WO2012176197A1 - Lightweight encasement and guard system and method - Google Patents

Lightweight encasement and guard system and method Download PDF

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WO2012176197A1
WO2012176197A1 PCT/IL2012/000252 IL2012000252W WO2012176197A1 WO 2012176197 A1 WO2012176197 A1 WO 2012176197A1 IL 2012000252 W IL2012000252 W IL 2012000252W WO 2012176197 A1 WO2012176197 A1 WO 2012176197A1
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Zigmund Bluvband
Alex GERSMAN
Victor Shkatov
Dotan MOSHE
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    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G13/00—Protecting plants
    • A01G13/02—Protective coverings for plants; Coverings for the ground; Devices for laying-out or removing coverings
    • A01G13/0237—Devices for protecting a specific part of a plant, e.g. roots, trunk or fruits

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  • the present invention relates to growing of the agricultural products. More specifically, the present invention relates to the fruit products and particularly to qualitatively growing the fruit product with its protection, by a guard encasement frameworks system, which permits to include quickly a product between frames in the growing period, and easily and quickly extracting it from them in harvesting time.
  • US Patent 4750292 by Mauritz Alstig in Jun.14, 1988.
  • the guard is a bag having net structure with a closure thread located at the other end of the net structure, this thread when tightened gathers the upper part of the guard.
  • This invention relates to a bag for protection from disease, insects, birds and so forth applied to fruit growing.
  • the bag is colored by coloring agent, which has a property initially providing substantially complete sunlight shielding characteristics in response to irradiation by sunlight.
  • the soft bag consisting layers like reflective yarn layer with a multiple of small air-penetrating pores and makes up an insulating yarn layer, which can absorb the ultraviolet ray of sunbeams.
  • the reflective yarn layer reflects sunlight to protect the fruit from sunburn damage.
  • the invention relates to a device for protecting different articles against birds, insects and dust.
  • the inventive device consists of a tubular element comprising flexible mesh or non-woven fabric, which can enclose the article to be protected.
  • the invention is also equipped with a series of hoops or supports which keeps the tube at certain distance from the article to be protected
  • the hollow bag has an opening end and sealing clip including two elastic sheets, which is extended with a knife.
  • the quick cropper bag can protect a fruit in the growing period of the fruit and is useful for picking of the fruit.
  • a long felt and unmet need is to provide improved means and methods for growing fruit under protected conditions.
  • the present invention is a structural element of the lightweight encasement system, which comprises frameworks provided with walls from fabric fastened to their outer surface.
  • a lightweight encasement system may be comprised of tubular frameworks, containing at least one locking device, comprised of one or more sealing soft elastic materials.
  • the frames has round or rectangular or oval or similar tubular shape, provided with outer flanges directed perpendicularly to the tubular surface of the frames providing inter alia the necessary stiffness to the tubular frameworks.
  • a structural element is an encasement lightweight system able to contain a crop or other product inside [as shown in Fig. 9], and a method for producing the same may be provided.
  • a structural element may be comprised of shelters or surfaced walls from stretchable special protective fabric ply, fastened to the outer surface of the flange of the tubular frameworks [as shown in Fig. la].
  • the stretchable special protective fabric is possessing of properties of repelling or preventing diseases, harmful insects or pests to contact an agriculture product, by protecting and sealing it from damage.
  • a flange of the tubular framework protrudes in an outward orientation relative to the outer tubular surface of the frame and formed outer flange.
  • flange of the tubular framework protrudes in an inward orientation relatively to the inner tubular surface of the frame and forms an inward flange.
  • the locking device may quickly and simply lock the tubular frameworks of the crop by forming around it the internal space containing the product by encompassing its with stretchable special protective fabric that protects it during growing time.
  • the structural element in reality serves as a lightweight encasement guard system.
  • the ply of the special protective fabric may be fastened to the outer flanges of the tubular frameworks by different methods for example: gluing, stitching, or others.
  • the dimensions of the ply of a stretchable special protective fabric is larger than outward dimensions of the framework, therefore, after laying its on the outside surface of the flange ,the extra serving fabric is bent over the outer edge of flange enveloping its and fastened by spring-brackets or other U-form spring devices or by other known methods.
  • the fabric ply is laid on the inner surface of the inward flange enveloping the inner corner and the tissue is attached and stuck by spring slit O- ring inserted in the inner corner.
  • the ply of the stretchable special protective fabric is laying on the outside surface of the flange, and fastened to it by flat ring, in which the inner and outer diameters relevant to internal and external diameters of the outer flange.
  • the flat ring equipped is provided with spikes, which may be stuck in pre-prepared relevant holes in the outer or in the inward flange, fastening the fabric to the appropriate flange of the tubular framework.
  • Fixing special protective fabric on the flanges of the tubular frameworks provides shelter walls allowing creation of an internal space, between the shelter walls of the tubular frameworks which are able to contain a crop inside the internal space.
  • the tubular frameworks having said configuration may use methods to fasten them in such a way that special stretchable protective fabric tissue (or every other part of the guard system) can be simply and easily exchanged, if this necessary, making the system a multiuse system.
  • the tubular frameworks formed around a separating line tha,t in closed condition is sealed by the overlaps of the opposite edges of the tubular frameworks. Therefore, to prevent the penetration of pests, etc. into the interior contained the fruit or other product, the tubular framework is closed by overlapping edges of the frameworks, which are done like inverted steps, and having Z-cross section formed in closed position [See Fig. 8a].
  • this constructive configuration of the tubular frameworks allow to seal and align themselves by external and internal around surfaces of the inverted steps.
  • this action may be achieved by other constructive fulfillment of the edges that have cross sections forms like pair of the I with U, or pair of the U with W [See Fig.8c; Fig.8b].
