IP Library Granted Patent US 11,805,737
Granted Patent B2
US 11,805,737 · App. 17/559,075 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

Vegetation hanger

Inventor: Todd Chandler Larkins (Ashland, OR)
Assignee: DriFlower, LLC
A01F25/12A47G7/04A47F7/0078A47G25/1471A47G25/28
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Patent No.
US 11,805,737
App. No.
17/559,075
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vegetation hanger includes a hanger portion and a crossbar. The hanger portion includes a first aperture, a stem, and a base. The first aperture is configured for handling of the vegetation hanger. The stem includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The stem extends from the first end portion towards the second end portion and defines a second aperture configured for hanging of the vegetation hanger. The crossbar is coupled to the hanger portion and defines a linear plate having a first edge, a second edge, a first end portion, and a second end portion.

Claims (23)

1. A hanger for supporting vegetation thereon, comprising:

a crossbar having a longitudinally-extending, upper-facing edge, wherein the upper-facing edge defines a plurality of alternating ridges and notches configured to support vegetation and prevent sliding of the vegetation; and

a hanger portion extending upwardly from a central portion of the crossbar, the hanger portion defining a first aperture configured for receipt of a user's hand, and a second aperture that is separate from the first aperture and configured for receipt of a support bar, wherein the second aperture includes a V-shaped notch at a top end of the second aperture,

wherein the crossbar has a bottom edge opposite the upper-facing edge, the bottom edge having a bent portion extending outwardly from the crossbar at a substantially 90 degree angle, the bent portion extending along substantially an entire length of the crossbar and being configured to enhance the strength of the crossbar along the length of the crossbar.

2. The hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the crossbar is an elongate metal plate.

3. The hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the crossbar includes opposite first and second end portions each having a lip that protrudes upwardly relative to the upper-facing edge such that the lips prevent the vegetation from sliding off of the first and second ends portions of the crossbar.

4. The hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the first aperture has a length extending parallel with a length of the crossbar, and the second aperture has a length that is perpendicular to the length of the crossbar.

5. The hanger according to claim 4 , wherein the second aperture is positioned below a central portion of the first aperture and above the central portion of the crossbar.

6. The hanger according to claim 4 , wherein the second aperture defines a longitudinal axis that intersects a central portion of the first aperture and the central portion of the crossbar.

7. The hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the second aperture is defined by a pair of parallel side walls of the hanger portion and a pair of top walls of the hanger portion that interconnect and extend between the pair of parallel side walls, the pair of top walls being connected to one another at the top end of the second aperture and being angled relative to one another to form the V-shaped notch.

8. The hanger according to claim 7 , wherein the second aperture has a width defined by the pair of parallel side walls of the hanger portion.

9. The hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of alternating ridges and notches of the upper-facing edge of the crossbar are arcuate.

10. The hanger according to claim 9 , wherein the upper-facing edge of the crossbar is perpendicular to the hanger portion.

11. The hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the crossbar is undulating along substantially an entire length of the upper-facing edge.

12. The hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the crossbar is fabricated from metal.

13. A hanger for supporting vegetation thereon, comprising:

an elongate metal plate having a longitudinally-extending, upper-facing edge, the upper-facing edge having a serrated configuration configured to support vegetation and prevent sliding of the vegetation; and

a hanger portion extending upwardly from the elongate metal plate, the hanger portion defining a slot configured for receipt of a support bar, and an aperture configured for receipt of a user's hand, wherein the elongate metal plate includes opposite first and second end portions each having a lip that protrudes upwardly relative to the upper-facing edge such that the lips prevent the vegetation from sliding off of the first and second end portions of the elongate metal plate,

wherein the elongate metal plate has a bottom edge opposite the upper-facing edge, the bottom edge having a bent portion extending outwardly from the elongate metal plate at a substantially 90 degree angle, the bent portion extending along substantially an entire length of the crossbar and being configured to enhance the strength of the crossbar along the length of the crossbar.

14. The hanger according to claim 13 , wherein the aperture has a length that is perpendicular to a length of the slot.

15. The hanger according to claim 14 , wherein the aperture is closed, and the slot is open, the aperture and the slot being separate from one another.

16. The hanger according to claim 13 , wherein the slot is positioned below a central portion of the aperture and above a central portion of the elongate metal plate.

17. The hanger according to claim 13 , wherein the upper-facing edge of the elongate metal plate is linear and perpendicular to the hanger portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2021
From: LARKINS, TODD CHANDLER
To: DRIFLOWER, LLC
Reel/Frame 058462/0038 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16930522 · Jul 16, 2020
Provisional Application 62874939 · Jul 16, 2019
Related Publication 20220110264A1 · Apr 14, 2022