WO2006126193A1 - Dispositif de treillage et son procede de fixation a un objet allonge - Google Patents

Dispositif de treillage et son procede de fixation a un objet allonge Download PDF

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WO2006126193A1
WO2006126193A1 PCT/IL2006/000605 IL2006000605W WO2006126193A1 WO 2006126193 A1 WO2006126193 A1 WO 2006126193A1 IL 2006000605 W IL2006000605 W IL 2006000605W WO 2006126193 A1 WO2006126193 A1 WO 2006126193A1
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holding portion
trellising
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elongated object
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Amos Nudler
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Paskal Technologies Agriculture Cooperative Society Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L3/00—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
    • F16L3/08—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
    • F16L3/12—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
    • F16L3/1203—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing with a pair of arms moved automatically to closed position by overcenter spring
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/12—Supports for plants; Trellis for strawberries or the like
    • A01G9/128—Fixing of plants to supports, e.g. by means of clips

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  • This invention relates to trellising devices, and particularly to trellising devices which can be brought from an open position to a closed position around an elongated object for encompassing attachment thereto.
  • a trellising device is a general name, referring to a group of devices being in use in horticulture for trellising a plant or a part thereof in a desired orientation by attaching the plant to a rigid structure.
  • the trellising device is adapted for attachment to the rigid structure and may comprise a plant coupling for connection with a plant.
  • Such rigid structures often comprise elongated objects such as rods or tightly bound wires or strings, oriented at a range of angles according to the growth requirements of the plant.
  • the trellising of a plant allows the possibility for a crop to provide greater harvest.
  • NL 193812 discloses a trellising device for connecting a plant stem to a vertical support body.
  • the device is a ring which is split at one location. The split is arranged at the end of two limbs. When the limbs contact with a stem or vertical support body, they pivot resiliently away from one another in order to allow the stem or post to pass through.
  • US 2005/44786 discloses a trellising device for supporting the weight of a limb, branch or other plant segment by interacting with both the plant and a supporting string or wire.
  • the trellising device generally includes first and second curved portions, a hinge, and a locking mechanism. During installation, the trellising device is placed around both the plant and the supporting string, and is then squeezed together such that the first and second curved portions pivot about the hinge and connect via the locking mechanism such that the closed device is ring-shaped.
  • the present invention relates to a trellising device for attachment to an elongated object such that the device is restrained from axial movement therealong.
  • a trellising device adapted for attachment to an elongated object, which comprises: a holding portion adapted to be brought to an open position and a closed position, for respectively receiving, and encompassing attachment to, the elongated object; a locking mechanism adapted to lock the holding portion in the closed position; and a clamping portion which comprises a pair of support members supporting the holding portion, each member extending between its first end engaging the holding portion and its second end having a stationary hinge to allow pivoting of the support member about the second end, thereby moving the first ends of the support members towards each other to bring said holding portion into closed position.
  • the holding portion may comprise a seat member and a pair of closure members pivo tally connected to the seat member for pressing the elongated object against the seat member when the holding portion is in the closed position.
  • the closure members and seat member may further comprise protrusions, for example ribbed protrusions or cylindrically shaped protrusions. The protrusions may further restrain axial movement of the device along the elongated body.
  • the closure members may each have a first edge connected to the seat member and a second edge connected to one of the support members of the clamping portion via a mobile hinge for pivoting of the closure member about its second edge and translation thereof in consequence with the pivoting motion of the associated support member.
  • the pivoting motions of the mobile hinge and stationary hinge may be around axes, which are all parallel to the elongated body, when the device is attached thereto.
  • the locking mechanism may comprise a rigid base portion to which said support members are attached via said stationary hinges.
  • the rigid base portion may be formed with a cavity disposed between the stationary hinges, adapted to receive at least a part of the holding portion therein.
  • the rigid base portion may be formed with a guide member and locking region adapted to lockingly receive an elongated object therein when the holding portion is in the closed position.
  • the locking region may be in the form of an oblique tooth.
  • the locking mechanism may comprise a cap having snap locks formed therein with matching slots formed with the holding portion.
  • the locking mechanism may further comprise a base portion, and a locking region which may be in the form of a V-shaped guide channel, and/or the cap may be connected to this base portion via a bridge element.
