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US 11,304,379 B2Granted
Plant growing assembly
AssigneeSao Labs, LLC
InventorsBrian Brandes Brinkerhoff, Todd Alan Smith, Deepak Goklani
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Abstract
A plant growing assembly comprises a pod with an upper surface and a rigid open-mouthed vessel, these components being matable. The pod is of one piece and carries a growing medium and seeds.
Claims18
A plant-growing assembly comprising:
- a wide-mouthed jar having a containing wall and a neck, the neck having an upper rim;
- a plant pod formed in a single piece and made of a natural, biodegradable, and water permeable material, the pod having a conical shape with a substantially solid surface throughout and being open at its upper end and capable of carrying and being filled with a growing medium with seeds, the pod at its upper end having a cap and an overhanging wall with an internal matable surface, the upper rim of the jar being matable with the said surface of the pod;
- whereby, when the pod is assembled with the jar, the pod cap sits on the jar rim and the surface of the pod frictionally engages the jar.
A plant-growing assembly comprising:
- a wide-mouthed jar having a containing wall and a neck, the neck having an upper rim;
- a plant pod formed in a single piece and made of a solid material that is natural and biodegradable, the pod having a conical shape open at its upper end;
- the pod filled with a growing medium comprising a shredded form of the solid material and with seeds;
- the pod at its upper end having a cap and an overhanging wall;
- whereby, when the pod is assembled with the jar, the pod cap sits on the jar rim.
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A plant growing method comprising the steps of:
- providing a wide-mouthed jar having a containing wall and a neck, the neck having an upper rim;
- providing a plant pod formed in a single piece and made of a solid material that is natural and biodegradable, the pod having a conical shape open at its upper end and being filled with a growing medium comprising a shredded form of the solid material and having seeds distributed therein, the pod at its upper end having a cap and an overhanging wall;
- adding water to the jar;
- and
- inserting the pod in the jar so that the pod cap sits on the jar rim;
- wherein after the steps of adding water to the jar and inserting the pod a portion of the pod extends into the water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.