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

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an arrangement for a plant support.
• the principal object of the present invention is, amongst other things, to make available a plant support which is capable of being varied easily according to one's requirements and wishes.
• Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a pot plant
• Fig. 2 shows two supporting elements capable of being connected together to produce a plant support presented as a partially sectioned view
• Fig. 3 shows a detailed perspective view of a supporting element fitted with an insect trap
• Figs. 4A— C show the sequence for the application of an insect trap to a supporting element.
• a plant support 1 which is intended to be capable of functioning as a support for a pot plant 2, for instance, as illustrated by way of example in Fig. 1, is formed from a number of supporting elements 3, 3 ⁇ , 3 n capable of being connected to one another to a desired height and capable of being detached from one another.
• Said supporting elements 3, 3 ⁇ , 3 n exhibit coupling devices 4,5 at points situated at a certain distance from one another which permit the simple and effective connection of the supporting elements to one another.
• Supporting elements 3, 3 ⁇ , 3 n can have a form similar to uprights with said coupling devices 4, 5 arranged at the ends 3A, 3B of each element, in conjunction with which coupling devices 4, 5 can be formed by a recess 4 or a pin 5. At least one, but preferably both the coupling devices 4, 5 making up a pair appropriately exhibit a conical part 4A, 5A with a gradient angle X which is at least approximately 4°.
• the illustrated upright form and the illustrated design of the coupling devices 4, 5 for the supporting elements 3, 3 ⁇ , 3 n permit a large number of supporting elements to be connected to one another simply by pushing the coupling devices 4, 5 together so that they are, so to speak, sucked securely into one another.
• the resulting plant support 1 is thus capable of being varied easily, depending on whether the plant 2 grows or is cut back, in order to suit the plant 2.
• the material used for the plant support 2 is preferably a plastics material, which lends itself to efficient and economical mass production.
• said supporting elements 3, 3 ⁇ , 3 ⁇ exhibit a number of attachments 6, 7, which are so adapted as to be capable of holding insect traps 8 preferably of a specific type.
• the insect trap attachments 6, 7 in question are appropriately positioned between said coupling devices 4, 5, viewed in the longitudinal sense of the supporting element, and are so arranged as to act in directions 9 and 10 facing away from one another.
• the attachments 6, 7 may, for instance, be in the form of clips, each of which consists of two tongues 6A, 6B; 7A, 7B sprung relative to one another.
• the insect traps 8, which lend themselves ideally to being connected to said attachments 6, 7, are leaf—shaped traps, as shown by way of example in Figs. 4A-4C. These insect traps 8 are provided with an insect adhesive 11 over the surface 8A of at least one side, suitably with the exception of a narrow strip 12, 13 at each end 8B, 8C of the leaf. Said preferably transparent insect—trapping leaf 8, which may be provided before use with a removable protective paper 14 which covers the insect adhesive 11, is intended to be bent into the form of a curve from the transport shape I shown in Fig. 4A, via a C—shaped intermediate shape II, into the insect trap shape III shown in Fig. 4C, which shape III is exhibited by the insect traps 8 in question in the position in which they are connected together with the respective attachments 6, 7, through both said parts 12, 13 being held securely between the securing tongues 6A, 6B; 7A, 7B.

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• Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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• Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
• Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)

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