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US 11,997,963 B1Granted
Trays for plant cultivation
AssigneePipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. French, Delos A. Rockwell, David E. Kowalski
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Abstract
Plant support trays each have a plant-supporting surface and a series of grooves or channels extending below the pot-supporting surface. The plant support trays have integral water runoff troughs that receive runoff water from the grooves or channels. The plant support trays may be configured to provide gravity-based drainage while supported on a horizontal frame or rack or platform, or may be configured to provide drainage while supported on an angled frame or rack or platform.
Claims19
A plant support tray comprising:
- a perimeter wall having a back wall portion extending between opposing first and second sidewall portions, an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion, said lower edge portion lying in a lower plane spaced below said upper edge portion;
- a trough;
- a planar plant support surface lying in an intermediate plane located between said upper edge portion and the lower plane, and positioned inwardly of said perimeter wall, said planar plant support surface having a front end region and a back end region, wherein said planar plant support surface extends from said back wall portion to said trough, and from said first sidewall portion to said second sidewall portion;
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- a plurality of spaced-apart primary drainage channels extending downwardly from said planar plant support surface below the intermediate plane, wherein said primary drainage channels are sloped downwardly from said back end region of said planar plant support surface to said front end region of said planar plant support surface;
- wherein said trough is positioned at said front end region of said planar plant support surface, said trough comprising a bottom trough surface positioned below said primary drainage channels.
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A plant support tray comprising:
- a perimeter wall having an upper edge portion lying in an upper plane and a lower edge portion lying in a lower plane, wherein said lower edge portion is spaced below said upper edge portion;
- a plant support surface lying in an intermediate plane located between the upper and lower planes and positioned inwardly of said perimeter wall, said plant support surface having a front end region and a back end region;
- a plurality of spaced-apart primary drainage channels extending downwardly from said plant support surface below the intermediate plane, wherein said primary drainage channels are sloped downwardly from said back end region of said plant support surface to said front end region of said plant support surface;
- a plurality of spaced-apart secondary drainage channels, said secondary drainage channels extending downwardly from said plant support surface below the intermediate plane, wherein said secondary drainage channels are fluidly connected with respective ones of said primary drainage channels, and wherein said secondary drainage channels extend downwardly from said plant support surface by a distance that is shorter than a distance by which said primary drainage channels extend downwardly from said plant support surface;
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- a trough positioned at said front end region of said plant support surface such that said primary drainage channels are fluidly connected with said trough, said trough comprising a bottom trough surface positioned below said primary and secondary drainage channels.
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A plant support tray comprising:
- a perimeter wall having opposing front and back wall portions both extending between opposing sidewall portions, an upper edge portion lying in an upper plane and a lower edge portion spaced below said upper edge portion, said lower edge portion at said front wall portion and at said back wall portion both lying in a lower plane;
- a plant support surface lying in an intermediate plane between the upper plane and the lower plane, wherein said plant support surface is positioned inwardly of said perimeter wall, said plant support surface having front and back end regions;
- a plurality of spaced-apart primary drainage channels extending downwardly from said plant support surface, wherein said primary drainage channels are sloped downwardly from said back end region of said plant support surface to said front end region of said plant support surface;
- a plurality of spaced-apart secondary drainage channels extending downwardly from said plant support surface by a distance that is shorter than a distance by which said primary drainage channels extend downwardly from said plant support surface;
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- a trough positioned at said front end region of said plant support surface such that said primary and secondary drainage channels are fluidly connected with said trough, said trough comprising a bottom trough surface positioned below said primary and secondary drainage channels;
- wherein said primary drainage channels and said secondary drainage channels are positioned at or above the lower plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.