US4250664A
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Wire basket
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-07-20
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Granted: 1981-02-17
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Expires: 1999-07-20
Abstract
Abstract Wire baskets to receive burlap bag wrapped root balls of trees and bushes have a large diameter top wire ring, a smaller diameter bottom wire ring, at least one intermediate wire ring and a plurality of U-shaped brace wires enveloping said rings in circumferentially spaced relation having the ends of the side legs thereof looped over the top and inner periphery of the top ring and the bight portions thereof underlying the bottom ring and spanning the bottom ring area in overlapped relation at a plurality of zones spaced from the center of the ring area to form a reinforced bottom. The brace wires surround and retain the rings and the intermediate and bottom rings are spot welded to the surrounding brace wires. The wire baskets house the root balls during storage prior to transplanting, during transportation to the planting site and are buried with the root balls at the planting site thereby preventing loosening of the earth surrounding the roots in the burlap bag wrapped ball.
Inventors
- 👤 Adam R. Remke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:23
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G23/00; A01G23/02; A01G23/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S47/00; Y10S47/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A wire basket which comprises a plurality of axially spaced wire rings including a top ring and a bottom ring, a plurality of circumferentially spaced U-shaped brace wires surrounding said wire rings providing upstanding strut portions holding the rings in axially spaced relation and bight portions forming a basket bottom, one of said brace wires having the strut and bight portions lying in a substantially vertical plane on the axis of the basket, other of said brace wires having strut and bight portions angularly offset relative to said axis, and the bight portions of the brace wires crossing at points radially spaced from the center of the bottom ring of the basket forming a pair of three wire cross overs in overlapped contact on a line on said plane on said axis of the basket and a pair of additional wire cross overs in overlapped contact intermediate the pair of three wire cross overs on opposite sides of said axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A wire basket which comprises a plurality of axially spaced wire rings including a top ring and a bottom ring, a plurality of circumferentially spaced U-shaped brace wires surrounding said wire rings providing upstanding strut portions holding the rings in axially spaced relation and bight portions forming a basket bottom, one of said brace wires having the strut and bight portions lying in a substantially vertical plane on the axis of the basket, other of said brace wires having strut and bight portions angularly offset relative to said axis, and the bight portions of the brace wires crossing at points radially spaced from the center of the bottom ring of the basket forming a pair of three wire cross overs in overlapped contact on a line on said plane on said axis of the basket and a pair of additional wire cross overs in overlapped contact intermediate the pair of three wire cross overs on opposite sides of said axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The basket of claim 1 wherein all of the wire cross overs lie about midway between the center and periphery of the bottom ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
164 words
A frusto-conical open lattice wire basket adapted for housing burlap bag wrapped root balls of large plants which comprises a plurality of circumferential wire rings in axially spaced relation and including a top ring and a bottom ring, a plurality of circumferentially spaced U-shaped brace wires secured to said rings and having bight portions overlapped in engagement at points radially spaced from the center of the bottom ring, one of said brace wires lying in a substantially vertical plane on the axis of the basket with its bight portion underlying the bight portions of the other brace wires, and the circumferential spacing of the brace wires being such as to provide a pair of three wire cross overs in spaced relation from the center of the bottom ring on a line on said plane on said axis of the basket and a pair of two wire cross overs spaced from the center of the bottom ring and lying intermediate the three wire cross overs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
164 words
A frusto-conical open lattice wire basket adapted for housing burlap bag wrapped root balls of large plants which comprises a plurality of circumferential wire rings in axially spaced relation and including a top ring and a bottom ring, a plurality of circumferentially spaced U-shaped brace wires secured to said rings and having bight portions overlapped in engagement at points radially spaced from the center of the bottom ring, one of said brace wires lying in a substantially vertical plane on the axis of the basket with its bight portion underlying the bight portions of the other brace wires, and the circumferential spacing of the brace wires being such as to provide a pair of three wire cross overs in spaced relation from the center of the bottom ring on a line on said plane on said axis of the basket and a pair of two wire cross overs spaced from the center of the bottom ring and lying intermediate the three wire cross overs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The basket of claim 3 composed of five rings equally spaced from one to the next and five brace wires equally spaced from one to the next around said rings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
159 words
An open lattice wire basket adapted for housing burlap bag wrapped root balls of trees which comprises a plurality of axially spaced wire rings including a top ring and a bottom ring, a plurality of circumferentially spaced U-shaped brace wires surrounding said wire rings providing upstanding strut portions holding the rings in axially spaced relation and flat bight portions forming a basket bottom, one of said brace wires having the strut and bight portions lying in a substantially vertical plane on the axis of the basket, the other of said brace wires having the strut and bight portions angularly offset relative to said axis, and the bight portions of the brace wires crossing at points radially spaced from the center of the bottom ring of the basket forming three wire cross overs at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions of the basket bottom and two wire cross overs at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions of the basket bottom.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
159 words
An open lattice wire basket adapted for housing burlap bag wrapped root balls of trees which comprises a plurality of axially spaced wire rings including a top ring and a bottom ring, a plurality of circumferentially spaced U-shaped brace wires surrounding said wire rings providing upstanding strut portions holding the rings in axially spaced relation and flat bight portions forming a basket bottom, one of said brace wires having the strut and bight portions lying in a substantially vertical plane on the axis of the basket, the other of said brace wires having the strut and bight portions angularly offset relative to said axis, and the bight portions of the brace wires crossing at points radially spaced from the center of the bottom ring of the basket forming three wire cross overs at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions of the basket bottom and two wire cross overs at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions of the basket bottom.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The basket of claim 3 wherein the cross overs are about midway between the center and periphery of the bottom ring.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-02-17 | 1984-08-18 | 1985-02-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-02-17 | 1988-08-18 | 1989-02-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-02-17 | 1992-08-18 | 1993-02-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |