Patent ID: 6299125
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
Apparatus for supporting a trunk portion on a tree growing in underlying soil, comprisingleft stake having a lower portion for entering the underlying soil on one side of the tree,a right stake spaced a distance from said left stake and having a lower portion for entering the underlying soil on the opposing side of the tree,a bracket for spanning said distance between and for connecting said left and right stakes,means on said bracket for adjusting said bracket to fit said distance,means on said bracket for engaging the trunk portion, andmeans for securing said means for engaging to said bracket, wherein said left and right stakes further comprisetelescoping upper and lower stake portions having adjacent upper and lower surface portions respectively, andmeans for fixing said telescoping upper and lower stake portions in infinitely variable relative positions along said adjacent upper and lower surface portions, wherein said means for fixing comprisesgasket means disposed between said upper and lower stake portions for simultaneously contacting said adjacent upper and lower surface portions and providing friction contact therebetween.