# US 2014/0196365 A1 · Plant Pot and Support Structure

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- Number: US 2014/0196365 A1
- Document ID: US20140196365A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/796,370
- Filed: 2013-03-12
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-16
- Inventors: Al Michael Washington
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196365A1

## CPC

- A01G 9/124: {Means for holding stakes upright in, on, or beside pots}
- A01G 9/02: Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00; hanging flower baskets, holders or containers for flower-pots A47G7/00); Glasses for cultivating flowers
- A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12)

## Abstract

A plant pot and support structure for supporting a plant growing in the pot including the plant pot, at least one pillar connected to the plant pot, and at least one mesh supported by and connected to the pillar. The plant grows upwardly through, and is supported by, the mesh. The pillars are connected to and supported by the plant pot. The mesh is suspended in a horizontal plane allowing the plant to grow up and through the openings in the mesh, which in turn provides support to the plant. In doing so, the plant does not need to divert its growth resources toward strengthening its stalk and can maximize its fruit or flowering yield. In another embodiment, there is disclosed a plant pot having a sidewall that includes at least one bore extending downwardly along the sidewall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A plant pot and support structure for supporting a plant growing in the plant pot comprising:
(a) the plant pot;
(b) at least one pillar connected to the plant pot; and
(c) at least one mesh supported by and connected to the pillar, whereby the plant grows upwardly through, and is supported by, the mesh.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 1 wherein the plant pot includes a sidewall that has at least one bore for receiving an end of the pillar.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 2 including at least three pillars and the mesh is connected to and supported by each pillar.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 3 wherein the mesh comprises a flexible material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 4 having a second mesh, the second mesh being positioned at a different elevation from the plant pot than a first mesh.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 5 including at least one extension pillar that is connected to and extends upwardly from the pillar.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 3 having a second mesh, the second mesh being positioned at a different elevation from the plant pot than a first mesh.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 2 wherein the mesh comprises a flexible material.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 8 having a second mesh, the second mesh being positioned at a different elevation from the plant pot than a first mesh.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 1 including at least three pillars and the mesh is connected to and supported by each pillar.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 10 having a second mesh, the second mesh being positioned at a different elevation from the plant pot than a first mesh.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 11 including at least one extension pillar that is connected to and extends upwardly from the pillar.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 1 wherein the mesh comprises a flexible material.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 13 having a second mesh, the second mesh being positioned at a different elevation from the plant pot than a first mesh.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 1 having a second mesh, the second mesh being positioned at a different elevation from the plant pot than a first mesh.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The plant pot and support structure of claim 15 including at least one extension pillar that is connected to and extends upwardly from the pillar.

### Claim 17

A plant pot having a sidewall that includes at least one bore extending downwardly along the sidewall.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The plant pot of claim 17 including at least one substantially vertically-oriented member that is secured to the sidewall, the bore extending downwardly through the member.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The plant pot of claim 17 wherein the member is secured to an exterior side of the sidewall.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The plant pot of claim 17 wherein the bore is tapered, having a diameter that decreases as the bore extends downwardly along the sidewall.