US3199250A
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Seed growth apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-02
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1982-04-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George M Sawyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:14
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G31/00; A01G31/02; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P60/00; Y02P60/20; Y02P60/21
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
SEED GROWTH DISPLAY APPARATUS, COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVINGA LOWER INTERIOR ZONE FOR LIQUID AND A TRANSPARENT SLIDE WALL THROGH WHICH SAID ZONE IS VISIBLE, MEANS TO SUPPORT A SEED SPACED INWARDLY OF SAID WALL AND ABOVE SAID ZONE, MEANS INCLUDING DOWNWARDLY TAPERING CUP SHAPED TRAY STRUCTURE HAVING A SHOULDER SUPPORTED BY AN UPPER RIM OF THE CONTAINER AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE SEED SUPPORT SHELF OVERLYING SAID LOWER ZONE, SAID TRAY STRUCTURE HAVING AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL OPENING THROUGH WHICH SEED ROOTS MAY GROW DOWNWARDLY, MEANS ADJACENT THE TRAY STRUCTURE AND SPACED FROM SAID CONTAINER UPPER RIM TO SUPPORT A SEED STEM GROWING ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID SHOULDER AND SAID SHELF, AND MEANS INCLUDING A LIQUID ABSORBENT MATERIAL CARRIED BY THE TRAY STRUCTURE IN A POSITION TO CONTACT THE SEED AND LIQUID IN SAID LOWER ZONE, SAID TRAY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
SEED GROWTH DISPLAY APPARATUS, COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVINGA LOWER INTERIOR ZONE FOR LIQUID AND A TRANSPARENT SLIDE WALL THROGH WHICH SAID ZONE IS VISIBLE, MEANS TO SUPPORT A SEED SPACED INWARDLY OF SAID WALL AND ABOVE SAID ZONE, MEANS INCLUDING DOWNWARDLY TAPERING CUP SHAPED TRAY STRUCTURE HAVING A SHOULDER SUPPORTED BY AN UPPER RIM OF THE CONTAINER AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE SEED SUPPORT SHELF OVERLYING SAID LOWER ZONE, SAID TRAY STRUCTURE HAVING AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL OPENING THROUGH WHICH SEED ROOTS MAY GROW DOWNWARDLY, MEANS ADJACENT THE TRAY STRUCTURE AND SPACED FROM SAID CONTAINER UPPER RIM TO SUPPORT A SEED STEM GROWING ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID SHOULDER AND SAID SHELF, AND MEANS INCLUDING A LIQUID ABSORBENT MATERIAL CARRIED BY THE TRAY STRUCTURE IN A POSITION TO CONTACT THE SEED AND LIQUID IN SAID LOWER ZONE, SAID TRAY
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