Nutrient-holding and flow control system for in-line connection with water flow to plants or planters
AssigneeFelknor Ventures LLC
InventorsWilson A. Felknor, Jim Ferron
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Abstract
A nutrient-holding and flow control system (22) for connection in-line with the flow of water to a plant includes a receptacle (50) having an interior (82) into which nutrients (84) can be positioned and including an inlet port (104) into which water is permitted to flow into the interior of the receptacle and an outlet port (108) through which water and nutrients are permitted to exit the interior of the receptacle and flow toward a plant. In addition, a flow controller (52) is associated with the receptacle for permitting a user to adjust the flow rate of water through the receptacle.
Claims20
A nutrient-holding and flow control system for connection in-line with the flow of water to a plant, the assembly comprising:
- a receptacle having an interior into which nutrients can be positioned and including an inlet port into which water is permitted to flow into the interior of the receptacle from a source and an outlet port through which water and nutrients are permitted to exit the interior of the receptacle for delivery of water and nutrients to the plant;
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- a flow controller associated with the receptacle which permits a user to alter the flow rate of water through the receptacle.
A nutrient-holding and flow control system for connection in-line with the flow of water to a plant, the assembly comprising:
- a receptacle having an interior into which nutrients can be positioned and including an inlet port into which water is permitted to flow into the interior of the receptacle from a source and an outlet port through which water and nutrients are permitted to exit the interior of the receptacle for delivery of water and nutrients to the plant;
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- a flow controller associated with the receptacle which permits a user to alter the flow rate of water through the receptacle;
- the receptacle including an open-topped compartment portion into which the nutrients are positionable and a removable cap for selectively opening and closing the open top of the compartment portion, and the inlet port is adapted to be attached to an upstream conduit to permit the delivery of water to the interior of the receptacle means from a source, and the outlet port is adapted to be attached to a downstream conduit to permit the delivery of water and nutrients from the interior of the receptacle to the plant.
A nutrient-holding and flow control system for connection in-line with the flow of water to a plant, the assembly comprising:
- receptacle means having an interior into which nutrients can be positioned and including an inlet port into which water is permitted to flow into the interior of the receptacle from a source and an outlet port through which water and nutrients are permitted to exit the interior of the receptacle means for delivery of water and nutrients to the plant;
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- flow control means associated with the receptacle which permits a user to alter the flow rate of water through the receptacle.
A system for use with a planter, the system comprising:
- a stand for supporting the planter in a suspended condition above a floor or underlying support structure and including a center post which is arranged in a substantially vertical orientation;
- a conduit for delivering water from a source to the planter, the conduit having a vertically-disposed section which extends upwardly along the center post of the stand and including an exit end through which the delivered water is directed into the planter;
- a nutrient-holding receptacle for connection in-line with the flow of water to the planter through the conduit, the receptacle having an interior into which nutrients can be positioned and including an inlet port into which water is permitted to flow into the interior of the receptacle from a source and an outlet port through which water and nutrients are permitted to exit the interior of the receptacle for delivery of water and nutrients to the plant;
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- a flow controller associated with the receptacle which permits a user to alter the flow rate of water through the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.