US5044120A
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Double-walled plant pot with graduated fertilizer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-11-02
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Granted: 1991-09-03
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Expires: 2010-11-02
Abstract
Abstract A double-walled plant pot has a single water-permeable bottom, a permeable inner side wall, and an impermeable outer side wall. The space between the walls is filled with a fertilizer mixture whose concentration of fertilizer increases with depth. Thus larger plants obtain more fertilizing nutrients. The inner wall, bottom, and outside may be separable.
Inventors
- 👤 David M. Couch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:58
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A plant pot comprising: a water permeable inner container comprising an inner sleeve having an open lower end and a bottom plate adapted to close said open lower end, said bottom plate separable from said inner sleeve; and an impermeable outer container body adapted to support said bottom plate and said inner sleeve, said body further comprising an outer sleeve adapted to substantially surround said inner sleeve to define a fertilizer holding space therebetween, said outer sleeve having a lower edge, a retaining ledge extending inwardly from said lower edge, said retaining ledge having an inner edge, said inner edge defining an open area therewithin, said open area adapted to be covered by said bottom plate, and a lip extending upwardly from said retainer ledge, said lip adapted with said retaining ledge to closely encircle and support said bottom plate, said lip adapted to hold said inner sleeve in a position relative to said outer body to define said fertilizer holding space between said inner sleeve and said outer sleeve, said inner sleeve disposed above said bottom plate when in said position; whereby when said inner sleeve is held in said position above said bottom plate and said bottom plate is encircled by said lip, said bottom plate closes said open lower end of said inner sleeve, and said bottom plate and said inner sleeve together define a soil space for holding soil and a plant or plants therewithin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
A plant pot comprising: a water permeable inner container comprising an inner sleeve having an open lower end and a bottom plate adapted to close said open lower end, said bottom plate separable from said inner sleeve; and an impermeable outer container body adapted to support said bottom plate and said inner sleeve, said body further comprising an outer sleeve adapted to substantially surround said inner sleeve to define a fertilizer holding space therebetween, said outer sleeve having a lower edge, a retaining ledge extending inwardly from said lower edge, said retaining ledge having an inner edge, said inner edge defining an open area therewithin, said open area adapted to be covered by said bottom plate, and a lip extending upwardly from said retainer ledge, said lip adapted with said retaining ledge to closely encircle and support said bottom plate, said lip adapted to hold said inner sleeve in a position relative to said outer body to define said fertilizer holding space between said inner sleeve and said outer sleeve, said inner sleeve disposed above said bottom plate when in said position; whereby when said inner sleeve is held in said position above said bottom plate and said bottom plate is encircled by said lip, said bottom plate closes said open lower end of said inner sleeve, and said bottom plate and said inner sleeve together define a soil space for holding soil and a plant or plants therewithin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A pot as in claim 1, including a fertilizer mixture disposed within said fertilizer holding space for fertilizing a plant growing in soil in said soil space, said mixture including fertilizer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pot as in claim 2, wherein said fertilizer mixture contains a variable proportion of fertilizer to other ingredients, said proportion being a function of distance from said retainer ledge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A pot as in claim 3, wherein said proportion decreases with distance from said retainer ledge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A pot as in claim 1, wherein said inner sleeve defines a first curved surface of a smaller frustum of a cone, and said outer sleeve defines a second curved surface of a larger frustum of the cone, said frustums are coaxial when said inner sleeve is in said position relative to said outer body, whereby said first curved surface is disposed within said second curved surface to define said fertilizer holding space therebetween.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A pot as in claim 5, including a fertilizer mixture disposed within said fertilizer holding space for fertilizing a plant growing in soil in said soil space, said mixture including fertilizer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pot as in claim 6, wherein said fertilizer mixture contains a variable proportion of fertilizer to other ingredients, said proportion being a function of distance from said retainer ledge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A pot as in claim 7, wherein said proportion decreases with distance from said retainer ledge.
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