  • Such configurations of the sealing create good protection against_diseases, or harmful insects or pests to penetrated into the internal space of the lightweight encasement guard system, where is located in an agricultural product.
  • the upper parts are sub-frames into of the tubular frameworks and serve to hang up the lightweight encasement guard system on the branch or the sprout containing the crop inside.
  • the upper parts or sub-frames of the tubular frameworks equipped by soft elastic inserts from a soft elastic material, that capable of encompassed the branch or the sprout, creating satisfied sealing of the lightweight encasement guard system while it is locking.
  • the upper parts or sub-frameworks may be equipped by a soft resilient rubber devices like cushions or pads are able to tightly clasp the branch, or stem, or stalk, and thus protect the inner space preventing penetration of destructive insects, etc., while a crop or fruit product inside of the lightweight encasement guard system.
  • the soft elastic devices or inserts may be from rubber or other soft elastic material having very softy flexible structure.
  • This a soft devices are assembled on internal side of the flange in destined individual place, which is disposed above open space of the tubular framework in its upper part and intended for a stalk or sprout, or steam of the contained crop and built in such a way that the rubber "lips" help not to damage it. [Shown in Fig.2 and marked by arrow B].
  • the sub-frame is done being equipped by knifes that may be build-in into rubber "lips” for easy harvest by just cutting the stem, or stalk without opening of the lightweight encasement guard system that allow to automatically gather the harvest (one-by-one or by grouping them) by a special robot, directly from the tree, and to pack, transport and deliver the products in a specially designed containers, and special logistic system directly to the purchasers.
  • the soft elastic devices or inserts are solid rectangular bodies from soft elastic rubber that has a smooth surface.
  • the other embodiments of the soft elastic devices or inserts are hollow boxes with smooth outside surface and possessing acceptable sufficient thickness of the inserts.
  • One of embodiments uses the hollow boxes, which have cutting space in form U or V on the sidewalls that disposed along the branch or sprout , for better encompassing its.
  • the hollow space in the soft elastic box may charged by ply of nappy materials laid inside of the hollow elastic box. The ply of the nappy materials may impregnated by liquid repellent against pests and destructive insects.
  • closing and locking the lightweight encasement guard system occurs due to moving the tubular frameworks towards each other until contact and then closing after gentle push with heard click; to open the system one should lightly press the tubular frameworks in the opposite direction.
  • the tubular framework is constructing with double walls that create a hollow space like capsule in the tubular frame, wherein at least two walls of the hollow capsule is equipped by through holes. At least one of these holes is connecting with the internal_sealed space of the tubular frame system, while the second one is intended to fill the capsule mentioned above with the necessary liquid material.
  • the part of the bottom surface of the hollow closed capsule is perforated by group of through holes, stuffed by fibrous filaments or fiber flagellums, which enter the internal sealed space containing the crop. Physical contact with the crop passes predefined liquid material from the fibers to the crop.
  • the hollow closed capsule is adapted to contain liquid materials such as repellent or other materials in accordance with necessity appropriate to the age, real time, environmental requirements, etc.
  • the hollow closed capsule has a hole in the top wall, through which the repellent or other liquid fills the internal rectangular hollow closed capsule.
  • the tubular site of the upper part of the framework selected area is perforated and equipped by through holes that penetrate the internal sealed space of the tubular framework. Holes in this area are stuffed by fiber flagellums, which enter the internal sealed space contacting the crop contained inside. The flagellums transfer the repellent or other liquid material to the internal sealed space contacting with a crop included inside.
  • a special separate capsule may attached to the selected perforated area on the tubular part of the framework by taping it to the selected perforate area.
  • the said capsule may produced from elastic soft flexible sealed material and, as a separate item, may filled by liquid material prepared in advance.
  • the separate elastic soft flexible capsule has a strip taped on it outwards surface in such a way as to seal the exit holes from leakage of the filled repellent or other liquid product. Removing the sealing strip tape from capsule and taping to selected perforated place leads to the leakage start of the liquid material interacting with fiber flagellums, which are put in holes of the perforated selected place and transferring liquid to crop.
  • the separate elastic and flexible capsule have a strip that taped on it outwards surface consists of exit holes plugged by aluminum foil.
  • the special selected area on the tubular frame is equipped by at least one hollow spike intended for sticking at least one hole plugged by aluminum foil on the separate elastic and flexible capsule, and so leads to interaction with the fiber flagellums which are stuffed in the hollow spikes, and so transfer the liquid from capsule to crop.
  • the other embodiments of the separate elastic and flexible capsule having a strip that taped on it outwards surface consists of exit holes plugged by aluminum foil.
  • the special selected area on the tubular frame is equipped by at least one hollow spike intended for sticking at least one hole plugged by aluminum foil on the separate elastic and flexible capsule, which is containing a hard pill of the repellent that evaporated through hollow spikes to the internal space by transferring the gas from capsule to crop and so leads to protected its against pests, etc .
  • each tree, carrying a lightweight encasement guard systems is equipped with at least one reservoir, which is filled with liquid specific material that designed to a particular purpose, and it is flows to each single lightweight encasement guard system, via the system network of pipes that connects to the above mentioned reservoir.
  • the liquid specific material fills the hollow capsule of the tubular frames of the lightweight encasement guard system.
  • the liquid specific material may come to the crop, via stretchable special protective fabric that encompassing its and this instead the flagellums mentioned above.
  • one of the tubular frames consists of a device such as passive reflector or transmitter or similar appliance coupled with other suitable detecting device creating the possibility of easy and quick detection of the designated fruit during harvest.
  • This device may be mounted on the upper part of the outside surface of the flange of the tubular framework [signed by arrow B at Fig.2] or other convenient place.
