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WO1980000523A1
WO1980000523A1 PCT/US1979/000688 US7900688W WO8000523A1 WO 1980000523 A1 WO1980000523 A1 WO 1980000523A1 US 7900688 W US7900688 W US 7900688W WO 8000523 A1 WO8000523 A1 WO 8000523A1
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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
    • A01G9/00Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/12Supports for plants; Trellis for strawberries or the like
    • A01G9/122Stakes

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  • This invention relates to supports and, more specifi ⁇ cally, to novel, improved, vertical supports of the multi- sectional type.
  • My novel supports are particularly useful as trellises for vine-type plants — for example, tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, peonies, sweet peas, etc.
  • the principles of the present invention will accordingly be developed primarily by reference to such applications.
  • Multi-sectional supports which are, similarly, useful for a variety of purposes are disclosed in my prior patent no. 4,048,752 issued September 20, 1977.
  • One primary object of the present invention resides in the provision of novel, multi-sectional supports which are improvements over these disclosed in my previously issued patent.
  • the latter are composed entirely of telescopically engaged support sections or members each having a vertically extending, tubular hub; a circular supporting component surrounding the hub; and axially aligned spokes for supporting the latter component from the hub.
  • the external dimensions of the lower parts of the hubs are made the same as the internal dimensions of the upper parts thereof so that each support member can be telescopically connected to the adjacent member or members.
  • novel, improved sectional supports disclosed herein are, in contrast, composed of a lower standard or base member, support components or spiders, and spacers, all of which are separate components.
  • One advantage of this improved construction is that multi- sectional supports employing it are less expensive to manu ⁇ facture.
  • the standard and spacers can be fabricated simply cutting stock tubing of an appropriate diameter to proper lengths.
  • the cost of molding them is substantially reduced because the vertical dimension of the components is materially decreased, producing a con ⁇ comitant, severalfold reduction in the cost of an appropriat mold.
  • multi-sectional supports disclosed herein are substantially less bulky than the latter This makes them easier to handle, and they can be packaged in a container having only about one-half the volume of that required for those patented multi-sectional supports .of comparable height and lateral dimensions.
  • Still another advantage of the novel multi-sectional supports disclosed herein is versatility.
  • Their components can be fabricated from a variety of materials — there are many suitable metals and plastics.
  • the height of the suppor can be readily varied by changing the number of supporting components employed; and the user can readily change the spacing between supporting components by employing spacers of different lengths and/or shortening the spacers he may have on hand.
  • BU which are, comparatively, inexpensive to make; which, in conjunction with the preceding object, employ components that can be made in inexpensive molds or from stock materials; which can be readily made from a variety of materials and in a variety of shapes and sizes; which are so configured that their components are not bulky and can, accordingly, be easily handled and compactly packaged; which are versatile in that the height of the support and the spacing between support components can readily be dimension ⁇ ed as desired by the user; which have support components that are highly resistant to bending under load; which have various combinations of the foregoing attri ⁇ butes.
  • Figure 1 is an elevation of a multi-sectional support constructed in accord with and embodying the principles of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a vertical section through a part of the support
  • Figure 3 is a top view of a spider type support com ⁇ ponent incorporated in the support of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a bottom view of the support component.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a vertical, multi-sectional support 10 embodying and constructed in accord with the principles of the present invention.
  • Support 10 is composed of support components or spiders 12, a vertical standard 14 on which the lowermost spider 12 is mounted, and spacers 16 for supporting the remaining spiders 12 in verti- cally spaced relationship above the lowermost spider.
  • spiders 12 each include a vertically extending, tubular hub 18; a circular support ring 20 surrounding the hub; and two, dimetrically opposed spokes 22 for supporting ring 20 from hub 18.
  • a bore 26 is formed through the hub 18 of each componen 12. Intermediate the upper and lower ends of the hub, an integral, annular stop 28 projects into- bore 26. As will become apparent below, the stops 28 of support components 12 co-operate with vertical standard 14 and spacers 16 to support the components 12 in the vertically spaced apart re ⁇ lationship shown in Figure 1.
  • both the spokes 22 and suppo ring 20 of components 12 have an inverted U-shaped configura
  • the spokes havea parallel, spaced apart side walls 30; and t support ring 20 of component 12 has similarly disposed side walls 32..
