US4965963A
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Platform and watering system for plants
Assignee: PLANT-TECH HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS Inc A Corp OF NEW YORK
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Filing: 1988-03-23
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Granted: 1990-10-30
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Expires: 2008-03-23
Abstract
Abstract A support and watering system for a plant pot in which a support module is formed by a strip of plastic material having panels which are folded relative to each other so that the end panels interlock and form a generally triangular support module. The lower set of panels edges rest on the bottom of a container for holding water. A capillary wick is inserted into the bottom of the plant pot which rests on the top edges of the module panels, with the wick extending into the container and the plant is watered by capillary action. A plurality of the modules can be interlocked to increase the size of the support.
Inventors
- 👤 William Lyon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:50
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G27/00; A01G27/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A plant watering system comprising: a container having bottom and side walls for holding water, free standing support means for a plant pot, said support means formed by an elongated strip of water impervious material which is foldable into a plurality of panels, means self-container within said strip for interlocking the panels without the use of any additional fasteners to expose upper and lower sets of panel edges to form a support module having an open center section upon resting said lower set of panel edges on the bottom of the container and the plant pot on the upper set of panel edges, and a capillary wick for extending into the soil of the plant pot and through the open center sections of the support module into the container to supply water by capillary action from the reservoir to the plant pot soil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A plant watering system comprising: a container having bottom and side walls for holding water, free standing support means for a plant pot, said support means formed by an elongated strip of water impervious material which is foldable into a plurality of panels, means self-container within said strip for interlocking the panels without the use of any additional fasteners to expose upper and lower sets of panel edges to form a support module having an open center section upon resting said lower set of panel edges on the bottom of the container and the plant pot on the upper set of panel edges, and a capillary wick for extending into the soil of the plant pot and through the open center sections of the support module into the container to supply water by capillary action from the reservoir to the plant pot soil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A plant watering system as in claim 1 wherein the panels of said support member are of equal length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A plant watering system as in claim 1 further comprising score lines on said strip to facilitate the folding of said panels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A plant watering system as in claim 2 further comprising score lines on said strip to facilitate the folding of said panels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plant watering system as in claim 1 wherein said elongated strip forming said support means comprises a corrugated type core with a sheet of material on each side thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A plant watering system as in claim 1 wherein said self-contained interlocking means of said strip of said support means comprises cut-out notches, one adjacent the upper edge and the other adjacent the lower edge of the panels which are to be interlocked, the notches of said two panels interfitting with each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A plant watering system as in claim 6 wherein said support module has four panels with the interlocking notches being on the two end panels to form a module which is generally triangular in shape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A plant watering system as in claim 1 wherein said support means further comprises a second support module, and means self contained within the structure of said first and said second support modules for interlocking the first and second support modules.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
109 words
A plant watering system as in claim 8 wherein said self-contained interlocking means of said strip of said support means comprises a cut-out notch one adjacent the upper edge and the other adjacent the lower edge of the panels which are to be interlocked, the notches of said two panels interfitting with each other, said self-contained means for interlocking, the two support modules comprises a cut-out notch on the upper edges of two adjacent panels of one support module and a cut-out notch on the lower edge of two panels of the other support module which interfit with the notches on the upper edges of said first named module.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A plant watering system as in claim 7 wherein said support means further comprises a second support module of the same type as the first support module, and means self-contained within the structure of said first and said second support modules for interlocking the first and second modules.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
80 words
A plant watering system as in claim 10 wherein said self-contained means for interlocking the two support modules comprise a cut-out notch on the upper edges of two adjacent panels of one support module and a cut-out notch on the lower edges of two panels of the other support module which interfit with the notches on the upper edges of said first named module to form a generally rectangular support means with an interior support structure of generally diamond shape.
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