  • Fig. 1 is an illustration of an exemplary frames system in closed
  • Fig. la is an illustration of an exemplary frames system in open
  • Fig. 2 is an illustration of both frames 10 and 20 in separate
  • Fig. 3 is an illustration of an exemplary view A from Fig. 2, that present's of the cross-section of the encompassing edge 16 and the right protrusion leg 12 of the frame 10, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is an illustration of an exemplary view C, that present's of the cross-section of the inbounding edge 25 and the left leg 22, which respecting to frame 20, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is an illustration of an exemplary solid soft elastic inserts 3, 4
  • Fig.6 is an illustration of an exemplary solid soft elastic inserts 3, 4
  • Fig. 7 is an illustration of an exemplary solid soft elastic inserts 3, 4
  • Fig. 8a is an illustration of the Z cross-section of exemplary edges
  • Fig. 8b is an illustration of the U with W cross-section of an exemplary edges between tubular frames, in accordance
  • Fig. 8c is an illustration of the I with U cross-section of an
  • Fig. 9 is an illustration of tubular frames system in closed condition
  • Fig. 10 is an illustration of outer rectangular tubular frame 30
  • Fig. 11 is an illustration of inner rectangular tubular frame 40
  • Fig. 12 is an illustration a some embodiments of the tubular
  • hollow capsule is equipped by through holes that stuffed by
  • fibrous filaments or flagellums are fibrous filaments or flagellums.
  • the present invention is a construction element designed for protection the crop in growing time and thereby contributes to ensuring good taste properties to the product, thereby providing a high- quality product.
  • the lightweight encasement guard system may be equipped at least with two tubular frameworks Fig 1 [10] and [20] that is connected one to other by protrusion segments Fig 2 [12] and [22] havingthe ability to openat least to 300°.
  • Fig 1 [10] and [20] that is connected one to other by protrusion segments Fig 2 [12] and [22] havingthe ability to openat least to 300°.
  • the area of the separating line [53] consists of a specific indenture configuration for sealing and securing an inner environment of the internal space against the penetration of the pests into the guard system, which contains an agricultural product [Fig. 9].
  • the upper parts of the tubular frames [10;20] are provided with soft elastic inserts Fig la [3;4]from a soft elastic material, which is encompasses the branch fig 9
  • the upper parts of the frameworks equipped by soft resilient cushion like rubber devices [Fig. 5; Fig. 6; Fig. 7;] or pads [31; 41. See in Fig. 9].
  • the aforementioned devices are able to tightly clasp the branch, or stem, or stalk, and thus protect the inner space preventing penetration of destructive insects, etc., while a crop or fruit product is inside of the lightweight encasement guard system.
  • the soft elastic devices or inserts may be from rubber or other soft elastic material having very soft flexible structure.
  • Fig.9 are illustrated various configurations of lightweight encasement guard methods and systems of the tubular frames in closed position, which comprise of soft plugging bodies [3]; [31] and [4];[41] encompassing branch [51] or stalk or stem [52] of the fruit for sealing it from penetration of destructive insects.
  • the soft plugging bodies [3] and [4] comprised of the lugs [7] [shown in Fig.5] and are elastically inserted in relevant holes prepared beforehand in the area [B] of the outer flange [24] of the tubular framework.
  • the soft plug-in bodies [3] and [4] have the recessed elastic holes [8] [shown in Fig.6] into which protrude solid lugs prepared beforehand in the area [B] on the outer flange [24] of the tubular framework are inserted.
  • the soft plugging bodies [3] and [4] composed the adhesive tape, which covers the outer side of the bottom [9] of this body
  • FIG. 10 and Fig.ll are illustrating the outer [30] and [40] inner tubular rectangular frameworks.
  • the tubular rectangular frames [30] or [40] may be connected one to another by interaction between two pairs of segments, where first pair segments [32] from the tubular frame [30] and second pair segments [42] from the tubular frame [40].
  • Segments [32] and [42] have holes designed for inserting axes like standard bolts with nuts creating the possibility of opening and closing the tubular rectangular frame [30] or
  • each tubular rectangular frame is provided having an additional little sub-frame Fig 11 [44] andFig 10 [34] for encompassing the branch when the device is closing or is closed.
  • the lightweight encasement guard tubular system is presented in Fig.
  • the stretchable special protective fabric is possessing of properties for repelling and preventing diseases, harmful insects or pests to contactthe agriculture product Fig 9 [50], by protecting and sealing it from damage.
  • the ledges fig 2 [11] disposed above the sealing edge [16] of the tubular frame [10] are protruding toward the opposite framework, provided by open slot [13] see Fig.la, from one side of the ledge.
  • the ledges Fig 2 [11] mee two bulges fig 2 [21] that are disposed on the tubular frame [20].
  • the gentle pressing of the tubular frames [10] and [20] one to the other creates a contact between open slots [13] of the two ledges [11] and between the two sticking up bulges [21] expanding the open slots [13] by the two sticking up bulges [21], allowing the tubular frames to keep in a closed position.
  • the tubular frames [10] or [20] may be connected one to another by interaction between two pairs of segments, first pair segments [12] from the tubular frame [10] and second pair segments [22] from the tubular frame [20].
  • the segments [12] are designed with protruding short rods intended to work as axles [14], be inserted into holes [23] in the segments [22], creating the possibility of opening and closing the tubular frame [10] or [20] rotating around these axes [14] with opening angle of at least 300 degrees (Fig.l, 2 views C,D;Fig.3,4).
  • the separating line between closed tubular frames Fig 1 [10] and [20] is sealed around.
  • This sealing of the parting line between closed tubular frames [10] and [20] works against the intrusion of the pests into the inner space provided with a special configuration of the parting line between them.
  • the configuration of the sealing connector are made in the form of two inverted steps [16] and [25] [shown in Fig. 3; 4 and 8a] disposed on the inner edges of the parting line of the frames.
