US5309671A
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Stack type plant-pots
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-05-13
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Granted: 1994-05-10
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Expires: 2012-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A stack type plant-pot is divided into radially extending pot portions by means of partitions. Each plant-pot includes radially extending pot portions of a similar shape. The pot portions are stacked crisscross with those of another plant-pot embodying the present invention, thus providing wider cultivation areas. The plant-pot of the present invention has a wider upper periphery and a narrower lower periphery and has stacking features, for example, an upper stepped portion and a lower extension. With this arrangement, the amount of yield and cultivation may be increased within a limited area.
Inventors
- 👤 Bok K. Byun
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:25
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/02; A01G9/022; A01G9/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A stack type planter comprising: a plurality of plant pot portions, each of said plurality of plant pot portions having an upper peripheral configuration larger than a lower peripheral configuration thereof and edges which are joined to edges of adjacent plant pot portions, said edges and said peripheral portions each defining an interior portion of said planter; partition means for vertically separating interior portions of said plant pot portions from each other, said partition means intersecting said joined edges of said plant pot portions; upper stepped portions formed at an upper edge of said partition means; and a lower extension depending vertically from a bottom peripheral end of each of said plurality of plant pot portions, said lower extension including notched areas formed therein and diagonally offset from the joined edges of said plant pot portions; wherein the notch of said lower extension engagingly mates with the upper stepped portion of said partition means for stacking said planter with an identical planter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A stack type planter comprising: a plurality of plant pot portions, each of said plurality of plant pot portions having an upper peripheral configuration larger than a lower peripheral configuration thereof and edges which are joined to edges of adjacent plant pot portions, said edges and said peripheral portions each defining an interior portion of said planter; partition means for vertically separating interior portions of said plant pot portions from each other, said partition means intersecting said joined edges of said plant pot portions; upper stepped portions formed at an upper edge of said partition means; and a lower extension depending vertically from a bottom peripheral end of each of said plurality of plant pot portions, said lower extension including notched areas formed therein and diagonally offset from the joined edges of said plant pot portions; wherein the notch of said lower extension engagingly mates with the upper stepped portion of said partition means for stacking said planter with an identical planter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The stack type planter according to claim 1, wherein said partition means include vertical walls formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of plant pot portions such that a single vertical wall joins a pair of said joined edges together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The stack type planter according to claim 1, further including means for spacing stacked planters by a predetermined vertical distance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
The stack type planter according to claim 3, wherein said means for spacing includes a plurality of extension members joined together and corresponding in number to said plurality of plant pot portions, each extension member having a peripheral wall defining an inner peripheral ledge formed adjacent an upper end thereof and a notch formed in a bottom end thereof, the notch engagingly mating with the upper stepped portion of said partition means, and the inner peripheral ledge supporting a bottom peripheral end of said lower extension.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The stack type planter according to claim 1, further comprising a supporting base plate having a plurality of protrusions for engaging with a corresponding notch in said lower extension.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The stack type planter according to claim 3, further comprising a supporting base plate having a plurality of protrusions for engaging with a corresponding notch in said lower extension.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The stack type planter according to claim 4, further comprising a supporting base plate having a plurality of protrusions for engaging with a corresponding notch in said lower extension.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The stack type planter according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of plant pot portions from a cloverleaf configuration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The stack type planter according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of plant pot portions form a cloverleaf configuration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The stack type planter according to claim 1, further comprising a planar base in each of said plurality of plant pot portions and a plurality of drainage holes formed in each said planar base.
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