  • the open and closed positions of the holding portion may be defined with reference to such central axis.
  • the open and closed positions of the holding portion may be defined by respective different first and second axial positions of the seat of the holding portion or first and second height thereof relative to the base of the device. The orientation of the support members corresponding to the above two positions of the holding portion will thus be respectively substantially parallel, and substantially transverse, to the central axis.
  • the device may be made of any material that is sufficiently rigid to prevent its stretching, when attached to the elongated object, and sufficiently elastic to allow bending at chosen points thereof, which are adapted for such bending.
  • the device may be a single integral unit, which may be a single material, in which case the chosen points at which the device is adapted for bending are hinges are constituted by regions of the device having a reduced thickness relative to that of members connected by the hinges.
  • the device may be made of high density polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the device may be adapted to be brought from a open position to a closed position, for example by single phase unidirectional pressure on the device.
  • the device may also be adapted to be brought from a closed position to an open position.
  • the device may further comprise at least one plant coupling element.
  • the plant coupling may be in the form of hooks or a ring or any other known type of plant coupling element used with trellising devices.
  • a method for attaching the trellising device as described above, to an elongated object includes applying single phase unidirectional pressure to the holding portion, in open position, against the elongated object until the holding portion is in the closed position and the locking mechanism is locked.
  • a method for attaching the trellising device as described above, to an elongated object includes positioning the holding portion, in open position, next to the elongated object and applying single phase unidirectional pressure to the locking mechanism in the direction of the holding portion until the holding portion is brought to the closed position and the locking mechanism is locked.
  • Fig. l is a perspective view of a trellising device in open position, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2a is a front view the trellising device shown in Fig. 1, with an elongated object positioned thereabove;
  • Fig. 2b is a perspective view the trellising device shown in Fig. 2a;
  • Fig. 3a is a front view of the trellising device shown in Figs. 2a and 2b in a semi-closed position;
  • Fig. 3b is a perspective view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 3 a
  • Fig. 4a is a front view of the trellising device shown in Figs. 2a-3b locked in closed position;
  • Fig. 4b is a perspective view the trellising device shown in Fig. 4a;
  • Fig. 5a is a front view of a trellising device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5b is a plan view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 5a;
  • Fig. 5c is a side view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 5b;
  • Fig. 5d is a perspective view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 5a
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the trellising device shown in Figs. 5a to 5d, attached to a wire;
  • Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a trellising device according to a further embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a trellising device in open position, according to yet a further embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic side view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 8, locked in closed position;
  • Fig. 10a is a perspective view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 8 further comprising a bridge element;
  • Fig. 10b is a bottom view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 10a;
  • Fig. 10c is a front view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 10a;
  • Fig. 1Od is a plan view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 10a;
  • Fig. 1Oe is a side view of the trellising device shown in Fig. 10c.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a trellising device generally designated 10, according to one embodiment of the present invention, having a central axis X and adapted for the attachment thereof to an elongated body B (not shown) extending perpendicular to the axis X.
  • the trellising device 10 comprises a holding portion 12 adapted to be brought to an open position to receive the elongated body B, and a closed position to encompassly attach to this body; a clamping portion 14 for supporting the holding portion 12 and bringing it from the open to the closed position, and a locking mechanism 16 adapted to lock the holding portion in the closed position.
  • the locking mechanism 16 is formed in a base portion 48 supporting the holding portion 12 and the clamping portion 14.
  • the holding portion 12 and the clamping portion 14 have a design symmetrical relative to the central axis X.
  • the holding portion 12 comprises a seat member 20 oriented perpendicular to the central axis X 5 and a pair of closure members 18, merging with the seat member 20 via depressions 36 on two sides thereof.
  • the seat member 20 comprises a receiving surface 32 with protrusions 34 integrally formed thereon.
  • the closure members 18 each extend between a first edge 22 connected with the clamping portion 14 via depression 38, and a second edge 24 merging with the seat member 20 via the depression 36.
  • Each closure member 18 has an external surface 26 facing away from the base portion 48 and having staggered ribbed protrusions 30 formed thereon, and an internal surface 28 facing the base portion 48.