  • the sealing on the surrounding line of the parting line between tubular frames may be achieved by other embodiments; the edges having cross sections forms such as pairing of the I with U, or U with W (Fig.8c;Fig.8b).
  • tubular framework [60] is presented performed with double walls in the tubular frame [61], which is created as a hollow capsule, wherein its bottom equipped by through holes [62] that stuffed with fibrous filaments or flagellums [63] and its top is having inlet connection [64] intended to fill-in this capsule, which is sealed by resilient soft rubber plug [65].
  • a lightweight encasement and guard system comprising at least two complementary tubular frameworks said tubular frameworks are able to be instantly sealed together, using locking devices, thereby creating the internal close space, which contains a product inside.
  • At least one of said frameworks has a side shelter wall from stretchable special protective fabric against pests, destructive insects, birds, etc.
  • tubular frameworks are assembled at a common axis and are able to be open and closed quickly by rotating around this axis relative to each other at least 300 degrees.
  • tubular frameworks are comprised a tubular frame with double walls.
  • tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls are creating the hollow capsule.
  • tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls create the hollow capsule and bottom of the said hollow capsule having at least one through hole.
  • tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, said double walls create the hollow capsule and bottom of the said hollow capsule having at least one through hole, the said at least one through hole is stuffed by fibrous filament or fiber flagellum.
  • tubular frameworks comprises a tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls create the hollow capsule and top of the said hollow capsule having inlet connection for filling said capsule by certain liquid material.
  • tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls are creating the hollow capsule and top of the said hollow capsule having inlet connection intended for filling of the sad capsule by certain liquid material, and wherein said inlet connection is sealed by resilient soft rubber plug.

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The guard system having tubular frames, being closed, creates an inner space, formed by tubular frames with walls from stretchable special protective fabric, encompassing the crop inside and protecting it during growing time. The system ensures that the crops grow in safe conditions on the plant and creates guaranteed protection from destructive insects, birds and so forth. The main object of the present invention is securing an agriculture product with high quality protection during the growing period by a tubular frames guard system that can be used for quickly and simply packaging the crop for growing. The guard system can be quickly and simply unpacked when the harvest is gatered and shipped.

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Lightweight Encasement and Guard System and Method
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to growing of the agricultural products. More specifically, the present invention relates to the fruit products and particularly to qualitatively growing the fruit product with its protection, by a guard encasement frameworks system, which permits to include quickly a product between frames in the growing period, and easily and quickly extracting it from them in harvesting time.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Prior Art:
US Patent 4750292 by Mauritz Alstig, in Jun.14, 1988. A plant guard for protecting plants against pest attack. The guard is a bag having net structure with a closure thread located at the other end of the net structure, this thread when tightened gathers the upper part of the guard.
US Patent 5406746 Atsushi Hoshino Date: Apr.18, 1995. This invention relates to a bag for protection from disease, insects, birds and so forth applied to fruit growing. The bag is colored by coloring agent, which has a property initially providing substantially complete sunlight shielding characteristics in response to irradiation by sunlight.
US 2004/0128906 by Joe Jiang, Pub. Date: Jul. 8, 2004
The soft bag consisting layers like reflective yarn layer with a multiple of small air-penetrating pores and makes up an insulating yarn layer, which can absorb the ultraviolet ray of sunbeams. The reflective yarn layer reflects sunlight to protect the fruit from sunburn damage.
US 2007/0011933 by Manuel Foix Robert and Maria Victoria Gomez Gamez, Pub. Date: Jan. 18, 2007
The invention relates to a device for protecting different articles against birds, insects and dust. The inventive device consists of a tubular element comprising flexible mesh or non-woven fabric, which can enclose the article to be protected. The invention is also equipped with a series of hoops or supports which keeps the tube at certain distance from the article to be protected
US 2008/0137993 by Ching-Hsing Feng, Pub. Date: Jun. 12, 2008
This invention relaes to a quick cropper bag. The hollow bag has an opening end and sealing clip including two elastic sheets, which is extended with a knife. The quick cropper bag can protect a fruit in the growing period of the fruit and is useful for picking of the fruit.
A long felt and unmet need is to provide improved means and methods for growing fruit under protected conditions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a structural element of the lightweight encasement system, which comprises frameworks provided with walls from fabric fastened to their outer surface. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a lightweight encasement system may be comprised of tubular frameworks, containing at least one locking device, comprised of one or more sealing soft elastic materials. According to further embodiments of the present invention, the frames has round or rectangular or oval or similar tubular shape, provided with outer flanges directed perpendicularly to the tubular surface of the frames providing inter alia the necessary stiffness to the tubular frameworks.
According to further embodiments of the present invention, a structural element is an encasement lightweight system able to contain a crop or other product inside [as shown in Fig. 9], and a method for producing the same may be provided. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a structural element may be comprised of shelters or surfaced walls from stretchable special protective fabric ply, fastened to the outer surface of the flange of the tubular frameworks [as shown in Fig. la]. The stretchable special protective fabric is possessing of properties of repelling or preventing diseases, harmful insects or pests to contact an agriculture product, by protecting and sealing it from damage.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, a flange of the tubular framework protrudes in an outward orientation relative to the outer tubular surface of the frame and formed outer flange. According to other embodiments of the present invention, flange of the tubular framework protrudes in an inward orientation relatively to the inner tubular surface of the frame and forms an inward flange. According to further embodiments of the present invention, the locking device may quickly and simply lock the tubular frameworks of the crop by forming around it the internal space containing the product by encompassing its with stretchable special protective fabric that protects it during growing time. The structural element in reality serves as a lightweight encasement guard system.
