Patent ID: 6349502
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A plant support comprising:at least one vertical member having opposite top and bottom ends defining a length therebetween, the bottom end being adapted to engage with and penetrate into the earth; at least one horizontal member, the horizontal member being a rigid closed loop attached to the vertical member between the top and bottom ends, said closed loop having a central opening dimensioned to allow a plant to grow through the central opening and be supported by said closed loop, said closed loop being dimensioned and adapted and attached to the at least one vertical member at a position close to the bottom end where it can be used to cause the vertical member bottom end to penetrate into and engage with the earth when said closed loop is stepped on by a user to thereby anchor the plant support to the earth and provide a support for the plant; the at least one horizontal member is one of a plurality of horizontal members, the horizontal members being arranged in a vertically spaced relation along the length of the at least one vertical member between the top and bottom ends, the plurality of horizontal members includes a bottom horizontal member being closest to the bottom end of the at least one vertical member and a top horizontal member being closest to the top end of the at least one vertical member; the plurality of horizontal members are rings that are concentric around a common vertical central axis; and each ring has a vertical cross-sectional diameter and the cross-sectional diameter of the bottom ring is larger than the cross-sectional diameters of the other rings.