Patents Assigned to Tree Guying Systems, Inc.
  • Self-releasing tree collar and use thereof in a tree trunk guying system
    Patent number: 4073090
    Abstract: A tree trunk guying system that permits the flow of vital tree-growing fluids along the cambium layer of the tree trunk and automatically detaches itself from the tree trunk after the tree becomes self-supporting makes use of a unique tree trunk-grasping collar featuring, first, a structure providing both adequate support for and minimal contact with the tree trunk and, second, means for disengaging the tree collar from the tree trunk after a predetermined period of time or predetermined expansion of the tree trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: Tree Guying Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Angelo P. Lucia