  • each spoke Integral with, and extending between, the side walls 30 of each spoke are stiffeners identified generally by reference character 34.
  • stiffeners identified generally by reference character 34.
  • the major cross-sectional dimension of each sti er is parallel to the corresponding dimension of the associa spokes side walls; and each stiffener is integral, at opposi ends thereof, with an opposite one of the side walls 30.
  • stiffeners 38 are provided in the support rings 20 of components 12 to fur strengthen the supports.
  • stiffeners 38 are preferably concentric with and spaced mid way between the inner and outer walls 32 of the support ring with projec extending therefrom to those walls at intervals around the r
  • the cros sectional dimensions of stiffeners 34 and 38 are approximate 60% as great as the corresponding dimensions of the spoke
  • stiffeners 34 in spokes 22 be disposed in end-to-end abutting relationship as described above. It is the function of these stiffeners to keep support components 12 from bending as suggested by arrows 40 in Figure 2 when the support components are subjected to a load. This capability is substantially decreased when the preferred, abutting relationship of stiffeners is not employed.
  • Supports of the character just described can be molded at comparatively low cost because of their relatively short vertical dimension. Any of a number of resins, including polypropylene and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, can be employed.
  • Both standard 24 and spacers 16 are uniformly sectioned, cylindrical tubes of appropriate length in the illustrated embodiment of my invention. These components can also be made of various materials. Polyvinyl chloride has proved satisfactory.
  • Both the standard and spacers are dimensioned for sliding fits in the bores 26 through the hubs 18 or support components 12.
  • this goal can be realized employing tubing of standard dimensions cut to approriate lengths although standards and spacers with special diameters can be employed, if desired, as special order tubing is not significantly more expensive than the stock material, if ordered in quantity.
  • the uncomplicated configurations of standard 14 and spacers 16 also produce a decided advantage for the multi- sectional supports disclosed herein from the viewpoint of manufacturing costs. Furthermore, the configura ion- of the support component and the fact that they, the spacers, and the standard are separate and distinct components, permit the supports disclo herein to be packaged in a manner which is economical from the viewpoint of space consumption and, concomitantly, from the viewpoint of handling and shipping costs.
  • the dimensions of the novel, multi-sectional supports just described may of course vary, depending upon the appli ⁇ cation of the invention.
  • One typical support of that charac intended for use as a tomato trellis has polypropylene supp components 12 with an overall diameter of 13.5 inches.
  • the support component hub is approx. 3 inches long and has a one inch diameter bore therethrough.
  • the integral stop 28 in th hub 18 of the support " components is slightly less than one eighth inch wide and one eighth inch deep.
  • the ' spokes 22 an support ring 20 of the component are respectively about eleven-sixteenths and thirteen-sixteenths inch wide; and bot are about seven eighths inch deep.
  • Standard 14 and spacers 16 are respectively 14 and 7.5 inches long, and they are fabricated from one inch outer diameter, series 40, polyviny chloride tubing.
  • supports of the character describ herein and used as plant supports or trellises are installed by first pushing or driving the standard 14 into the ground as shown in Figure 1 (the surface of the ground is identifie by reference character 42) .
  • the lowermost support component 12 is then slid down over standard 14 until the stop 28 in its hub 18 seats on the upper end of the standard, positioni the lowermost support component 12 above and relative to surface 42.
  • a spacer 16 is then inserted in the hub 20 of the installed support component 12 and slid down until it seats on the stop 28 of that component.
  • the next support component 12 is then installed on this first, lowermost spac in the same manner that the bottom support component 12 was installed on standard 14.
  • the installation of spacers and support components is continued in the manner just described until support 10 has reached the desired height.
  • the support components 12 of the multi- sectional support with the exemplary dimensions identified above are spaced approximately 6.5 inches apart.
  • Increased spacing can be obtained by employing longer , spacers, and the distance between the support component 12 can be decreased by cutting spacers 16 to a shorter length.

Abstract

Previously known vertical sectional support structures have been weak, expensive to construct and require more space for storage than the disclosed invention. An improved, sectional, vertical support structure (10) which may be molded of inexpensive plastic materials and sizes of interchangable vertical components which can be stronger and stored in a smaller volume of space than the vertical support of my previous U.S. Patent No. 4,048,752 is disclosed. Plant trellis etc. (10) is comprised of spiders (12), vertical standard (14) and vertical spacers (16) between hubs (19). Each hub (18) has a central, concentric annular stop (28) within bore (26) and spokes (30) connected to its outside. Spiders (12) have support rings (20) connected to hubs (18) by spokes (30). Rings (20) and spokes (30) are an inverted U-shape in cross section and may contain stiffeners (38) and (34) respectively, to strengthen the spiders (12) under load.

