Patent ID: 6032408
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A tree member support collar comprising:a cylinder having a first and second end, an interior surface defining an interior space, an exterior surface, and a slit extending from said first end to said second end for opening said cylinder for placement of the cylinder around a tree member, the cylinder having a left edge and a right edge to the left and right, respectively, of the slit, anda connector attached to the exterior surface of the cylinder securing the left and right edges of the cylinder in a closed condition around the tree member,wherein the interior surface is smooth, substantially flat in the axial direction, curved in the radial direction, and radiused at the cylinder first and second ends for presenting a broad, smooth, undamaging surface for contacting and supporting said tree member; and wherein said interior surface comprises no inward protrusions,wherein the support collar comprises no insert member within said interior space between the support collar and the tree member, anda plurality of eyelets extending outward from the exterior surface of the cylinder for being available to at least one guy threaded through two or more eyelets and wrapped circumferentially around the collar, whereby said guy is kept near the center of the exterior surface of the collar, and wherein one of said eyelets is also said connector.