Eddie M Brown
General Contractor in Arcadia, UT
License number
Utah 322442-5501
Issued Date
Jul 17, 1996
Expiration Date
Nov 30, 2011
Category
Contractor
Type
Contractor With LRF
Address
Address
Arcadia, UT
Professional information
Perforated Hollow Spike For Introducing A Water Soluble Compound Into A Tree's Vascular System
US Patent:
2002015, Oct 31, 2002
Filed:
Apr 25, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/842757
Inventors:
Eddie Brown - Duchesne UT, US
International Classification:
A01G017/00
US Classification:
047/008000
Abstract:
A spike, drivable into the trunk of a tree, includes a hollow body which provides a storage chamber for a water soluble compound such as a pesticide or fertilizer. The spike has a generally pointed first end which facilitates driving the spike into a tree trunk. The hollow body is equipped with bleed apertures near the pointed end, so that when the spike is driven into the trunk of a tree, the storage chamber is coupled to the vascular system thereof. The spike is supplied with a resilient sheath that seals the bleed apertures during shipping and handling. As the spike is driven into a tree trunk, the sheath is peeled off the body, thereby exposing the bleed apertures to the tree's vascular tissue and forming a gasket between the spike body and the aperture created by driving the spike into the trunk.