Water diverter for plant holding devices
OwnerAaron Daubenspeckinventor
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Abstract
A device is provided for managing the watering, fertilization and oxygenation of a plant supported in a basket or container. Provided is a thin plastic liner configured to be inserted into a basket for holding and retaining soil and one or more plants. An extension tube is communicatively connected to the liner and extends outwardly therefrom through a lower portion of the basket and which functions to divert water from the liner to an area outwardly of the basket.
Claims20
A device for use in a plant basket for managing the watering of a plant and diverting water outwardly from the plant basket, the device comprising:
- a pliable plastic sheet forming a liner and configured to seat in the plant basket and which includes a bottom and a surrounding sidewall and when seated in the plant basket retains water and prevents water from dripping from multiple areas of the plant basket;
- means for diverting water from the interior of the liner outwardly through the plant basket to an area outwardly of the plant basket;
- and wherein the means for diverting the water comprises an elongated tube communicatively connected to the interior of the liner and extending therefrom and adapted to extend through a sidewall of the plant basket to a point outwardly and away from the plant basket such that the elongated tube is effective to divert water to a side area with respect to the plant basket.
A device for supporting a plant and managing the watering of the plant, comprising:
- a plant basket including a bottom, a surrounding sidewall, an open top, and an interior area;
- a plant supported in the plant basket;
- soil or a growing medium surrounding a portion of the plant;
- a plastic liner disposed between the soil or growing medium and the surrounding sidewall of the plant basket;
- and an elongated tube communicatively connected to the interior area of the liner and extending from the liner through the surrounding sidewall of the plant basket and outwardly past the surrounding sidewall of the plant basket for diverting water from the interior of the liner to a point spaced outwardly from the sidewall of the basket.
A device for managing the watering and fertilization of a plant and managing the diversion of water from a basket containing the plant, the device comprising:
- a pliable plastic liner;
- the liner in a flattened, unemployed mode comprising two panels, one lying over the other, and secured together by a plurality of outer seams that extend around outer edges of the two panels;
- the two panels being opened along a portion of the outer edge to permit access to an interior area within the liner and to permit the liner to be opened and to form a bag configuration;
- a water outlet integrated into one of the panels and including a stub tube extending outwardly from the water outlet and wherein the stub tube is communicatively connected to the interior of the liner such that water can be diverted from the interior of the liner and out the stub tube;
- in an employed mode the panels are open and the liner generally conforms to the shape of the plant basket and includes a sidewall structure that extends around a sidewall of the plant basket and includes an open top that permits a plant and soil to be disposed in the interior of the liner;
- an extension tube connected to the stub tube and extending outwardly from the liner for diverting water from the liner into an area outwardly of the liner;
- and a plug configured and shaped for insertion into a terminal end of the extension tube for preventing water from flowing out of the liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.