ES1237354U - PLANT SUPPORT CLAMP (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Plant support clamp, of the type used to support plant stems on a guide (5) or guardian in its growth, is characterized in that it is constituted from a body of elastic nature, tending to the circle and open, which at one of its ends has an outward bend (2) and provided with a groove (3) through which it is possible to pass a hook (4) in which the other end of the clamp is finished, angled hook inwardly, bending assembly (2) - hook (4) on which the guide (5) is strangled in its assembly. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

D E S C R I P C I Ó N

Support clamp for plants.

SECTOR OF THE TECHNIQUE

The present invention relates to a support clamp for plants, specifically to support stems of certain types of plants, such as tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, melons, eggplants, blueberries, raspberries, and even flowers.

The object of the invention is to provide the fruit and vegetable sector with an element that allows to support the stems of the plants without strangling them, fixable on the corresponding guidewire or wire, all with practicable fixing means, which allow an easy assembly and disassembly of the device .

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the tutored of plants, the stems of certain types of plants are linked to a guide or “tutor”, in order to optimize their production, linking that is usually carried out through ropes, wires or flanges that end up strangling said stem when it grows, being able to section the stem, because if they are not tight enough, they tend to fall over time.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The support clamp for plants that is recommended solves in a fully satisfactory way the problem described above, based on a simple but effective solution.

For this, the clamp of the invention is constituted from an elastic element, made of plastic material, which forms an open clamp, one of whose ends has an outward and self-bending, with a groove into which it is inserted. a kind of hook formed at the opposite end of the clamp, so that The guide, either made of rope wire or similar material, is placed in the inner area of the bending of one of the ends of the clamp, and this is strangled once the hook of the opposite end of the clamp is inserted over the groove that It presents this bending. This causes the clamp to be perfectly stabilized to the guide without it being able to move vertically, leaving a sufficiently wide interior space to allow supporting the stems that have previously been passed through the interior of the clamp, without strangling them.

The device has in its middle area, as opposed to its mouth, two essentially radial protuberances, in function of arms that allow to make a greater lever or torque arm when elastically deforming the clamp for its assembly and disassembly, resulting operation extremely fast, comfortable and simple.

The body of the clamp will have a longitudinal reinforcement rib that guarantees optimal functional performance and a long service life of the device.

The device thus described can be used for tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, zucchini and other types of plants on the fixed line and hang easily and does not damage the characteristics of plants, stems, fruit, etc. It can also be used to group stems after planting, preventing them from breaking or touching each other.

It can also be used for melon, watermelon, squash, zucchini, as well as in red fruit productions, such as raspberries, blueberries and other vegetable species that hang their stems, guaranteeing their multiple use without damage.

The device is made of a highly resistant and elastic high-quality plastic material that meets European quality standards.

It is manufactured with different sizes or diameters, to be able to apply to different types of plants depending on the type of fruit.

It is very easy and convenient to use by agricultural operators with a unique design in the market, having an easy and very simple system to block the twine or wire by strangulation so that it cannot slide or move.

From this structuring, the device that is recommended does not damage the plant nor does it prevent its easy growth, protecting delicate flowers and plants from wind and rain, supporting the branches of the leaves.

More specifically, the clamp of the invention has the following advantages over the state of the art existing to date:

• Work intensity is reduced.

• Time is reduced.

• Efficiency is improved.

• Does not damage the trunk of the plant

• Does not harm the fruit

• The clip is retrieved for successive campaigns.

• Clip recovery is easy.

• It has a low cost.

• It is used for vegetables with stems hanging from fixed plants.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that will then be made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a plant support clamp made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a view in a different perspective to that of Figure 1, the clamp of the invention.

Figure 3.- Shows a perspective view of the device of the previous figures in an initial fixing and immobilization phase thereof on the corresponding guide.

Figure 4.- Shows, finally, a perspective view of the device of the previous figures duly immobilized on the corresponding guide.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the figures outlined, it can be seen how the clamp of the invention is constituted by a plastic body (1) tending to the circle and open, which at one of its ends has an outward (2) bent and endowed of a groove (3) through which a hook (4) in which the other end of the clamp is terminated, in this case bent inwards, can be passed.

The plastic body (1) has a longitudinal stiffening rib, said body intended to be immobilized on a guide (5) in the example shown in figures 3 and 4 embodied in a rope, so that the clamp is immobilized to said guide (5) by throttling of the latter, said guide (5) being arranged in a first assembly maneuver within the bend (2), which is throttled through the hook (4), as shown in Figure 4, ensuring thus the immobilization of the clamp.

To facilitate the maneuvers of implantation and removal of the clamp on the guide (5), it is provided that it has a pair of radial arms (6) in functions of lever arms that allow the clamp to be deformed with less effort said closing and opening maneuvers thereof.

Claims (3)

1§.- Plant support clamp, of the type used to support plant stems on a guide (5) or guardian in its growth, is characterized in that it is constituted from a body of an elastic nature, tending to the circle and open, which at one of its ends has an outward bend (2) and provided with a groove (3) through which a hook (4) in which the other end of the clamp is finished is passed, hook bent inwards, bending assembly (2) - hook (4) on which the guide (5) is strangled in its assembly. 2§.- Plant support clamp, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the plastic body (1) has a longitudinal stiffening rib. 3§.- Plant support clamp, according to claim 1, characterized in that the plastic body (1) has a pair of radial arms (6) acting as lever arms in the closing and opening operations of the clamp.