EP0194235A2
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A pot holder irrigator with a float feeding from a tank
Assignee: Fap Di Ermini Franco & Figlio SNC
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Filing: 1986-02-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A pot holder irrigator including, in combination with a cup type supporting base (1 C-1 E) for at least one pot: a reservoir (16) to feed the liquid for the irrigation; a siphon type duct - (10) for the supply, which can bee primed when the reservoir has been completely filled up; and a float (9) with a pin type plug (14) that controls the supply coming from the siphon duct, in order to keep constant the level in the cup of the base supporting the pot or the pots.
Inventors
- 👤 Franco Ermini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:43
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G27/00; A01G27/02; A01G27/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
1) A pot holder irrigator characterized in that it includes, in combination with a cup type supporting base (1, 51) for at least one pot, a float (9, 59) with a pin type plug (14, 54) that controls the supply of irrigating liquid to the cup, in order to keep constant the level in the cup, wherein said float floats.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
1) A pot holder irrigator characterized in that it includes, in combination with a cup type supporting base (1, 51) for at least one pot, a float (9, 59) with a pin type plug (14, 54) that controls the supply of irrigating liquid to the cup, in order to keep constant the level in the cup, wherein said float floats.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
97 words
2) A pot holder irrigator as per claim 1, characterized in that it includes, in combination with a cup type supporting base - (1) for at least one pot, a reservoir (16) to feed the liquid for the irrigation; a siphon type duct (10) for the supply which can be primed as the reservoir has been completely filled up; and a float (9) with a pin type plug (14) that controls the supply coming from the siphon duct, in order to keep constant the level in the cup of the base supporting the pot or the pots.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
3) A pot holder irrigator as per previous claims, characterized in that the reservoir (16) is developed annularly around the cup type base (1) supporting the pot or the pots.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
4) A pot holder irrigator as per previous claims, characterized in that the reservoir (16) is closed by a cover (30) grid type or equivalent
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
5) A pot holder irrigator as per previous claims, characterized in that the siphon duct (10) is mounted on a saddle - (18) of the wall of a little well (3) placed along the reservoir (16) and communicating with said cup (1), in which little well (3) an inserted element is fitted (7) which forms the seat (12) whereon the pin type plug (14) acts and a connection (7A) for the siphon type duct (10); said inserted element (7) being suitable to be adjusted at the proper position in the little well (3) in order to adjust the level in the cup supporting the pot or the pots.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
6) A pot holder irrigator as per previous claims, characterized in that said inserted element (7) is developed as a cap and forms the housing wherein the float (9) moves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
7) A pot holder irrigator as per previous claims, characterized in that the siphon type duct (10) is mounted on a removable filtering diaphragm (28), that supports a conical drawing orifice (20) of the siphon type duct (10).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
8) A pot holder irrigator as per previous claims, characterized in that the float (9) has a central hollow (9A), with a bored bottom wherein the pin type plug (14) is placed; in said hollow (9A) an appendix (7B) of the inserted element - (7) being developed at the end of which the seat-whereon the pin acts-is formed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
9) A pot holder irrigator as per previous claims, characterized in that the reservoir and the cup are formed by separate components, even made of heterogeneous materials.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
10) A pot holder as per previous claims, characterized in that the wall of the cup, surrounded by the reservoir is shaped as a truncated .cone, with an increase of the reservoir capacity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
104 words
11) An irrigator plant for a plurality of pot holders, each one with a cup type supporting base (51) for at least one pot according at least to claim 1, characterized in that it includes in combination: an overhead tank (66); a network of ducts for the distribution of the liquid by fall for the suppty, with filtering means; and in combination with each pot holder a float (59) with pin type plug which controls the supply coming from the network of distribution ducts, to keep constant the level in the cup of the respective base - (51) supporting the pot or the pots.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
12) An irrigator plant as per claim 11, characterized in that it includes a reservoir (66) at a constant level with float type plug (59, 64), fed by the water supply network and placed at an overhead position, to supply the irrigating liquid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
13) An irrigator plant as per claim 11, characterized in that it includes a siphon combined with the reservoir, which can be primed by overpressure, to supply the irrigating liquid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
14) An irrigator plant as per claims 11 to 13, characterized in that on each branch of the network for the supply to a respective pot holder a filtering means (72) is provided.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
93 words
15) An irrigator plant as per claims 11 to 14 characterized in that each distribution duct reaches a little well flanking the cup of the supporting base (51) and communicating with said cup, in which well an inserted element (57), that forms the seat (62) whereon the pin type plug (64) acts and a connection for the feeding duct of the network, is housed; said inserted element being able to be adjusted at the proper position in the little well, to adjust the level in the cup supporting the pot or the pots.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
16) An irrigator plant as per claims 11 to 15, characterized in that said inserted element (57) is developed as a cap to form the housing for the float (59).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
17) An irrigator plant as per claims 11 to 16, characterized in that the float (59) has a central hollow, with a bored bottom wherein the pin type plug (64) is placed; in said hollow an appendix of the inserted element being developed, at the end of which appendix the seat whereon the pin acts upwards, is formed.
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