According to further embodiments of the present invention, the ply of the special protective fabric may be fastened to the outer flanges of the tubular frameworks by different methods for example: gluing, stitching, or others. The dimensions of the ply of a stretchable special protective fabric is larger than outward dimensions of the framework, therefore, after laying its on the outside surface of the flange ,the extra serving fabric is bent over the outer edge of flange enveloping its and fastened by spring-brackets or other U-form spring devices or by other known methods.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, a tubular frame equipped by inward facing flange forming from outside with tubular surface the outer corner, the ply of the stretchable special protective fabric lays on the outside surface of the inward flange, enveloping the outer corner the tissue being fastened by an external snap ring. According to further embodiments of the present invention, the fabric ply is laid on the inner surface of the inward flange enveloping the inner corner and the tissue is attached and stuck by spring slit O- ring inserted in the inner corner.
According to some embodiments, the ply of the stretchable special protective fabric is laying on the outside surface of the flange, and fastened to it by flat ring, in which the inner and outer diameters relevant to internal and external diameters of the outer flange. The flat ring equipped is provided with spikes, which may be stuck in pre-prepared relevant holes in the outer or in the inward flange, fastening the fabric to the appropriate flange of the tubular framework.
Fixing special protective fabric on the flanges of the tubular frameworks provides shelter walls allowing creation of an internal space, between the shelter walls of the tubular frameworks which are able to contain a crop inside the internal space. The tubular frameworks having said configuration may use methods to fasten them in such a way that special stretchable protective fabric tissue (or every other part of the guard system) can be simply and easily exchanged, if this necessary, making the system a multiuse system.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the tubular frameworks formed around a separating line tha,t in closed condition, is sealed by the overlaps of the opposite edges of the tubular frameworks. Therefore, to prevent the penetration of pests, etc. into the interior contained the fruit or other product, the tubular framework is closed by overlapping edges of the frameworks, which are done like inverted steps, and having Z-cross section formed in closed position [See Fig. 8a].
According to further embodiments of the present invention, this constructive configuration of the tubular frameworks allow to seal and align themselves by external and internal around surfaces of the inverted steps. In addition, this action may be achieved by other constructive fulfillment of the edges that have cross sections forms like pair of the I with U, or pair of the U with W [See Fig.8c; Fig.8b]. Such configurations of the sealing, create good protection against_diseases, or harmful insects or pests to penetrated into the internal space of the lightweight encasement guard system, where is located in an agricultural product.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the upper parts are sub-frames into of the tubular frameworks and serve to hang up the lightweight encasement guard system on the branch or the sprout containing the crop inside.
According to further embodiments of the present invention, the upper parts or sub-frames of the tubular frameworks equipped by soft elastic inserts from a soft elastic material, that capable of encompassed the branch or the sprout, creating satisfied sealing of the lightweight encasement guard system while it is locking. The upper parts or sub-frameworks may be equipped by a soft resilient rubber devices like cushions or pads are able to tightly clasp the branch, or stem, or stalk, and thus protect the inner space preventing penetration of destructive insects, etc., while a crop or fruit product inside of the lightweight encasement guard system. The soft elastic devices or inserts may be from rubber or other soft elastic material having very softy flexible structure. This a soft devices are assembled on internal side of the flange in destined individual place, which is disposed above open space of the tubular framework in its upper part and intended for a stalk or sprout, or steam of the contained crop and built in such a way that the rubber "lips" help not to damage it. [Shown in Fig.2 and marked by arrow B]. Moreover, the sub-frame is done being equipped by knifes that may be build-in into rubber "lips" for easy harvest by just cutting the stem, or stalk without opening of the lightweight encasement guard system that allow to automatically gather the harvest (one-by-one or by grouping them) by a special robot, directly from the tree, and to pack, transport and deliver the products in a specially designed containers, and special logistic system directly to the purchasers.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the soft elastic devices or inserts are solid rectangular bodies from soft elastic rubber that has a smooth surface. The other embodiments of the soft elastic devices or inserts are hollow boxes with smooth outside surface and possessing acceptable sufficient thickness of the inserts. One of embodiments uses the hollow boxes, which have cutting space in form U or V on the sidewalls that disposed along the branch or sprout , for better encompassing its. According to further embodiments of the present invention, the hollow space in the soft elastic box may charged by ply of nappy materials laid inside of the hollow elastic box. The ply of the nappy materials may impregnated by liquid repellent against pests and destructive insects.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, closing and locking the lightweight encasement guard system occurs due to moving the tubular frameworks towards each other until contact and then closing after gentle push with heard click; to open the system one should lightly press the tubular frameworks in the opposite direction.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the tubular framework is constructing with double walls that create a hollow space like capsule in the tubular frame, wherein at least two walls of the hollow capsule is equipped by through holes. At least one of these holes is connecting with the internal_sealed space of the tubular frame system, while the second one is intended to fill the capsule mentioned above with the necessary liquid material.
In other some embodiments, the part of the bottom surface of the hollow closed capsule, is perforated by group of through holes, stuffed by fibrous filaments or fiber flagellums, which enter the internal sealed space containing the crop. Physical contact with the crop passes predefined liquid material from the fibers to the crop. The hollow closed capsule is adapted to contain liquid materials such as repellent or other materials in accordance with necessity appropriate to the age, real time, environmental requirements, etc. The hollow closed capsule has a hole in the top wall, through which the repellent or other liquid fills the internal rectangular hollow closed capsule.
In some other embodiments, the tubular site of the upper part of the framework selected area is perforated and equipped by through holes that penetrate the internal sealed space of the tubular framework. Holes in this area are stuffed by fiber flagellums, which enter the internal sealed space contacting the crop contained inside. The flagellums transfer the repellent or other liquid material to the internal sealed space contacting with a crop included inside.
