Combined planter receptacle and plant support

Claim 1

A plant husbandry device for use in combination with a planter having a bottom portion terminating in a substantially planar lower surface which is provided with a centrally disposed drain, said device comprising A. a base having i. a generally planar horizontal bottom wall, ii. a side wall extending around the periphery of and projecting upwardly from said bottom wall to define therewith a liquid reservoir having an upwardly facing opening sized to freely receive said bottom portion, iii. a socket integral with and projecting upwardly from said bottom wall generally centrally of said reservoir, said socket being smaller in cross section than and sized to freely enter said drain without obstruction thereof, iv. a plurality of relatively narrow support ribs integral with and reinforcing said bottom wall and projecting upwardly therefrom to a height less than that of said socket, the inner end of each of said ribs being reduced in height relative to the outer ends and integrally connected to and buttressing said socket, said ribs being spaced from one another radially around said socket and the outer ends of said ribs terminating in coplanar upper edge surfaces radially spaced from said socket which cooperatively form a generally horizontal discontinuous seat and said inner ends forming a relieved portion under said planter drain, B. when said bottom portion of said planter is disposed within said reservoir i. said seat receiving and supporting said bottom surface in a spaced relation with said bottom wall without obstruction of said drain, ii. said socket entering said drain, and iii. the interior of said planter freely communicating with said reservoir through said drain externally of said socket between said ribs, C. a manually extendable elongate plant support aligned with said socket and extending through said planter in a generally perpendicular relationship with said bottom wall, D. means for releasably connecting said socket and said plant support and restraining said plant support against tilting from its said perpendicular position under the influence of transversely applied pressure thereon.