Self feeding flower pot

Claim 1

A self-feeding flower pot comprising an imperforate core, said core having an annular inner wall with opposed upper and lower edges, an outer annular wall with opposed upper and lower edges, the inner face of said inner wall defining an opening for the reception of a plant, and a top wall extending between and connecting the respective upper edges of said inner and outer walls; an imperforate jacket in which said core is adapted to be releasably received, said jacket having a floor that is disposed beneath the lower edges of said inner and outer walls of said core, and an annular wall connected to and extending upwardly of said floor, said annular jacket wall being in frictional engagement with said core outer wall; said inner and outer walls and said top of said core defining a receptacle which can be filled with water or plant nutrient solution when sAid core and said jacket are disassembled and said core is in an inverted position, after which said jacket can be engaged over said core and the assembled core and jacket reinverted; and passage means connecting said opening defined by said inner face of said inner wall of said core with said receptacle defined by said inner and outer walls and said top of said core when said core and said jacket are in assembled relation, whereby when the flower pot is in its normal use position the water or plant nutrient solution will flow, at a controlled rate, into said opening defined by said inner face of said inner wall of said core from said receptacle defined by said inner and outer walls and said top of said core.