Abstract:
An integrally formed tie strip (10) is formed with a series of apertures (14), at respective locations that are spaced apart in succession along the strip, and is formed with a series of laterally projecting latch members (11), at respective locations that are spaced apart in succession along the strip, for resisting withdrawal from one of the said apertures after having been passed therethrough.
Abstract:
Device for tying vines or other plants that can be trained by tying, using adhesive tape.A flat body (10), the rear portion (11) of which encloses a roll (2) of adhesive tape (20), its front part (12) housing a star-shaped wheel (3) with several spokes (30), mounted in free rotation around a transverse axis (31), with the end (32) of each of the spokes (30) being rounded and of a width that is approximately equal to the width of the adhesive tape (20). Said spokes (30) are surrounded by the side walls (34) separated by spaces (35,), with part of said star-shaped wheel (3) exceeding the length of its spokes on the lower edge (13) of the body (10), and being partially covered by a cog (4) in the arc of a circle, mounted in a pivot around an axis (40) to the front part (12) of the body (10) and held by a spring (41) against the ends (32) of the spokes (30) between the side walls (34). A blade (5) forming a single piece with the cog (4) is intended to cut, at the ends (32) of the spokes (30), the adhesive tape (20), the end of which is placed on the ends (32) of the spokes (30) which protrude beyond the lower edge (13) of the body (10), its non-adhesive side in contact with said ends (32), while the adhesive side of its end (21) is attached to the inside of the cog (4) opposite the end (32) of the spoke (30) that is farthest away from the roll (2) that protrudes over the lower edge (13) of the body (10).
Abstract:
A machine for training plants to be supported between two lifting wires positioned one to each side of a row of such plants. The machine includes a head comprising first and second lifting means for raising from ground level the aforesaid lifting wires and plant vegetation to be supported therebetween, first and second guide means positioned behind the lifting means in the intended direction of travel of the machine for guiding and drawing together the raised lifting wires, and connection means positioned behind the guiding means in the intended direction of travel of the machine for interconnecting the raised lifting wires. The arrangement is such that, in operation of the machine, the said first lifting means and said first guide means are positioned on one side of said row of plants and said second lifting means and said second guide means are positioned on the other side of said row of plants.
Abstract:
Clamp for fastening grapevines and other fruit-bearing shrubs on bracing wires comprising a detent at one end of the clamp to engage the bracing wire, a hook at the other end of the clamp to engage the bracing wire and an intermediate piece between the detent and the hook. The intermediate piece is formed of an elastic plastic and includes two arms which form therebetween an included obtuse angle. The detent and the hook project perpendicularly from the plane formed by the two arms. The hook and the detent are arranged on the same side of the plane formed by the two arms, and the arm to which the detent is connected lie in a common plane.
Abstract:
A clamp connector formed of an elastically deformable but sufficiently plastic material to tie wires, rods, or shrubs together. A yoke is formed from a U-shaped member which is adapted for gripping around a rod, and a web is connected with the yoke. Three seats are provided which are aligned to receive the tie wire, rod or branch of a shrub, and together with the yoke provide for the interconnection of two of the wires, rods, or shrubs together.
Abstract:
A mobile baler includes a horizontal baling chamber having a lateral collection chamber discharging thereinto. A ram moves back and forth across the discharge mount of the collection chamber and a closure member, controlling transfer of material from the collection chamber to the baling chamber, moves in concert with the ram. The baling chamber is normally closed at one end by a movable end wall and the drive means for the ram connects this end wall with the ram so that the end wall is held in closed position as the ram compresses material between it and the end wall.
Abstract:
An automatically expansible tie, adapted to provide an adjustable means for securing trunks, branches, canes and the like of vines and other plants to stakes, trellises and other supports to facilitate efficient shaping, pruning and picking. As a cane or other portion of a plant secured by the tie grows, the tie is subjected to a tensile force which ruptures weakened elements of the tie and allows automatic expansion to accommodate the growth, thus avoiding the necessity of retying and the danger of girdling. The tie provides an elongated flexible strap consisting of individually expansible links constrained by filamentary bridges with weakened portions adapted to rupture when the applied tensile force reaches a predetermined magnitude, thereby allowing the corresponding link resistively to elongate.
Abstract:
A wire-tying tool for forming a wire loop around articles to be tied together and for twisting together side-by-side portions of the loop to form a wire tie wherein the tool has a handle mounted on an elongate shaft having a wire passage therethrough and a pair of opposed arcuate arms mounted on one end of the shaft and having the free ends of the arms in spaced-apart aligned relation with the spacing therebetween being greater than a transverse dimension of articles to be tied together. A finger is pivotally mounted on the free end of each of the arms and each of the fingers has a wire passage therethrough with the passages being alignable with a wire passage through one of the arms to receive a wire from the wire passage through the shaft and handle. The wire is fed into the fingers and the arms and fingers are rotated to twist together the wire tie by operation of the handle and movement of the fingers is operative to cut the wire after the tie has been made.