Patent ID: 9398746
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A01G

Claim Text:
1. A protection device that segregates burrowing animals from plants, the protection device comprising: a thread knitted into a boundary layer that is sealed with a staple and configured to receive a root ball earth into the protection device; wherein the protection device is further configured to rest in earth; wherein the thread comprises a metal that does not release iron into the earth, the thread is a tubular non-woven stainless steel thread which is knitted in order to prevent existence of a seam; the thread further comprises a plurality of warp threads crossing a plurality of waft threads; the thread allows the roots of the plant to grow out of the protection device allowing the plant to continue to grow, notwithstanding the boundary layer created by the thread; wherein the boundary layer is configured to prevent a burrowing animal from entering into the root ball earth and consuming roots of the plant.