Patent WO-2016135533-A1 (WO)
Inventor: MARENCO CLAUDIO
IPC: A01G13/10
Filed: 2015-02-28
Abstract: For industrial scale production of the thorny carpet (2) can be used three techniques: A - the construction of a single carpet (Fig. 1) produced with others of different geometric shapes, by way of example, but not limited to, triangular, square, rectangular (Fig. 3), pentagonal, hexagonal more diffusely n-gon or round or oval circle, semicircle sector, circular segment to a circular basic circular segment with two bases, in their regular (Fig. 5) or irregular shapes (Fig.1) that may be open with a cut for facilitating the placement around the plant (Fig. 7). B - The construction of a thorny carpet (2) in the roll (6) (Fig. 6) of a minimum width of 0.5 cm up to 600 cm or superior if needed flexible material and adaptable to the surface of the soil, or to the plant stem around which it is positioned. C - The construction of a carpet (2) on a rigid support by use and the needs of the cultivar. All the above examples identify the basis on which are placed spines (1), needles and pins of different sizes, lengths, inclinations and different densities of positioning on the invention according to the type of insect that can attack crawling or walking the specific cultivars. In a preferred solution, but not limiting, it identifies location or quills diametric dimension of 0.65mm with a minimum of 0.1 mm and a maximum of 10 mm at the base tapering to the tip which has a preferred size, of 10 -6 m 2, which is generally considered the standard size of a pinhead. On the above-mentioned media, are positioned with a retention system of known art pins, needles, spikes (1) of heights and sizes which may be with the same or different densities and with, or without, ramifications (3), placements (see Fig. 1) variable inclinations according to the type of insect that we don't want to walk or crawl towards the plant under cultivation. Such coupling systems and retention, suitably fixed to the support of flexible or rigid materials that can be breathable to allow the passage of rain or dew or mulching and more or less breathable, or water proof, depending on the type of cultivation. Said material base and support can be textile, iron, plastic, wooden or composite. The coupling systems and retention, are properly fixed to flexible or rigid support by way of example, but not limited to drowning, stitching, stapling, die casting, riveting, eyelets, bolting, nailing, gluing etc. with known techniques to an industry expert and represent the bases on which are fixed on one or on both sides, with multiple slopes and variable density for cm2, framework, needles, pins, quills that form the object of our invention. Examples Example 1. The thorny carpet (2) in this case of rectangular base with small holes (5) in the center and with a cut on one side of the center hole goes towards one of the short sides, is produced with needles thorns and spines (1) on one side (Fig. 1) and is positioned around the plant (7) (Fig. 7) as a deterrent for walking and crawling insects that would attack the plant (7). Example 2. The thorny carpet (2) in this case of rectangular base with a small hole (5) in the center and with a cut on one side of the center hole goes towards one of the short sides, is produced with needles thorns and spines, also on both sides, and is positioned around the plant (7) as shown in the Figure 7 (one side thorny carpet example) thus acting as a deterrent for walking and crawling insects that would attack the plant from the bottom of the ground and from the surface.