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US3137096A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flower pot liner assembly

Assignee: BENNETT AND SHEPARD
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Filing: 1962-02-07
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Granted: 1964-06-16
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Expires: 1982-02-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Louise W Hopkins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:01
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G27/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A FLOWER POT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FLOWER POT HAVING A FRUSTO-CONICAL WALL, A REPLACEABLE LINER IN THE FORM OF A PLANT CONTAINER REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FLOWER POT, SIDE LINER COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER OPEN AT ITS UPPER END (A) HAVING A FRUSTO-CONICAL WALL CONFORMING INSHAPE TO THE FRUSTO-CONICAL WALL OF SAID FLOWER POT AND LYING SUBSTANTIALLY IN OVERALL SURFACE CONTACT THEREWITH BUT FREE FROM ATTACHMENT THERETO, (B) AND A BOTTOM MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID SIDE WALL SUPPORTED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOWER POT, WHEREBY A SPACE IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOWER POT, (C) AT LEAST ONE CHANNEL FORMED BY SAID CONTAINER WALL BEING RECESSED INWARDLY AWAY FRO THE FLOWER POT, WALL, SAID CHANNEL BEING OPEN AT ITS UPPER END AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID CONTAINER WALL TO THE CONTAINER BOTTOM, (D) A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS FORMED IN THE PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER WALL DEFINING SAID CHANNEL, (E) AND A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS IN THE CONTAINER BOTTOM, AND AN ABSORBENT MEMBER OF CHARCOAL POSITIONED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CONTAINER BOTTOM AND THE FLOWER POT BOTTOM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
A FLOWER POT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FLOWER POT HAVING A FRUSTO-CONICAL WALL, A REPLACEABLE LINER IN THE FORM OF A PLANT CONTAINER REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FLOWER POT, SIDE LINER COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER OPEN AT ITS UPPER END (A) HAVING A FRUSTO-CONICAL WALL CONFORMING INSHAPE TO THE FRUSTO-CONICAL WALL OF SAID FLOWER POT AND LYING SUBSTANTIALLY IN OVERALL SURFACE CONTACT THEREWITH BUT FREE FROM ATTACHMENT THERETO, (B) AND A BOTTOM MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID SIDE WALL SUPPORTED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOWER POT, WHEREBY A SPACE IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOWER POT, (C) AT LEAST ONE CHANNEL FORMED BY SAID CONTAINER WALL BEING RECESSED INWARDLY AWAY FRO THE FLOWER POT, WALL, SAID CHANNEL BEING OPEN AT ITS UPPER END AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID CONTAINER WALL TO THE CONTAINER BOTTOM, (D) A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS FORMED IN THE PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER WALL DEFINING SAID CHANNEL, (E) AND A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS IN THE CONTAINER BOTTOM, AND AN ABSORBENT MEMBER OF CHARCOAL POSITIONED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CONTAINER BOTTOM AND THE FLOWER POT BOTTOM.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-16 1967-12-16 1968-06-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-16 1971-12-16 1972-06-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-16 1975-12-16 1976-06-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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