Collapsible plant support
First Claim
1. A collapsible plant support structure comprising:
- a coil having an axis, a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end being configured to rest on a planar surface, said coil being collapsible along said axis and having sufficient rigidity to support portions of a plant disposed within said coil;
a flexible material coupled to said coil and defining a plurality of openings to facilitate the passage of said portions of said plant therethrough, said flexible material configured in a generally cylindrical shape and being coupled to said coil at a plurality of locations to limit the expansion of said coil and the movement of said material with respect to said coil; and
whereinsaid flexible material includes flat strips of said material defining said openings therebetween, said flexible material having a thickness and said strips having a width, said width of said strips being greater than said thickness of said material; and
said openings are wider than said flat strips of said flexible material between adjacent ones of said openings.
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Abstract
A novel collapsible plant support includes a collapsible coil adapted to rest on a flat surface. In a particular embodiment, the collapsible plant support includes a plurality of vertical support structures coupled to the collapsible coil so as to provide additional support. In another particular embodiment, a collapsible plant support includes plant receptacle receiving element that supports both a collapsible coil and also a plant receptacle. In a more particular embodiment, the plant receptacle receiving element includes fluid ducts for connecting multiple plant receptacle receiving elements into a fluid network. In another embodiment, the coil is disposed within a helical sleeve coupled to a flexible, cylindrical mesh.
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1. A collapsible plant support structure comprising:
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a coil having an axis, a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end being configured to rest on a planar surface, said coil being collapsible along said axis and having sufficient rigidity to support portions of a plant disposed within said coil; a flexible material coupled to said coil and defining a plurality of openings to facilitate the passage of said portions of said plant therethrough, said flexible material configured in a generally cylindrical shape and being coupled to said coil at a plurality of locations to limit the expansion of said coil and the movement of said material with respect to said coil; and
whereinsaid flexible material includes flat strips of said material defining said openings therebetween, said flexible material having a thickness and said strips having a width, said width of said strips being greater than said thickness of said material; and said openings are wider than said flat strips of said flexible material between adjacent ones of said openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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