Collection netting for fruits and nuts trees
OwnerSun Y. Kim, Wilfred C. Frederikseninventors
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Abstract
A netting system for fruit and nut trees in an orchard where the trees are uniformly spaced, the system having an elongated pole for each tree with a top end having a plurality of suspension lines, and a net arranged under each tree with a center opening wrapped around the pole and the trunk of the tree the net having a perimeter arranged under the outer branches of the tree with the suspension lines connecting the perimeter of the net to the top of the pole the net having lines connecting one net in to the neighboring nets to spread open the nets in the orchard without interfering with cultivation equipment or access to the trunk of the trees.
Claims9
A netting system for collection of fruits or nuts in an orchard having trees uniformly spaced in rows and for each tree a net unit comprising:
- an elongated pole, wherein each tree has a trunk and branches and the pole has means for securing the pole to the trunk of the tree in an upright position with the pole having a distal end extending up into the branches of the tree;
- a net having a center portion with an opening the net having means for securing the center portion around the pole and the trunk of the tree, the net having a perimeter edge extending below the outer branches of the tree;
- a plurality of suspension lines each line being connected to the distal end of the pole and connected to the perimeter edge of the net, wherein the net is aerially suspended under the branches of the tree by the suspension lines;
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- a plurality of tension lines each line having first and second ends with the first end connected to the perimeter edge of a net and with the second end connectable to the proximal perimeter edge of a net arranged under an adjacent tree wherein the tension lines are of a length that spreads the net under the tree, with each tree in the orchard having a similar net unit interconnected with adjacent nets to form the net system.
A netting system for collection of fruits or nuts in an orchard having trees uniformly spaced in rows and for each tree a net unit comprising:
- an elongated pole, wherein each tree has a trunk and branches and the pole has means for securing the pole to the trunk of the tree in an upright position with the pole having a distal end extending up into the branches of the tree;
- a net having a center portion with an opening the net having means for securing the center portion around the pole and the trunk of the tree, the net having a perimeter edge extending below the outer branches of the tree;
- a plurality of first suspension lines each line being connected to the distal end of the pole and connected to the perimeter edge of the net, wherein the net is aerially suspended under the branches of the tree by the suspension lines, and
- a plurality of second suspension lines each line being connected to the distal end of the pole with an end connectable to the proximal perimeter edge of a net arranged under an adjacent tree wherein the second suspension lines are of a length that spreads the net under the tree, with each tree in the orchard having a similar net unit interconnected with adjacent nets by the second suspension lines to form the net system.
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