Stowable plant protector
US-7497048-B2Abstract
A plant protector includes a flexible cover having an apex, a base, plural sides and plural vertices defining intersections between adjacent sides, together with plural elongated frame members each respectively attached to the cover at one of the vertices. The frame members each have a first end proximate to the cover apex and a second end proximate to the cover base. The frame member first ends are mutually interconnected for pivoting at or below the cover apex. The pivotal interconnection may be provided by hinge connector hardware, but is more preferably provided by the cover itself functioning as a living hinge. The frame members are pivotable from an open position wherein the frame members are angled relative to each other to a collapsed position wherein the frame members are substantially parallel to each other. The plant protector has a deployment configuration wherein the frame members are in the open position members and the cover base is substantially open to define a plant-receiving interior region. The plant protector also has a stowage configuration wherein the frame members are in the collapsed position and the cover base and the plant-receiving interior region are substantially closed. Plural connectors are provided for securing the plant protector to a surface.
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