US4295296A
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Vertical garden
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-01-14
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Granted: 1981-10-20
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Expires: 2000-01-14
Abstract
Abstract A garden assembly has a frame for separate removably supporting a plurality of open top troughs, one above the other. A separate horizontal distribution conduit is positioned above each trough, and a container adapted to be filled with water is disposed above the row of troughs. A separate tube connects the bottom of the trough removably to each of the conduits, so that the container is directly drained into each trough. The troughs have drain apertures in their bottoms positioned to drain each trough away from their respective lower troughs.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael H. Kinghorn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:12
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/02; A01G9/022; A01G9/025; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P60/00; Y02P60/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
An upright garden assembly for culture of vertical garden displays comprising a plurality of elongated open top growing troughs, said troughs having front and rear sides and drain apertures, support frame means for separately removably supporting said troughs horizontally one above the other to form a substantially vertically extending row of trays with the drain apertures of each trough positioned and directed toward said rear side to cause drainage to be directed to the rear of the rear sides of the troughs thereunder, a water container mounted above said row, a separate horizontal distribution conduit mounted above each trough and having irrigation aperture means for directing water to the respective trough, and plural separate tubes extending substantially directly downwardly from the lower portion of said water container, each tube being releasably terminated in a respective distribution conduit in a removable connection.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
An upright garden assembly for culture of vertical garden displays comprising a plurality of elongated open top growing troughs, said troughs having front and rear sides and drain apertures, support frame means for separately removably supporting said troughs horizontally one above the other to form a substantially vertically extending row of trays with the drain apertures of each trough positioned and directed toward said rear side to cause drainage to be directed to the rear of the rear sides of the troughs thereunder, a water container mounted above said row, a separate horizontal distribution conduit mounted above each trough and having irrigation aperture means for directing water to the respective trough, and plural separate tubes extending substantially directly downwardly from the lower portion of said water container, each tube being releasably terminated in a respective distribution conduit in a removable connection.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said tubes are positioned adjacent the rear sides of said troughs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said support means has a rear wall spaced from said troughs, said tubes extending downwardly in the space defined between said rear wall and said troughs, and communicating said container to the respective said conduits.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said tubes have sufficiently large diameter and said aperture means are sufficiently large that water poured into said container is drained into said troughs in about two seconds after filling of said container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said troughs have V-shaped cross-sections defined by front walls and rear walls and closed ends, the drain apertures for said troughs being located at the apices of the V-shaped cross-sections, the apex of each trough being located rearwardly of the top of the rear wall and forwardly of the bottom of the rear wall of the trough immediately thereunder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
The assembly of claim 5 wherein said support frame means comprises a generally rectangular frame having vertically extending sides and a vertically extending rear wall, spacing means on said rear wall, and screw means extending horizontally through said conduits and the rear walls of said troughs, in that order, and thence into said spacing means, for holding said troughs and conduits.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The assembly of claim 6 wherein said screws are displaced beneath the tops of the rear walls of the respective troughs, and the apices of said troughs extend behind the upper edge of the rear wall of the respective next lower trough.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a humidity screen mounted to be removably held in front of said row.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said support means comprises a transparent rigid plastic frame having a complete rear wall spaced from said troughs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said tubes have elbows at their lower ends, said elbows extending horizontally removably into the rear of the respective conduit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly of claim 1 further comprising gauze covering said drain apertures of said troughs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said conduits have irrigation apertures of about 1/16 inch diameter spaced therealong, and said tubes have inner diameters of about 3/8 of an inch.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a drain tray removably positioned at the bottom of said support means for receiving water drained from said drain apertures.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
117 words
The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second plurality of elongated opened top growing troughs having drain apertures and removably supported in said support means to form a second substantially vertically extending row of troughs horizontally one above the other, said second row being horizontally spaced from said first row and arranged with the drain apertures of the troughs of each row being directed into the space between the rows, an apertured horizontal distribution conduit for each of the troughs of said second row, a further separate tube extending downwardly from said container to removably terminate in the distribution conduits of said second row, said first-mentioned and second tubes extending in the space between said rows.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-10-19 | 1985-04-20 | 1985-10-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-10-19 | 1989-04-20 | 1989-10-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-10-19 | 1993-04-20 | 1993-10-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |