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US 11,627,709 B1Granted
Hydroponic planter
OwnerWesten S. Johnson, Julie Jooinventors
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Abstract
A hydroponic planter for indoors is a system comprising two or more sheets of plastic film or waterproof fabric panels heat-sealed together to form ducts and channels for nutritive water to circulate and feed plants. Plant holders enable placement of plants in varying positions in openings in the system. A pump in a reservoir circulates water through the system. The panels' flexible material enables portability.
Claims5
A hydroponic planter comprising:
- at least two vertically oriented membranes, each having a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side;
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- said vertically oriented membranes fixedly engaged about a heat sealed pattern;
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- said heat sealed pattern providing a network of ducts;
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- at least one opening that is configured to hold plants;
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- at least a portion of said network of ducts passing through said opening configured to hold plants;
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- a reservoir proximal to the bottom of said vertically oriented membranes, said reservoir including a sealed bottom such that said reservoir is configured to hold liquid that is moved through said network of ducts;
- and said reservoir has a re-sealable opening for accessing said reservoir;
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- a plant holder configured to fit within and removably engage with said opening configured to hold plants;
- said plant holder comprising:
- a semi-rigid planar form;
- and at least one tab in said semi-rigid planar form;
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- said tab configured to removably engage with a piece of growing medium;
- wherein the reservoir is filled with liquid through said re-sealable opening, and liquid is moved through said network of ducts and said tab in said semi-rigid planar form holds a plant with its roots proximal to said piece of growing medium, and said growing medium absorbs, by capillary action, liquid from said network of ducts and transfers said liquid to roots of the plant to feed the plant.
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