DEVICE FOR PLANT STAKING

Abstract

The invention consists of a reel which is attached to a fixation support in order to fasten a corresponding staking wire for plants. The cord to be fixed by its loose end to the plant to be hung is wound on the reel, in order for the reel to be attached and moved both axially and in rotation on a pin provided at the base of the support. The base of the support includes a pair of perpendicular arms that determine the locking mechanism for the reel, the base of which includes two diametrical and perpendicular recesses or grooves that can be fitted and unfitted on the arms of the base of the support itself. The reel will therefore always be in the locked position, which can be released by pressing the reel upwards.

Claims

1. A device for plant staking, consisting of: a reel; and a fixation support to a corresponding horizontal wire; said reel made up of a hollow cylindrical tubular piece, upon the external side of which a cord is wound in order to be fixed to a plant to be hung by the free extremity of said cord; said reel can be displaced both axially in relation to said fixation support and in rotation on a vertical pin provided on the base of said fixation support; the base of said fixation support comprises a pair of perpendicular arms, from the ends of which two vertical struts emerge, determining a form of open wraparound for the reel, two of which extend above the reel itself and end in hooks used to hang said fixation support on said corresponding wire; these struts interact with said reel, as the reel has an annular base on the lower side of which there are two or more diametrical and perpendicular recesses or grooves that can be fitted into and removed from said arms of said base of said fixation support; a pin that emerges from the base of said fixation support is hollow, and inside the tubular body of said reel there is an inner shaft that moves in the middle of said pin.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said reel is finished off at the top with a disc-shaped upper base with a hole for stabilizing the staking cord.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein a casing that constitutes the support for said reel further comprises a reinforcement ring that joins said struts.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] To complement the following description and in order to facilitate a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, in accordance with a preferred example of practical realisation, a series of drawings in which the following have been represented in a way that is illustrative and not limiting, is attached as an integral part of this description:

[0015] FIG. 1. Shows a perspective view of the reel that forms part of a device for staking plants, made in accordance with the purpose of this invention.

[0016] FIG. 2. Shows a perspective view of the hanging support of the device to the horizontal wire to which the reel shown in FIG. 1 is attached.

[0017] FIG. 3. Shows a perspective view of the assembled invention device, in an unlocked and free rotation position of the reel in relation to the hanging support.

PREFERRED REALISATION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] In view of the figures shown above, it can be observed that the device for plant staking consists of a reel (1), shown in FIG. 1, and a support (2) for attachment to the horizontal staking wire, shown in FIG. 2, which are connected to each other, as can be observed in FIG. 3.

[0019] Going back to FIG. 1, the reel consists of a hollow cylindrical tubular body (3), which includes a disc-shaped upper base (4) with a hole (5), in order to stabilise the staking wire, which is wound externally on the surface of the cylindrical tubular body (3). The lower extremity of this tubular body ends in an annular base (6) in which two diametrical and perpendicular recesses or grooves (7) are established on the lower side.

[0020] In accordance with FIG. 2, the support (2) consists of a base with a hollow cylindrical and vertical pin (8), upon which the reel (1) is intended to be inserted. The cylindrical tubular body (3) has an inner shaft (9) which is attached to the middle of the pin (8).

[0021] The base of the support (2) consists of two perpendicular arms (10), from the ends of which two vertical struts (11) emerge, creating a form of open wraparound for the reel, which is reinforced by a ring (12) attached to all the struts (11), enabling two of said struts to be extended above the reel and ending in hooks (13) used to hang on the corresponding wire.

[0022] From this structure, and as can be observed in FIG. 3, as the reel (1) can be displaced axially on the pin (8) of the base of the support (2), when pressing upwards on the base of the reel, it will be released from the arms (10) that lock it into place, enabling the reel to rotate and consequently regulating the cord attached to it. When the reel is released, it will tend to be locked by both the downward tension of the cord and by gravity, with the arms (10) of the support being locked into the grooves (7) of the reel.