GB2204785A

GB2204785A - Plant display stand

Info

Publication number: GB2204785A
Application number: GB08703179A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Jack Andrew
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1987-02-12
Filing date: 1987-02-12
Publication date: 1988-11-23
Anticipated expiration: 2007-02-12
Also published as: GB2204785B; GB8703179D0

Abstract

A display stand for plants, flowers or the like comprises a series of containers for soil and plants etc., mounted one above the other (typically in decreasing size upwardly) wherein the lower surface of each container (other than the base container) is perforated and where support means positioned on each lower container and supporting the next upper container provide a passageway for water from an upper container through the perforations down each support member (preferably internally thereof) to the next lower container. <IMAGE>

Description

PLANT DISPLAY STAND This invention relates to plant display stands of the type comprising a container in which plants and flowering plants may both be grown and displayed and a support for the container to enable the container to be set up in an upright position. In particular the invention relates to a plant display stand which comprises more than one container where generally the larger container is the lower or base container for the display stand and the other containers are positioned above the base container generally decreasing in size with increasing elevation in the display stand.

Typically such multi-container plant display stands comprise circular containers with a support positioned centrally in the larger base container and the smaller containers secured at intervals up the support. Such an arrangement gives rise to the well known cascade arrangement for plant containers enabling trailing plants to be grown in the upper containers creating a flowering cascade effect as the plants grow and flower. The larger base container with required plant growth soil or media provides a firm base or foundation for the plant display stand.

Frequent watering of such plant displays is required particularly when the plantsvare at or near to being fully grown and it is often difficult to ensure that all plants in each container are evenly watered particularly for those plants in the lower containers and those near to the centre of each container which are shielded by foliage fro the outer plants or plants trailing down from the container above. Further such plant displays are often located in a corner or in a position such that easy access to all areas of the containers is restricted.

According to the invention there is provided a plant display stand comprising at least one upper container positioned above a lower or base container and secured by a support member itself secured to the base container wherein at least part of the lower surface of the upper container adjacent the support member is perforated to provide a path for water to flow from the upper container down the support member to the lower or base container.

According to an embodiment of the invention there is provided a plant display stand which comprises a circular base container for plant growth soil media having an upwardly depending rigid support member positioned centrally of the container securing at its upper end the central portion of a smaller circular container wherein that part of the central portion of the upper container adjacent the support member is perforated to allow water to pass irom the upper container down the support member into the lower container.

The invention further provides for a display stand containing more than two containers disposed one above the other in decreasing size with the central support member depending upwardly from the base container and passing through each successive container at and supporting the central part thereof and terminating in a rigid connection to the central part of the uppermost container wherein other than the base container each container has the lower surface thereof near to the support member perforated to allow water to descend from the uppermost container progressively through the lower containers to the base container.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows an elevation in section of a plant stand comprising three containers.

Ficures 2 & 3 show apertured central portions of the lower surface of the two upper containers.

In Figure 1 there is shown a plant display stand which comprises circular plant containers 1, 2 and 3 of which containers 1 and 2 each have a central apertured portion 4 and 5 respectively to enable location there through of a stand support member or stem 6 of rigid material. The stem 6 terminates at its lower end and is connected to a circular base plate 7. The stem 6 is rigidly connected to plate 7 by a threaded stem and nut arrangement (not shown) or by, for example, stem 2 being threadably engaged in a threaded hole (not shown) in plate 7.

The central apertured portions 4 and 5 of containers 1 and 2 are each of inverted cup shape having shoulder parts 8 and 9 respectively. The central portion 10 of container 3 is also of inverted cup shape but is not apertured. A plate 11 is rigidly connected to stem 6 for location within the inverted cup part of the central portion 5 of container 2 to supportably contact shoulder 9 of said inverted cup part.

Similarly a plate 12 is rigidly connected to the upper end of stem 6 for location within the inverted cup part of the central portion 10 of container 3.

In Figures 2 and 3 there are shown the inverted cup shaped parts of the central portions 5 and 10 respectively with portion 5 having aperture 13 bounded by shoulder 9. Stem 6 passes upwardly through aperture 13 with plate 11 supportably engaging the underside of shoulder 9 when the plant stand is assembled. The central portions 5 and 10 have perforations 14 and 15 respectively through which water passes out of containers 2 and 3 respectively down stem 6 into the container immediately below.

In Figure 1, tubular members 16 and 17 surround the parts of the stem 6 between containers 1 and 2 and containers 2 and 3 respectively. The upper end 18 and 19 of members 16 and 17 respectively are of inverted cone frustum shape and abut the undersurface of containers 2 and 3 in the region of the central apertured portions 5 and 10 of containers 2 and 3 respectively. The tubular members 16 and 17 serve to collect water draining from containers 2 and 3 respectively and provide a conduit to assist passage of water into the respective lower containers and thereby reducing splashing. The lower ends 20 and 21 of members 16 and 17 respectively are cone shaped and are positioned over the inverted cup shaped portions 4 and 5 respectively.Said lower ends 20 and 21 of members 16 and 17 are also perforated to allow egress of water from within the member into the respective container.

The interior of containers 1, 2 and 3 is preferably lined with capillary matting (not shown) with matting extending upwards and covering the surface of each of the lower ends 20 and 21 of members 16 and 17. This matting will ensure adequate spread of water from within the lower ends 20 and 21 of members 16 and 17 across the whole of the interior lower part of containers 1 and 2 respectively and will also serve to avoid the perforations in the lower ends 20 and 21 of members 16 and 17 becoming blocked from sedimentation of fine soil particles.

The part of the stem 6 between containers 2 and 3 is adapted for disconnection and reconnection in a rigid secure manner to enable stem 6 (without plate 12) to be located through apertured portion 5 of container 2.

Claims

CLAINIo

1. A plant display stand comprising at least one upper container positioned above a lower or base container and secured by a support member itself secured to the lower or base container wherein at least part of the lower surface of the upper container adjacent the support member is perfor ated to provide a pat for water to flow from the upper container down the support member to the lower or base container.

plant display stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein the support member comprises a hollow rigid member of substantially tubular form.

plant display stand as claimed in claim i wherein the support menber comprises a rigid substantially solid member.

4. plant display stand as claimed in claim 3 wherein the rigid support member is provided with a casing to form a space between the support member and casing.

0. plant display stand as claimed in claim 2 in which the hollow rigid tubular support member is perforated at or near to the lower end thereof.

0. n plant display stand as claimed in claim 4 wherein the casing surroundinc the rigid support member is perforated at or near to the lower end thereof.

7. A plant display stand as claimed in claim 2 wherein the tuDular support merger is at or near to the upper end thereof of upwardly diverging cross section.

8. A plant display stand as claimed in claim 4 wherein the casing surrounding the rigid support member is at or near to the upper end thereof of upwardly diverging cross-section.

9. A plant display stand as claimed in either of claim 7 or claim 8 wherein the tubular support member and the casing are at or near to their respective lower ends of downwardly diverging cross-sections.

10. A plant display stand as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein the containers are lined with capillary matting for ensuring improved dispersal of water across the lined surface or lower area of the container.

11. A plant display stand as claimed in any one of ciaims i to 10 comprising more than to contairlers disposed one above the other in decreasing size where other than the base container each container has the lower surface thereof perforated to permit of passage of water therethrough and a support member located on and between each respective lower container and supporting the next respective upper container wherein each support member pro vides a descending pathway for water from an upper container to the next respective lower container.

12. A plant display stand as claimed in claim 2 wherein said pathway for descending water may be either internally or externally of said support member or in both of said directions.

13. A plant display stand substantially as described herein with reference to Figures 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawing.