Oct._ 13, 1931.
c. c. wlLMoRE
1,827,447"
SLING FOR lMOVING TREES
Filed Jan. 20, 1931
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Y This meneoarèiaegwa Sii-_ag missing -. relatively
smaller A‘mesh
_openmes'hl
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»The diagonalportions
`asl to
andítransplantingftrees ,and has fori-insprin
i ’l2gformîafV-shaped
' ~ _ f_cipa-li _objectfthe provision ofïa device; of V»this
the apex of which
« ïcharacterïwhich» will' reduce theîe'Xpense usu ¿is »tied to the side l0‘by ._ means of‘fa cross'
._ »_ 5v ally vincurredin transplant-inglarge trees. , _ _cable 1_4. Each corner ‘ofthe net'fis provided’:
Anotherfobj’ect of the _invention is to lpro l with a sling cable( 15 terminating in a cable
vide;Y a_treeïslingßìwh‘icn eanbe easily and loop 16. »A tie 'chainël’l isïsecured to :one of
e quicklyplacedabout the ball of earth carried the diagonalportions v12 :by means ‘of a swivel '
byr an excavated tree regardless of its posi- ¿
¿o tion and weight'so that the balland thetree
can be immediatelyvr lifted >by, any suitable f
hoisting `device without breaking’ yor disturb- _ ìsillustrated at 2O Witlrfits earth ball- :Lt-»21. __
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.Meppen-1s the zelingtofthe~eerth bell the? j
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Formerly the transplantingvv of large __.diagonal.l lportionssl-2 ' are v_drawn under the
' _ ___*1’5' trees required afnumbÍer'of mento liftand bell-"ee, felt fee _possibleA ee {she-W11; in" Fig., 12,2? '
.Se bhetthebeltresteïinithe ;V.-eheped.ineet- 6.5' -~
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usually
y'earth>resulted
ball upon
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damage
carrying
tothedevice.
earth The two diagonals` _1_2l are _then tied _together ’Y ’ _ ~
Chain: i.~Eeeh_ «1015; ’the ~ f `
'ball and was always an expensive proceed~ by; means. Ofi-the
ing. With'the present invention one man "Slîälseebleelö ie then ettee'hed tetheheisting ï "
._ l 20 can place- the _sling in position upon'the earth'f_ ' device,
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‘ ball regardless ’of _the size and weight‘ïof the ¿22, bymeans .ofthe-_ _cable loopsl .16.l
_tree, andthe sling prevents any _damage to«_ `
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the ball during the lifting and transplantingf;
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eut'lt' leerme. been neeeeeeryte lífethetree
of the tree. _
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Other objects and advantages reside in the
kball _or .p assf any _supporting _, members _there¿TIT-7‘5 - . _ _
detail construction of the invention, which
is designed for simplicity, economy, and efw liciency.
A» Whilethe- sling has' been‘described_asïgsß~
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P_eC-i'lally' applicable.. to/_the
transplanting
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In vthe > following detailed description of " invention
_be VVfound»equally
is not limitedtoivalu'able_lI
this specific
in~ _lifting
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e the inventionreference is hadto the accom- ¿_
'anything' having# apprqximawiy _a Similar
panying drawings which form a part hereof.
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desired toÍbe understood thatthe _same‘may
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Fig. `1 is a plan view ofthe improved'slingl;_be y.v_ari_ed,_l within the scope ofgtheappended _
~ _ _for transplanting» trees,
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Fig. 2 is a detail perspective "view: illus-ifA
trating the kslingvbeing placed in positloin>
deeefíeedî'ehe@ennemies-2
upon the earthv ball of a tree.
