Solar-Powered Planter Assembly
AssigneeYoung's Plant Farm, Inc.
InventorCharles Christopher Montgomery
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Abstract
A solar-powered planter assembly includes a planter, a support structure removably connected to the planter, and a solar-powered lighting assembly removably connected to the support structure. The solar-powered lighting assembly includes a control circuit that causes a light included in the lighting assembly to turn on at night using power supplied by a rechargeable battery and a solar cell included in the lighting assembly to charge the rechargeable battery during the day.
Claims20
A planter assembly, comprising:
- a planter;
- a support structure removably connected to the planter;
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- a solar-powered lighting assembly removably connected to the support structure.
A solar-powered planter assembly, comprising:
- a planter;
- a trellis removably connected to the planter, the trellis including a plurality of curved, vertical legs, a plurality of snap-on connectors connected to a lower portion of each one of the plurality of legs, a circular top portion connected to an upper portion of each one of the plurality of legs, a vine-like structure having one or more leaves extending therefrom wrapped around each one of the plurality of legs of the trellis, and a circular support structure connected to the plurality of legs between the top and lower portions of the plurality of legs;
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- a solar-powered lighting assembly removably connected to the trellis.
A solar-powered planter assembly, comprising:
- a planter;
- a support structure removably connected to the planter;
- a solar-powered lighting assembly removably connected to the support structure, the solar-powered lighting assembly including a globe connected to a lid assembly, the lid assembly including a solar cell mounted on an upper lid portion, a battery receptacle for receiving a rechargeable battery defined in a lower lid portion and electrically connected to the solar cell, a light emitting diode (LED) electrically connected to the battery receptacle and extending outward from a bottom portion of the lower lid portion, and a control circuit electrically connected to the solar cell, LED, and battery receptacle;
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- wherein, when the rechargeable battery is inserted into the battery receptacle, the control circuit turns off the LED during daylight hours and charges the rechargeable battery using power supplied by the solar cell, and turns on the LED during nighttime hours using power supplied by the rechargeable battery and stops charging the rechargeable battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.