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SECTIONAL SUPPORTS
This invention relates to supports and, more specifi¬ cally, to novel, improved, vertical supports of the multi- sectional type.
My novel supports are particularly useful as trellises for vine-type plants — for example, tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, peonies, sweet peas, etc. The principles of the present invention will accordingly be developed primarily by reference to such applications.
It is to be understood, however, that this is only for the sake of convenience as my novel supports can equally. ell be used for other purposes.
Multi-sectional supports which are, similarly, useful for a variety of purposes are disclosed in my prior patent no. 4,048,752 issued September 20, 1977.
One primary object of the present invention resides in the provision of novel, multi-sectional supports which are improvements over these disclosed in my previously issued patent.
With the exception of an optional ground stake, the latter are composed entirely of telescopically engaged support sections or members each having a vertically extending, tubular hub; a circular supporting component surrounding the hub; and axially aligned spokes for supporting the latter component from the hub.
The external dimensions of the lower parts of the hubs are made the same as the internal dimensions of the upper parts thereof so that each support member can be telescopically connected to the adjacent member or members.
The novel, improved sectional supports disclosed herein are, in contrast, composed of a lower standard or base member, support components or spiders, and spacers, all of which are separate components.
One advantage of this improved construction is that multi- sectional supports employing it are less expensive to manu¬ facture. The standard and spacers can be fabricated simply cutting stock tubing of an appropriate diameter to proper lengths. And, in the typical case in which the supporting c ponents are made from a synthetic resin, the cost of molding them is substantially reduced because the vertical dimension of the components is materially decreased, producing a con¬ comitant, severalfold reduction in the cost of an appropriat mold.
Yet another advantage of the multi-sectional supports disclosed herein over those described in my issued patent is that the former are substantially less bulky than the latter This makes them easier to handle, and they can be packaged in a container having only about one-half the volume of that required for those patented multi-sectional supports .of comparable height and lateral dimensions.
Another novel, and distinquishing, feature of the multi sectional supports disclosed herein is the use of x-patterne integral stiffeners in the spokes of the supporting componen This keeps the support components from bending when they are subjects to a load in use (by a plant, for example) .
Still another advantage of the novel multi-sectional supports disclosed herein is versatility. Their components can be fabricated from a variety of materials — there are many suitable metals and plastics. The height of the suppor can be readily varied by changing the number of supporting components employed; and the user can readily change the spacing between supporting components by employing spacers of different lengths and/or shortening the spacers he may have on hand.
One important and primary object of the present inventi has been identified above.
Other important, but more specific objects of my invent reside " in the provision of novel, improved multi-sectional supports:
BU which are, comparatively, inexpensive to make; which, in conjunction with the preceding object, employ components that can be made in inexpensive molds or from stock materials; which can be readily made from a variety of materials and in a variety of shapes and sizes; which are so configured that their components are not bulky and can, accordingly, be easily handled and compactly packaged; which are versatile in that the height of the support and the spacing between support components can readily be dimension¬ ed as desired by the user; which have support components that are highly resistant to bending under load; which have various combinations of the foregoing attri¬ butes.
Still other important objects and features of my invention and additional advantages thereof will become apparent from the appended claims and as the ensuing detailed description and discussion proceeds in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:
Figure 1 is an elevation of a multi-sectional support constructed in accord with and embodying the principles of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a vertical section through a part of the support;
Figure 3 is a top view of a spider type support com¬ ponent incorporated in the support of Figure 1; and
Figure 4 is a bottom view of the support component.
Referring now to the drawing, Figure 1 depicts a vertical, multi-sectional support 10 embodying and constructed in accord with the principles of the present invention. Support 10 is composed of support components or spiders 12, a vertical standard 14 on which the lowermost spider 12 is mounted, and spacers 16 for supporting the remaining spiders 12 in verti- cally spaced relationship above the lowermost spider.
