Patent ID: 6453604
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A method of collecting products secreted by a tree having wood surrounded by bark, said method comprising:making a predetermined shaped incision in a tree, the incision having a sufficient depth to reach the surface of the wood; applying a secretion flow activation agent to the incision; placing a receptacle in the incision, the receptacle having a shape corresponding to the predetermined shape of the incision, the receptacle having a lower outer part fitted with an outflow tube; fixing a collecting bag to the outflow tube, the collecting bag having outer walls and being made of a plastic that is resistant to the products; removing the collecting bag when the collecting bag is filled with the products and closing the collecting bag via a closing device; storing the closed collecting bag in a container arranged to receive a plurality of collecting bags and closing the container when the container is filled with a desired number of collecting bags; transporting the closed container to a product recovery site; treating the collecting bag contained in the container to clean the outer walls soiled during a period when the collecting bag is fixed to the outflow tube; opening the cleaned collecting bag; and recovering the products contained in the cleaned collecting bag.