Fig.l 3 illustratesfthe tree Vand ball ‘_being._¿_
liftedby
» The sling
means
comprises
ofthe improved
a speciallyshapednet,
tree sling.`
preferably yformed of frope: or a vsirnilarffleXi
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lble medium. _The net comprises arelatively _
heavy edge rope which completely-surrounds
the net vforming a relatively straight s}ide'1_'0,¿f_iV ‘i12- :A1 Í lifting. ¿Slílglgàíëìäm
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two ends 11, andtwo-_inset' diagonalfportions
:fabriçrïilie member, one .si
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:_ _ _50 y12. yThe net properis formedfby a relatively r 'l being-_meet. @dieeent
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tie member for securing the two sides of the attached to one of the diagonal, inwardly exi
inset portion together; and supporting mein- tending portions and arranged for engage
bers extending from adjacent each corner ment with the other diagonal, inwardly ex
of said fabric-like member.
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tending portion.
9. A lift-ing sling comprising: an edge
3. A sling for lifting trees with ,an at
tached earth ball comprising: an open mesh rope, three substantially straight portions on
net; 'any edging surrounding said net, said said edge rope forming one side and two
edging 'extending inwardly at one side of ends; >two diagonal, inwardly extending por
said net to form substantially a V-shaped tions .on the other side forming a V-shaped
inset; a tie member adapted to extend across inset; a mesh rope entwined within the out 75
said V-shaped inset lso as to >secure the sides' line of said edge rope so as to form an open
thereof to each other.
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. mesh net therein; and means for attaching a
A. A sling for lifting trees with an attached hoisting’device adjacent the corners of said
earth ball comprising: an open mesh net; an edge rope; va tiegmember permanently at
15 edging surrounding said net, said edging ex tached to one 'of the diagonal, inwardly ex 80
tending inwardly at one side of said net to tending portionsv and arranged for 'engage
form substantially a ‘rl-shaped inset; a tie ment with the other diagonal, inwardly ex
'member adapted to extend across said V~ tending portion;
Y shaped inset so as to secure the sides thereof
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to each other; andsling cables secured adja
and a Y 'cross
member
extending from the apex ofv‘said V-shaped
inset to said ñrst side.
’ Y cent each corner of said net andarranged
for attachment to ahoisting device.
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In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.
5. A sling for lifting trees with an atY
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CHARLES C. WILMORE.
' tached earth ball comprising: an open m'esh ’
..25 net; an edging surrounding said net, said
Vedging extending inwardly at one side of said
- net to form substantially a V-shaped'inset; a
tie member adapted to extend across said V
l shapedinset so» as to secure the sides îthereof
yto each other ;4 and a cross member extending
-from the apex of said V-shaped inset to the j ~
`~opposite >side‘of said net. -
~ (SJ-A' vsling `for lifting trees with an at~
Ä tached earth ball comprising: an open mesh
es net; an edging surrounding said net, said
edging extending inwardlyl at one side of said `
net to form'fsubstantially a V-shaped inset;
a tie member adapted to extend across said .
~ V-shaped insetso as to secure the sides there~
of to each other; a cross member extending
fromthe apex of said V-shapedinset to the '
' opposite side of said net; and sling members ' »
' extending from adjacent the corners of said '- ' Y
net and arranged'fo’r attachment -to a hoist
‘ in@ device.
A lifting> sling comprising: an edge rope, three substantially straight portions on "
said edge rope forming one side and two1
50' ends; >two diagonal, inwardly extending por-‘ ‘
tions on thek other side forming a V-'shaped
,inset ;» a mesh rope entwined within the
l» »outline of said edge rope so as to form an open -
v»mesh net therein; ‘and means< for attach~
ing a hoisting device adjacent the corners
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of said ' edge rope.
y8. A ,lifting sling comprising: >an edge
rope, three substantially straight portions on
‘ï‘said edge» rope forming one lside and two
ends; two diagonal,inwardly extending por
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tions on »the other side forming'a V-shaped
_ ‘ßinset ; Va mesh rope entwined within the out
line of said edge rope? so "as to'form an open
imesh net- therein; kand means for attaching
-î a? hoisting device adjacent‘the corners of said>
edge rope; andla tie member .permanently „
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