Patent ID: 6282836
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
An adjustable support system for trees for stabilizing limbs and a trunk of a tree comprising:a support pole having an upper section and a lower section, the interior of the lower section telescopically receiving a lower end of the upper section such that the height of an upper end of the upper section above the ground surface may be adjusted to suit a tree for which the support pole is to be used and adjusted as the tree grows;a plurality of support collars having a central hole therethrough for slidably receiving a portion of the upper section of the support pole, each of the support collars having a peripheral flange extending through the collar outwardly into the central hole for engaging a portion of the upper section of the support pole, the peripheral flange having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures therethrough;a plurality of support cables each having inner ends securable to the apertures of the peripheral flange of the support collars, outer ends of the support cables being looped with hosing disposed thereon for engaging a tree limb; anda stake portion having a tapered lower end and a planar upper end, the tapered lower end being adapted for penetrating a ground surface adjacent to a tree;wherein an open lower end of the lower section is adapted to receive the planar upper end of the stake portion, the upper section having a plurality of apertures therethrough along a length thereof, and the lower portion having a pair of radially opposed screws extending inwardly thereof for mating with two of the plurality of apertures to fix a height of the upper section with respect to the lower section.