US 11,812,704 B2
Sap collector
John W. Sandberg, Taylors Falls, MN (US)
Assigned to John W. Sandberg, Taylors Falls, MN (US)
Filed by John W. Sandberg, Taylors Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/524,301.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,502, filed on Nov. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0142063 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. A01G 23/14 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 23/14 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sap collecting device comprising:
a top end, a bottom end, and a sidewall extending between the top and bottom ends;
the sidewall defining a generally tapering cross-sectional profile as the sidewall extends from the bottom end toward the top end, at least a portion of the bottom end being open, the sidewall defining a notch along a location between the top end and the bottom end so as to provide a handle for holding the sap collecting device; and
a taphole located on the sidewall that is configured to engage a tap, the taphole being positioned generally below the notch defined by the sidewall, the taphole in communication with the open portion of the bottom end;
wherein the top end further defines a concave depression adjacent the notch, the concave depression configured to facilitate fingertip grip, wherein the notch defines an L-shaped configuration of the sap collecting device, wherein a first end of the L-shaped configuration terminates adjacent the concave depression of the sap collecting device and a second end of the L-shaped configuration terminates between the top end and bottom end to form an intermediate end.