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US 6,282,835 B1Granted
Flexible plant protector with vertical tubes connected by an annular ring
OwnerDean J. Richtsmeierinventor
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Abstract
This invention discloses generally enclosure structures for protecting plants. More specifically, this invention discloses a method and enclosure for thermally protecting plants from extreme temperatures and physically protecting plants from wind and other physical assaults. The present invention provides plants with a flexible yet stable fluid fillable enclosure formed by a plurality of vertical tubes interconnected by a basal annular ring.
Claims9
A protective plant enclosure, comprising:
- a plurality of substantially vertical elongated hollow container bodies of substantially equal height, said bodies having tops and bottoms, said bodies being open at said tops and said bottoms forming internal cavities therebetween, wherein;
- said bodies are interconnected at said bottoms of said bodies by a substantially horizontal hollow annular ring in fluid communication with said bodies forming an internal cavity capable of receiving and holding a quantity of fluid therein, said ring having an inner and outer diameter, wherein;
- said bodies form a continuous enclosure about an annular space defined by said inner diameter.
A method of protecting plants comprising:
- surrounding a plant with a plurality of substantially vertical elongated hollow container bodies of substantially equal height, said bodies having tops and bottoms, said bodies being open at said tops and said bottoms forming internal cavities therebetween, wherein;
- said bodies are interconnected at said bottoms of said bodies by a substantially horizontal hollow annular ring in fluid communication with said bodies forming an internal cavity capable of receiving and holding a quantity of fluid therein, said ring having an inner and outer diameter, wherein;
- said bodies form a continuous enclosure about an annular space defined by said inner diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.