公开(公告)号：US4667438A

公开(公告)日：1987-05-26

申请号：US811389

申请日：1985-12-20

申请人： Andrew J. Corell

发明人： Andrew J. Corell

IPC分类号： A01G17/06 ,  B21F29/02

CPC分类号： A01G9/12

摘要： A tomato cage is provided which can be quickly and easily assembled with no tools at all, or merely a pair of pliers. When disassembled it can be stored in a minimum space, and since there are very few different components, it can be manufactured in a simple manner. A plurality of vertical support posts are disposed at the corners of a polygon; e.g. four support posts are disposed at the corners of a square. Rods interconnect the support posts, apertures being formed in the support posts for receiving a first end of a rod. Only one type of rod need be utilized, having a generally straight first end and having a hook at a second end, each rod extending from an aperture in one post to a position wherein the hook engages another rod adjacent the second post, and so that each rod makes an angle in the range of about 5.degree.-10.degree. with respect to the horizontal. Alternatively, a second type of rod may be provided having a first end like the first ends of the first rods, and having a second end comprising a straight portion generally perpendicular to a straight middle portion of the rod. In this embodiment three first rods and a second rod are provided for each level, with a middle portion of one rod extending through an opening in a keeper washer and the second end of the second rod also extending through the opening in the keeper washer and held in place thereby. Preferably one of the four support posts is driven into the ground up to an indicia line, while the other three, being the same length, rest on the ground.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种番茄笼，可以快速轻松地组装，完全没有工具，或只是一对钳子。 拆卸时，可以存放在最小的空间内，由于不同的部件很少，所以可以简单的制造。 多个垂直支撑柱设置在多边形的角部; 例如 四个支柱位于正方形的角落处。 杆连接支撑柱，孔形成在支撑柱中，用于接收杆的第一端。 仅需要使用一种类型的杆，其具有大体上直的第一端并且在第二端具有钩，每个杆从一个柱中的孔延伸到其中钩与另一个杆相邻的位置延伸，并且因此 每个杆相对于水平线形成约5°-10°的角度。 或者，可以提供第二类型的杆，其具有类似于第一杆的第一端的第一端，并且具有第二端，其包括大致垂直于杆的直的中间部分的直线部分。 在该实施例中，为每个级设置有三个第一杆和第二杆，一个杆的中间部分延伸穿过保持器垫圈中的开口，并且第二杆的第二端还延伸穿过保持器垫圈中的开口并保持 到位。 优选地，四个支撑柱中的一个被驱动到地面中直到标记线，而另外三个相同的长度位于地面上。