  • the staggering of the ribbed protrusions 30 is spaced such that the ribbed protrusions 30 on each closure member 18 can interconnect with the ribbed protrusions 30 on the other closure member 18 when the external surfaces 26 of the closure members 18 are brought together (Figs. 4a and 4b).
  • the depressions 36 between the seat member 20 and the closure members 18, and the depressions 38 between the closure members 18 and the clamping portion 14 are sufficiently deep to behave as hinges allowing the closure members to pivot at the areas of these depressions along parallel axes E and F.
  • the clamping portion 14 comprises a pair of support members 40 each extending between a first end 42 which merges with the first edge 22 of one closure member 18, and a second end 44 which merges with the base portion 48 via depressions 46, which are sufficiently deep to behave as hinges allowing the support members 40 to pivot at the areas of these depressions along axis G.
  • axis G is parallel to the axes E and F, and that axes E, F and G each have a symmetrical counterpart axis on the other side of the central axis X even though not shown in Fig. 1.
  • the hinges in this example are constituted by regions of the device having reduced thickness relative to that of members connected thereto, it should be noted that any type of connection which allows the described pivotal or hinge like behavior may be used with the present invention.
  • the locking portion comprises a base portion 48 which has formed therewith an essentially Y-shaped guide channel 58 and a locking region 60.
  • the base portion is in the form of a rigid structure comprising a pair of opposing end walls 50, a pair of opposing side walls 52, and a lower edge 54, all defining therebetween a cavity 56.
  • Each side wall 52 has an essentially Y-shaped guide channel 58 which is asymmetric relative to the central axis X, ending with a locking region formed with an oblique tooth 60.
  • Figs. 2a to 4b the trellising device 10 is shown there in process of being mounted on the elongated object 62.
  • the elongated object 62 in this example is a rigid wire.
  • Stage 1 of the process is illustrated in Figs. 2a and 2b, showing the trellising device 10 in open position (as in Fig. 1) with the receiving surface 32 of the seat member 20 of holding portion 12 being exposed to the wire 62, and the wire 62 being positioned next to the receiving surface 32.
  • the seat member 20 is disposed at a first height Hl relative to the lower edge 54 of the base portion 48, with the closure members 18 being aligned with the seat member 20 and being oriented substantially transverse relative to the central axis X, and the support members 40 being arranged in a substantially parallel arrangement, relative to the central axis X.
  • a user should grasp the base portion 48 of the device 10 and move it using single phase unidirectional pressure along the central axis in the direction of the wire 62, thereby forcing the receiving surface 32 of the seat member 20 to impact the wire 62.
  • the result of this impact causes the deformation of the depressions 36 in the area of the axis E, the depressions 38 in the area of the axis F , and the depressions 46 in the area of the axis G.
  • TMs orientation of the device 10, showing the trellising device 10 in an intermittent position between open position and closed position is considered Stage 2 of the process, and is illustrated in Figs. 3a and 3b.
  • stage 3 illustrated in Figs. 4a and 4b, the trellising device 10 is shown locked in closed position with the holding portion 12 inserted inside the cavity 56.
  • the above-mentioned unidirectional pressure forces the wire 62 to follow the guide channel 58 until it is trapped by the oblique tooth 60.
  • the wire 62 Due to the asymmetric design of the Y-shaped guide channel 58, the wire 62 is forced to pass the central axis X and move further away therefrom as it travels down the guide channel 58, creating pressure on the holding portion 12 to revert back to the original centered position.
  • the wire has an opportunity to move towards the central axis and accordingly moves to the position shown in Figs.
  • the seat member 20 is disposed at a second height H2 relative to the lower edge 54, lower than the first height Hl, with the closure members 18 extending substantially parallel to the central axis X, and the support members 40 being oriented in a substantially transverse arrangement relative to the central axis, thereby allowing the closure members 18 and seat member 20 of the device 10 to effect encompassing attachment around the wire 62.
  • the wire 62 is further restrained against axial motion relative to the device 10 by it's being compressed between the cylindrical protrusions 34 and the interconnecting ribbed protrusions 30. It should be emphasized that all deformations of the depressions 36, 38 and 46, and their conversion into respective mobile and stationary hinges, as well as the above described motions of different members of the device 10, are achieved by single phase unidirectional pressure on the device 10 toward the elongated object 62.
