Horticultural container with tag slot
AssigneeThe Hc Companies, Inc.
InventorsRobert Quinlan, Doug Pettigrew
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Abstract
A horticultural container includes a tag slot for receiving a display tag. The tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another, and one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag against the other of the inner or outer wall. The peaks provide a radius that reduces cracking of the tag and increases longevity thereof, and reduces tag sagging, collapsing, or curling.
Claims20
A horticultural container comprising:
- a body defining a chamber;
- a base extending from a bottom of the body to form with the body a closed end of the chamber;
- and
- an upper rim extending from a top of the body, the upper rim having a tag slot defining a through passage for receiving a tag,
- wherein the tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another,
- wherein one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag therebetween, and
- wherein the body has a sidewall with a recessed portion that is recessed inward adjacent the tag slot out of a plane of the sidewall.
A horticultural container comprising:
- a body defining a chamber;
- a base extending from a bottom of the body to form with the body a closed end of the chamber;
- and
- an upper rim extending from a top of the body, the upper rim having a tag slot defining a through passage for receiving a tag,
- wherein the tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another,
- wherein one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag therebetween, and
- wherein the body includes four sides, and where each side has a planar portion and a recessed portion that is recessed inward out of a plane of the planar portion.
A horticultural container comprising:
- a body having four sides and defining a chamber;
- a base extending from a bottom of the body to form with the body a closed end of the chamber;
- and
- an upper rim extending from a top of the body, the upper rim having a tag slot extending therethrough for receiving a tag,
- wherein the tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another,
- wherein one of the inner or outer walls has a curved portion extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall creating an area between the inner and outer walls having a reduced width from another area between the inner and outer walls, and
- wherein each side of the body has a planar portion and a recessed portion that is recessed inward out of a plane of the planar portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.