Patent ID: 7152367

Claim:
A device for supporting a plant comprising: a unitary body of polymeric material including an elongated shaft terminating at one end in a hook portion for attachment to the plant and terminating at the other end in a clip for attachment to a string-like support, said shaft having a first cross-sectional area in a first region adjacent said hook portion and having a second cross-sectional area in a second region adjacent said clip, said second section cross-sectional area being smaller than said first cross-sectional area whereby twisting of said shaft is facilitated in said second region, a radially extending flat grip member unitary with said first region for facilitating manual manipulation including twisting of said clip relative to said hook portion, said clip comprising a body portion and a pair of leg members disposed on opposite sides of said body portion with each leg member extending from a free end of said body member toward said one end of said shaft terminating in a free end, each leg member being substantially parallel to said shaft, a portion of said leg members lying in a substantially common plane with said hook portion and said grip member, each of said leg members defining a ramp surface extending from its free end at an angle convergent with said body portion, said ramp surface terminating in a detent notch for capturing said string-like support between said body portion and said leg member, whereby said clip may be secured to said string-like support by forcing said string-like support between said ramp surface and said body portion.