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Above-ground planting beds

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-03
SETZER BARRY D
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The patent describes a bed made of flexible material that can be easy to fold and ship. The bed's walls are made from air and moisture permeable fabric that is collapsible and nonwoven. This material is made using a process called needle-punching. The technical effect of this invention is that it provides a versatile, comfortable, and easy-to-use bed that can be conveniently stored and transported in a compact way.

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Those beds that do not use frames or strapping or structurally modified walls are limited to a cylindrical shape to which contained media would naturally force the walls of a non-rigid bed.

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[0026]The preferred embodiments of the planting beds of the present invention can be formed in square, rectangular, oval or any other desired non-cylindrical configurations, all incorporating one or more cylindrical or semi-cylindrical inner walls that utilize the cylindrical shape to retain plant growth media and thereby minimize deformation of the exterior of the bed by the plant growth media filled therein. As a result, the components of the bed can all be made of relatively lightweight and relatively inexpensive material for ease of collapsing and folding and provide desirable air and moisture permeability and yet support plant growth media without significant undesirable deformation of the bed outer wall.

[0027]Referring to FIGS. 1-5, a preferred embodiment of the planting bed 20 of the present invention is illustrated incorporating numerous features of the present invention. This planting bed 20 has a bottom wall 22 cut from a sheet of material in a rectangular pattern with rou...

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Abstract

A non-cylindrical planting bed in rectangular, square or oval configuration for containing plant growth media and plants. The bed has a bottom wall, an exterior side wall, and either one or two semi-cylindrical walls inside and secured to the outer wall, or two cylindrical walls either wholly inside or having a portion forming a portion of the exterior side wall for strengthening of the bed. In forms having two cylindrical or two semi-cylindrical inner walls, cross walls may extend across the bed between straight side wall portions of the side wall to strengthen the straight side wall portions against outward displacement when the bed is filled with plant growth media.

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FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to above-ground planting beds for containing plant growth media and plants, and, more particularly, to such planting beds that have outer walls that are air and moisture permeable for healthy plant growth.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Traditionally, above-ground planting beds have had metal, wooden or rigid plastic outer walls. In recent years there have been developed a variety of planting beds with outer walls made of air and moisture permeable, non-woven, fabric to promote healthy plant growth. Some of these use a metal, wooden or plastic frame, or strapping or structurally modified walls to maintain the walls in a desired shape. Those beds that do not use frames or strapping or structurally modified walls are limited to a cylindrical shape to which contained media would naturally force the walls of a non-rigid bed.[0003]In contrast to the prior art, the present invention provides above-ground planting beds in non-cylindric...

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IPC IPC(8): A01G1/08A01G9/28
CPCA01G9/021A01G1/08A01G9/28
Inventor SETZER, BARRY D.
Owner SETZER BARRY D