Pot including water level indicator

Claim 1

Pot for growing plants, comprising a pot having a water reservoir in a portion thereof below its upper end, said pot having a generally vertical water inlet passageway extending from an upper portion of said pot to said water reservoir, float means disposed in said water reservoir having stem means extending upwardly through said water inlet passageway to an upper end above the upper end of said water inlet passageway, said float means having a buoyancy whereby it floats at the surface of water within said water reservoir, the position of said upper end of said stem means extending above said upper end of said pot and continuously indicating the level of water in said water reservoir, said float means comprising a generally horizontal circular plate affixed at a side thereof to the lower end of said stem means, said plate having downwardly extending oppositely disposed lugs at opposite sides thereof each having an inturned lower end portion, and a flat circular buoyant float pad of the same diameter as said plate resiliently engaged beneath said plate between said lugs above said inturned lower end portions thereof.