Greenhouses
OwnerJohn Martin Herrickinventor
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Abstract
A greenhouse having glass panels that is designed to capture and retain warmth in the colder months may be totally unsuitable for use in the warmer months as the conditions inside may be too hot. And conversely, for a structure designed to keep plants cooler during hot weather. This invention provides a building or structure that can easily be modified to provide improved growing conditions for plants in a range of seasons. This is made possible by a construction that facilitates easy removal and replacement of the major panels of the building, for example glass panels can quickly be replaced with shade panels when the seasons change from cold to hot. The top rails of the structure include a removal section providing access to remove both side wall panels and roofing panels.
Claims16
A greenhouse comprising a plurality of panels, and a framework structure which includes channels configured to hold the panels;
- and wherein the greenhouse is configured to allow at least one of the panels to be replaced, and the framework structure includes at least one movable section of framework that can be moved relative to the panels, and can be moved to a first position in which the at least one movable section of framework retains one or more of the panels within the channels of the framework structure, and can be moved to a second position in which the at least one movable section of framework no longer retains one or more of the panels within the channels of the framework structure and allows one or more of the panels to be removed from the channels of the framework structure, and the at least one movable section of framework forms a part of a top plate of one or more sidewalls of the greenhouse, and when the at least one movable section of framework is moved to the second position, panels of the one or more sidewalls and of one or more roof sections of the greenhouse can be removed from the channels of the framework structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.