Support for Christmas tree or analogous elements
OwnerFelicien Bernardyinventor
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Abstract
A conserving device for plants includes a receptacle, a support member formed of two retaining elements of which at least the first one is provided with fasteners enabling it to be fixed in a detachable and/or movable manner to the receptacle, and fixing elements which are provided for connecting the second retaining element, in a detachable and/or movable manner, to the receptacle or to the first retaining element as well as tightening elements which submit both retaining elements to forces for bringing them mutually together in such a manner that the trunk of the plant disposed between the two retaining elements is tightened in a manner adapted to its diameter.
Claims19
A stand device for a plant having a large diameter trunk which comprises
- a receptacle in which said trunk can be inserted and which has a bottom and an upwardly-extending side that defines a peripheral upper edge, and
- a support means for supporting said trunk in position within the receptacle, said support means including
- an elongated first retaining element which has first and second fastening means for connection to two spaced-apart locations on the peripheral upper edge of said side of said receptacle, and
- a second retaining element which has attachment means for adjustably attaching said second retaining element to said first retaining element in order to clamp said trunk therebetween,
- said first retaining element defining a recessed first support zone for a trunk and said second retaining element including a protruding portion which defines a recessed second support zone for a trunk, said protruding portion being extendable into said recessed first support zone of said first retaining element but never contacting said first retaining element.
A support means for supporting a plant having a large diameter trunk in a receptacle which has an upwardly-extending side that defines a peripheral upper edge, said support member comprising
- an elongated first retaining element which has first and second fastening means for connection to two spaced-apart locations on the peripheral upper edge of said side of said receptacle, said first retaining element comprising means for adjusting its length, and
- a second retaining element which has attachment means for adjustably attaching said second retaining element to said first retaining element in order to clamp said trunk therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.