Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
047042000 | TREE SUPPORTS | 18 |
20090064572 | Tree limb support device - A device for supporting a tree limb. The device includes a base having top and bottom surfaces for situating the device proximate to said tree limb. A telescoping pole having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends is provided, the first end being rotatably secured to the base. A coupling is included for varying the length of the telescoping pole. A support rod is affixed to the second end of the telescoping pole, the support rod being rotatable about the longitudinal axis. A U-shaped limb support member is fixedly appended to the support rod. | 03-12-2009 |
20090188162 | Tree Support and Cover System - The present invention relates to a tree support and cover system. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a tree stand configured for efficient transportation of a tree. The tree stand includes two sets of wheels for use in translating the tree. A first set of wheels is disposed below the tree stand and allows for conventional translation with an erect tree. A second set of wheels is disposed on the side of the tree stand and allows for tipped translation. The tree stand may also include an optional electrical system with one or more electrical items including a timer, a Ground Fault Interrupter outlet, a remote controlled positioning system, etc. A second embodiment of the present invention relates to a collapsible tree cover that can be used to efficiently transport and store the tree. The collapsible tree cover can be concealed within a tree stand or used as a skirt when it is collapsed below the tree. The tree cover includes at least one adjustable expansion system with an elastically biased opening for use in reducing the diameter of the tree. The tree cover includes at least one storage opening which can be used to store items around the trunk of the tree when the tree cover is extended over the tree. The tree stand and tree cover embodiments can also be used in conjunction with one another to provide additional features. | 07-30-2009 |
20100175317 | Tree Slide - A tree slide facilitating movement of a Christmas tree via sliding along a support surface without damage to the surface is described. The tree slide includes a central region of substantially planar extent and an arcuate perimeter which surrounds and extends from the central region. The arcuate perimeter forms a cavity along one side of the tree slide. In some embodiments, a rim is provided which extends from the arcuate perimeter opposite of the central region. In other embodiments, the tree slide could also include a cover, composed of a stretchable and conformable material, which conceals a tree stand and the tree slide. | 07-15-2010 |
20110167719 | ZIP TREE TIE - A tree tie and method of use is disclosed. The tree tie comprises a member. The tie member including a first end portion; a first tab coupled to the first end portion; a middle portion and one end of a middle portion coupled to the first tab. The tie member also includes an opposite end of the middle portion coupled to a second tab, a second end portion coupled to the second tab and a head portion coupled to the second end portion. The tree tie including a flexible hose surrounding the middle portion of the first member and being substantially held in place by the first and second tabs. Only flexible hose contacts the tree when the first member surrounds the tree. | 07-14-2011 |
20140075836 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING GROWTH OF SCAFFOLD BRANCHES - Devices are provided for guiding the growth of scaffold branches, and in particular, devices for training scaffold branches to form wide crotch angles with main trunk of a tree. | 03-20-2014 |
20140202074 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR STABILIZING TREES AGAINST TOPPLING FORCES - The invention provides methods for inhibiting the uprooting and toppling of trees during storms, and tree-stabilizing apparatuses adapted for this purpose. | 07-24-2014 |
20140305038 | STABLE CABLE WIRE - A stable cable wire is disclosed. The stable cable wire comprises a wire and at least one loop formed within the wire. In one embodiment, the wire is a stranded wire that includes a plurality of wires wound up together during a stranding process. Prior to the stranding process, at least one of the plurality of wires is looped with one or more loops during a looping process. After the looping process, the plurality of wires are stranded together and coiled upon a wire spool to create the stable cable wire. | 10-16-2014 |
20150296722 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING GROWTH OF SCAFFOLD BRANCHES - Devices are provided for guiding the growth of scaffold branches, and in particular, devices for training scaffold branches to form wide crotch angles with main trunk of a tree. | 10-22-2015 |
20150313096 | Arrangement Comprising Tree Securing and Tree Securing Plate - An arrangement is provided for tree securing. The arrangement includes: a tree, which encompasses a root ball, which is covered in a covering material, and a trunk comprising a tree crown on the end side, and a tree securing device, which is accommodated in the ground soil and which is equipped to secure an upright position of the planted tree, wherein the tree securing device is formed with a securing plate, which is arranged in the ground soil in horizontal position and so as to thus secure the tree against tilting out of the upright position. The securing plate includes anti-slip elements and/or bonding agents arranged on the cover surface side. | 11-05-2015 |
