Patent ID: 6973751

Claim:
A trellis apparatus, comprising: (a) a cross arm; (b) a first riser coupled to a first end of said cross arm, said first riser including a first slot extending therethrough; (c) a second riser coupled to a second end of said cross arm, said second riser including a second slot extending therethrough; (d) a first wire support, said first wire support including a pair of side arms, a fold between said side arms, and a clip on the end of each said side arm, each said clip including a loop adapted to accommodate a trellis wire, said fold of said first wire support adapted to insert into said first slot and through said first riser, said fold of said first wire support and said first riser defining a first opening between said fold of said first wire support and said first riser when said fold of said first wire support is inserted in said first slot; (e) a second wire support, said second wire support including a pair of side arms, a fold between said side arms, and a clip on the end of each said side arm, each said clip including a loop adapted to accommodate a trellis wire, said fold of said second wire support adapted to insert into said second slot and through said second riser, said fold of said second wire support and said second riser defining a second opening between said fold of said second wire support and said second riser when said fold of said second wire support is inserted in said second slot; (f) a first pin, said first pin adapted to fit into said opening between said fold of said first wire support and said first riser when said fold of said first wire support is inserted in said first slot; and (g) a second pin, said second pin adapted to fit into said opening between said fold of said second wire support and said second riser when said fold of said second wire support is inserted in said second slot.