Patent ID: 8127489

Claim:
A marcotting device comprising: a. a generally hollow housing member manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape for housing a predetermined portion of a predetermined branch of a predetermined plant therein, said housing member including; i. two side members hingedly attached to each other for enabling a user to open said housing member to gain access to an interior thereof; ii. an open first end formed when said two side members are joined in a closed position; iii. a pair of bottom members, a first one of said bottom members being perpendicularly attached to a first side member closely adjacent a second end thereof and a second one of said bottom members being perpendicularly attached to a second side member closely adjacent a second end thereof, each of said bottom members including a cut out portion such that when said side members are joined in a closed position said bottom members are aligned to form a bottom of said housing member and said cut out portions of said bottom members are aligned to form a first aperture for encircling a lower portion of said predetermined portion of said predetermined branch; b. a cover member having a second predetermined shape and a second predetermined size for releasably fitting within said housing member and being engageable thereto closely adjacent said first open end thereof said cover member fitting at least partially around an upper portion of said predetermined portion of such predetermined branch; c. a second aperture disposed through a predetermined one of said side members, said second aperture including a lip member extending outwardly along a predetermined portion of a perimeter thereof in a flared manner; and d. a securing means engageable with at least one of said housing member, said predetermined branch, and a combination thereof, for securing said housing member at least one of on said predetermined branch, to said predetermined branch, around said predetermined branch, and a combination thereof.