Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 5th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 25th Feb., 1887.
I, WILLIAM NORRIS of the City of Toronto, in the County of York in the Province
of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as folows :-
The improvement relates to a device used in hop culture, which is placed around the
hop plant and to which the plant clings and whereby it is supported in its upward
movement to the top of the same.
Three or more main standards are hinged together at the top, preferably by a loop
in the top of each standard catching in a common ring connecting the standards at
the top. An eye is formed in each standard at about its length from the lower end,
and to this eye a branch bar is secured or connected by means of a loop in the top
end thereof; a large ring or plate is formed on and near to the lower end of each
standard, by means or which rings or plates each of the standards may be pressed into
the ground by the foot and supported thereon. The branch bars are pushed into the
ground near to the respective hop plant so that the latter clings thereto and climbs
thereby to the top of the standard.
HERBERT & Co.,
67, Strand, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: 1, WILLIAM NORRIS of the City of Toronto in the County of York in the Province
of Ontario in the Dominion of Canada, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists in the construction of a hop trellis or trellises composed of
three or more standards and branches and stays.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my device; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3
represents a single standard; Fig. 4 represents a single branch, stay, or leader and
Fig. 5 a cross stay.
Similar letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts.
A represents a main standard, B the loop or ring at the top end of standard, the
separate ring connecting the standards at the top. D the loop or eye in standard into
which the loop of the branch, stay or leader is fastened. E the branch, stay or leader.
F the loop or eye at top end of branch. G the large loop or ring formed in the
standard which serves as a lever, foot rest and stay.
Referring to Fig. 1-It will be seen that the hop trellis is constructed with three
main standards A, each provided at the top end with a loop B and about five and a
half feet from the lower end, with an eye D, and with a short branch or leader E
having a loop or eye F caught or fastened into the eye D, and about six or more inches
from the lower end of the standard with a ring or foot rest G. The three standards
being fastened together at the top, either by the loops B being caught or fastened into
each other, or into a separate ring C.
Instead of the standards A being inclined as shown, they may be fixed vertical or
nearly so, and cross pieces K (Fig. 5) of twisted wire used, to connect the standards
at the top, or at other convenient part.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
A hop trellis, or trellises composed of three or more standards, constructed of spiral
or twisted galvanized steel wire or other suitable wire; each standard provided with a
loop B at the top end, and an eye D, towards the lower end, and a foot rest & near
the lower end; said standards held together at the top by means of a ring C or by cross
stays K, or linked into each other without a ring or cross stay; each standard also
provided with a branch, stay or leader E made also of twisted wire and having
loop looped into the eye D. The whole constructed as described and operating as
set forth.
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WILLIAM NORRIS.
By Herbert & Co.,
67, Strand,
Agents.