Plant irrigation device
AssigneeStingray Watering System, LLC
InventorsLance James Lortscher, Mark Alan Christl
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Abstract
An irrigation device for facilitating growth of a plant includes a mat that is air and water permeable and has an opening through which a plant extends. A slit extends from the opening to a peripheral edge to facilitate placement of the mat around the plant. A drip tube is disposed within the mat between upper and lower surfaces, and has an open end connectable to a water source, and a series of emitters along the length thereof permitting water to exit the drip tube and through the lower surface of the mat. Stakes may extend through the mat and direct water into the ground towards roots of the plant.
Claims23
An irrigation device for facilitating growth of plant, comprising:
- a mat comprised of a first sheet of a heat fusible material that is air and water permeable and a second sheet of a heat fusible material that is air and water permeable, the first and second sheets of material being attached to one another, and the mat having an opening through which a plant extends;
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- a drip tube disposed within the mat between the first and second sheets of material, the drip tube having an open end connectable to a water source and a series of apertures along a length thereof within the mat permitting water to exit the drip tube and through the lower surface of the mat;
- wherein the drip tube within the mat is a closed loop having a spaced apart generally concentric or spiral configuration;
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- wherein the first and second sheets of material are heat fuse-attached to one another adjacent to a peripheral edge and adjacent to the drip tube so as to hold the drip tube in place with respect to the first and second sheets of material.
An irrigation device for facilitating growth of plant, comprising:
- a mat comprising a first sheet of a heat fusible material that is air and water permeable and defining an upper surface of the mat, a second sheet of a heat fusible material attached to the first sheet of material and defining a lower surface of the mat, the second sheet of material being air and water permeable, wherein at least one of the first or second sheets of material inhibits roots or plants from growing therethrough;
- an opening through the mat through which a plant extends;
- a slit formed between the opening and an outer peripheral edge for facilitating placement of the mat around the plant;
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- a drip tube disposed within the mat between the first and second sheets of material, the drip tube having an open end connectable to a water source and a series of water emitters having outlets spaced along a length thereof within the mat permitting water to exit the drip tube and into the lower sheet of material to irrigate below the mat;
- wherein the drip tube within the mat is a closed loop having a spaced apart generally concentric or spiral configuration;
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- wherein the first and second sheets of material are heat fuse-attached to one another adjacent to the peripheral edge and adjacent to the drip tube so as to hold the drip tube in place with respect to the first and second sheets of material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.