US4027429A
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Plastic starter pot
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-03-11
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Granted: 1977-06-07
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Expires: 1996-03-11
Abstract
Abstract A starter pot for plants has an aperture in the bottom wall. The aperture is spaced from the side walls of the pots and has an upturned lip around the periphery thereof so as to form an annular water reservoir space at the bottom of the pot and concealed from exterior view. A disc is enclosed within the pot and rests on the upturned lip to support soil in the pot and to prevent the soil from entering the water reservoir space. The disc has several notches formed in its periphery to permit water to drain from the soil into the water reservoir space. A continuous annular rim depends from the disc in overlapping engagement with at least a portion of the upturned lip to block the escape of water frm the reservoir space through the bottom of the pot. The disc is detached from the pot so that the disc can be pushed upwardly through the pot to remove a rooted plant therefrom without disturbing the root system of the plant.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter L. Georgi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:39
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/02; A01G9/029
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A starter pot for plants comprising the combination of a pot having an aperture in the bottom wall, said aperture being spaced from the side walls of the pot and having an upturned lip around the periphery of the aperture so as to form an annular water reservoir space at the bottom of the pot, means to prevent water from passing through said aperture comprising bottom member covering said aperture and said reservoir space and detachable from the pot so that said bottom member can be pushed upwardly through the pot to remove a rooted plant therefrom without disturbing the soil in which the plant is rooted, said bottom member having at least one drain port to permit water to drain from the soil into said reservoir space, and a continuous annular rim depending from said bottom member for fluid tight interfitting engagement with said upturned lip around the entire periphery thereof to block the escape of water from said reservoir space through the aperture in the bottom of the pot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A starter pot for plants comprising the combination of a pot having an aperture in the bottom wall, said aperture being spaced from the side walls of the pot and having an upturned lip around the periphery of the aperture so as to form an annular water reservoir space at the bottom of the pot, means to prevent water from passing through said aperture comprising bottom member covering said aperture and said reservoir space and detachable from the pot so that said bottom member can be pushed upwardly through the pot to remove a rooted plant therefrom without disturbing the soil in which the plant is rooted, said bottom member having at least one drain port to permit water to drain from the soil into said reservoir space, and a continuous annular rim depending from said bottom member for fluid tight interfitting engagement with said upturned lip around the entire periphery thereof to block the escape of water from said reservoir space through the aperture in the bottom of the pot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A starter pot as set forth in claim 1 wherein the depending rim on said bottom member engages the inner surface of the lip on said bottom wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A starter pot as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bottom member has a plurality of notches formed in the periphery thereof to provide a plurality of drain ports for draining water from the soil into said reservoir space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A starter pot as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pot is cylindrical in shape and said bottom member is a disc with a diameter slightly smaller than the minimum inside diameter of the pot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
193 words
A starter pot for plants comprising the combination of a pot having an aperture in the bottom wall thereof, said aperture being spaced from the side walls of the pot and having an upturned lip around the periphery of the aperture so as to form an annular water reservoir space at the bottom of the pot and concealed from exterior view, means to prevent water from passing through said aperture comprising a disc disposed within the pot covering said reservoir space to support soil within the pot and to prevent the soil from entering said water reservoir space, said disc having at least one drain opening to permit water to drain from the soil into said water reservoir space, said disc being detachable from the pot so that the disc can be pushed upwardly through the pot to remove a rooted plant therefrom without disturbing the root system of the plant, and a continuous annular rim depending from said disc for fluid tight interfitting engagement with said upturned lip around the entire periphery thereof to block the escape of water from said reservoir space through the aperture in the bottom of the pot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
193 words
A starter pot for plants comprising the combination of a pot having an aperture in the bottom wall thereof, said aperture being spaced from the side walls of the pot and having an upturned lip around the periphery of the aperture so as to form an annular water reservoir space at the bottom of the pot and concealed from exterior view, means to prevent water from passing through said aperture comprising a disc disposed within the pot covering said reservoir space to support soil within the pot and to prevent the soil from entering said water reservoir space, said disc having at least one drain opening to permit water to drain from the soil into said water reservoir space, said disc being detachable from the pot so that the disc can be pushed upwardly through the pot to remove a rooted plant therefrom without disturbing the root system of the plant, and a continuous annular rim depending from said disc for fluid tight interfitting engagement with said upturned lip around the entire periphery thereof to block the escape of water from said reservoir space through the aperture in the bottom of the pot.
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