A special separate capsule may attached to the selected perforated area on the tubular part of the framework by taping it to the selected perforate area. The said capsule may produced from elastic soft flexible sealed material and, as a separate item, may filled by liquid material prepared in advance. The separate elastic soft flexible capsule has a strip taped on it outwards surface in such a way as to seal the exit holes from leakage of the filled repellent or other liquid product. Removing the sealing strip tape from capsule and taping to selected perforated place leads to the leakage start of the liquid material interacting with fiber flagellums, which are put in holes of the perforated selected place and transferring liquid to crop. Other embodiments of the separate elastic and flexible capsule have a strip that taped on it outwards surface consists of exit holes plugged by aluminum foil. The special selected area on the tubular frame, is equipped by at least one hollow spike intended for sticking at least one hole plugged by aluminum foil on the separate elastic and flexible capsule, and so leads to interaction with the fiber flagellums which are stuffed in the hollow spikes, and so transfer the liquid from capsule to crop.
The other embodiments of the separate elastic and flexible capsule having a strip that taped on it outwards surface consists of exit holes plugged by aluminum foil. The special selected area on the tubular frame, is equipped by at least one hollow spike intended for sticking at least one hole plugged by aluminum foil on the separate elastic and flexible capsule, which is containing a hard pill of the repellent that evaporated through hollow spikes to the internal space by transferring the gas from capsule to crop and so leads to protected its against pests, etc .
According to some embodiments of the present invention, each tree, carrying a lightweight encasement guard systems is equipped with at least one reservoir, which is filled with liquid specific material that designed to a particular purpose, and it is flows to each single lightweight encasement guard system, via the system network of pipes that connects to the above mentioned reservoir. The liquid specific material fills the hollow capsule of the tubular frames of the lightweight encasement guard system. According to further embodiments of the present invention, the liquid specific material may come to the crop, via stretchable special protective fabric that encompassing its and this instead the flagellums mentioned above.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, one of the tubular frames consists of a device such as passive reflector or transmitter or similar appliance coupled with other suitable detecting device creating the possibility of easy and quick detection of the designated fruit during harvest. This device may be mounted on the upper part of the outside surface of the flange of the tubular framework [signed by arrow B at Fig.2] or other convenient place.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 : is an illustration of an exemplary frames system in closed
condition, accordance with some embodiments of the
present invention.
Fig. la: is an illustration of an exemplary frames system in open
condition, accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2: is an illustration of both frames 10 and 20 in separate
condition accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 3: is an illustration of an exemplary view A from Fig. 2, that present's of the cross-section of the encompassing edge 16 and the right protrusion leg 12 of the frame 10, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 4: is an illustration of an exemplary view C, that present's of the cross-section of the inbounding edge 25 and the left leg 22, which respecting to frame 20, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 5: is an illustration of an exemplary solid soft elastic inserts 3, 4
with assembling pins, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig.6: is an illustration of an exemplary solid soft elastic inserts 3, 4
with assembling holes, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 7: is an illustration of an exemplary solid soft elastic inserts 3, 4
with assembling tape, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 8a: is an illustration of the Z cross-section of exemplary edges
16 and 25 between tubular frames, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 8b: is an illustration of the U with W cross-section of an exemplary edges between tubular frames, in accordance
with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 8c: is an illustration of the I with U cross-section of an
exemplary edges between tubular frames, in accordance
with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 9: is an illustration of tubular frames system in closed condition
having a rectangular configuration, which is fastened to
branch and included fruit inside, in accordance with some
embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 10: is an illustration of outer rectangular tubular frame 30
with covering edge, in accordance some embodiments of the
present invention.
Fig. 11: is an illustration of inner rectangular tubular frame 40
with inbound edge, in accordance some embodiments of the
present invention.
Fig. 12 is an illustration a some embodiments of the tubular
framework with double walls in the tubular frame, which is
create a hollow space, wherein at least two walls of the
hollow capsule is equipped by through holes that stuffed by
fibrous filaments or flagellums.
For simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements show in the figures have not necessary been drawn to scale. Further, where considered appropriate, reference numerals may repeat among the figures to indicate analogous elements.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is a construction element designed for protection the crop in growing time and thereby contributes to ensuring good taste properties to the product, thereby providing a high- quality product. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the lightweight encasement guard system may be equipped at least with two tubular frameworks Fig 1 [10] and [20] that is connected one to other by protrusion segments Fig 2 [12] and [22] havingthe ability to openat least to 300°. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. When the lightweight guard tubular frames system is closed the separating surfaces of the framework create a contacting line between them Fig 1 [53]. The area of the separating line [53] consists of a specific indenture configuration for sealing and securing an inner environment of the internal space against the penetration of the pests into the guard system, which contains an agricultural product [Fig. 9]. The upper parts of the tubular frames [10;20] are provided with soft elastic inserts Fig la [3;4]from a soft elastic material, which is encompasses the branch fig 9
