the like to Stakes and other Supports.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 10th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 11th Feb., 1887.
and the like to Stakes and other Supports.
1, WILLIAM BARDILL of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, Nurseryman and Landscape
Gardener, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the securing or holding of young trees and the like to
stakes and other, suitable supports and it has for its object to effect this purpose in
improved and convenient manner and so as to lessen the liability to chafing to which
trees and the like are open when secured or held by methods at present in use.
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In carrying out the Invention for securing a young tree to a stake or other similar
support, there is passed round the trunk of the tree a metal band preferably a flat one
which is covered with rubber or other suitable material and. the two ends of this band
are brought together and bent so as to be parallel at a part near their ends but forming
a circle or ring which encloses the trunk of the tree. These parallel ends are sufficiently
long to allow of their being passed through a suitable hole in the stake or support and the
ends which are arranged to project slightly are then opened out and secured to the
stake by any suitable means thus preventing the tree leaving the stake which is
immbedded sufficiently deeply to give the required stability.
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A further improvement relates to a method of securing trees and the like to rails or
guard's by which trees are often surrounded and in this case the tree is encircled by
two semi-circular metal rings having rubber or other suitable material on them, the half
rings being secured at their ends by a screw bolt and nut to the ends of two radiating
arms by which the ring is secured to a suitable part of the railing or guard. These
arms have the screw bolt or fastener passed through elongated holes or slots formed
in them so as to admit of lengthening or shortening the arms to suit various widths
of guards.

page_text: and the like to Stakes and other Supports.
1, WILLIAM BARDILL of Stapleford in the County of Nottinghamshire, Nurseryman,
do hereby declare the nature of this Invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This Invention relates to the holding of young trees and the like to stakes and other
suitable supports and will be best understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a tree and stake showing my improved
means for securing the former to the latter.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan of the holder, and Fig. 3 and 4, elevation and plan
respectively of a modification of the same.
In carrying out this Invention there is passed round the trunk of the tree A a metal
band B, preferably a flat one which is covered with rubber or other suitable material C.
The two ends E of the band B are brought together, and bent so as to lie parallel leaving
a circle or ring which encloses the trunk A of the tree.
These ends of the band B are sufficiently long to allow of their being passed
through an opening in the stake or support D, and the two ends which project through
the stake D to which they are secured in any convenient manner may be opened out
and secured thereto by nails or other suitable means, thus preventing the tree leaving
the stake D which is embedded in the ground so as give the required stability.
If preferred the metal band B can be made in two portions, each forming a semi-circle
their outer ends being secured by a screw bolt F and their inner ends passed through
the stake D and secured as hereinbefore described. By this means the bolt F can
be released and the metal band opened to release the tree, or to give it more room
as it increases in size.
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 :-
:-
1. The method of securing a tree to its stake by means of a metallic band such as B
whose ends are brought together and passed through an opening in the stake to which
they are secured substantially as specified.
2. The combination with the stake which supports a free, of a loop or band such
as B constructed, applied and operating substantially as specified.
WILLIAM BARDILL.