US 2006/0179716 A1 · False bottom insert assembly for an oversized planter container

Abstract

An insert assembly is used in combination with a planter container for creating a false bottom therein. The assembly essentially comprises a support platform for supporting a soil-bound plant, an optional spacer member for supporting the support platform, and an optional moisture-receiving tray for collecting and retaining excess moisture emanating from the support platform and the spacer member via the soil. The platform comprises a peripheral support surface that engages either the container or the spacer member for supporting the support platform at the chosen false bottom level in the planter container. Support ribs are integrally formed to the platform to increase its load bearing potential. The spacer member may be utilized as an optional structure to adjust for variable container dimensions and the moisture-receiving tray may be installed at the user's election to maintain a moisture source in inferior adjacency to the support platform.

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Dependent claims

A container insert for creating a false bottom in a planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a non-uniform inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface comprising an inner container ledge intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the container insert comprising:

a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a peripheral support rim, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the peripheral support surface being in removably seated engagement with the inner container ledge, the container insert thus forming a false bottom in the planter container at the inner container ledge.

A planter container assembly, the planter container assembly comprising in combination:

a planter container, the planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, an outer container surface, and a non-uniform inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface comprising an inner container ledge intermediate the container bottom and the container rim;
and
a container insert for creating a false bottom in the planter container, the container insert comprising a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a peripheral support rim, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the peripheral support surface being in removably seated engagement with the inner container ledge, the container insert thus forming a false bottom in the planter container at the inner container ledge.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

False bottom insert assembly for an oversized planter container

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False bottom insert assembly for an oversized planter container

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Abstract

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