Patent ID: 11871709
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A plant blocking device for limiting vertical growth of a plant consisting of:
a circular frame;
a netting attached to the frame, wherein the netting includes a plurality of shapes, wherein the plurality of shapes are hexagonal shapes;
a shaft;
a brace positioned on top of the netting, wherein the brace is a unitary piece, wherein the brace includes a plurality of brace elements;
a mast; and
an adjustment mechanism;
wherein the frame is a hollow ring including an exterior edge, wherein the exterior edge of the frame wraps from a top surface and a bottom surface of the frame to form a lip, wherein the lip receives the brace and the netting, wherein the top surface of the frame extends above the netting, wherein the bottom surface of the frame extends below the netting;
wherein the netting includes a pattern of shapes;
wherein the shaft wraps around the mast;
wherein the shaft further includes an opening to receive the adjustment mechanism;
wherein the shaft extends through the brace and the netting;
wherein the plurality of brace elements includes a first brace element, a second brace element, a third brace element, and a fourth brace element, wherein the first brace element, the second brace element, and the third brace element are connected to a first side of an interior surface of the frame and the shaft, wherein the fourth brace element is connected to a second side of the interior surface and the shaft, wherein the second side of the frame is on the opposite side of the frame relative to the first side of the frame;
wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein in the locked position, the adjustment mechanism applies pressure to the mast and to the shaft;
wherein the adjustment mechanism adjusts a height of the frame, the brace, and the netting;
wherein the shaft is positioned around the mast;
wherein, when the adjustment mechanism is in the locked position, the shaft is not movable along a length of the mast;
wherein, when the adjustment mechanism is in the unlocked position, the shaft is movable along the length of the mast; and
wherein, when the adjustment mechanism is in the locked position, the netting, the brace, and the shaft apply downward pressure onto the plant.