RU32658U1 - Flower pot - Google Patents

Description

Flower pot

The utility model relates to the field of technical means of satisfying human needs, namely, devices for growing plants at home, in particular for growing plants in pots mounted on flat surfaces (shelves, racks, etc.) or suspended on the walls.

Famous flower pots for growing plants at home.

U.S. Patent Application No. 2001039758 A1, IPC A01G 25/00, http://ep.espacenet.com, published on November 15, 2001, describes a flower pot, FIG. 11, 12, made in the form of a container, divided into two parts by a partition. Soil is placed in the upper part, and liquid is poured into the lower part through a hole in the side wall. A hygroscopic insert is installed through the hole in the partition to the bottom of the tank.

The disadvantage of the analogue is the complexity of its maintenance, because replacing, for example, a hygroscopic insert requires removal from the top of the soil tank along with the plant.

Published December 12, 2002 U.S. Patent Application No. 2002189164 A1, IPC A01G 9/04, http://ep.espacenet.com, describes a flower pot (Figs. 4, 5) consisting of a first container in which soil is placed, a second container with liquid. The first tank is mounted on a flat stand placed at the bottom of the second tank or at its upper edge. A hygroscopic insert in the form of a thread is installed in the plane of the first container, the lower end of which is placed in the second container through an opening in the bottom.

Ex. No. 2 MPK7A01O9 / 02 AO 1G 9/02

A disadvantage of the known analogue is the complexity of the service, because replacing the hygroscopic insert requires removal of the soil from the first tank together with the plant.

The closest in its technical essence to the claimed is a flower pot according to US Pat. USA No. 6505440 dated January 14, 2003, IPC JSC 1G 25/00.

The closest analogue consists of the first and second containers. The first tank, designed to accommodate the soil in it, is installed coaxially in the inner cavity of the second liquid tank. The bottom of the first tank is installed with a gap relative to the bottom of the second tank using the support posts. The bottom of the first tank is equipped with a drainage hole in which a hygroscopic insert is fixed, the lower end of which is placed in the gap between the bottom of the first and the bottom of the second containers. In the upper part of the wall of the first tank there is a hole for pouring liquid.

However, the closest analogue has disadvantages:

- difficulty in maintenance, due to the fact that in order to replace the hygroscopic insert, it is necessary to remove the first container from the second;

- a relatively high probability of non-compliance with the conditions of irrigation of the plant due to untimely topping up the liquid in the second tank, because there is no possibility of visual control of its level without removing the first tank from the second;

-limited area of use, in particular, when growing plants in limbo or placed on special supports on the walls of the room, in these cases, to maintain the flower pot, it must be removed from the supports for preventive measures, which is often associated with additional difficulties.

The technical result achieved by using the claimed utility model is: simplification of service conditions when replacing a hygroscopic insert and providing conditions that reduce the likelihood of deterioration of the conditions of the plant due to untimely fluid addition, as well as expanding the area of use of the claimed flower pot.

The claimed object expands the arsenal of funds for this purpose.

This goal is achieved by the fact that in the well-known flower pot, containing; we have the first container for stirring; soil in it, installed coaxially with the first second container for liquid, the bottom of which is installed with a gap relative to the bottom of the first container, and a hygroscopic insert fixed in the hole made in the bottom of the first tank, the second tank is installed with the possibility of fixing it on the outer surface of the first tank.

Moreover, the upper edge of the second tank is fixed on the outer surface of the first tank at a distance h (0.2-0.5) Hi, from its bottom, where H is the height of the first tank.

To fix the second tank on the outer surface of the first tank, a concentric groove is made, and the upper edge of the second tank is thickened, or the outer surface of the first tank and the inner surface of the second tank at its upper edge are equipped with bayonet or threaded connections.

The first tank is equipped with a tubular conductor installed in its inner cavity. In this case, one end of the tubular conductor is fixed in an additional hole made in the bottom of the first container, and the second end of the tubular conductor is installed at the upper edge of the first container and is equipped with a plug.

The second container is made of a transparent material, for example, transparent plastic.

The hygroscopic insert is made in the form of a perforated sleeve filled with hygroscopic material, for example, a bundle of cotton threads. Moreover, the upper end of the perforated sleeve is made pointed.

From the first, the possibility of visual control of the liquid level in the second tank and the state of the hygroscopic insert, as well as the simplicity of its installation and replacement, simplifies service conditions and reduces the likelihood of untimely topping up of liquid, both when placing a flower pot on a flat surface and when fixing it on a wall or in a suspended state, i.e. the expansion of the field of use of the claimed invention is provided.

