ALGONQUIN SAP COLLECTOR

20240180088 · 2024-06-06

Inventors

REGINALD OSAGIE AKPATA (PLEASANT VALLEY, NY, US)

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Abstract

The Algonquin Tree Sap Collector is a food grade vessel attached to a sap producing tree by a food grade tubing hose clamped at the vessel storage container and at the Spline inserted into the tree. The food grade tubing is also clamped with a zip tie at the point said tubing enters into the vessel, discharging Sap into the collection vessel.

The Algonquin Tree Sap Collector may also have a web based app activated to inform the Farmer when each individual vessel has reached its fill point by virtue of web based notification from a measuring device inserted into the vessel.

Claims

1. The Algonquin Sap Collector will enable efficacious farming on an individual tree basis. The Algonquin Tree Sap Collection device takes into consideration several factors in its efficacy. 1. The collection of sap efficaciously and health safe, means that the sameor similarlevels of efficacy in contiguous tubing can be reached with an individual collection device without the restricting nature of threading tubes through a nature forest 2. It will encourage small producers to produce as the efficacy levels in terms of clean Sugar (sucrose from Acer saccharum) or Clean safe wine from Palm trees can be reached with the Algonquin Tree Sap Collector 3. The Algonquin Tree Sap Collector enables dual use of the forest. First as a sap collection device in the winter sap collection months and as a Nature Walk during those same months, and during all other months of the year. 4. The Algonquin Tree Sap Collector will have a great impact on the community of people whose task it is using rudimentary safety tools to scale a 30-40 foot Palm Tree daily to manually check if the tree has produced sufficient sap to collect, and replacing a full receptacle with a new empty one.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] The invention known as the Algonquin Tree Sap Collector is an invention in the USPTO category: [0031] Class 47, Plant Husbandry [0032] 50 & 51 subclass 11

[0033] Specifically from FIG. 1 through FIG. 6 a vessel and system to convey sap from the trunk of a single tree to an individual receptor vessel.

[0034] Where on web application specification or by physical inspection, said sap is collected then before overflowing is identified for individual receptor vessel emptying.

[0035] The receptor vessel consists of a food grade bucket type vessel, with a sealing removable lid.

[0036] Within this removable lid, a hole is placed to receive the expectant receptor tubing while not allowing for debris or insects to inhabit said opening or collected sap when tube is placed and collection is imminent, has commenced, or has ended.

[0037] The food grade tubing is extended to appropriate height [3-4 feet for Acer saccharum, possibly 30-40 feet for Palm Tree sap tapping.

[0038] The receptor vessel is placed on the ground for stability, and is connected to the Spile receptacle point by food grade plastic tubing from 4 to 40 feet depending on application.

[0039] Either through a web based app with a sensor on the receptor vessel, or through physical inspection by collection personnel, an individual tree receptor collection schedule is enabled.

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Cross-Referenced to Related Applications

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INCORPORATION-BY-A REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A OMPACT DISC OR AS A TEXTILE FILE VIA THE OFFICE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM (EFS-WEB)

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