Support for plants and the like
CA 2096865 A1 · Owner: Christie, Molly C. · Inventors: Christie, Kenneth R.; Christie, Molly C.
Overview
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A support for plants, flowers and the like to assist horticulturists create novel arrangements. In one embodiment the support includes, framework surrounding an upstanding central tube. The framework consists of a plurality of vertically spaced, circular rings which decrease in diameter from bottom to top. Vertical supports span adjacent rings and are spaced about the circumference of the framework. A retaining ring surrounds the bottom of the tube adjacent its bottom and has two pair of diametrically extending arms with downturned ends to support the tube in an upright manner. A second retaining ring surrounds the tube adjacent the top of the framework. The downturned ends of this …
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- Filed May 25, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 25, 2013.
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