Outer pot for an inner plant pot to grow plants in an ebb-and-flood watering system
AssigneeWaterwick B.V.
InventorAnthony VISSER
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Abstract
An outer pot configured to accommodate an inner plant pot. The outer pot includes a bottom and at least one side wall extending from the bottom to an opening configured to enable inserting the inner plant pot through the opening. The outer pot is configured for use in an ebb-and-flood grow system, in that: the bottom and the side wall define there between a fluid reservoir. A dome extending from the bottom and the side wall includes at least one through hole for fluid supply to or fluid discharge from the outer pot, where the through hole is arranged at a distance from the bottom to define a volume of the reservoir. Assemblies, ebb-and-flood based watering systems, methods of assembling and growing plants, associated with the outer pot.
Claims23
An outer pot, configured to accommodate an inner plant pot, where the outer pot comprises:
- a bottom;
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- at least one side wall extending from the bottom to an opening configured to enable inserting the inner plant pot through the opening;
- wherein the outer pot is configured for use in an ebb-and-flood grow system, in that:
- the bottom and the side wall define there between a fluid reservoir;
- wherein at least one of a dome extending from the bottom and the side wall comprises at least one through hole for fluid supply to or fluid discharge from the outer pot, where the through hole is arranged at a distance from the bottom to define a volume of the reservoir;
- and
- at least one inner plant pot support;
- and
- at least two spacers above the inner plant pot support, defining, with the inner plant pot on the support, therebetween at least one open moisture and/or air channel along an inside of the side wall and an outside of the inner plant pot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.