CA2206084A1 - Protective cover for plants - Google Patents

Protective cover for plants

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CA2206084A1
CA2206084A1 CA002206084A CA2206084A CA2206084A1 CA 2206084 A1 CA2206084 A1 CA 2206084A1 CA 002206084 A CA002206084 A CA 002206084A CA 2206084 A CA2206084 A CA 2206084A CA 2206084 A1 CA2206084 A1 CA 2206084A1
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roof
plants
sidewalls
protective cover
form body
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CA002206084A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Robert F. J. Gleadall
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Acro Foam and Plastics Ltd
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Acro Foam and Plastics Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01GHORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G13/00Protecting plants
    • A01G13/02Protective coverings for plants; Coverings for the ground; Devices for laying-out or removing coverings
    • A01G13/04Cloches, i.e. protective full coverings for individual plants
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01GHORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G13/00Protecting plants
    • A01G13/02Protective coverings for plants; Coverings for the ground; Devices for laying-out or removing coverings
    • A01G13/0231Tunnels, i.e. protective full coverings for rows of plants
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01GHORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G13/00Protecting plants
    • A01G13/02Protective coverings for plants; Coverings for the ground; Devices for laying-out or removing coverings
    • A01G13/0243Protective shelters for young plants, e.g. tubular sleeves

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Abstract

A protective cover for plants includes an inverted shell form body with a central cavity, a pair of sidewalls and a roof which extends between the sidewalls. A trough runs along the roof. The roof having apertures at spaced intervals along the trough whereby moisture in the trough passes through the apertures in the roof into the central cavity. Dew which collects on the roof of the protective cover is directed into the central cavity to water the plants.

Description

CA 02206084 1997-0~-23 TITLE OF THE INVENTION:

protective cover for plants NAME OF INVENTOR:

Robert Gleadall FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a protective cover for plants.

R~ ROUND OF THE INVENTION

Plants, especially young plants, are susceptible to damage due to frost. It is, therefore, common practise to cover the plants in order to protect them. However, the plants be left covered as this would prevent moisture essential to their growth from reaching the plants.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

What is required is an improved form of protective cover for plants.
According to the present invention there is provided a protective cover for plants which includes an inverted shell form body with a central cavity, a pair of sidewalls and a roof which extends between the sidewalls. A trough runs along the roof. The roof having apertures at spaced intervals along the trough whereby moisture in the trough passes through the apertures in the roof into the central cavity.

CA 02206084 1997-0~-23 The protective cover for plants, as described above, not only protects the plants, but dew which collects on the roof of the protective cover is directed into the central cavity to water the plant~.

Although beneficial results may be obtained through the use of the protective cover for plants, as described above, a light shell can be blown away by strong winds. Even more beneficial results may, therefore, be obtained when an anchoring flange projects outwardly from adjacent a longitll~i n~l peripheral edge of each of the sidewalls. Soil is placed upon the anchoring flange to maintain the protective cover in position.

Although beneficial results may be obtained through the use of the protective cover for plants, as described above, when they are made from thin polymer pla~tic they tend to lack the requisite strength and stiffness. Even more beneficial results may, therefore, be obtAi ne~ when the shell form body has a plurality of transverse reinforcing ribs which generally follow the contour of the sidewalls and roof.

Although beneficial results may be obtained through the use of the protective cover for plants, as described above, it is preferred that the protective cover be capable of length adjustment to suit rows of plants of varying length. Even more beneficial results may, therefore, be obtained when the shell form body has opposed transverse peripheral edges and means is provided for coupling the shell form body to one of another shell form body or an end closure positioned adjacent each of the transverse peripheral edge~.

BRIEF D~5CPTPTION OF THE DRI~WINGS
These and other features of the invention will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is CA 02206084 1997-0~-23 made to the appended drawings, wherein:
FIGURE 1 is an exploded perspective view of a protective cover for plants fabricated in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
FIGURE 2 is an end elevation view of the protective cover for plants illustrated in FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 3 is a detailed end elevation view of an interlocking of two protective covers for plants illustrated in FIGURE 1.

DETATT~n n~CPTPTION OF THE ~n~r~K~ EMBODIMENT

The preferred embodiment, a protective cover for plants generally identified by reference numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIGURES 1 through 3.

