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US 12,690,531 B2Granted
Root pruning and air purifying plant pot
AssigneeNaked Root, LLC
InventorFrank Catalano
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Abstract
A pot system and apparatus comprises an outer shell, an inner vented container configured to fit inside the outer shell, the inner vented container further comprising: a top lip, an upper basket, and a soil chamber, the pot system being configured to prevent root rot, provide air pruning, and to foster bacterial growth and air circulation to passively scrub indoor air.
Claims18
A pot apparatus comprising:
- an outer shell;
- and
- an inner vented container comprising:
- an upper basket;
- and
- a soil chamber connected to the upper basket, the soil chamber further comprising:
- four concave walls with a plurality of aeration slots in each of the four concave walls;
- and
- at least one wicking chamber comprising a tubular structure at an intersection of two of the four concave walls, the inner vented container being configured to form a space between the outer shell and the inner vented container comprising a deep water reservoir and an oxygen bank that supports air circulation between the outer shell and the inner vented container.
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A pot comprising:
- an outer shell;
- an inner vented container configured to fit inside the outer shell, the inner vented container further comprising:
- an upper basket;
- a lower soil chamber comprising four concave walls with a plurality of aeration slots in each of the four concave walls;
- a wicking chamber configured in the inner vented container forming a wicking zone;
- a deep water reservoir and an oxygen bank formed in the space between the outer shell and inner vented container.
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A pot system comprising:
- an outer shell;
- an inner vented container configured to fit inside the outer shell, the inner vented container further comprising:
- a top lip configured below a top of the outer shell;
- an upper basket;
- a soil chamber;
- the soil chamber comprising a substantially x-shaped base with four concave walls extending from the x-shaped base, the four concave walls each have a plurality of aeration slots;
- and a wicking chamber comprising a tubular structure at an intersection of two of the four concave walls;
- and
- an inner vented container shelf connecting the upper basket and the soil chamber, the inner vented container shelf further comprising a plurality of vents.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.