DE469411C - Collar to protect single plants and beetroot - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a collar provided with a recess to protect Single plants and bed crops, which is different from plant covers of a similar kind differs in that it is made of straw. According to an expedient type of execution This collar consists of a double layer of straw, the individual stalks of which are folded over at one or both ends are.

Well-known plant covers made of cardboard, wood. Tar paper, sheet metal or pottery on the other hand, the protective mats made of straw according to the invention have the advantages of the better ones Permeability of water, air and light, of lighter weight and larger Softness.

The novel straw protection mats have the well-known straw wraps Advantages of uniform manufacturability by way of economical mass production and the flawless, uniform attachability that can be carried out by anyone on. Because of the low weight and the light and simple packaging and storage the new protective mats can be shipped anywhere and kept in stock.

Two exemplary embodiments of the invention are each shown in the drawing Top and side views shown.

The protective collar 2 consists of straw or similar material, which is as parallel as possible Position each other by stitching 3 or in some other suitable manner connected to a mat. The shape of the collar can be different; the sewing is best done on a sewing machine. In the middle there is a z. B. Round opening 4 of appropriate size. This opening is best cut after the suturing. A section 5 (Fig. 2) can connect this opening with an edge of the collar. The incision 5 can be made when the collar is manufactured or just before it is attached. For sewing hemp, cord or wire can be used. In the case of hemp, the security of the seam can through The backing of a tape can be raised on one or both sides.

The production of the collar takes place, for. B. in such a way that the straws o. The like. In a holding frame can be placed, which is then passed through a sewing machine, which has multiple sewing devices that perform the desired number of seams. In In this case, the frame consists expediently of two parts connected with hinges, so that the straw layer can be folded over one another. It is even better if the frame consists of three in the same way '

interconnected parts, since then the two ends of the straw layer over the middle part can be folded over.

Fig. 3 shows a collar with one layer of straw, and Fig. 4 such a, in which the straw layer is folded over twice towards the middle.

The embodiment in Fig. 4 is preferable because after cutting out the middle Opening 4 the short pieces of straw at 7 and 8 are held together more tightly. The collar can be on the edge of the middle "opening or any other

Is places to secure with sealing wax, wax o. The like. Be treated.

Another production ax is a continuous strip of straw at suitable intervals sewn through and then cut into parts> desired length. In the respective In the sewing zone, the straw band is held together by a pair of straps.

According to another manufacturing method, the straws are made in a certain number intertwined with each other, after which the coherent band in turn is divided into pieces appropriately sized.

Instead of sewing, the straws can also be held together by metal strips from which bendable tongues are punched out.

The collar can also be wound from spirally wound straw ropes or the like. Here it is advisable to mow the round mat obtained in the radial direction.

Claims (2)

Patent claims: 1. Collars with a recess to protect individual plants and bedding crops, characterized in that it is made of straw like a mat. 2. Collar according to claim 1, characterized by a double layer of straw, whose individual stalks are folded over at one or both ends. 1 sheet of drawings