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US 2021/0007301 A1Published application
Self-watering modular planter tower and method of use and manufacturing the same
AssigneeTon Duc Thang University
InventorThinh Hoang Do
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Abstract
A self-watering modular planter and method of use and fabricating the same are disclosed which includes a plurality of modular trays having a growing medium and a water tank; an extendable frame skeleton capable of inserting into each of plurality of modular trays to secure the plurality of modular trays; an array of capillary tubes, disposed vertically along the top surface and in fluid communication with said water tank, configured to provide water to soils in each modular tray by the capillary action.
Claims20
A self-watering modular planter, comprising:
- a plurality of modular trays configured to provide a growing medium, each of said modular tray having an open top, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a back side;
- and
- an extendable frame skeleton connected to secure said plurality of modular trays;
- wherein:
- an interior space inside each modular tray further comprises:
- a first bar member welded to said left side and said right side spanning across the length of said modular tray;
- a second bar member, welded to said left side and said right side spanning across the length of said modular tray, disposed parallel to said first plate;
- a plurality of dividers welded to said front side and said back side of said modular tray and perpendicular to said first bar member and said second bar member;
- a plurality of receptors disposed on said bottom side, configured to provide means for said extendable frame skeleton to insert therethrough;
- a bottom surface vertically dividing said modular tray into a water tank and said growing medium;
- an array of capillary tubes, disposed along said bottom surface and in fluid communication with said water tank, operable to provide water to soils of said modular tray by means of a capillary action;
- and
- said left side and said right side further comprises a first connector and a second connector respectively configured to connect to other of said modular trays;
- a set of legs, arranged at four corners of said bottom, configured to slide snugly to said first bar member and said second bar member when said plurality of modular trays are stacked vertically.
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A method of manufacturing a self-watering modular planter assembly, comprising:
- providing a vertical N by M growing medium comprising a plurality of modular trays capable of securely connecting to one another, each of said modular tray having an open top, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a back side, wherein said bottom side of said modular tray is vertically divided into a water tank and a growing medium;
- providing an extendable frame skeleton capable of inserting into each of said plurality of modular trays so as to secure said plurality of modular trays;
- providing an array of capillary tubes;
- disposed vertically along said bottom side and in fluid communication with said water tank, operable to provide water to a soil of said modular tray by means of capillary action;
- and
- providing a capillary mat disposed inside each of said modular tray.
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A method of growing plants in a limited space area, comprises:
- providing a plurality of modular trays, each of said modular tray having an open top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a back side, wherein said bottom side of said modular tray further comprises a water tank;
- providing an extendable frame skeleton capable of inserting into each of said plurality of modular trays so as to secure said plurality of modular trays;
- providing an array of capillary tubes, disposed vertically along said bottom side and in fluid communication with said water tank, operable to provide water to a soil of said modular tray by means of capillary action;
- providing a plurality of capillary mats each capable of absorbing and releasing water;
- providing male and female locking means for securely interlocking said plurality of modular trays together;
- laying each of said capillary mats on a bottom surface deposited on top of said water tank from;
- assembling said plurality of modular trays and said extendable frame skeleton to form a vertical N by M array of growing medium;
- filling each of said modular trays with soil;
- filling said water tank with water;
- and
- growing plants in each of said plurality of modular trays.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.