In addition, the introduction of an additional tubular conductor simplifies the process of feeding the cultivated plants without performing any action on the capacities of the flower pot.

The claimed device is illustrated by drawings, which show:

FIG. 1 is a general view of a flower pot;

- figure 2 - embodiments of the node fixing the first and second capacities;

-FIG. - the design of the absorbent insert;

- figure 4 - options for installing a flower pot.

The flower pot, shown in figure 1, consists of yerva 1 and second 2 containers installed coaxially (along the axis 0-0). The first container 1 with a height of HI is intended for placement in it of soil 3, in which plants are grown (flowers, seedlings, etc.). The second container 2 with a height of H2 is intended for liquid 4 (water) moisturizing the soil 3. The second container 2 is fixed on the external surface of the first container 1 at a distance h from its bottom. The fixing unit may howl in various ways, as shown in FIG. 2.

In the first embodiment (Fig. 2a), a concentric groove 5 is made on the external surface of the first container 5. The plane covered by the groove 5 is parallel to the bottom plane of the first container 1. A thickening 6 is made on the upper edge of the second container 2, the cross-sectional profile of which is similar to the profile of the groove 5 ( see Fig. 2a).

the edges are threaded to fix the second container 2 on the outer surface of the first container 1,

In the third embodiment (Fig. 2B), the outer surface of the first tank 1 at a height h from its bottom and the inner surface of the second tank 2 at its upper edge are equipped with a bayonet fitting.

The second tank 2 is fixed on the outer surface of the first tank 1 with a gap d between the bottom of the first 1 and the bottom of the second 2 tanks. A hygroscopic insert 7 is installed in the gap d, which provides moisture to the soil 3 by “drawing in the liquid 4, which is poured into the second container 2.

The total length T of the hygroscopic insert 7 is selected within T (l, 2-l, 5) d and fixed in the hole 8 made in the bottom of the first container, so that it is partially immersed in the ground 4, and the rest of it is immersed to the depth of the gap d into the liquid 4 filling the second container 2.

The hygroscopic insert 8 can be made in various ways, in particular, as shown in FIG. 3. The hygroscopic insert 7 consists of a sleeve 9, perforated over the entire surface with openings 10. The inner cavity of the sleeve 9 is filled with absorbent material 11. As such material, in particular, a loose tow of cotton threads can be used. The upper end of the perforated sleeve 9 is made pointed, in particular, conical, which, on the one hand, facilitates its installation (deepening) in the ground, on the other hand, when it is replaced, the root system of the plant is least injured. To facilitate installation, the sleeve 9 can be made rigid, for example, of plastic. This design of the hygroscopic insert also facilitates the replacement of “silted hygroscopic material 11 without replacing the sleeve 9 itself. Perforation 10 performed on the sleeve 9 ensures reliable penetration of moisture into the root system of plants and at the same time significantly increases the“ siltation time of the absorbent material 11, i.e. lengthens the term of its effective work. The specific dimensions of the sleeve depend on the dimensions of the used containers HI and

H2. In particular, with HI 15 cm, the effective operation of the hygroscopic insert 9 will be ensured by selecting the sleeve diameter D in the range of 2-3 cm, and the diameters of the perforation holes 11 in the range of 3-8 mm

To facilitate the feeding of plants, the first container 1 is equipped with a tubular conductor 12 installed in the inner cavity of the first container 1, for example, directly adjacent to its surface, as shown in FIG. 1, The lower end of the tubular conductor 12 is fixed in an additional hole 13 made in the bottom of the first container 1, and the upper end is installed at its upper edge. To prevent clogging of the tubular conductor 12 with soil 3 filling the first container 1, its upper end is equipped with a plug 14. The tubular conductor 12 can be made of non-creasing plastic, and the diameter of its hole is selected based on the condition of unhindered passage of liquid (or in small granules) top dressing into the second container 2. For this purpose, it is sufficient that the hole of the tubular conductor is 5-10 mm. The nerve tank 1 can be made of various shapes (cylindrical, cone-shaped, etc.) from plastic, from burnt clay, etc.

The second tank 2 to achieve the formulated technical result should be made of a transparent material, for example, of transparent plastic.

The design and dimensions (heights HI, H2, bottom diameters, top edges and surface shapes) of the first 1 and second 2 containers can be arbitrary. They are selected based on the purpose of the flower pot, the installation option (Fig. 4): on a flat surface (Fig. 4a), on a wall mount (Fig. 46) or on a suspension (Fig. 46) and for aesthetic reasons.

