# US 2023/0053591 A1 · System and method for accessorizing a container

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- Number: US 2023/0053591 A1
- Document ID: US20230053591A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/404,507
- Filed: 2021-08-17
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-17
- Inventors: Cassidy Tuttle
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053591A1

## CPC

- B65D 25/205: {Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like; (cards or coupons for the other types of rigid or semi-rigid containers B65D25/36 takes precedence)}
- 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 9/027: {Pots connected in horizontal rows}
- A01G 9/042: {Combinations of a saucer and a flower pot attached together}
- B65D 21/0204: {and joined together by interconnecting formations forming part of the container, e.g. dove-tail, snap connections, hook elements}
- B65D 2203/00: Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- 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 container and accessory system comprising a bottom, at least one wall, and at least one accessory. The exterior of the wall is comprised of a plurality of holes. The accessory has a face and a peg which is configured to be insertable into the holes to allow the accessory to be removably attached to the container. This allows accessories to be attached to and removed from the container without disturbing the contents of the container.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A container and accessory system comprising;
a container comprising a bottom and at least one wall defined by an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface is comprised of at least one hole;
an attachable accessory having a face and at least one peg sized to be insertable into the hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wall is a hollow structure defined by the interior surface and the exterior surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of holes has an inner surface that is substantially the same diameter as the peg.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the peg comprises a shaft portion coupled to the face and a compressible lip portion distal to the face, wherein the shaft diameter is approximately the diameter of each of the plurality of holes and the lip diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of each of the plurality of holes.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the wall is substantially solid between the interior surface and the exterior surface, and wherein the hole has an inner surface that is substantially the same diameter as the peg, and extends at least partially into the wall.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the container is a box.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the container is a plant pot.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the container has at least one drain.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of holes is arranged in a pattern.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the pattern has an outer perimeter, and the outer perimeter has a desired shape.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the shape of the holes and the pegs are circular, triangular, square, hexagonal, octagonal, or dodecagonal.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of holes extends through the exterior surface and interior surface of the wall.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The system of claim 12, wherein the container has a soil line, and wherein the plurality of holes are above the soil line.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the accessory further comprises a decorative layer that can be adhered to the face.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the face is substantially flat.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The system of claim 14, wherein the decorative layer is an adhesive label that can be written on.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the accessory further comprises another container.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the accessory further comprises a plant nutrient.

### Claim 19

A method of decorating a container having a bottom, and at least one wall defined by an interior surface and an exterior surface, the method comprising the acts of:
forming at least one hole in the exterior surface of the wall;
providing an attachable accessory having a face and at least one peg;
sizing the peg to be insertable into the hole.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The method of claim 19, wherein the accessory is another container.