As best shown in Figures 2-4, spiders 12 each include a vertically extending, tubular hub 18; a circular support ring 20 surrounding the hub; and two, dimetrically opposed spokes 22 for supporting ring 20 from hub 18.
A bore 26 is formed through the hub 18 of each componen 12. Intermediate the upper and lower ends of the hub, an integral, annular stop 28 projects into- bore 26. As will become apparent below, the stops 28 of support components 12 co-operate with vertical standard 14 and spacers 16 to support the components 12 in the vertically spaced apart re¬ lationship shown in Figure 1.
As best shown in Figure 2, both the spokes 22 and suppo ring 20 of components 12 have an inverted U-shaped configura The spokes havea parallel, spaced apart side walls 30; and t support ring 20 of component 12 has similarly disposed side walls 32..
Integral with, and extending between, the side walls 30 of each spoke are stiffeners identified generally by reference character 34. In the illustrated embodiment of th invention, there are three x-patterned arrays 36 of stiffene these being arranged in end-to-end, abutting relationship in each spoke* The major cross-sectional dimension of each sti er is parallel to the corresponding dimension of the associa spokes side walls; and each stiffener is integral, at opposi ends thereof, with an opposite one of the side walls 30.
Preferably, additional, integral, internal stiffeners 3 are provided in the support rings 20 of components 12 to fur strengthen the supports. As shown in Figure 4, stiffeners 38 are preferably concentric with and spaced mid way between the inner and outer walls 32 of the support ring with projec extending therefrom to those walls at intervals around the r
In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, the cros sectional dimensions of stiffeners 34 and 38 are approximate 60% as great as the corresponding dimensions of the spoke
_ walls and ring side walls 30 and 32. This relationship is important in that it keeps the side walls 30 and 32 of the spokes and rings from rippling or warping when components 12 are formed. Such distortion of the ring side walls 32 is also inhibited by the pattern and configuration of stiffeners 38. .
It is also important that the stiffeners 34 in spokes 22 be disposed in end-to-end abutting relationship as described above. It is the function of these stiffeners to keep support components 12 from bending as suggested by arrows 40 in Figure 2 when the support components are subjected to a load. This capability is substantially decreased when the preferred, abutting relationship of stiffeners is not employed.
Supports of the character just described can be molded at comparatively low cost because of their relatively short vertical dimension. Any of a number of resins, including polypropylene and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, can be employed.
Both standard 24 and spacers 16 are uniformly sectioned, cylindrical tubes of appropriate length in the illustrated embodiment of my invention. These components can also be made of various materials. Polyvinyl chloride has proved satisfactory.
Both the standard and spacers are dimensioned for sliding fits in the bores 26 through the hubs 18 or support components 12. Typically, this goal can be realized employing tubing of standard dimensions cut to approriate lengths although standards and spacers with special diameters can be employed, if desired, as special order tubing is not significantly more expensive than the stock material, if ordered in quantity.
The uncomplicated configurations of standard 14 and spacers 16 also produce a decided advantage for the multi- sectional supports disclosed herein from the viewpoint of manufacturing costs. Furthermore, the configura ion- of the support component and the fact that they, the spacers, and the standard are separate and distinct components, permit the supports disclo herein to be packaged in a manner which is economical from the viewpoint of space consumption and, concomitantly, from the viewpoint of handling and shipping costs.
The dimensions of the novel, multi-sectional supports just described may of course vary, depending upon the appli¬ cation of the invention. One typical support of that charac intended for use as a tomato trellis, has polypropylene supp components 12 with an overall diameter of 13.5 inches. The support component hub is approx. 3 inches long and has a one inch diameter bore therethrough. The integral stop 28 in th hub 18 of the support"components is slightly less than one eighth inch wide and one eighth inch deep. The' spokes 22 an support ring 20 of the component are respectively about eleven-sixteenths and thirteen-sixteenths inch wide; and bot are about seven eighths inch deep. Standard 14 and spacers 16 are respectively 14 and 7.5 inches long, and they are fabricated from one inch outer diameter, series 40, polyviny chloride tubing.
As shown in Figure 1, supports of the character describ herein and used as plant supports or trellises are installed by first pushing or driving the standard 14 into the ground as shown in Figure 1 (the surface of the ground is identifie by reference character 42) . The lowermost support component 12 is then slid down over standard 14 until the stop 28 in its hub 18 seats on the upper end of the standard, positioni the lowermost support component 12 above and relative to surface 42. A spacer 16 is then inserted in the hub 20 of the installed support component 12 and slid down until it seats on the stop 28 of that component. The next support component 12 is then installed on this first, lowermost spac in the same manner that the bottom support component 12 was installed on standard 14. The installation of spacers and support components is continued in the manner just described until support 10 has reached the desired height.
