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US 5,174,060 AGranted
Plant supports with rigidly attached helically coiled support member
OwnerJoseph E. Glamosinventor
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Abstract
A plant support comprising a plurality of substantially straight legs surrounded by and welded to a helically coiled support member is disclosed. The plant support of the present invention offers the advantages of good structural rigidity combined with simplicity of design well suited for low-cost automated manufacturing methods.
Claims12
A plant support comprising:
- a plurality of substantially straight legs positioned equidistantly about a central axis;
- and
- a coiled member surrounding the legs and welded to the legs, the coiled member having a terminating lower end in the shape of a ring welded to the legs, a terminating upper end in the shape of a ring welded to the legs, and a helically wound central portion between the upper end and the lower end, wherein the substantially straight legs project below the lower end of the coiled member for insertion in the ground and anchoring the plant support therein.
The plant support comprising:
- a plurality of substantially straight legs positioned equidistantly about a central axis;
- and
- a coiled wire member surrounding the straight legs and welded thereto at a plurality of points of intersection, the coiled member terminating in a small ring at its lower end and a large ring at its upper end, the coiled member forming a conical helix, wherein the legs project below the small ring for insertion in the ground and anchoring the plant support therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.