TREE GU
Year: 1885

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do hereby
GEORGE SPEARING COLE The Dean Cirencester Glo's Farmer
declare the nature of my invention for A TREE GUARD to be as follows:-
Three uprights B, B, B, made of hurdle-iron together with iron ring D, D, wich
opens at A (A, being a rivet on which the two semicircles turn)-forming frame
of Guard & standing on triangular base C, C, C, each side being "shut" at one end
to one of the uprights (there bye giving stability to the frame) & bolted together
at the other with screw bolts & nuts E, E, E-F, F, F are spikes being a con-
tinuation of uprights & sharpened to go into the ground.
F, Fx Fx are also spikes "shut to sides of triangular base for the same
purpose.
G, G, Large wire running spirally through & through uprights B B B.
HHHHHHHH small wire attached to ring D D & laced to large wire G G
giving strength & stability, with a certain amount of spring & elastisity The
object of the invention is to obtain a tree guard with greatest amount of strength
& duribility at the minimum cost.

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I GEORGE SPEARING COLE of The Dean Cirencester in the County of Gloucester
"Farmer" do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "A TREE GUARD
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described' and
ascertained in and by the following statement reference being had to the accom-
panying drawing forming a part of this specification
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The object of my invention is the production of a tree guard combining the
greatest amount of strength and durability at the minimum of cost, and which can
be readily fixed or removed.
My improved tree guard consists of an iron frame arranged triangularly or in
any other suitable manner around the tree. The said frame is constructed of
hurdle iron or other suitable material and consists of three or more uprights
formed at their lower extremities with spikes for entering the ground and united
at their base, or that portion which is just above the level of the ground, by
means of horizontal rails or bars which may also be provided with spikes for
entering the earth. The said uprights may be vertical or may be bent or inclined
inward towards the tree. The upper ends of the said uprights may also be bent
or turned over inward towards the tree and they are united by an iron hoop or
ring. A stout wire is secured at one end to one of the uprights near its base an
the said wire is strained around the frame through holes formed in the said
uprights, the said holes being formed in such positions that the said wire is
strained spirally upward from the base to the top of the guard, and that the coils
of the said wire are the desired distance apart. Smaller wires are then strained at
the desired distance apart from the ring or hoop at the top of the frame to the
lowest coil of the stout spiral wire.
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The drawing is a perspective view of one of my improved tree guards of triangular
form.
The frame of the said tree guard is composed of three uprights A. The lower
ends of the said uprights are straight and sharp pointed forming spikes A¹ for
entering the earth in a vertical direction. The said uprights are united together
near the ground by horizontal rails or bara B which may be bowed, or curved, or
straight, as shown. One end of each rail or bar is welded to each upright the
other end of the said rail or bar being secured to the next upright by a bolt and
nut as shown at B₁. The welding of one end of the rails B to the uprights gives
stability to the frame, but if desired the said rails or bars may be secured at both
ends by bolts and nuts. The bars or rails B may also be provided with one or
more spikes B for entering the earth and adding to the stability of the guard.
The uprights A and bars or rails B may be formed of hurdle iron or other suitable
material. The uprights A above the rails or bars B may be inclined more or less
inward towards the tree as shown or they may be vertical. The portion of each
of the said uprights between its upper end and the bars or rails B may be bowed
or curved outward for the purpose of adding to the strength of the said upright,
or the said uprights may be straight as shown in the drawing. The upper ends of

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or they may be straight and they are united by a stout ring or hoop C of iron or
other suitable material. The said hoop or 'ring C passes through holes formed in
the tops of the uprights A and may be formed of two semi-circular portions united
by a hinge or joint as shown at C₁ their other ends lapping upon each other and
being secured by a pin or other suitable means as shown at C
A stout wire D is secured to one of the uprights A near the cross rail B and is
strained spirally upward around the guard by being passed through holes a formed
in the said uprights. The said holes are formed in such positions in the uprights A
as will ensure the upward spiral inclination to the wire D and the desired distance
between the coils of the said wire. Other wires E which may be smaller than the
wire D, are strained from the ring or hoop C, at the desired distance apart to the
lowest coil of the wire D the said wires being turned or wound around each coil
of the wire D, thus bracing the whole of the coils of the said wire together and
to the upper ring or hoop C. The guard derives it strength from this strained
wiring.
If desired four or more uprights A may be used and they may be fixed or
disposed around the tree in any suitable manner. The details of my improved
guard may also be modified in various other ways without departing from my
invention.
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
First. In a tree guard, a frame consisting of three or more uprights connected
at their base and upper extremities, in combination with strained and interlaced
wires filling the spaces between the said uprights, substantially as herein set
forth.
Second. In a tree guard, the combination of three or more uprights A united
by bars or rails B and by a hoop or ring C, substantially as herein set forth.
Third. In a tree guard, the spiral wire D and wires E arranged substantially as
herein set forth.
Dated this 8th day of December A.D. 1885.