Hedge plant defensive device tamper-proof, and method of making same.

The present invention relates to a tamper-proof plant defensive hurdle for the protection of property, and method for implementing the same.

Long been already used hedges of crest plants or non-lice surround and delimit parcels of land. This technique has been used in the past, particularly in the field of animal husbandry and circumscribes a terrain and contain a herd.

Some have already used plantations of crest plants for protecting a private field, without however to successfully combine the effectiveness with, esthetics and resistance to various attempts of crossing, penetration and destruction.

Further hedge cutter resulting from the single planting crest plants, do not have sufficiently deterrent to be effective.

Known by the document of 195, 02 051 a plant wall for use to define residential areas, sports facilities and upon playgrounds, but the purpose of such a plant wall éoran is to provide a anti-noise, so that it is in no adapted to 1' impeding a crossing.

Also known by the document of 21, 39 813 a wall comprising plants, intended to delimit certain areas, and more particularly to installation along roadways giboyeuses areas, to avoid accidents caused by traversing said channels by wild animals. The purpose of this invention is to provide a wall esthetic fits perfectly in the landscape, and consist of a fence made of wire mesh colonized by plants=resistance to counteract such a wall is bonded a than the wire mesh used, which is not reinforced.

Also known by the document of a hedge 386,940 snow-guard, whose purpose is to obtain a sealed wall and tearing-resistant, toto pfir braiding the plant. Such a hurdle cannot in any case constitute an obstacle tamper-proof.

The present invention aims to provide a defensive hedge plant protection of property including plants incorporating spacers, thereby achieving the above object, and the disadvantages set forth above.

The hurdle defensive plant anti-intrusion device according to the invention is of the type incorporating plants that have thorns or the like, and it is mainly characterized in that its said plants Y are planted along a line which demarcates the area to be protected, in one or more ranks; in that the limbs of said plants are connected to branches of plants by the braiding of said legs adjacent to each other and/or by the binding of them by their end? and in that it incorporates reinforcing elements having pointed portions and/or cutting.

An additional feature of the device according to the invention, it comprises several rows of plants, planted in a predetermined offset of one row staggered with respect to one another.

An additional feature of the device according to the invention, the crest plants used consist of plants cultivated in a tuft.

In another additional feature of the device according to the invention, the branches plants are bonded and/or braided to the trusses.

In another additional feature of the device according to the invention, the reinforcing elements consist of dry plant material.

In another additional feature of the device according to the invention, the plant material is dry species spinous-cut, dried and processed using in particular insecticides, fungicides and preservation.

In another additional feature of the device according to the invention, the reinforcing elements comprise metal elements.

In another additional feature of the device according to the invention, the metal members are in the form of EC barbed wire, tape concertina analogs, arranged in spirals interspersed between plants or therein.

In another additional feature of the device according to the invention, it comprises mineral elements partially embedded in the ground.

In another additional feature of the device according to the invention, it comprises metal framing members anchored in the soil to which the crest plants are likely to be firmly bonded via means f ilaires.

According to the invention, the method of constructing the device tamper-proof plant defensive hedge includes planting plants that thorns or similar along to ' a line that demarcates the area to be protected, or more ranks on m, Y optionally incorporating elements of d^{the R}axmature, and then connecting the said plants connected to branches of adjacent and/or to said optional reinforcing elements, by operations of braiding and/or tying.

An additional feature of the method according to the invention, prior to 1' operation is tying braiding and/legs therebetween, at least a portion thereof is bent lice be oriented substantially horizontally.

In another additional feature of the method according to the invention, the incision is carried out of the legs to facilitate folding thereof.

Depending on the degree of protection that is desired, the hurdle according to the invention, exhibits one or more of the aforementioned features.

The advantages and features of the device according to the invention, shall become apparent from the description that follows.

The embodiment of a device according to the present invention defensive hedge, requires, after of course a suitable preparation of the soil, planting plants with thorns or analogs, which can be selected for example, and without limitation, from the following species: zanthoxyllum, gleditsias Gleditsia triacanthos, gleditsiashorrida, ponciriustrifoliate, willwill maclura pomif er, Crataegus, pinnatifidia-galli, pinnatifidia oxyacantha, Borage seed oil, spina bifida paliuruschristi, avuim philosophy, along with the various varieties of the species.

If the hurdle also requires provide screening, she may also be composed of plants selected for example,, and without limitation, from the following species: julianae Borage seed oil, avuim lusitanica, osmanthus, of Ilex, 9360 Lichens, mahoberberis, the Rosa, and Rubus, Buxus plant, Viburum.

It should be noted that some of the plants according to the invention, usually cultured in shaft, in scaffold-pole or on a branch branched, are advantageously, for the purposes of the invention, cultured tufted onto several branches to promote the development of branches, especially from the base.

These plants are planted in a straight line, broken, curved or tortuous, on one or, preferably, more stores, while respecting a certain deviation, which is a compromise between that required at perfect development of plants, and necessary for the construction of a hurdle is impassable. In addition, when multiple rows are planted, plants of one row are staggered relative to the at least one rank of neighboring plants.

Furthermore, - provides that visionaries different species in accordance with the result that ' is desired, this combination being however, preferably, reserved hurdle spanning several rows.

The hurdle thus designed can be supplemented by laying of truss members which may consist of metallic elements, dry plants, or of mineral elements.

The metal elements may be in the form of barbed wire, tape concertina analogs, preferably arranged in spirals interspersed between plants and/or within MIMA designation tufts. They may also include stakes or piles, welded or not interconnected, to which plants may be attached, by their base, using elements wired, such as mooring tethers.

Plants dry may be branches of plants provided with needles or spines, dried and processed, and which are preferably arranged in different orientations from those of living plants.

The mineral elements can in turn consist of blocks of rock, concrete or other, more or less driven into the ground, and likely to constitute an obstacle capable of blocking the progress of a vehicle.

Following the step of performing a hedge cutter according to the invention, comprises the steps of twisting the arms plants to branches of neighboring plants, or flawed these loose braiding, to connect them by means of a link.

This step may also include, in the case of incorporating reinforcing elements, an operation braiding or tying branches plants with said frame members.

The braiding operation or tying between the branches or with reinforcing elements, is performed by availing a substantially horizontal orientation of said branches for at least a portion thereof, by folding them, after lancing if needed with the temple section becomes too large be bent easily.

It should be noted that when hedge device embodiment of the invention, the braiding is preferred bonding, whereby the latter is carried out by means of a link which may have the disadvantage to throttle the limbs. Thus, the bonding is rather reserved the limb ends, for attaching them to the ends of other branches or to metal framing members or not.

The braiding operation is preferably performed starting with the legs of the low plants, and then gradually rising, so that the hurdle has good basis, whereby the portion can be comprised of haunts subsequently branches newly pushed. In this respect it should be noted that during the regular maintenance of the hurdle, the new paths may, preferably, be braided and/or attached.

It should be noted also that it is preferred to provide a preventive treatment of the soil, or the like, such as a mulching mineral, synthetic or organic, in order to avoid drying out thereof, as well as, transmission of weeds.

one hedge device according to the invention can, depending on the characteristics and the choice selected, have a very high resistance, and be impassable, even lice a vehicle type current. *

Different arrangements may also be trapped, coma e.g. planting, the hedge on one side or on both sides, a row of plants nonspiny, for prevent people, impinging upon accidentally to the hurdle, injuries.

Advantageously, the device according to the invention may hedge incorporate presence detection means of all shapes, especially electronic.

Furthermore, the above description refers to the creation of a bay, but it is also possible to operate

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a bay window an existing balance of a black or other barrier fencing.