Patents Assigned to Vineyard Industry Products Co.
  • Patent number: 5966867
    Abstract: A cross arm (110) for securing to a grape stake (135) for use in supporting grapevines or orchard trees, including raised ribs (112, 114), aligned indentations (116, 118) and a pattern of holes (122, 124, 126, 128, 130) for receiving the legs of a U-bolt that rigidly secures the cross arm to the stake with a side edge of the stake anchored firmly into indentations (116, 118).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Vineyard Industry Products Co.
    Inventors: Paul A. Downer, John S. Downer
  • Patent number: 5916028
    Abstract: Trellis wire support assembly (21) for use with a grape stake (23), comprising: an elongated wire member (80) formed with a pair of horizontally extending arms (24, 26) dimensioned to extend outwardly from grape stake (23), arms (24, 26) each including an outwardly extending support arm portion (31) for support of a trellis wire thereon and an inwardly and vertically extending retention arm portion (51) extending back and substantially over outwardly extending support arm portion (31); retention arm portions (51) being of a length sufficient to retain trellis wires (32a, 32b) between support arm portions (31) and retention arm portions (51) for both an upright and an inverted mounting orientation of trellis wire support assembly (21) on grape stake (23); elongated wire member (80) being formed to substantially encircle grape stake (23) at an elevated position thereon with each of retention arm portions (31) terminating in a distal end (52) spaced outwardly from grape stake (23) to define a trellis wire-receiv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Vineyard Industry Products Co.
    Inventors: Paul A. Downer, John S. Downer
  • Patent number: 5501035
    Abstract: A trellis wire support assembly (21) including a first wire member (22) formed of a pair of arms (24,26) dimensioned to extend outwardly of opposite sides (27,28) of the grape stake (23) and a second wire member (33) formed to secure the first wire member to the stake (23). The arms on the first wire member (22) include a support arm portion (31) and vertically-superimposed retention arm portion (51) that extends back over the support arm portion (31) to trap and retain the trellis wires (32a,32b) against upward forces and/or force reversals due to wind loading and the like. The second wire member (33) is plastically deformed to cinch and securely fasten the first wire member (22) to the grape stake (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Vineyard Industry Products Co.
    Inventors: John S. Downer, Paul A. Downer