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US5050339A
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Container plant stand
Assignee: PLANT STAND Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-13
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Granted: 1991-09-24
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Expires: 2009-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A plant stand for container grown nursery plants which holds container plants upright especially during times of wind, comprises a large circular ring and a smaller circular ring and a plurality of upside-down "U" shaped vertical braces secured to the inside of the large circular ring and secured to the inside and projecting above the smaller circular ring to form an adjustable diameter tension opening to hold upright a container grown plant.
Inventors
- 👤 Randolph W. Howell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:09
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G7/00; A47G7/02; A47G7/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A container plant stand having a wide base and a smaller neck portion for receiving a plant container comprising: first, a large ring, second, a vertically spaced smaller ring, and a series of connecting wires, each wire having two legs and a connecting U-shaped portion. . . each leg having a first portion extending from a point of intersection with said larger ring upward to a point of intersection with said smaller ring, a second portion which extends beyond said smaller ring to said neck portion, and a rebent portion extending radially away from said neck portion to a U-portion joined to said other leg whereby a plant container may be placed in and resiliently gripped by said neck portion of said plant stand and held from tipping over by means of said wide base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A container plant stand having a wide base and a smaller neck portion for receiving a plant container comprising: first, a large ring, second, a vertically spaced smaller ring, and a series of connecting wires, each wire having two legs and a connecting U-shaped portion. . . each leg having a first portion extending from a point of intersection with said larger ring upward to a point of intersection with said smaller ring, a second portion which extends beyond said smaller ring to said neck portion, and a rebent portion extending radially away from said neck portion to a U-portion joined to said other leg whereby a plant container may be placed in and resiliently gripped by said neck portion of said plant stand and held from tipping over by means of said wide base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A plant stand in accordance with claim 1 wherein said rings and said connecting wires are made from pieces of galvanized wire which are welded at the said points of intersection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A plant stand in accordance with claim 1 wherein the pieces of wire forming said rings have an inside surface and an outside surface and the pieces of wire forming the U-shaped legs intersect the inside surface of said rings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A plant stand in accordance with claim 1 wherein the plant stands are stackable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A plant stand in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rebent portion of said neck portion form an adjustable diameter tension opening.
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