Tree-Style Potted Plant Holder and Hubs, Supports, Adapters and Watering System for Same
Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-27
GANSKE KEITH
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However, there remains room for improvement, as Applicant has developed a unique potted plant holder assembled from a number of components providing unforeseen advantages in terms of one or more of ease or cost of manufacture or transport, ease of assembly, customizability and reconfigurability, and has developed a unique plant watering system compatible with the novel plant holder.
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[0049]FIG. 1 shows an assembled tree-style potted plant holder 10 of the present invention. As in prior art holder of this style, the holder features a vertically upright post or trunk 12 having support arms or branches 14 projecting radially outward therefrom to carry potted plants (not shown) at the outboard ends of these arms distal to the post 12. The arms are arranged in tiers or levels at different vertically spaced locations along the length of the post 12, and except for an uppermost tier 14, each tier 16, 18, 20 features a plurality of arms 22 angularly spaced equally around the circumference of the post 12. The arms of each such tier are of the same length to support potted plants at that particular tier at equal radial distances outward from the post 12, while the arm length and number of arms decreases moving upward along the post 12. The uppermost tier features a single potted plant support 24 mounted atop the post 12 to carry a single potted plant over the top end ther...
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A potted plant holder features a number of post pieces that assemble to form a post structure that supports a number of hubs thereon, which in turn each support a number of branch-like supports. A reduced diameter end of each post piece nests within the other end of another post piece for easy assembly. Each branch has a simple wire structure with a bent end configured to form two parallel legs jutting perpendicular to the branch length for receipt of the legs in an outer opening of the hub around the post. A pot-size adapter features a ring of smaller diameter than an integral pot-supporting ring of the branch and hangers that suspend the smaller ring therefrom. A watering system features ring-shaped conduits that fit over the different levels of branches and branch conduits running outward along the branches of each level from the respective ring-shaped conduit.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 454,650, filed Mar. 21, 2011.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to potted plant holders and more particularly to tree-style potted plant holders wherein multiple tiers of potted plants are carried on a central upright post by radial supports extending outward therefrom to simulate branches of a tree.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Several tree-style potted plant holders have been disclosed in the prior art. Tree shaped stands having a central pole, post or trunk and branch-like supports extending outward therefrom can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 370,70, 113,035, 214,061, 649,665, 1,747,951, 3,018,898, 4,770,303, 4,991,344, 5,178,286, 5,487,476, 6,595,377, D244571, and D345871.[0004]Watering systems for tree style plant holders are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 217,010, 577,230, 5,598,662 and 6,843,022.[0...
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