Crop Cover
AssigneeGrowcamp A/S
InventorDorthe Rasmussen
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Abstract
A cover for a crop, wherein the cover includes a framework and a flexible cover supported by the framework. The framework includes side members provided with a first part of a Velcro fastening, and the flexible cover is divided into sections with edge areas that follow the first part of the Velcro fastening and are provided with an interacting second part of a Velcro fastening for attaching the edge area of the section on the side member.
Claims20
A cover for a crop, wherein the cover (1) includes a framework (3 4, 5, 7, 8, 9) and flexible cover (6a, 6b, 6c, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b) supported by the framework, characterised in that the flexible cover is divided into sections with edge areas (13) that may be released from the framework independently of each other in order thereby to give access to the crop.
Cover according to any preceding claim, wherein the cover (1) includes side panels (2) with a longitudinal countersunk groove, and where rails with attached Velcro fastening are inserted in the groove, and where the rails are provided with a bead corresponding to the countersunk groove.
Cover according to any preceding claim, wherein the cover (1) includes side panels (2) on which a slug or snail barrier (29) is provided, where the barrier extends downwards at an oblique angle and has at least one fin (31) at the underside of the barrier, where the fin extends downwards at a second angle.
Cover according to any preceding claim, wherein the cover includes side panels (2) on which a snail or slug barrier is provided, where the surface of the barrier is provided with areas with copper.
Cover according to any preceding claim, wherein the flexible cover is double with an outer flexible cover (6a, 6b) and an inner flexible cover (10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b), where the inner flexible cover is provided with an edge area (13) which at its underside is provided with one part (14) of a Velcro fastening for attachment on the other part (18a, 18b, 18c) of a Velcro fastening of a side member, and wherein the inner flexible cover furthermore at the top side of the edge area (13) is provided a further part (18′) of a Velcro fastening for interacting with a corresponding interacting part (14′) of a Velcro fastening on the underside of the edge area (13′) of the outer flexible cover.
Cover according to any preceding claim, wherein the cover is provided as a contiguous series of substantially uniform covering modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.