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US 2007/0107302 A1Published application
Root ball display device
OwnerGregory Oltmaninventor
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A root ball display device comprises a ball-supporting frame and a ball-positioning frame, which frames are joined at elevated junctions. The ball-supporting frame comprises at least three radially extending support members, each of which comprise a proximal support end and a distal support end. The distal support ends extend upwardly from the proximal support ends. The ball-positioning frame comprises at least three positioning members, each of which comprises an upwardly-extending vertex portion and laterally or peripherally adjacent periphery-forming end portions. The periphery-forming end portions are selectively joined to one another to form a common positioning periphery and the distal support ends are joined at the vertex portions for forming at least three ball positioning junctions. The ball-positioning junctions cooperate to position a root ball or similar other spherical body upon a display surface.
A tree root ball display device, the display device for supporting and positioning a tree root ball, the display device comprising:
A plant root ball display assembly for supporting and positioning a plant root ball structure, the plant root ball structure comprising a substantially spherical root ball and a trunk portion, the trunk portion having a longitudinal trunk axis, the display assembly comprising a ball-supporting assembly and a ball-positioning assembly, the ball-supporting assembly comprising at least three radially extending support members, each support member comprising a proximal support end and a distal support end, the distal support ends extending upwardly from the proximal support ends, the ball-positioning assembly comprising at least three circumferentially-extending positioning members, each positioning member comprising an upwardly-extending vertex portion and two periphery-forming end portions, the periphery-forming end portions being joined to one another for forming a positioning periphery, the distal support ends being joined at the vertex portions for forming at least three elevated, positioning junctions, the ball-supporting and positioning assemblies cooperatively positioning a plant root ball placed thereupon, the plant root ball thus being supported-positioned via the positioning junctions.
A spherical member display structure, the spherical member display structure comprising a member-supporting frame and a member-positioning frame, the member-supporting frame comprising at least three radially extending support members, each support member comprising a proximal support end and a distal support end, the distal support ends extending upwardly from the proximal support ends, the member-positioning frame comprising at least three circumferentially-extending positioning members, each positioning member comprising an upwardly-extending central portion and adjacent periphery-forming end portions, the periphery-forming end portions selectively joined to one another for forming a positioning periphery, the distal support ends being joined at the central portions for forming at least three assembly junctions, the assembly junctions for positioning a spherical member placed thereupon.
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