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US 10,517,241 B1Granted
Plant collars
OwnerMichael W. Goldsmithinventor
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Abstract
Plant collars which define slots extending from their peripheries toward the centers are provided. Their bodies define (smooth) surfaces which are substantially free of stress risers. Moreover, the opposing slot surfaces are spaced apart from one another and/or the slot termini are semi-circular.
Claims17
A hydroponics plant collar comprising:
- an elliptical body of the hydroponics plant collar defining a thickness, a center, and a periphery;
- the body further defining a slot extending from the periphery and generally toward the center;
- the body further defining a terminus of the slot and a surface thereof which is substantially free of stress risers;
- the body further defining two opposing slot surfaces which define smooth plant contact portions thereof and which are spaced apart from one another whereby the elliptical body distributes forces acting on the hydroponics plant collar and on a plant to be in the slot;
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- metallic nanospheres dispersed throughout the body.
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A hydroponics plant collar comprising:
- an oval body defining, a thickness, a center, and a periphery, wherein the oval body includes metallic nanospheres dispersed throughout the oval body;
- the oval body further defining a slot extending from the periphery and toward the center;
- the oval body further defining a smooth plant contact surface in the slot and a volume in the oval body adjacent to the smooth plant contact surface;
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- wherein the volume adjacent to the plant contact surface further comprises a closed cell foam whereby the oval body to distribute forces to act on the hydroponics plant collar.
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A hydroponics plant collar comprising:
- an oval body defining a periphery, a slot, a slot wall, and a plant contact area of the slot wall;
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- the plant contact area is smooth and made of a closed cell, silicone based cellular elastomer, the closed cell, silicone based, cellular elastomer foam further comprising a species which selectively absorbs microwave radiation whereby the oval body distributes forces acting on the hydroponics plant collar and on a plant to be in the slot, wherein the microwave absorbing species is coated on a nanosphere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.