US1337803A - Plant-support - Google Patents

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1. J. STANLEY. PLANT SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 0| I9I9 Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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JEAN J. STANLEY, OF PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK.

PLANT-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Application filed November 10, 1919. Serial N0. 336,853.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN J. STANLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Chester, in the county of Westchester, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plant-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in plant stands or supports, and particularly to supports used to hold up plants such as tomato, pepper, or like vegetable, and rose bushes, or like flowering plants. 7

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved device which is used to secure the ends of a hoop or ring to a stake.

Another object is to provide a novel and cheap device of this character which is formed for easy attachment to the hoop and stake, and removal therefrom. 7

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plant support made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken .on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 through the hoop end retaining and clampin means.

eferring particularly to the accompanying drawing there is shown a stake engaging member composed of a single length of suitable stiff wire and having a central body portion formed of the two parallel vertical wire strands, 10, in each of which is formed an outwardly projecting loop 11 for the reception of the clamping plate of block 12. The parallel portions extend vertically above and below the loops 11 and are extended therefrom at right angles to form the parallel arms 13, each having its terminal bent inwardly as shown at 14. Between the portions 14 and the vertical upwardly extending parts of the parallel strands is inserted the ground piercing stake 15. A clamping screw 16 is threaded through the block 12 and engages with the overlapping ends of the hoop 17. Thus the device serves to hold the hoop at the desired height on the stake, and at the same time firmly holds the overlapping ends of the hoop to the stake.

It will be noted that the arms 13 have upper and lower portions connected by a transverse bar 18, said bar being in a vertical line with the vertical strands, so that the also engage with the stake.

he device consists of but three simple and cheap parts whereby the cost of manufacture is necessarily comparatively low.

What is claimed is:

A plant support comprising a body portion having vertical parallel portions each terminating in angularly extending arms, the ends of the arms being directed inwardly toward each other for embracing engagement with a stake, the intermediate portion of the body being formed with loops, a block seated in the loops, and a clamping screw carried by the block for engagement with the overlapping ends of the hoop.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JEAN J. STANLEY Witnesses:

MORTIMER BILLINGTON, VICTOR HoLLnNonnN.

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