ES1279686U - Pliers for tutored raspberry plants (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Pliers for tutored raspberry plants, characterized in that it is constituted from an elongated and one-piece body of an elastically deformable nature, in which two end hooking elements (1-1') are defined linked to each other through of an intermediate and flexible arm (2), where the end hooking elements (1-1') are materialized in an essentially flattened rectangular prismatic body, which includes a horizontal fin (3) parallel to the body from which it emerges and fixed to this through one of its ends (4), in correspondence with the free end of said body, having provided that the horizontal fin (3) presents a separation with respect to the body from which it emerges from the order of the diameter of the horizontal raffia to the one that is intended to be coupled, with the particularity that in proximity to the end of the housing that defines said fin there are two longitudinal projections (5) that determine means of passage and blocking of the rafi a by elastic deformation of the horizontal fin (3). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Pliers for tutored raspberry plants

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present invention relates to a device that has been specially designed to facilitate the tutoring of raspberry plants during their growth.

The object of the invention is to provide a clamp that allows to maintain the parallelism and consequently the distance between pairs of parallel horizontal threads or raffles, between which the plant is arranged, all this with an extremely reliable and stable device, with a structure that prevents involuntary movement of the clamp once installed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the field of practical application of the invention, in the tutoring of raspberry plants it is usual to use pairs of threads or raffles that are arranged in parallel and horizontally at a certain height, on which the plants of the plants are made to rest. raspberries during their growth to optimize their cultivation.

The problem with this type of tutored system is that when the plants grow they tend to displace the threads or raffles, causing them not to maintain their parallelism, which can cause the plants to grow more horizontally than vertically, which is what is intended, since the distribution of space in this type of crops is decisive and can pose a problem of accessibility when harvesting the plants.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The recommended forceps for tutored raspberry plants fully satisfactorily solves the aforementioned problems, based on a simple but effective solution.

For this, and more specifically, the clamp of the invention is materialized from an elongated and one-piece body of an elastically deformable nature, such as plastic, in which two end hooking elements are defined linked to each other through an intermediate and flexible arm.

More specifically, the hooking elements are materialized in respective bodies of essentially prismatic-rectangular flattened configuration, on one of whose faces a horizontal fin emerges, parallel to the body from which it emerges and fixed to it through one of its ends, specifically in correspondence with the free end of said body, and that presents a separation in front of said body of the order of the diameter of the raffia to which it is intended to be coupled, with the particularity that in proximity to the end of the housing that defines said fin With respect to the body from which it emerges, two longitudinal projections are established that prevent the passage of the raffia if it is not by elastic deformation of the fin, defining on the final section of said housing a reception area for said raffia, being pressed against small bumps in the form of spherical semi-caps.

Furthermore, the horizontal fin has on its lower face a triangular prismatic tooth whose starting vertex of its ramp is facing towards the outside of the fin, to facilitate the maneuver of insertion of the raffia and deformation of the fin, so that once said tooth has been pierced, the fin returns to its original position and the tooth determines an additional element that prevents the extraction or mobilization of the forceps with respect to said raffia.

For this purpose, the horizontal fin is finished off at its free end in a slightly bent flange that defines a kind of finger that allows the manual elastic deformation of the same when changing the position of the clamp, which allows the said flange to be elastically deformed. and release the raffia.

In this way, a highly stable and reliable device is achieved that allows to ensure perfect parallelism and an invariable distance between a pair of horizontal raffles between which the raspberry plants to be cultivated are arranged.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is going to be made below and with the aim of helping a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of a practical embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of a clamp for tutored raspberry plants made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows an enlarged detail in rear perspective of the device of the previous figure.

Figure 3.- Shows a side elevation view of the device of the previous figures.

Figure 4.- Finally, shows a plan view of the device of the previous figures.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the outlined figures, it can be seen how the clamp of the invention is embodied in an elongated and one-piece body of an elastically deformable nature, in which two end hooking elements (1-1 ') are defined linked to each other through of an intermediate and flexible arm (2).

For their part, the end hooking elements (1-1 ') are materialized in an essentially flattened rectangular prismatic body, which includes a horizontal fin (3) parallel to the body from which it emerges and fixed to it through one of its ends. (4), specifically in correspondence with the free end of said body.

Said horizontal fin (3) presents a separation to the body from which it emerges of the order of the diameter of the horizontal raffia to which it is intended to be coupled, with the particularity of that in proximity to the end of the housing that defines said fin with respect to the body from which it emerges, two longitudinal projections (5) are established that prevent the passage of the raffia if it is not by elastic deformation of the horizontal fin (3), being defined on the final section of said housing a reception area (6) for said raffia, being pressed against small protrusions (7) in the form of spherical semi-caps (9).

As previously pointed out, and in accordance with what is shown in figure 2, the horizontal fin (3) presents on its lower face a triangular prismatic tooth (8) that facilitates the entry of the raffia and elastic deformation of the horizontal fin (3), a tooth that once completely surpassed by the raffia blocks its exit and makes said horizontal fin (3) return to its rest position.

To release the raffia or simply to be able to move the clamp vertically, the horizontal fin (3) has been provided with a finger (9) in correspondence with its free end that facilitates the maneuvers of elastic deformation of the fin with the user's finger. and consequent release of the raffia.

Finally, it remains to be pointed out that, to reduce the manufacturing costs of the device, it is capable of presenting recesses or windows (10) to reduce the consumption of plastic in its manufacture, as for example in the area under the horizontal fin (3) .

From this structuring, the clamp of the invention will be repeatedly arranged every meter and a half of the plantation, ensuring the distance and parallelism between the pair of raffias to which it is attached, thus optimizing the controlled growth of the plants.

Claims (5)

1§.- Pliers for tutored raspberry plants, characterized in that it is constituted from an elongated and one-piece body of an elastically deformable nature, in which two end hooking elements (1-1 ') linked to each other are defined through an intermediate and flexible arm (2), where the end hooking elements (1-1 ') materialize in an essentially flattened rectangular prismatic body, which includes a horizontal fin (3) parallel to the body from which it emerges and fixed to it through one of its ends (4), in correspondence with the free end of said body, having provided that the horizontal fin (3) presents a separation with respect to the body from which it emerges of the order of the diameter of the raffia horizontal to which it is intended to be coupled, with the particularity that in proximity to the end of the housing that defines said fin two longitudinal projections (5) are established that determine means of passage and blocking of the ra fia by elastic deformation of the horizontal fin (3). 2§.- Gripper for tutored raspberry plants, according to claim 1§, characterized in that in correspondence with the end of the housing that defines the horizontal fin (3) with respect to the body from which it emerges, a reception area is established (7) for the raffia, in which protrusions are arranged in the form of spherical semi-caps (9). 3§.- Tweezers for tutored raspberry plants, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the horizontal fin (3) has a triangular prismatic tooth (11) on its lower face. 4§.- Tweezers for tutored raspberry plants, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the horizontal fin (3) has a finger (9) in correspondence with its free end. 5§.- Gripper for the tutorado of peppers, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the body of the gripper includes recesses or windows (10) to lighten and reduce the use of material in its manufacture.