CA2510412A1

CA2510412A1 - Tie mato planter

Info

Publication number: CA2510412A1
Application number: CA 2510412
Authority: CA
Inventors: Benjamin Edward Chaisson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-06-27
Filing date: 2005-06-27
Publication date: 2006-12-27

Abstract

A plant potter that is designed to allow one to support a plant without the need to use a separate staking apparatus. In this invention, extending protrusions continue to extend upwards past the plant potter rim or lip giving the planter its own stakes to tie string to. These planters would be made in both the square shaped as well as round shaped planters to suit the individual.
There are grooves along the stakes to ensure the string stays put as you string it around the perimeter of the stakes for plant limb support. One could use stakes as frame to make a "cage" around the plant with string. One could also run the string from one extension through the middle cavity, to the opposite extension to create support for the main center stalk of the plant from constant gravitational forces. These planters have a version with and also without horizontal bridge pieces joining one extension or stake to the adjacent extension at various heights along these stakes eliminating the need for string in many cases. The number of these horizontal bridges is dependent upon the size of planter. These lengths would be thin enough for one to snip them off as one so desired for the specific plant requirements. On the models with the horizontal lengths joining one extension to the next, one could use the horizontal planes to run string back and forth and side to side in order to create a grid pattern. This would give one the ability to train the plant shoots underneath this ceiling of string. One would do this by simply bending the young shoots under the string. All models would be made in all common industry sizes.

Description

DISCLOSER
The embodiment of this invention is that of a basic stackable plant potter with extensions protruding upward in such a manner as to assist in the tying of heavy fruiting or flowering plant limbs. This is done by using the protrusions as stakes to support string for the tying of the heavy flowering limbs.
Normally the regular square shaped planters consist of five sides; the bottom wall and four vertical walls which taper outward in an upwardly direction.
At the uppermost horizontal plane of said planters is the top rim or edge of planter which is generally smooth and free of any protrusions. Traditionally one must stake plant by either inserting some sort of staking device such as a bamboo stake or stick of some sort into the medium of the regular potter. This method would be used to assist the heavier limbs of the plant against the natural force of gravity simply by tying plant to the stake. If one had the need to tie the outer limbs, then they would traditionally insert a tomato type cage over plant to as to surround perimeter of plant to supply a surface for limb support as well as a surface to tie dropping limbs onto.
This new design is unique, as it is the only self staking planter available.
With this new design one would simply wrap a string around the outside perimeter of the protrusions which would be used as stakes. This would allow the heavy branches to simply rest on the string thus replacing the need of your basic tomato cage. One could also tie string from one extension to the opposite extension through the middle of the cavity to aid the main center stalk or trunk of plant in its battle against gravity. Notches would be incorporated along the length of the protrusions/extensions to hold the string at the desired tying level without string slippage.
Another model of the planters would also be made with plastic horizontal bridge pieces joining one extension to another at various heights along extensions in order to eliminate the need to wrap string at various heights. This also gives the user a sturdy surface to tie a grid of string from one side to the another in order to create a mesh like ceiling to train young shoots under. These lengths would be made to be easily snipped out if one so desired, giving one the freedom to grow and train plants as one desired. Planters would be produced in all the common industry standard sizes.

(2) In the drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a partly elevated view of the square shaped planter with an artists' rendition of a tomato plant utilizing the placement of the string. Figure 2 is a side view of this embodiment. Figure 3 is a top view of this embodiment. Figure 4 is a partly elevated view of this embodiment without the artists' rendition of the tomato plant. Figure 5 is the top view of another embodiment, which utilizes the square shaped planter with the horizontal bridges pieces. Figure 6 is a partially elevated view of the same embodiment. Figure 7 is a side view of the same embodiment.
Figure 8 is a top view of another embodiment, which embraces the round shaped planter. Figure 9 is a partly elevated view of the same embodiment. Figure 10 is another embodiment utilizing the round shaped planter containing horizontal bridge pieces joining one extension to the next. Figure 11 is a partly elevated view of this embodiment.
The planter illustrated in figures 1-4 comprises a plant container 1, used to hold the growing medium required sustaining plant life. The extensions 2 are used as a staking device to give a proper surface to tie string to as well as to wrap the string around. The grooves 3 are incorporated into each extension 2 to keep the string at the desired height along the extension 2.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, 6, and 7 the square shaped planter is shown with the horizontal bridge pieces 4 joining one extension 2 to the adjacent extension 2.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 8 and 9 the round shaped planter is shown with extensions 2, in place of the square shaped planter as in Figures 1-4.
In the embodiment shown in Figures 10 and 11, the round shaped planter is shown with the horizontal bridge pieces 4 joining one extension 2 to the adjacent extension 2.

Claims

1. A plant potter with portions of the sidewall continuing to extend upwards past the horizontal rim or lip of potter container thus creating extensions to be used for plant support.

2. A planter as defined in claim 1, in which the extensions would be placed on both round as well as square shaped planters and made in all industry standard sizes.

3. A planter as defined in claim 2, in which the extensions continue to taper upwards until the desired length, determined by the size of the specific planter, is achieved.

4. A planter as defined in claim 3, in which said extensions would carry a plurality of grooves or ridges along the length said extensions to aid in string support.

5. A planter as defined in claim 4, in which each extension is connected to the adjacent extension at various heights along each extension thus creating horizontal planes to aid in plant support as well as string manipulation.