Patent ID: 6832448
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: A01G,Y02A

Abstract:
In a greenhouse construction including a base, a plurality of spaced upright supporting posts, a plurality of generally parallel horizontal grids connecting a pair of posts, the improvement comprising;a hanging foil roof that may be opened or closed and including spaced parallel suspension lines moveable along said grids, a plastic film roof member attached to adjacent pairs of suspension lines so that the roof member is suspended from and hangs downwardly from and between said pairs of suspension lines, an elongated weighted member in the form of a hollow pipe slotted along its length and running perpendicular to said grids and resting within the fold of said film roof member which extends from adjacent suspension lines, said roof being open when said adjacent suspension lines are brought together, and a button attaching means for forcing said film roof member into the lot of the elongated weighted member for securing the pipe to the roof member, and said roof being closed when said adjacent suspension lines are drawn apart.