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US 10,104,843 B2Granted
Self-watering portable greenhouse
OwnerMichael A. Stewartinventor
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Abstract
A self-watering portable greenhouse is disclosed having a tubular frame constructed of light-weight, water-tight tubular members which serves as a combined structural skeleton for external walls, a platform for plant containers, and a reservoir for liquid nutrients provided to plants in plant containers by self-watering through a wick connecting the reservoir and the plant containers.
Claims11
A portable, self-watering greenhouse comprising:
- a frame constructed of water-tight tubular members to form a liquid reservoir, said frame comprising:
- a lower frame portion having a plurality of lower frame upright members connected to a plurality of lower frame lateral members, with at least one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members positioned to form a base platform for plant containers, at least one tubular riser connected to said at least one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members positioned to form a base platform for plant containers, and at least one drain port connected to one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members;
- an upper frame portion having a plurality of upper frame vertical members connected to a plurality of upper frame horizontal members, and at least one water fill port connected to one of said plurality of upper frame horizontal members;
- a water level indicator;
- at least one float valve connectingly positioned between the lower frame portion and the upper frame portion of said frame;
- at least one wick fittingly connected to said at least one tubular riser, said at least one wick being adapted to facilitate capillary migration of liquid, and said at least one wick being further adapted to extend from said tubular riser;
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- at least one plant container having a container side portion and a container bottom portion, with said container bottom portion having an opening sized to matingly connect to said at least one tubular riser.
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A portable, self-watering greenhouse comprising:
- a frame constructed of water-tight tubular members to form a liquid reservoir, said frame comprising:
- a lower frame portion having a plurality of lower frame upright members connected to a plurality of lower frame lateral members, with at least one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members positioned to form a base platform for plant containers, at least one tubular riser connected to said at least one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members positioned to form a base platform for plant containers, and at least one drain port connected to one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members;
- an upper frame portion having a plurality of upper frame vertical members connected to a plurality of upper frame horizontal members, and at least one water fill port connected to one of said plurality of upper frame horizontal members;
- a water level indicator;
- at least one float valve connectingly positioned between said lower frame portion and said upper frame portion of said frame;
- at least one wick fittingly connected to said at least one tubular riser, said at least one wick being adapted to extend from said tubular riser, and said at least one wick being adapted to facilitate capillary migration of liquid;
- at least one plant container having a container side portion and a container bottom portion, with said container bottom portion having an opening sized to matingly connect to said at least one tubular riser;
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- an external covering attached to said frame.
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A portable, self-watering greenhouse comprising:
- a frame constructed of water-tight tubular members to form a liquid reservoir, said frame comprising:
- a lower frame portion having a plurality of lower frame upright members connected to a plurality of lower frame lateral members, with at least one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members positioned to form a base platform for plant containers, at least one tubular riser connected to said at least one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members positioned to form a base platform for plant containers, and at least one drain port connected to one of said plurality of lower frame lateral members;
- an upper frame portion having a plurality of upper frame vertical members connected to a plurality of upper frame horizontal members, and at least one water fill port connected to one of said plurality of upper frame horizontal members;
- a water level indicator;
- at least one float valve connectingly positioned between said lower frame portion and said upper frame portion of said frame;
- at least one wick fittingly connected to said at least one tubular riser, said at least one wick being adapted to extend from said tubular riser, and said at least one wick being adapted to facilitate capillary migration of liquid;
- at least one plant container having a container side portion and a container bottom portion, with said container bottom portion having an opening sized to matingly connect to said at least one tubular riser;
- an external covering fitted to attach to said frame, said external covering having side panels and a translucent roof panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.