  • a further embodiment of a trellising device, generally designated 70 is shown.
  • the device 70 comprises a holding portion 72 and clamping poition 74 identical to that shown previously for device 10, and a locking portion 76 having an extended base portion 78 with plant coupling elements in the form of distal hooks 80 integrally formed therewith.
  • plant coupling elements 80 are normally used for pepper crops (not shown).
  • Fig. 6 shows the device 70 encompassingly attached to a wire 82.
  • Fig. 7 shows yet a further embodiment of a trellising device, generally designated 90, comprising trellising device 10 with a plant coupling element in the form of an additional ring 92 integrally formed with the base portion 48 and being encompassingly attached to a wire 94.
  • plant coupling element 92 is normally used for tomato crops.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates a trellising device, generally designated 100, having a central axis Y.
  • the trellising device 100 shown in open position comprises a holding portion 102, a clamping portion 104 having support members 110, a locking portion 106 and a base portion 108 with a lower edge 109.
  • the holding portion 102 is identical to the holding portion 12 of the first device 10 and comprises a seat member 20 with a receiving surface 32 which is disposed at a first height H3, relative to the lower edge 109 of the base portion 108.
  • the clamping portion 104 is identical to the clamping poition 14 of the first device 10 with the exception of slots 112 formed within the support members 110.
  • the locking portion 106 comprises a cap 114 having snap locks 116 formed therein which are adapted for snapping connection to the slots 112, and a locking region in the form of a V-shaped guide channel 118. It should be noted that the position of the holding portion 102 and clamping portion 104 of the device 100 in open state is similar to the position shown in stage 2 of the device 10 (Figs. 3a and 3b).
  • a user should grasp the device 100 in one hand such that thumb is supporting the base portion 108 and the forefinger is supporting the cap 114.
  • the receiving surface 32 of the seat member 20 of holding portion 102 is positioned next to the wire 120 and the user forces the cap 114, using unidirectional pressure in the form of a single squeezing motion, along the central axis in the direction of the wire 120 and the holding portion 102, onto the holding portion 102.
  • Figs. 10a- 1Oe illustrate a device, generally designated 130, shows the device 100 described in Figs. 8 and 9, further comprising a bridge element 132.
  • the bridge element 132 joins the cap 134 and base 136, forming the device 130 into a single integral unit.
  • the operation of device 130 is the same as the operation of device 100 with the bridge 132 further helping to guide the cap 134 to the base 136 and when in closed position the bridge element 132 becomes a plant coupling element in the form of a ring (not shown) of the type normally used for tomato crops.

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L’invention concerne un dispositif de treillage (10) conçu pour être fixé à un objet allongé B, et comprenant une partie de maintien (12), un mécanisme de verrouillage (16) et une partie de serrage (14). La partie de maintien (12) est conçue pour être amenée en position ouverte et en position fermée respectivement pour recevoir l’objet allongé B et s’y fixer. Le mécanisme de verrouillage (16) est conçu pour verrouiller la partie de maintien (12) en position fermée. La partie de serrage (14) comprend une paire d’éléments de soutien (40) servant à soutenir la partie de maintien (12) et à l’amener en position fermée.
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NL193812C (nl) 1992-02-26 2000-12-04 Bernardus Gerardus An Buissink Plantensteunring.
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GB2040348A (en) * 1979-01-15 1980-08-28 Itw Espana Sa Holder devices
EP0494482A1 (fr) * 1991-01-09 1992-07-15 Yasuhiro Nasuno Pince pour fixer la tige d'une plante à un câble de support
NL193812C (nl) 1992-02-26 2000-12-04 Bernardus Gerardus An Buissink Plantensteunring.
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WO2023015003A1 (fr) * 2021-08-06 2023-02-09 Wilson OVS Acquisition Corp. Systèmes de treillis agricoles, et dispositifs et procédés associés
FR3129810A1 (fr) * 2021-12-07 2023-06-09 Jean-Pierre ORMANCEY Dispositif d’accrochage de fils releveurs

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