Experimental verification showed that the following ratios of structural elements are acceptable:

should be similar. Between the adjacent side walls of the first 1 and second 2 containers should be a gap.

The claimed device operates as follows. Initially, a tubular conductor 12 is installed in the first container 1. Its lower end is fixed in the additional hole 13 in the bottom, and the upper end is placed at the upper edge of the first container 1, i.e. the length of the tubular conductor 12 is chosen equal to the distance from the upper edge to the additional hole 13 along the inner surface of the first container 1. Install the plug 14 on the upper end of the tubular conductor 12, and then fasten the absorbent insert 9 into the hole 8 in the bottom of the first container 1. Moreover, part of the absorbent insert 9, protruding outward from hole 8, should be slightly smaller than the selected gap d. Then pour liquid 4 (water) into the second container 2 and fix the second container 2 on the outer surface of the first container 1. Fill the first container 1 with soil 3 while planting. Set the flower pot in one of the selected positions (Fig. 4).

The service process of the claimed device is as follows. Inspecting periodically, they are convinced that liquid 4 is present in the gap d. If its temperature decreases below half of the gap d, the second vessel 2 is removed from the retainer, the liquid is added and it is again fixed on the surface of the first container 1.

Experimental work on growing plants in the claimed pot with sizes HI 15 cm, H2 10 cm, h 4 cm, d 6 cm, D 2 cm, T 9 cm showed that the sustainable development of the plant is ensured by adding liquid 4 once every 7-10 days (depending on the room temperature). The time spent on such service does not exceed 15-20 seconds. If it is necessary to make liquid (or in granules) top dressing, remove the plug 14 and make top dressing through the tubular conductor 12 without removing the second tank 2. This operation takes no more than 5-10 seconds. Periodically (after 2-3 months) at the next topping up of liquid 4, a check is carried out and, if necessary

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replace the absorbent material 11 in the sleeve 9. This operation can be performed in 30-40 seconds.

In the case of using the inventive device of large dimensions and when it is installed on a flat surface (Fig. 4a), the liquid 4 can be refilled without undocking the second container 2 through the tubular conductor 12. To eliminate the occurrence of an air plug in this case, the upper part of the wall of the second container hole 15 (see Fig. 1). However, even in this case, the first 1 and second 2 containers must be able to be undocked, which greatly facilitates the replacement conditions for the hygroscopic insert 9.

Thus, when using the claimed flower pot due to the possibility of visual observation of the level of the moisturizing liquid, the simplicity of its topping, the possibility of feeding the plant and the ease of replacing the hygroscopic insert (or its filling material), the conditions are simplified and the service time of the grown plants is reduced, the likelihood of non-compliance with the necessary conditions is reduced content of plants due to untimely watering, the scope of use of the declared object is expanding, i.e. A formulated technical result is achieved.

Claims (12)

1. A flower pot containing a first container for placing soil in it, mounted coaxially with the first second liquid container, the bottom of which is installed with a gap relative to the bottom of the first container, and a hygroscopic insert fixed in the hole between the bottom of the first and the bottom of the second container the bottom of the first tank, characterized in that the second tank is installed with the possibility of fixation on the outer surface of the first tank. 2. The flower pot according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper edge of the second container is fixed on the outer surface of the first container at a distance h = (0.2-0.5) H ₁ from its bottom, where H _{1 is the} height of the first container. 3. The flower pot according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for fixing the second container on the outer surface of the first container, a concentric groove is made, and the upper edge of the second container is made with a thickening. 4. The flower pot according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for fixing the second container, the outer surface of the first container and the inner surface of the second container at its upper edge are provided with a threaded connection. 5. The flower pot according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for fixing the second container, the outer surface of the first container and the inner surface of the second container at its upper edge are equipped with a bayonet connection. 6. A flower pot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a tubular conductor is installed in the inner cavity of the first container, one end of which is fixed in an additional hole made in the bottom of the first container, and the second end is installed at its upper edge. 7. The flower pot according to claim 6, characterized in that the second end of the tubular conductor is provided with a plug. 8. A flower pot according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the absorbent insert is in the form of a perforated sleeve filled with absorbent material. 9. A flower pot according to claim 8, characterized in that a tow of cotton threads is selected as a hygroscopic material. 10. A flower pot according to claim 8, characterized in that the perforated sleeve is made with a pointed upper end. 11. A flower pot according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the second vessel is made of a transparent material. 12. The flower pot according to claim 11, characterized in that a transparent plastic is selected as the transparent material.