DE2645431A1 - FLOWER BOX WITH WATER RESERVE AND ADJUSTABLE WATERING - Google Patents

Description

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Dipl.-fnq. H. Schmitt
Dipi.-ing. W. Maucher
Freiburg i. Br.
Dreikönigsiraße 13

26A5A31

our .file S "76 436

Jacques ROTH,

13, quai Mullenheim, STRASBOURG (Bas-Rhin), France

Flower box with water supply and adjustable irrigation

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Priority: France: October 28, 1975

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The present invention relates to the field of making flower boxes and containers for Inclusion of plants for the establishment of room gär th, and it concerns a flower box with water supply and adjustable irrigation.

The problem of moistening the soil contained in the boxes, in which the flowers and house plants Rooted has always been worrying and has led to the creation of flower boxes with one the earth on its own moisturizing water supply for the crops.

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There are currently known flower boxes in which the bottom is designed as a water supply, and where the earth rests on a grid that is above the The water level is fixed horizontally. In this well-known flower box, the plants are watered by a Fabric tape made of synthetic fibers, which is longer than the grid, under which the fabric tape is glued in part length is while the non-glued piece of fabric into the water dives. This immersed part humidifies the entire band of fabric, which is resting on the grid, by capillarity Moisten the soil and water the plants in this way.

With the known devices, however, the water throughput depends on the capillary capacity and the size of the substance dependent and therefore not controllable, which can lead to the death of the plants if they are used excessively when there is little need watered, or insufficiently watered when there is a high need, which is the case, for example, with ferns.

The present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks.

It relates to a flower box with water supply and adjustable irrigation, which is in its lower part has a water tank closed by a plate and is characterized in that this plate has a plurality of fine holes for ventilation of the earth, as well as holes of larger diameter, arbitrarily in the plate are arranged and open into which tubes that are open at their ends and that dip into the water tank and

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contain a water-attracting agent to water the potting soil.

According to one characteristic of the invention, a stopper can be attached to each lower part of the tube, with the irrigation can be regulated by closing a pipe or several pipes.

For a better understanding of the invention, the following description, which relates to an unlimited specified, preferred embodiment, which is explained with reference to the accompanying drawing, and the single figure of which represents the longitudinal section of a flower box according to the invention, serves.

As can be seen from the accompanying drawing, the flower box consists of a water supply and adjustable irrigation essentially from a box 1, the lower part of which forms the water container 2 with a water level glass 3, as well as from a plate 4, which closes the water container and is intended to carry the potting soil, the container with a water inlet 5 is provided, and is characterized in that the plate 4 on its entire surface a Multiple fine holes 6 and some holes 7 of larger diameter, which are distributed arbitrarily over the plate and into which tube 8 open, both ends of which are open. This tube is immersed in the water tank 2 and contain a water-attracting agent 9, which supplies the plants with water through capillarity.

Each tube 9 can at its lower part with a

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Plug IO must be closed. This makes it possible to use the Water throughput for plant irrigation increases directly influence by closing one or more tubes 9 according to the water requirements of the plants

According to a further characteristic of the invention, the bottom of the container 2 is provided with several projections 11 which the plate 4 rests.

The flower box according to the invention preferably consists from polyurethane foam and the lugs 11 are suitably made together with the box 1 by molding.

According to the invention, the water-attracting means 9 preferably consists of water-sucking polyurethane foam or made of phenolic foam.

With the inventive flower box, it is possible to water the plants exactly according to their Regulate water demand.

The invention has particular application in the field of houseplant cultivation.

The invention is of course not limited to what is described and shown in the accompanying drawing Embodiment. Changes are possible, in particular regarding the execution of the various elements, without thereby exceeding the scope of the invention will.

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Patent attorneys Dipl.-lng. H. Schmitt R OKt 1976 Plpl.-Ing. W. Mauchar _, I ül gBU Wiö Freiburg i. Br. - W- ... _ _,. _ .. PiköK - «^ 13 our files S 76 436 - SCH U TZA N SPRUCHE- 1. Flower box with water supply and adjustable irrigation, which essentially consists of a box (I) ₀ whose lower part forms the water container (2) with a water level glass (3), as well as a plate (4) for closing the water container and for carrying the potting soil consists, characterized _s that said plate (4) has over its entire surface a plurality of fine holes (6) and some holes (7) of larger diameter which are randomly distributed over the plate and in which tube (8) open at both ends and which dip into the water tank (2) and a water-attracting agent (9), which supplies the plants with water through capillarity. 2. Flower box according to claim 1, characterized in that that each tube (8) can be closed at its lower part with a stopper (10), whereby by closing from one or more tubes that regulate plant watering. 3. flower box according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom of the water container (2) with several Approaches (11) is provided on which the plate rests. (H. Schmitt) patent attorney 709818 / 028S