Tree protector
OwnerJerry-Frantz Angusinventor
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Abstract
The tree protector is made of a plurality of adjacently positioned trapezoidal panels having one lateral side provided with tabs and another lateral side with corresponding slots for hooking the tabls of an adjacent panel. Each panel has a plurality of narrow elongated openings disposed substantially parallel to the slots having a maximum width of about 0.25 inches for allowing air circulation and preventing accumulation of snow inside the protector.
Claims9
A conifer protector for protecting cone-shaped evergreen from ice, snow and wind, said protector including a plurality of adjacently positioned trapezoid panels, each panel having two-angularly disposed lateral sides, one of said sides having a plurality of spaced and laterally extending tongue members and the other of said sides having a marginal ledge provided with perforated longitudinally aligned slots adapted to interlockingly receive said tongues of one of said adjacent panels, said panels adapted to be assembled to form a frusto-conical protector, each of said panels having a plurality of narrow elongated openings disposed substantially parallel to said slots, said opening having a maximum width of about 0.25 inches.
A conifer protector as recited in clain 7, wherein each tab has a hole therethrough for gripping a stake in the ground, said hole being adapted to allow the panels to be suspended when the panels are stored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.