Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
  • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
  • A01G9/12—Supports for plants; Trellis for strawberries or the like
  • A01G9/128—Fixing of plants to supports, e.g. by means of clips
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
  • A01G17/00—Cultivation of hops, vines, fruit trees, or like trees
  • A01G17/04—Supports for hops, vines, or trees
  • A01G17/06—Trellis-work
  • A01G17/08—Tools e.g. clips for attaching hops, vines, or boughs to trellis-work; Tying devices

Definitions

• the invention belongs to the field of agricultural devices, more precisely to that of support elements for fixing the stem of plants.
• the utility model CN216701083U describes S-shaped hooks for attaching plants without damaging the stem. However, such hooks can easily become unhooked. In addition, the hooks described in CN216701083U must be attached to a special support device, which complicates their use.
• Okuyonic hooks have two parallel side loops to attach the hook to the wire and a loop between the two parallel side loops to hold the plant stem in place.
• the plane of the hoop is perpendicular to the planes of the parallel side loops.
• Such a construction has several disadvantages. First, the parallel side loops do not allow the hook to be fixed to the wire, i.e. the hook may move. Secondly, such hooks can only be used for a limited thickness of wire.
• Fig. 1 shows three positions of the hook in relation to the wire.
• Fig. 2 shows the opposing forces acting on the wire and the hook when the hook is in the hooked position.
• Fig. 3 shows how the plant is held by the hook described in the description of the invention.
• Fig. 4 shows how the use of several fixing elements results in an adjustable size hoop.
• Fig. 5 shows a hook that can be used to fasten the stems of several plants.
• Fig. 6 shows a hook that can be used to fasten a bush while separating branches.
• Fig. 7 shows how hooks can be used to attach larger hoops.
• Fig. 8 shows the attachment of the hook to a vertical wire.
• Fig. 9 shows the attachment of the hook when the hook forms an inclined crossbar.
• Fig. 10 shows the attachment of the hook to two wires perpendicular to each other.
• Fig. 11 shows a hook for securing T-wire intersections.
• Fig. 12 shows a hook with the upper part bent downwards for securing T-wire intersections where the upper part of the wire is very short.
• Fig. 13 shows hook of Fig. 12, which is attached from the opposite side.
• the hook is easy to fasten and unfasten, which is especially important when you need to secure a large number of plants. It can be easily released with one hand when the thickness of the plant approaches the size of the hoop.
• the hook can also be used with wires of various thicknesses. The hook is free when not fastened (just hooked on the wire), so it can easily be moved as needed.
• the hook can be easily fastened in any direction and from any side of the wire.
• other fasteners such as balls
• the fastener can be a cube or other shape that allows the hook to be fixed in place.
• the hook can have an adjustable loop size (Fig. 4), secure several plant stems with one hook (Fig. 5), secure a bush by separating branches (Fig. 6), use fasteners with the break mode for larger hoops (Fig. 7). If it is necessary to fix the stem of the plant perpendicular to the wire, then a modified hook (Fig.
• Such a hook is fixed using three parts of intersecting wires, and the fourth can be left as short as possible.
• the parts of the hook and the wires may overlap in a different manner from that shown in Fig. 12 (Fig. 13).
• the main purpose of the invention is quickly, simply and economically fastening plants to stretched wire. This invention will be useful to everyone who grows plants and will facilitate the tying and fastening of plants.
• the hooks are durable and reusable.

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• 2023
  • 2023-06-14 LT LT2023523A patent/LT7121B/lt unknown
• 2024
  • 2024-06-12 WO PCT/IB2024/055732 patent/WO2024256979A1/en not_active Ceased
  • 2024-06-12 EP EP24738058.7A patent/EP4727340A1/en active Pending

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