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US 11,638,492 B2Granted
Potted plant turntable
AssigneeTotal Manufacturing Solutions, Inc.
InventorRyan M. Peterson
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Abstract
A potted plant turntable including a base and a rotating dish. The rotating dish supports a potted plant which may be rotated with the dish to allow more even exposure of the plant to sunlight. The dish rests on a bearing collar of the base and may be manually rotated or driven by a motor. Drainage holes are spaced from the center of the dish and for many embodiments spaced radially inwardly from an outer edge.
Claims17
A plant turntable comprising:
- a base supporting a plurality of bearings in a bearing compartment comprising an outer edge of the base and a first barrier, said bearing compartment radially spaced apart from a pivot centrally disposed and upwardly extending from the base;
- a dish supported on the base and rotatable on the bearings about a center of the dish, the dish operably coupled to the base at the pivot of the base, said dish having drainage holes proceeding through the dish, said holes spaced radially outwardly from the center of the dish and spaced inwardly relative to the outer edge of the dish, said drainage holes separated by radially extending first ribs extending upwardly from the dish, said first ribs extending from toward the center of the dish to an outer edge of the dish and providing a planar horizontal surface at a top of the first ribs, said dish having a downwardly curved upper surface as the upper surface extends away from the center directing fluid downwardly toward at least some of the respective drainage holes between adjacent first ribs which prevent fluid communication through the first rib;
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- wherein the base has a basin with a collection surface located below the drainage holes and above a bottom of the bearings, said basin receiving fluid from the drainage holes and directing fluid towards an outlet port;
- and wherein the collection surface of the basin is located between the first barrier and an upwardly extending interior barrier separating fluid collected in the basin from the pivot, and fluid collected on the collection surface of the basin drains out of the outlet port before passing over the interior barrier with the outlet port disposed completely radially outwardly of the drainage holes;
- and wherein the fluid collected on the collection surface of the basin is directed under the bearings of the base to the outlet port.
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