20160113427 | DECORATIVE TREE STAND AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS ANDMETHODS - A decorative tree stand that can include a support base and a tree support pivotally coupled to an upwardly facing surface of the support base is disclosed and described. The tree support can selectively pivot to allow the decorative tree to move from a display position to a storage position. | 04-28-2016 |
047043000 | Props | 8 |
20090031623 | ZIP TREE TIE - A tree tie and method of use is disclosed. The tree tie comprises a member. The tie member including a first end portion; a first tab coupled to the first end portion; a middle portion and one end of a middle portion coupled to the first tab. The tie member also includes an opposite end of the middle portion coupled to a second tab, a second end portion coupled to the second tab and a head portion coupled to the second end portion. The tree tie including a flexible hose surrounding the middle portion of the first member and being substantially held in place by the first and second tabs. Only flexible hose contacts the tree when the first member surrounds the tree. | 02-05-2009 |
20090119984 | Apparatus and Method For Planting and/or Training Trees - An adjustable trunk support system which restrains a tree trunk within a specified containment area without permanently attaching to the trunk. One or more trunk supports are vertically adjustable to allow multiple trunk supports to be embedded in the ground at different heights on a slope while restraining the tree at the same height on the trunk. Adjustable arms laterally extend from the trunk supports such that the size of the containment area can be adjusted to accommodate tree growth. Adjustable locking ties secure to the adjustable arms to provide increased stability, and to provide pressure for the purpose of restraining, and/or training, a tree trunk. | 05-14-2009 |
20090235582 | CHRISTMAS TREE PLATFORM - The present invention relates to a Christmas tree platform for mounting a full-sized Christmas tree in a Christmas tree stand. The platform has wheels, can fold in half and forms a storage compartment when folded in half. The storage compartment is capable of holding removable decorations on the platform. In one embodiment of the invention there is a means for mounting a Christmas tree stand in a fixed position on the platform. | 09-24-2009 |
20090255175 | Kiss cut tree ties - Pairs of tree ties are made from a section of flexible tube, each comprising a shorter tube head section at one end and a longer half tube tail extending from the tube head section and terminating at a threading tip at the opposite end of the tail for making a self tie loop through the tube head section for securely holding a tree to a support. Two parallel units in a tree tie pair are temporarily joined along a score line in a diametrically opposite orientation with respect to each other, wherein a cycle of die cutting forms a kiss cut that creates the score line and a separation indenture between a leading tree tie pair and a trailing tree tie pair. | 10-15-2009 |
20100031565 | Branch support - One of the more common causes of plant rot and pest infestation is low-hanging branches and heavy blossomed stems lying on the ground, encouraging rot and fungus and providing pests a way to climb to the core of the plant or bush. The Branch Support Invention lifts these problem branches and stems and supports them safely. | 02-11-2010 |
20120011769 | STABLE CABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A stable cable system and method are disclosed. The stable cable system comprises at least two stakes, at least one cable, wherein the at least one cable is coupled to the at least two stakes, wherein the at least one cable has at least one loop and at least one connector, wherein the at least one connector is inserted through the at least one loop and around an object. | 01-19-2012 |
20120240459 | TREE SUPPORT DEVICE - A re-usable tree stanchion designed to provide temporary safe support to a newly transplanted tree, while allowing it a full range of movement sufficient for the tree to develop a healthy and strong trunk base and root system. It prevents the tree from being uprooted or blown over in a strong wind until it can stand on its own without causing damage to the tree trunk. The support is supplied by a thin leg of supple material set in the ground adjacent to the newly planted tree. The leg curves over to meet the tree encircling it with a collar of soft, pliant material. These components together provide two stage shock absorption. When the tree moves with pressure from the wind it is first held softly by the collar which gives under pressure from the moving tree, then its movement is further decelerated by the spring action of the leg. | 09-27-2012 |
20160113216 | CONFORMAL TREE STAKING APPARATUS - An apparatus for staking a tree is provided that includes a rigid body defining an outer surface, an inner surface, and opposed guides, the inner surface having a conformal curvature and the opposed guides being disposed along a longitudinal periphery of the rigid body, wherein the conformal curvature is sized to conform to an outer profile geometry of the tree. | 04-28-2016 |