GB2382972A

GB2382972A - Flower pot with an attachment device

Info

Publication number: GB2382972A
Application number: GB0129542A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Hazel Doreen Shay
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-12-11
Filing date: 2001-12-11
Publication date: 2003-06-18
Anticipated expiration: 2021-12-11
Also published as: GB2384677A; GB0129542D0; GB2382972B; GB0228804D0

Abstract

A flower pot 1 is fitted with a moulded support 5 attached to the pot by an arch supporting shoulder 4. The support has a central groove and extends to a point which is in line with the base of the pot. In use the pot is designed to fit over the rim of a larger pot with the support pushing into the planting medium. The pot is moulded with a concave surface which allows it to rest evenly around the rim of the host pot. The pot has drainage holes and may be fitted with a detachable saucer (1, fig 2).

Description

IMPROVEMENT IN AND RELATING TO FLOWER POT OBJECTIVE :- THE POT WILL ALLOW THE END USER TO CREATE MORE PLANTING SPACE, AND EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS WITHIN THE EXISTING SPACE, HOWEVER LARGE OR SMALL.

PROBLEM SOLVING :- GARDENERS, WHATEVER THEIR EXPERTISE WILL ALWAYS EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT COLOURS AND VARIETY OF SPECIES. IF A JARDINIER IS PLANTED UP AND THEY ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE RESULT, THE PLANT IS DUG UP AND REPLANTED THUS DISTURBING THE ROOTS.

IMPROVE FLOWER POT (IFP) ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL PLANTS TO BE PLANTED, THEN SWAP AROUND UNTIL THE DESIRED EFFECT IS REACHED.

IFP CAN BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN CONFINED SPACES, SUCH AS BALCONIES AND PATIOS.

WHAT IT DOES :- IFP IS PLANTED UP LIKE AN ORDINARY FLOWER POT. THE UNIQUE SUPPORT IS FIRMLY INTRODUCE INTO THE COMPOST OR SOIL NEAR THE EDGE OF THE LARGER POT. THIS ALLOWS IFP TO ANCHOR ITSELF FIRMLY ON THE OUTSIDE RIM OF THE HOST POT.

IMPORTANT FEATURE : THE SUPPORT RUNS THE FULL LENGTH OF THE POT WITH A CENTRAL GROOVE (V SHAPE) RUNNING DOWN THE SUPPORT TO ALLOW EASY SLICING MOVEMENT INTO THE COMPOST OR SOIL. THE SUPPORT AND POT IS ONE UNIT, NON-DETACHABLE. THE SUPPORT IS JOINED TO THE POT BY AN ARCH SHOULDER ABOUT 5cm WIDE TABERING DOWN TO A POINT AT THE BASE OF THE POT. THE GAP BETWEEN SUPPORT AND POT IS APPROXIMATELY 4cm WIDE. THE POT WILL BE MADE FROM HARD PLASTIC. A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED WITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS IN WHICH :- FIGURE 1 SHOWS A SIDE VIEW OF THE WHOLE POT.

FIGURE 2 SHOWS A SIDE VIEW OF THE WHOLE SAUCER.

FIGURE 3 SHOWS THE END PRODUCT, A LARGE HOST POT WITH HOOK POTS (I. F. P. ) MOUNTED AROUND RIM.

IMPROVE FLOWER POT.

FULL DESCRIPTION :-

AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 THE POT 1 WILL BE MADE FROM HARD PLASTIC. SIZE 17cm x 17cm. CIRCLING THE POT 1 IS A PROTRUDING FRINDGE RIM 2. A CURVE 3, INDENTED AT THE BACK WILL ALLOW THE POT 1 TO REST EVENLY ON THE END USER'S OWN HOST POT.

ARCH SHOULDER, 4 INITIALLY WILL BE MANUFACTURED ABOUT 5cm WIDE FOR STANDARD POTS.

HOWEVER THE SHOULDER 4 CAN BE EXTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER AND THICKER RIM HOST POTS. THE SUPPORT 5 IS JOINED TO THE ARCH SHOULDER 4 AND DESCENDS DOWNWARD ENDING IN A POINT 6 AT BASE.

A GROOVE 7 RUNS THROUGH THE FULL LENGTH OF SUPPORT 5 THIS IS TO ALLOW EASY MOVEMENT THROUGH THE HOST COMPOST OR SOIL.

DRAINAGE HOLES 8 ALLOWS EXCESS WATER TO RUN THROUGH ACCOMPANYING THE POT IS A SAUCER.

AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2 THE SAUCER. THIS WILL BE MADE FROM A MORE FLEXIBLE PLASTIC BUT EQUALLY ROBUST. IT WILL BE A SNUG FIT ABOUT 2em DEEP 1, TO HOLD SOME EXCESS WATER THE END-USER WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO SNAP THE SAUCER ON TO CONSERVE WATER OR TAKE IT OFF TO ALLOW QUICK DRAINAGE.

AT PRESENT STANDARD POTS, ONCE THEY ARE OFF A FIRM SURFACE AIR CIRCULATES UP THROUGH THE DRAINAGE HOLES AND QUICKLEY DRIES OUT THE COMPOST. THE SAUCER WILL REDUCE THIS.

ONCE PLANTED UP THE PLANTED UP THE PLANTS AFTER CARE WILL BE AS LIKE ANY OTHER FLOWER POT.

THE POT ITSELF WILL ALLOW THE END-USER TO MAXIMISE THEIR PLANTING SPACE AND REARRANGE PLANTS MORE EASILY.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A PLASTIC FLOWER POT WITH A FRINGE RIM A CURVE BACK AND AN ARCH SHOULDER A MOULDED SUPPORT JOINS THE ARCH SHOULDER AND DESENDS DOWNWARDS ENDING IN A POINT AT THE BASE THUS ENABLES IT TO SECURE ITSELF OFF THE GROUND TO ANOTHER POT LARGER THAN ITSELF THE BASE CARRIES DRAINAGE HOLES AND A DETACHABLE SAUCER. 2. A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 WHICH IS SQUARE FULL CIRCLE OR ANY COMBINATION OF SHAPES WHICH MAY BE USED TO ATTACHE ITSELF TO A HOST POT. 3. A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 MODIFIED AND PRODUCED AS A SINGLE POT FOR INSTANCE A HOST POT AND A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 ARE JOINED TOGETHER AND MANUFACTURED NON DETACHABLE. 4. A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 AND CLAIM 3 MADE FROM METAL OR BREAKABLE MATERIAL. 5. A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 WHO'S ARCH SHOULDER OR SUPPORT IS MADE FROM METAL OR WOOD. 6. A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 WHICH CHANGES THE SUPPORT DESIGN AND INSTEAD OF HAVING A POINT THE END MAY BE SLANTED OR ANOTHER SHAPE INTRODUCED. 7. A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 WHO'S ARCH SUPPORTING SHOULDER OR THE SUPPORT ITSELF IS MANUFACTURED DETACHABLE FROM THE POT TO BE RE-ASSEMBLED BY THE END USER WHILST FITTING TO THE HOST POT. 8. A POT AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 ANY PROCEEDING CLAIM WHICH USES A SUPPORT OR HINGES ANY COMBINATION TO SECURE A POT OFF THE GROUND TO A HOST POT OR JARDINIERS LARGER THAN ITSELF. 9. A POT AS IN CLAIM 1 WHICH HAS A SEALED BASE REMOVABLE BASE PLUGS OR A DETACHABLE SAUCER 10. A POT SUBSTANTIALLY AS HEREIN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS NO 1/2. <Desc/Clms Page number 4> Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows CLAIMS

1. A plant container for attachment to a second container, the plant container comprising a container body and an attachment means, the attachment means extends from the body and comprises an arched shoulder for engagement with a rim of the second container and a tapering support projecting from the shoulder in a direction parallel to the body of the plant container such that in use the plant container is attached to the second container by inserting the tapering support into a growing medium of the second container.

2. A plant container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tapering support projects downwards, ending in a point.

3. A plant container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tapering support projects downwards and is provided with a slanted end.

4. A plant container as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the tapering support extends downwards such that the end is substantially level with a base of the plant container.

5. A plant container as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the plant container further comprises a curved back.

6. A plant container as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plant container is a square shape, or a full circular shape.

7. A plant container as claimed in claim 5 wherein the plant container further comprises a combination of shapes adapted to attach the plant container to a second container.

8. A plant container plant container as in any of the preceding claims wherein the arch shoulder or support is made from metal or wood.

9. A plant container as in any of the preceding claims wherein the arch shoulder or the support itself is manufactured detachable from the plant container to be re-assembled by the end user.

10. A plant container as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the support further comprises a hinge to secure the plant container.

11. A plant container as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the plant container is provided with a detachable saucer.

12. A plant container as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein removable base plugs are provided to seal the base.

13. A plant container as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the plant container is made from metal or breakable material.

14. A plant container as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11, wherein the plant container is made from a plastics material.

15. A plant container substantially as herein described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings no. 1 and 2.