Referring to FIGURE 1, protective cover for plants 10 includes an inverted channel-like shell-form body 12.
Referring to FIGURE 2, protective cover for plants 10 has a central cavity 14, a pair of sidewalls 16 and a roof 18 which extends between sidewalls 16. Referring to FIGURE 1 shell-form body 12 has a plurality of transverse reinforcing ribs 20 which generally follow the contour of roof 18 and sidewalls 16.
Shell-form body 12 also has opposed transverse peripheral edge~
22. Referring to FIGURE 2, each of sidewalls 16 has a longitll~in~l peripheral edge 24. Referring to FIGURE 1, a trough 26 runs along roof 18. Roof 18 has apertures Z7 at spaced intervals along trough 26. Referring to FIGURE 2, there is illustrated moisture in the form of dew drops 28, the process of forming dew drops 28 will hereinafter be further described. An anchoring flange 30 projects outwardly from adjacent longitll~; n~l peripheral edge 24 of each of sidewalls 16. Referring to FIGURE 1, shell-form body 12 may either be coupled to another shell-form body 12 or to end closures 32.
Referring to FIGURE 3, the means for coupling shell form body CA 02206084 1997-0~-23 12 to either another shell-form body 12 or to one of end closures 32 is illustrated. Adjacent to each of tran~verse peripheral edges 22 there is a cylindrical body 33 which for the purpose of coupling can be considered to have a male portion 34 and a female portion 36. Male portion 34 on one shell-form body 12 is inserted in mating relation into female portion 36 in another shell-form body 12 or end closure 32.

The use and operation of protective cover for plants 10 will now be described with reference to FIGURES 1 through 3.
Referring to FIGURE 1, a series of shell-form bodies 12 are inter-connected to cover an entire row of plants. Referring to ~IGURE 3, the inter-connection is accomplished by mating male portion 34 of cylindrical body 33 o~ one shell-form body 12 with female portion 36 of cylindrical body 33 of another of shell-form bodies 12. Referring to FIGURE 1, at each end of the row, shell-form bodies 12 are closed by end closures 32.
Referring to FIGURE 2, this creates a sheltered environment for plants 31. One of the primary advantages of protective cover for plants 10 is the manner in which the plants are watered.
There is a differential in temperature between central cavity 14 and outside air. This results in shell-form body 12 serving as a collector for dew. Dew drops 28 form both on the outside of shell-form body 12 and also within central cavity 14. Dew drops forming outside of shell-form body 12 enter trough 26 and pass through apertures 27 in roof 18 into central cavity 14.
Dew drops 28 forming inside central cavity 14 run along the contours of roo~ 18 and drip onto plants 31.

It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined in the Claims.

Claims (5)

1. A protective cover for plants, comprising:
an inverted shell form body with a central cavity, a pair of sidewalls and a roof which extends between the sidewalls;
and a trough running along the roof, the roof having apertures at spaced intervals whereby moisture in the trough passes through the apertures in the roof into the central cavity.
2. The protective cover for plants as defined in Claim 1, wherein an anchoring flange projects outwardly from adjacent a longitudinal peripheral edge of each of the sidewalls.
3. The protective cover for plants as defined in Claim 1, wherein the shell form body has a plurality of transverse reinforcing ribs which generally follow the contour of the sidewalls and roof.
4. The protective cover for plants as defined in Claim 1, wherein the shell form body has opposed transverse peripheral edges, means for coupling the shell form body to one of another shell form body and an end closure positioned adjacent each of the transverse peripheral edges.
5. A protective cover for plants, comprising:
an inverted channel-like shell-form body with a central cavity, a pair of sidewalls, a roof which extends between the sidewalls, a plurality of transverse reinforcing ribs which generally follow the contour of the roof and sidewalls and opposed transverse peripheral edges, each of the sidewalls having a longitudinal peripheral edge;
a trough running along the roof, the roof having apertures at spaced intervals whereby moisture in the trough passes through the apertures in the roof into the central cavity;
an anchoring flange projecting outwardly from adjacent the remote peripheral edge of each of the sidewalls;
means for coupling the shell form body to one of another shell form body and an end closure positioned adjacent to the opposed transverse peripheral edges.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2857561A1 (en) * 2003-07-15 2005-01-21 Mv Inudstrie Sarl Rigid plastic tunnel cloche for forcing crops has upper surface troughs with holes for watering
ES2333757A1 (en) * 2007-06-21 2010-02-26 Fco. Domingo Fernandez Huertas Device and system of irrigation of plants (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
CN105393830A (en) * 2015-12-24 2016-03-16 广西职业技术学院 Plant conservation device and use method

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2857561A1 (en) * 2003-07-15 2005-01-21 Mv Inudstrie Sarl Rigid plastic tunnel cloche for forcing crops has upper surface troughs with holes for watering
ES2333757A1 (en) * 2007-06-21 2010-02-26 Fco. Domingo Fernandez Huertas Device and system of irrigation of plants (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
CN105393830A (en) * 2015-12-24 2016-03-16 广西职业技术学院 Plant conservation device and use method

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