Patent ID: 7856754
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A01G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A chain of plant ties, comprising: a longitudinally-expandable member or a series of longitudinally-expandable member sections having a substantially constant lateral dimension; a series of twisting member sections implanted in or otherwise attached to the longitudinally-expandable member or the series of expandable member sections, wherein an individual plant tie is removable from the chain of plant ties by cutting at a point along the length of one of the twisting member sections, the individual plant tie having a portion of one of the twisting member sections at each of its ends and a gap between the portions of the twisting member sections spanned by a portion of the longitudinally-expandable member, wherein the ends of the individual plant tie can be aligned and twisted together to form a closed loop, thereby defining an elongatable cradle configured to engage a plant and to expand in response to a force applied by the plant as the plant grows without injuring the plant.