[51] or the sprout [52], creating appropriate sealing of the lightweight encasement guard system while it is locked [Fig.9;Fig.l]. The upper parts of the frameworks equipped by soft resilient cushion like rubber devices [Fig. 5; Fig. 6; Fig. 7;] or pads [31; 41. See in Fig. 9]. The aforementioned devices are able to tightly clasp the branch, or stem, or stalk, and thus protect the inner space preventing penetration of destructive insects, etc., while a crop or fruit product is inside of the lightweight encasement guard system. The soft elastic devices or inserts may be from rubber or other soft elastic material having very soft flexible structure. These soft devices
[3; 4] are assembled on internal side of the flange [24] in destined special place, [Shown in Fig.2 and marked by arrow B]. These devices are disposed above open space of the tubular frameworks [10; 20] in its upper part, and intended for a stalk or sprout, or stem of the contained crop. It is built in such a way that the rubber "lips" help not to damage it. The "lips" are intended for sealing the separating surface between soft plugging cushions bodies Fig la [3] and [4] and pads Fig 9 [31;41], which are encompassing the stalk [52] of the apple or other fruit [50] or the branch [51]. On Fig. 1 and Fig.9 are illustrated various configurations of lightweight encasement guard methods and systems of the tubular frames in closed position, which comprise of soft plugging bodies [3]; [31] and [4];[41] encompassing branch [51] or stalk or stem [52] of the fruit for sealing it from penetration of destructive insects. According to some embodiments of the present invention the soft plugging bodies [3] and [4] comprised of the lugs [7] [shown in Fig.5] and are elastically inserted in relevant holes prepared beforehand in the area [B] of the outer flange [24] of the tubular framework. According to some embodiments of the present invention the soft plug-in bodies [3] and [4] have the recessed elastic holes [8] [shown in Fig.6] into which protrude solid lugs prepared beforehand in the area [B] on the outer flange [24] of the tubular framework are inserted. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the soft plugging bodies [3] and [4] composed the adhesive tape, which covers the outer side of the bottom [9] of this body
[shown in Fig.7]. The surface under a tape is covered by glue [shown in Fig.7 and marked by arrow D], which permits attaching the soft plugging bodies to inner surface [shown in Fig.2 and marked by arrow B] of the outer flange [24]. Fig. 10 and Fig.ll are illustrating the outer [30] and [40] inner tubular rectangular frameworks. The tubular rectangular frames [30] or [40] may be connected one to another by interaction between two pairs of segments, where first pair segments [32] from the tubular frame [30] and second pair segments [42] from the tubular frame [40]. Segments [32] and [42] have holes designed for inserting axes like standard bolts with nuts creating the possibility of opening and closing the tubular rectangular frame [30] or
[40] by rotary motion around these axes with opening angle of at least 300 degrees. The upper part of each tubular rectangular frame is provided having an additional little sub- frame Fig 11 [44] andFig 10 [34] for encompassing the branch when the device is closing or is closed. The crop growing inside of the internal space that is created by surfaced walls [5] and [6] from stretchable special protective fabric ply as a shelter for crop growing inside of the lightweight encasement guard system, which is presented in Fig. 1 and Fig. 9. The lightweight encasement guard tubular system is presented in Fig. la where for clarity, it is slightly open and visually illustrates how the internal spaceis created by frameworks [10 ]and [20] equipped by walls from stretchable special protective fabric Fig la [5] and [6] that fastens to outwards surface of the flange fig 2 [24] of the tubular frameworks [10 and [20]. The stretchable special protective fabric is possessing of properties for repelling and preventing diseases, harmful insects or pests to contactthe agriculture product Fig 9 [50], by protecting and sealing it from damage.
The ledges fig 2 [11] disposed above the sealing edge [16] of the tubular frame [10] are protruding toward the opposite framework, provided by open slot [13] see Fig.la, from one side of the ledge. The ledges Fig 2 [11] mee two bulges fig 2 [21] that are disposed on the tubular frame [20]. The gentle pressing of the tubular frames [10] and [20] one to the other creates a contact between open slots [13] of the two ledges [11] and between the two sticking up bulges [21] expanding the open slots [13] by the two sticking up bulges [21], allowing the tubular frames to keep in a closed position. The tubular frames [10] or [20] may be connected one to another by interaction between two pairs of segments, first pair segments [12] from the tubular frame [10] and second pair segments [22] from the tubular frame [20]. The segments [12] are designed with protruding short rods intended to work as axles [14], be inserted into holes [23] in the segments [22], creating the possibility of opening and closing the tubular frame [10] or [20] rotating around these axes [14] with opening angle of at least 300 degrees (Fig.l, 2 views C,D;Fig.3,4).
The separating line between closed tubular frames Fig 1 [10] and [20] is sealed around. This sealing of the parting line between closed tubular frames [10] and [20] works against the intrusion of the pests into the inner space provided with a special configuration of the parting line between them. In some embodiments the configuration of the sealing connector are made in the form of two inverted steps [16] and [25] [shown in Fig. 3; 4 and 8a] disposed on the inner edges of the parting line of the frames. The sealing on the surrounding line of the parting line between tubular frames, may be achieved by other embodiments; the edges having cross sections forms such as pairing of the I with U, or U with W (Fig.8c;Fig.8b). In Fig. 12 tubular framework [60] is presented performed with double walls in the tubular frame [61], which is created as a hollow capsule, wherein its bottom equipped by through holes [62] that stuffed with fibrous filaments or flagellums [63] and its top is having inlet connection [64] intended to fill-in this capsule, which is sealed by resilient soft rubber plug [65].
Reference is now made to a lightweight encasement and guard system comprising at least two complementary tubular frameworks said tubular frameworks are able to be instantly sealed together, using locking devices, thereby creating the internal close space, which contains a product inside.
