Portable Plant Holder With Integrated Lighting for Easy Relocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing landscape lighting systems for plants require underground power cord installation, which is inefficient and difficult, and moving fixtures after installation involves trenching, making relocation tedious.
Innovation Solution
A plant holder apparatus with integrated lighting, using a portable container made of materials like concrete, featuring an embedded or solar-powered lighting device that illuminates above the container, allowing easy relocation and installation without underground wiring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional landscape lighting fixtures are used with underground power cords, then reliable power supply is achieved, but installation complexity and difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the power cord and underground wiring requirement from the lighting system, replacing it with a portable container that has self-contained power supply capabilities. This eliminates the complex installation of burying power cords while maintaining reliable power supply to the lighting fixture.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable container serves multiple functions: it acts as both a planter for plants and a housing for the lighting fixture with integrated power supply. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate wiring infrastructure, reducing installation complexity while ensuring reliable power delivery.
2Reliability
If traditional landscape lighting fixtures are installed with buried power cords, then stable power connection is achieved, but relocation capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the lighting system from a fixed installation with buried cords to a dynamic, portable unit. The lighting fixture is mounted on a portable container that can be easily moved and repositioned, allowing the system to adapt to different locations without requiring new underground wiring installations.
3Ease of operation
If portable container with integrated lighting is used, then installation ease and relocation capability improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the planter, lighting fixture, and power supply into a single integrated portable container system. This consolidation simplifies installation since the entire assembly moves as one unit, and reduces operational complexity by eliminating separate wiring, power sources, and mounting structures that would otherwise be required.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient, aesthetic lighting for plants with easy installation and relocation, eliminating the need for underground wiring and reducing installation complexity.
Implementation Method 1
A lighting device is integrated into at least a portion of the portable container, wherein the lighting device is capable of illuminating a central region above the portable container
Data Source
AI summary
A plant holder with integrated lighting fixture and aesthetic features is provided. In one example, the apparatus has a least one portable container capable of holding a plant. A lighting device is integrated into at least a portion of the portable container, wherein the lighting device is capable of illuminating a central region above the portable container. A power supply is connected to the lighting device.