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US 2022/0192399 A1Published application
Potted Plant Turntable
AssigneeTotal Manufacturing Solutions, Inc.
InventorRyan M. Peterson
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Abstract
A potted plant turntable including a base and a rotating dish. The rotating dish supports a potted plant which may be rotated with the dish to allow more even exposure of the plant to sunlight. The dish rests on a bearing collar of the base and may be manually rotated or driven by a motor. Drainage holes are spaced from the center of the dish and for many embodiments spaced radially inwardly from an outer edge.
Claims22
A plant turntable comprising:
- a base supporting a plurality of bearings radially spaced apart from a pivot of the base;
- a dish supported on the base and rotatable on the bearings about a center of the dish at the pivot of the base, said dish having drainage holes proceeding through the dish, said holes spaced radially outwardly from the center of the dish and spaced inwardly relative to an outer edge of the dish, said drainage holes separated by radially extending first ribs extending upwardly from the dish, said first ribs extending from toward the center of the dish to an outer edge of the dish and providing a planar horizontal surface at a top of the first ribs, said dish having an upper surface directing fluid toward respective drainage holes between adjacent first ribs which prevent fluid communication through the first rib;
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- wherein the base has a basin located below the drainage holes receiving fluid from the drainage holes and directing fluid towards an outlet port.
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