Garden trellis
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1. A trellis assembly comprising:
- a first trellis section having a plurality of vertical rods connected to at least one horizontal rod; and
a second trellis section having a plurality of connected horizontal and vertical rods;
wherein the second trellis section includes a plurality of tubes directly and permanently affixed to an outside of the vertical rods at ends thereof such that the tubes do not accept the vertical rods of the second trellis section therein, and the tubes are configured to accept ends of the vertical rods of the first trellis section to connect the first trellis section to the second trellis section; and
wherein the tubes comprise a C-shaped section and a curved arm connected to each end of the C-shaped section, each curved arm being directly connected to the vertical rods of the second trellis section.
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Abstract
A trellis assembly including a first trellis section having a plurality of vertical rods connected to at least one horizontal rod and a second trellis section having a plurality of connected horizontal and vertical rods. The second trellis section includes a plurality of tubes connected to an outside of the vertical rods at upper ends thereof configured to accept lower ends of the vertical rods of the first trellis section to connect the first trellis section to the second trellis section.
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10 Claims
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1. A trellis assembly comprising:
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a first trellis section having a plurality of vertical rods connected to at least one horizontal rod; and a second trellis section having a plurality of connected horizontal and vertical rods; wherein the second trellis section includes a plurality of tubes directly and permanently affixed to an outside of the vertical rods at ends thereof such that the tubes do not accept the vertical rods of the second trellis section therein, and the tubes are configured to accept ends of the vertical rods of the first trellis section to connect the first trellis section to the second trellis section; and wherein the tubes comprise a C-shaped section and a curved arm connected to each end of the C-shaped section, each curved arm being directly connected to the vertical rods of the second trellis section.
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2. A method of building a trellis comprising:
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providing a first trellis section and a plurality of second trellis sections, the second trellis sections including a plurality of vertical rods and at least one horizonal rod, the second trellis sections further including a plurality of tubes directly and permanently affixed to an outside of the vertical rods at ends thereof such that the tubes do not accept the vertical rods of the second trellis section therein, the first trellis section including at least one pair of vertical rods and at least one horizonal rod; inserting a first one of the at least one pair of vertical rods of the first trellis section into one of the tubes of a first one of the second trellis sections; and inserting a second one of the at least one pair of vertical rods of the first trellis section into one of the tubes of a second one of the second trellis sections; wherein the tubes comprise a C-shaped section and a curved arm connected to each end of the C-shaped section, each curved arm being directly connected to the vertical rods of the second trellis section.
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3. A trellis assembly comprising:
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a first trellis section having a plurality of vertical rods connected to at least one horizontal rod; and a second trellis section having a plurality of connected horizontal and vertical rods; wherein the second trellis section includes a plurality of tubes directly and permanently affixed to an outside of the vertical rods at ends thereof such that the tubes do not accept the vertical rods of the second trellis section therein, and the tubes are configured to accept ends of the vertical rods of the first trellis section to connect the first trellis section to the second trellis section; and wherein the tubes comprise a C-shaped section and a curved arm connected to each end of the C-shaped section, each curved arm being directly and permanently affixed to the vertical rods of the second trellis section to define a closed periphery. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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