Plant stake and display tag holder
AssigneeOrora Visual LLC
InventorsJulie Ellis, Kevin Fitzpatrick
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Abstract
A plant stake and display tag holder for use with a nursery container such as a pot or free-standing planter. The display tag is attached to the container and is accessible and visible to the consumer without obstruction from the container or plant contained therein. The bottom of the plant stake inserts into a slit in the rim portion of a nursery container and locks into place to hold the plant stake upright and securely in place. The display tag is held above the soil line and avoids the common problems associated with display tag holders inserted below the soil line.
Claims20
A plant stake for holding a display tag for use with a plant container having an insertion slot, the plant stake and display tag holder comprising:
- a stem having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a longitudinal axis passing therethrough, the bottom portion terminating at an insertion end configured to be inserted into the slot of the plant container, the insertion end having an arrow-shaped configuration with two wing portions, each of the wing portions being angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the stem and being at least in part flexible relative to the stem, wherein after insertion of the insertion end into the slot of the plant container the wing portions contact the plant container such that the insertion end holds the stem in an upright position and prevents movement of the stem relative to the plant container to hold the plant stake securely in place and lock into place to hold the plant stake upright and secured to the plant container;
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- a display tag holder including a loop portion for connecting at least one display tag to the stem, the loop portion extending from the top portion of the plant stake and terminating into a tip, the stem having an opening though which at least a portion of the tip of the loop portion is inserted into to form a closed loop proximate the top portion of the stem, and then the tip of the loop portion is inserted into the opening of a display tag before the loop is closed, the display tag freely moves along the closed loop and remains attached the plant stake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.