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US 6,718,691 B2Granted
Fastener to secure and train branches of a vine or plant to a horizontal support wire or other support structures
OwnerJim Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A fastener to secure and train branches of a vine or plant to a horizontal support wire or other structures comprises a longitudinal body including first and second hook portions and a longitudinal flexible member having first and second ends connected to the respective first and second hook portions. The first and second hook portions are mirror images of each other but rotated 180°.
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A fastener to secure and train branches of a vine or plant to a horizontal support wire, comprising:
- a) a longitudinal body including first and second hook portions and a longitudinal flexible member having first and second ends connected to respective said first and second hook portions;
- b) said first and second hook portions are mirror images of each other but rotated 180° such that said hook portions are oriented in substantially the same direction when secured to the support wire;
- c) each of said hook portions including a first opening for receiving the support wire;
- d) said longitudinal flexible member bending into a loop to define a second opening through which a branch extends when said hook portions are disposed adjacent to each other on the wire support;
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- e) said first and second openings being disposed substantially in the direction of the support wire.
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