Patent ID: 7770743

Claim:
A support structure for hanging plants, comprising: a plurality of frames having a plurality of clamping sites formed thereon, each clamping site defining a first portion of a rod aperture of a plurality of rod apertures, and a plurality of mounting members formed thereon, each mounting member connectable to an upper end of an upright elongate support member; a plurality of rods for suspending the hanging plants therefrom, wherein each rod is supported by each frame at a respective one of the clamping sites; a plurality of clamping members on each frame defining a second portion of a respective one of the rod apertures, each clamping member moveable between a disconnected position with respect to the frame, and a connected position with respect to the frame, wherein the first and second portions of each rod aperture face one another and the rods are each secured between one of the clamping sites and one of the clamping members for securing the plurality of rods with respect to the frame each of the plurality of frames is substantially triangular, having an upper and a lower beam that is wider that the upper beam, wherein first and second clamping sites of the plurality of clamping sites are formed on opposite ends of the lower beam, a third clamping site of the plurality of clamping sites is formed on the upper beam, and the mounting members extend downward from a bottom surface of the lower beam.