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Self-watering planter assembly

a planter and self-watering technology, applied in the field of self-watering planter assembly, can solve the problems of additional time spent monitoring and/or maintenance of the planter, and the need for container-grown plants to require a lot of maintenan

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-11-03
WATERWELL PLANTERS INC
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People enjoy having plants as a part of their surroundings, but depending upon their location, container-grown plants may require a lot of maintenance.
Furthermore, indoor temperature, sunlight level, air drafts, and positioning near a door that subjects a plant to frequently changing local conditions, can have a significant effect on a plant's need for water and nutrients, and lead to additional time spent on planter monitoring and / or maintenance.

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[0033]FIGS. 1-4 show differing views an embodiment of the disclosed planter assembly 1 which provides a significantly longer self-watering time period than is obtainable from all known self-watering and self-contained systems in current use today for container-grown plants. While FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 show tray 9 and planter housing 2, FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view of tray 9. Although the illustrations accompanying this disclosure show a self-watering planter assembly 1 having a circular cross-sectional configuration and its sides downwardly tapering, and such structure is preferred for the traditional planter look and the efficient stacking during transport and storage provided, planter housing 1 may have any size or shape, including the cross-sectional configuration of a circle, rectangle, hexagon, or other regular or non-regular polygon, or an irregular arcuate perimeter configuration. In addition, the disclosed planter assembly requires no decorative enhancement, although it may be ...

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Abstract

A planter insert and planter insert assembly. In an embodiment, the planter insert assembly includes a planter housing with an upper portion and a bottom reservoir portion with a bottom interior surface; a tray defining a containment space for plant support media, wherein the tray is disposed within the upper portion of the planter housing, the tray having a bottom surface with a plurality of perforations allowing for insertion of at least one wicking member, the tray further having a sidewall including a bottom portion, wherein the bottom surface of the tray depends from the bottom portion of the sidewall; and a tray support disposed within the bottom reservoir portion of the planter housing, the tray support having a top surface, wherein the tray is supported only by the tray support when the bottom surface of the tray is positioned on the top surface of the tray support.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 198,343 filed on Mar. 5, 2014, now allowed, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. The Ser. No. 14 / 198,343 application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 920,988 filed on Jun. 18, 2013, now pending, and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 043,814 filed on Oct. 1, 2013, now pending.BACKGROUND[0002]This disclosure relates to apparatuses and inserts used to provide water and / or other nutrient / liquid to container-grown plants, and more specifically to a self-contained and self-watering planter assembly comprising a fluid-containing planter housing (preferably downwardly tapering for a traditional look and efficient stacking during transport and storage, but not limited thereto), a tray with a bottom surface having perforations and a size that allows it to fit within (or substantially within) the upper portion of the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A01G27/06A01G27/00
CPCA01G27/008A01G27/06
Inventor CONRAD, JR., MICHAEL L.
Owner WATERWELL PLANTERS INC