DE29901033U1 - Planter - Google Patents

Description

Mike Mäder Breckerfeld, 24.01.99

Osemundstr. 8
58339 Breckerfeld

Reference number: 299.01.033.3

German Patent Office

Munich

Annex to the protection claim
Description:

Plant pot (bowl shape) made of plastic, in variable size, shape, color, depth and stability, hanging/standing in a water-storing plant pot in variable shape color, size, depth and stability, as a single unit, made of plastic. For commercial and private use in the garden and in open spaces in nature, buried in the ground or surface-mounted.

Also indoors for plant decoration.

Plant containers with water storage of conventional design have either;

a) an integrated planter made of only one part, where the water reservoir is located in the planter.

Usually by covering a grooved plate to which pins are attached that reach into the water tank. Fixed attachment of the grooved plate / plate.

b) or a planter with a water reservoir, which is characterized by a cover in grooved or perforated lid format or tenon format (made of two parts or three parts). (Loose grooved lid / cover plate, loose filler neck, loose grooved lid with water-promoting tenons or a fleece.

c.) or hydroponic systems, which are generally only suitable for indoor use and are only connected to specially suitable substrates/expanded clay substances.

These single or multi-part planters with a water reservoir located in the actual planter must be filled with water through filler nozzles or other openings. The filling capacity or water volume is very low for all planters, usually less than 5 - 6 liters of water. Due to persistent drought, an optimal supply of water cannot be guaranteed over a longer period of time.

Planters with water reservoirs are used to reduce the amount of water needed in dry periods, to plant indoors and to facilitate fertilization. However, the commercial purpose is not fulfilled due to the water reservoirs and dimensions being too small, as well as the shape, stability and depth of the planters. (Flower boxes / hanging baskets / round pots) The increasing responsible use of drinking water requires, in particular, optimal use of the raw material water.

The invention specified in claim 1 is based on the problem of creating a water-storing planter that does not have to be filled with water for several days during prolonged dry periods. In the commercial sector, to enable easily replaceable plants by removing the hanging planters and inserting new hanging planters in a more pleasant environment for humans than outdoors in rain, wind and cold. Without emptying the entire planter in the conventional way and having to exert effort to free the integrated water reservoir of strong, rooted plants and possibly damaging the grid/cover part.

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This problem is solved with the features listed in protection class claim 1:

* Formation of a water reservoir through depth difference

* Through the hanging planter.

* With a curve to make it easier to remove from the planter on the right and left and to fill it with water.

solved.

This invention enables problem-free, personnel-saving management of e.g.

Cemeteries. Efficient work and elimination of the associated weather problems (seasonal work).

Easier replacement of hanging plant pots and their optimal fertilization, as this system is a closed system that excludes over-fertilization of the soil.

Sufficient water supply during dry periods and no water drift onto other cultivated areas.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is given in claim 2.

The further equipment of the invention according to claim 2 for use in water-storing plant containers is possible by means of a water level indicator.

Thanks to water overflow holes, even inexperienced people cannot overfill the plant pot. Thanks to variable shapes, sizes, colours and

Stability design makes it possible to achieve different uses, e.g. indoors as a decorative planter and/or outdoors as a bowl shape for the open air.

An example:

An embodiment of the invention in the commercial and/or private sector is explained using the hanging planter and the base planter.

When the base tub is dug into the ground up to the top edge, the hanging planter with rooted flowers planted in potting soil culture substrate is simply hung in the base container. By filling it with water and, if necessary, fertilizer on the bulges on the right and left, a water supply is created. By watering the plants from above, the soil in the hanging planter is moistened. The planting can take place indoors and not outdoors, since every day counts for seasonal planting and the problematic weather conditions can repeatedly lead to problems in the employee area. By forming roots, the water roots get through the holes in the hanging planter into the water reservoir created by the depth difference. A bulge in the shape of a cross, cone or variable shape under the base of the hanging planter ensures that water is transported into the hanging planter. After the flowering period and the wilting process, the hanging, semi-circular planter can simply be replaced with a new, planted hanging planter.

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Reference number 299.01.033.3

Claims (2)

MikeC.Mäder &iacgr; fßredlcerfefiL Osemundstr. 8 58339 Breckerfeld German Patent Office Munich Zweibrückenstr. 12 Munich As a revised appendix to the protection claims Ref.: 29901033.3 Protection claims 1. Plant pot (bowl shape) made of plastic, in variable size, shape, color, depth and stability hanging/standing in a water-storing plant base pot in variable shape, color, size depth and stability, as a single unit, made of plastic. characterized, that the hanging planter with a smaller depth is hung into the base planter with a greater depth, whereby this unit; - creates a water reservoir through variable depth and size differences, as well as the shape of the hanging planter. - through the hanging planter, which finds support on an edge of mind, learn outwards or inwards - by a variable design of the hanging planter inwards, creating an opening on the left and/or right, which is used to fill it with water and remove the hanging planter, as well as attaching a water level indicator and a closure to prevent water evaporation. - through variable shapes on the bottom of the hanging planter, which reach into the water reservoir to ensure water transport into the hanging planter. - through holes in the bottom of the hanging planter that ensure the drainage of water and allow the roots to emerge into the water reservoir. - through variable stability of the hanging planter, which allows different filling with potting soil. 2. Plant base container with greater depth, (variable size, shape, colour and stability, according to protection claim 1, - through at least two overflow holes to ensure water drainage. - through one or more holes, above the edge, variable attachment, for attaching a water level indicator, optionally after use. - through variable curvatures, inwards, through which the hanging plant pot rests and prevents it from falling into the plant base pot. - through bulges and/or openings on the outside of the plant base container to enable filling from the outside, in the case of strong plant development, which close the filling openings of the hanging plant container. - by drilling holes above the overflow holes to ensure that the plant container is permanently secured against unauthorized theft.