members and the barrier member comprising a plurality of barrier member pieces, the method comprising:
- assembling the support from the support members;
- attaching a plurality of support fixings to the support and/or forming a plurality of support fixings integrally with the support;
- attaching intermediate fixings to the support using releasable fastenings;
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- for each barrier member piece, attaching each edge of the barrier member piece to at least one of the support fixings, respectively, by one of the intermediate fixings that offsets the barrier member piece from the support fixing, the barrier member piece being releasably attached to each intermediate fixing, each intermediate fixing being releasably attached to one of the support fixings, and each of the barrier member pieces being suspended entirely within an opening defined between the support fixings such that the barrier member pieces do not overlap any part of the support.
A kit of parts for assembling a pollination control structure, the kit of parts comprising:
- a plurality of support members for forming a support that defines a frame of the pollination control structure;
- a plurality of support fixings, each support fixing being attachable to or integral with the support members;
- a plurality of barrier member pieces for forming a barrier member;
- and
- a plurality of intermediate fixings configured for releasable attachment to each edge of the barrier member pieces and one of the support members, respectively, and configured to offset the barrier member piece from the support member to suspend the barrier member piece entirely within an opening defined between support members such that the barrier member piece does not overlap any part of the support.
A pollination control structure comprising a barrier member and a support that together define an enclosure, wherein the barrier member is supported by the support and includes at least one barrier member piece including a non-woven material, the at least one barrier member piece being suspended entirely within an opening of the support such that the at least one barrier member piece does not overlap any part of the support, wherein each edge of the at least one barrier member piece is releasably attached to the support by an intermediate fixing that offsets the at least one barrier member piece from the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.