Plant support

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Description

The present design relates to a plant support for supporting plants, such as vegetables, flowers, shrubs, and ornamentals, which are growing in an outdoor or indoor garden or container. The plant support may also be used to support artificial plants placed in a potting medium or as a decorative garden trellis. One embodiment of the present design is collapsible for ease of storage.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a plant support according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side plan view of the plant support shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the plant support shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a plant support according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a side plan view of the plant support shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the plant support shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention; and,

FIG. 9 is a top view of the embodiments of the invention shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Claims

The ornamental design for a plant support, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D552945
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 2005
Date of Patent: Oct 16, 2007
Inventor: Michael Fessak (Pinebrook, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Holly H. Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Sheryl Friedman
Attorney: Andrew Fessak
Application Number: 29/230,280
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/1