Tree and shrub feeder

Claim 2

A tree and shrub feeder including an upwardly opening receptacle including upstanding side wall portions and closed at its lower end by means of a first bottom wall, said receptacle including wall means therein defining an upwardly opening compartment in said receptacle closed at its bottom by means of a second bottom wall spaced above said first bottom wall, said wall means and said side wall portions defining a plurality of peripherally spaced upstanding passages outwardly of said compartment and inwardly of said receptacle, said passages opening upwardly at their upper ends into the upper portion of said receptacle and downwardly at their lower ends into the space between said bottom walls, said wall means of said compartment including lower openings therethrough opening into lower portions of said passages, and said feeder including openings in said side wall portions and upper openings in said wall means of said compartment opening outwardly from the interior of said compartment above said lower openings to the exterior of said receptacle with said openings in said side wall portions and said upper openings not intersecting and being out of fluid communication with said passages, whereby liquid flowing outwardly from the interior of said compartment through said openings in said side wall and said upper openings will be prevented from mixing with liquid flowing downwardly through said passages and into said compartment through said lower openings, a closure wall closing the upper end of said receptacle, said closure wall defining an upwardly opening rain catch basin and having openings formed therethrough registered with the upper ends of said passages, said receptacle being adapted to receive water-soluble plant nutrient therein.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 wherein said closure wall is removably secured over the open upper portion of said receptacle.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 1 wherein said receptacle side wall portions defining the outer extremities of said upstanding passages include excess water drain openings formed therethrough spaced above the level of said upper openings.

Claim 5

A tree and shrub feeder including an upwardly opening outer receptacle having upstanding side wall portions and closed at its lower end by means of a bottom wall, an upwardly opening inner receptacle having upstanding side wall portions and closed at its lower end by means of a bottom wall, said inner receptacle being supported within said outer receptacle with its bottom wall spaced above the bottom wall of said outer receptacle, the outer and inner surfaces of the side wall portions of said inner and outer receptacles, respectively, including means defining circumferentially spaced upstanding passages therebetween communication at their lower ends with the space between said bottom walls and opening upwardly into the upper portion of said outer receptacle at their upper ends, the side wall portions of said inner receptacle including lower openings therein opening into lower portions of said passages and corresponding circumferentially spaced areas of said side wall portions of said inner and outer receptacles being disposed in surface-to-surface contact with each other, said corresponding areas of said side wall portions having registered openings formed therethrough spaced above said lower openings, whereby liquid flowing outwardly from the interior of said inner receptacle through said registered openings will be prevented from mixing with water flowing downwardly through said passages and into said inner receptacle through said lower openings, and a closure wall closing the upper end of said outer receptacle, said closure wall including an upwardly projecting outer peripheral curb extending thereabout and having drain openings formed therein vertically registered with the upper ends of said passages, said inner receptacle being adapted to receive water-soluble plant nutrient therein.

Claim 6

A tree and shrub feeder including an upwardly opening outer receptacle having upstanding side wall portions and closed at its lower end by means of a bottom wall, an upwardly opening inner receptacle having upstanding side wall portions and closed at its lower end by means of a bottom wall, said inner receptacle being supported within said outer receptacle with its bottom wall spaced above the bottom wall of said outer receptacle, the outer and inner surfaces of the side wall portions of said inner and outer receptacles, respectively, including means defining circumferentially spaced upstanding passages therebetween communication at their lower ends with the space between said bottom walls and opening upwardly into the upper portion of said outer receptacle at their upper ends, the side wall portions of said inner receptacle including lower openings therein opening into lower portions of said passages and corresponding circumferentially spaced areas of said side wall portions of said inner and outer receptacles being disposed in surface-to-surface contact with each other, said corresponding areas of said side wall portions having registered openings formed therethrough spaced above said lower openings, whereby liquid flowing outwardly from the interior of said inner receptacle through said registered openings will be prevented from mixing with water flowing downwardly through said passages and into said inner receptacle through said lower openings, and a closure wall closing the upper end of said outer receptacle, said closure wall including an upwardly projecting outer peripheral curb extending thereabout and having drain openings formed therein vertically registered with the upper ends of said passages, said inner receptacle being adapted to receive water-soluble plant nutrient therein.

Claim 7

The combination of claim 4 wherein said receptacles are constructed of plastic material.

Claim 8

The combination of claim 4 wherein said curb defines a downwardly opening peripheral channel, the upper marginal edges of the upstanding side wall portions of said outer receptacle being frictionally seated in said channel.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 4 wherein the upper portions of circumferentially spaced upstanding side wall portions of said inner receptacle are deflected inwardly defining outwardly opening recesses spaced about the outer surfaces of the upper side wall portions of said inner receptacle.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 7 wherein said recesses define the upper extremities of said passages.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 8 wherein said curb defines a downwardly opening peripheral channel, the upper marginal edges of the upstanding side wall portions of said outer receptacle being frictionally seated in said channel.