US 2019/0376644 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING OBJECTS TO TREES

Abstract

Devices and methods for attaching objects to living trees. Various forms of the devices employ a flexible member and mounting member that are configured to be looped and secured around a tree portion at a beginning of a predetermined time period. The mounting member and flexible member are configured to slide relative to each other to accommodate growth of the tree portion such that the device remains secured to the tree portion for at least the duration of the predetermined period of time without the need for human intervention. In other embodiments, the mounting member is integrally formed with the object or no mounting member is employed.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for securing an object to a portion of a living tree, said apparatus comprising:

a cable including a first end and a second end and a length that is greater than an expected circumference of the tree portion at an end of a predetermined period of time;
a mounting member having a first portion secured to said first end of said cable, said mounting member further having an opening therethrough that is dimensioned to receive said second end of said cable therethrough after the cable has been wrapped around a portion of the tree portion;
and
at least one friction generating member configured to be secured in a sliding frictional engagement onto a portion of said cable extending beyond said opening in said mounting member to cinch the cable around the tree portion, said at least one friction generating member dimensioned so as to interact with said mounting member as the tree portion expands to thereby permit said cable portion to frictionally slip relative to said friction generating member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and methods for attaching objects to trees

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Apparatus and methods for attaching objects to trees

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Abstract

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