James Nicholas

US Patent:

20200120879, Apr 23, 2020

Filed:

Jan 17, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/477809

Inventors:

- Kingsville MD, US
James Donald NICHOLAS - Kingsville MD, US

International Classification:

A01G 9/12
E04H 17/14
E04H 17/04
E04H 17/18

Abstract:

Modular trellis sections of aesthetic appearance that are manually portable and easily installed in residential or commercial gardens, and that can be arrayed to form a linear, a partially enclosed, or an entirely enclosed trellis fence are configured as a basic rectilinear frame formed from a pair of rigid generally parallel vertical rods to which are permanently secured in co-planar relation a first horizontal rod extending between the upper ends of the vertical rods and a second horizontal rod at a predetermined distance from the lower free ends of the vertical rods to define a pair of supporting legs, and vertically spaced rigid supporting hooks that are secured in co-planar relation to the inner facing surfaces of the vertical rods, the openings of the supporting hooks being configured and dimensioned to receive horizontal rails and open mesh wire panels that extend between and link the trellis sections to form a fence. The several configurations of trellis sections, along with other accessories are well suited for sale as kits for installation by both residential gardeners and commercial growers.