Assembled, the support components 12 of the multi- sectional support with the exemplary dimensions identified above are spaced approximately 6.5 inches apart.
Increased spacing can be obtained by employing longer, spacers, and the distance between the support component 12 can be decreased by cutting spacers 16 to a shorter length.
Many other variations may of course be made in the multi-sectional support described above and illustrated in the drawing without exceeding the scope of the present invention. Exemplary modifications which are applicable to the supports disclosed herein are identified in my issued patent no. 4,048,752.
The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description; and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

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1. A multi-sectional support adapted to be deployed in a generally vertical orientation, comprising: an assembl having a plurality of support components each having a centr located hub, a support portion surrounding the hub, and spok extending between and supporting said support portion from s hub; an elongated standard for supporting one of said compon above a reference surface; and a spacer supporting a second said support components above and in spaced relation to the first of said support components; said support components, said spacer, and said standard all being distinct, independe and separable components and said components being maintaine in the aforesaid assembled relationship solely by sliding socketed engagements of said standard and said spacer in the hubs of said first and second support components.
2. A multi-sectional support as defined in claim 1 whe there are stop means in said hubs for limiting the movement said support components with respect to said standard and said spacer and thereby positioning said support components relative to said spacer and said standard.
3. A multi-sectional support as defined in claim 2 in which said stop means comprise ledges which are integral with said hubs and extend into the bores therethrough.
4. A multi-sectional support as defined in claim 1 wherein there are internal stiffener means in said spokes to keep the support portions of said support.components from bending relative to the hubs thereof when said support porti are subjected to loads.
5. A multi-sectional support as defined in claim 1 wherein the hubs of said support components have uniformly sectioned bores of like dimensions therethrough, said spacer and standard likewise being of uniform section and, also, being dimensioned to sl-idingly fit within the bores through said hubs.
6. A multi-sectional support as defined in claim' 5 in which said spacer and said support are hollow tubes.
-1. - A support component for a multi-sectional support or the like which comprises: a hub, a support portion surrounding the hub, spokes extending between and supporting said support portion from said hub, and means for keeping said support portions from bending relative to said hub when said support portions are subjected to a load, said last-mentioned means comprising internal stiffeners in said spokes.
8. A support component as defined in claim 7 which has exactly two spokes, said spokes being diametrically opposed and having spaced apart, vertically oriented walls, said stiffeners extending in a plurality of serially disposed, abutting x-patterns between said walls and being joined at opposite ends thereof to the opposite ones of said walls, and the major cross-sectional dimensions of said stiffeners being parallel to the major cross-sectional dimensions of said walls.
9. A support component as defined in claim,7 in which the cross-sectional dimensions of said stiffeners are appro¬ ximately 60 percent as great as the corresponding cross- sectional dimensions of the walls of the spokes in which they are located.
10. A support component as defined in claim 7 in which said stiffeners are integral portions of the spokes in which they are located.
11. A support component as defined in claim 7 in which there is a bore through the hub thereof and in which there is a ledge integral with the hub and extending into the bore therethrough which is adapted to engage the end of and thereby position said supporting component relative to a support means thereof.
12. A support component as defined in claim 7 which has integral, internal stiffeners in the support portion thereof.
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13. A multi-sectional support as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said support components has exactly two spo said spokes being diametrically opposed and having spaced apart, vertically oriented walls,. and there being internal stiffener means in said spokes to keep said support portion from bending relative to said hub when the support portions of the component are subjected to a load, said stiffeners extending in a plurality of serially disposed, abutting x- patterns between said walls and being joined at opposite en thereof to the opposite ones of said walls, and the major cross-sectional dimensions of said stiffeners being paralle to the major cross-sectional dimensions of said walls.
14. A multi-sectional support as defined in claim 1 wherein there are integral, internal stiffeners in the supp portion of each support component, each said support portio having spaced apart, vertically oriented side walls and the being one stiffener oriented as aforesaid between said side walls and additional stiffeners extending between said one stiffener and said side walls.
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