According to claim 1 at least one of said frameworks has a side shelter wall from stretchable special protective fabric against pests, destructive insects, birds, etc.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein the tubular frameworks are assembled at a common axis and are able to be open and closed quickly by rotating around this axis relative to each other at least 300 degrees.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein at least one tubular frame has an inner flange, which stands inwards.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein at least one tubular frame has an outer flange, which stands outwards.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned, wherein the said shelter walls from said stretchable special protective fabric fastened to outer surface of the inner flange.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein the said shelter walls from said stretchable special protective fabric is fastened inside to inner surface of the inner flange. Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein the said shelter walls made from said stretchable special protective fabric is fastened to outer surface of the outer flange.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned a lightweight encasement and guard system , wherein said tubular frameworks creates separated line, which is sealed by overlapping edges of the tubular frames with configuration of the inverted steppes.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned a lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frameworks are aligned in closed position.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frames are aligning themselves in closed position by of the overlapped said inverted steps.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said protrusive outward flanges are used as a stiffener for the tubular framework.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system, wherein said protrusive inward flanges are used as a stiffener for the tubular framework.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said protrusive outward flanges are used as a carrier outside the shelter walls of the tubular frameworks from the stretchable special protective fabric.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said protrusive inward flanges are used as a carrier outside the walls of the tubular frames from the stretchable special protective fabric.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said protrusive inward flanges are used as a carrier inside the walls of the tubular frames from the stretchable special protective fabric. Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system, wherein said tubular frames are with open space in tubular surface in upper part of said tubular frame.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frame fulfillment with open space in tubular surface in upper part of said tubular frame.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system that is adapted to be held on a crop by soft, flexible pads that encompass the branch or steam of the crop.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frameworks are comprised a tubular frame with double walls.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls are creating the hollow capsule.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls create the hollow capsule and bottom of the said hollow capsule having at least one through hole.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, said double walls create the hollow capsule and bottom of the said hollow capsule having at least one through hole, the said at least one through hole is stuffed by fibrous filament or fiber flagellum.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frameworks comprises a tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls create the hollow capsule and top of the said hollow capsule having inlet connection for filling said capsule by certain liquid material.
Reference is now made to the abovementioned lightweight encasement and guard system wherein said tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls are creating the hollow capsule and top of the said hollow capsule having inlet connection intended for filling of the sad capsule by certain liquid material, and wherein said inlet connection is sealed by resilient soft rubber plug.
Reference is now made to a method for applying a lightweight encasement and guard system to a crop, wherein said internal close space is created by locking said tubular frameworks, sealing against diseases or harmful insects by straight shelter walls from said stretchable special protective fabric and by inner surface of the closed tubular frameworks.
Reference is now made to a method for applying a lightweight encasement and guard system to a crop which uses at least two tubular frameworks, that creates the internal close space by rotating it and locking on the crop by supplying guarding to crop from of pests, destructive insects, birds and so forth during its growing time.

Claims

aims: A lightweight encasement and guard system comprising at least two complementary tubular frameworks said tubular frameworks are able to be instantly sealed together, using locking devices, thereby creating the internal close space, which contains a product inside.
2. According to claim 1 at least one of said frameworks has a side shelter wall from stretchable special protective fabric against pests, destructive insects, birds, etc.
3. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular frameworks are assembled at a common axis and are able to be open and closed quickly by rotating around this axis relative to each other at least 300 degrees.
4. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one tubular frame has an inner flange, which protrudes inwards.
5. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one tubular frame has an outer flange, which protrudes outwards.
6. A lightweight encasement and guard system, wherein the said shelter walls from said stretchable
special protective fabric fastened to outer surface of the inner flange.
7. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1 , wherein the said shelter walls from said stretchable special protective fabric is fastened inside to inner surface of the inner flange.
8. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1 , wherein the said shelter walls made from said stretchable special protective fabric is fastened to outer surface of the outer flange.
9. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1, wherein said tubular frameworks creates separated line, which is sealed by overlapping edges of the tubular frames with configuration of the inverted steps.
10. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1, wherein said tubular frameworks are aligned in closed position.
11. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 10, wherein said tubular frames are aligning themselves in closed position by of the overlapped said inverted steps.
12. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 5, wherein said protruding outward flanges are used as a stiffener for the tubular framework.
13. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 4, wherein said protruding inward flanges are used as a stiffener for the tubular framework.
14. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 5, wherein said protruding outward flanges are used as a carrier outside the shelter walls of the tubular frameworks for the stretchable special protective fabric.
15. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 4, wherein said protruding inward flanges are used as a carrier outside the walls of the tubular frames for the stretchable special protective fabric.
16. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 4, wherein said protrusive inward flanges are used as a carrier inside the walls of the tubular frames from the stretchable special protective fabric.
17. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 4, wherein said tubular frames are with open space in tubular surface in upper part of said tubular frame.
18. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 5, wherein said tubular frame
fulfillment with open space in tubular surface in upper part of said tubular frame.
19. A lightweight encasement and guard system that keeps itself on a crop by soft, flexible pads that encompassed the branch or stem of the crop.
20. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1, wherein said tubular frameworks comprise a tubular frame with double walls.
21. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 1, wherein said tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls are creating the hollow capsule.
22. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claims 4 and 5 wherein said tubular
frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls create the hollow capsule and bottom of the said hollow capsule having at least one through hole.
23. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 21, wherein said tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein according to claim 21, said double walls create the hollow capsule and bottom of the said hollow capsule having at least one through hole, the said at least one through hole is stuffed by fibrous filament or fiber flagellum.
24. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 22, wherein said tubular frameworks comprises a tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls create the hollow capsule and top of the said hollow capsule having inlet connection for filling said capsule by certain liquid material.
25. A lightweight encasement and guard system according to claim 23, wherein said tubular frameworks comprise tubular frame with double walls, wherein said double walls are creating the hollow capsule and top of the said hollow capsule having inlet connection intended for filling of the sad capsule by certain liquid material, and wherein said inlet connection is sealed by resilient soft rubber plug.
26. A lightweight encasement and guard method according to claim 1, wherein said internal close space is created by locking said tubular frameworks, sealing against diseases or harmful insects by straight shelter walls from said stretchable special protective fabric and by inner surface of the closed tubular frameworks.
27. A lightweight encasement and guard method, which uses at least two tubular frameworks, that creates the internal close space by rotating it and locking on the crop by supplying guarding to crop from of pests, destructive insects, birds and so forth during its growing time.
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