Pod mounting interface for an indoor garden center
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsBrian Allgeier, Louis A. Wantland
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Abstract
An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module rotatably mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. A grow module is provided for receiving pods within apertures of the grow module, which includes locking tabs configured for slidably engaging with slots, which are defined in each pod. The grow module and the pods have complementary tapered interfaces that form a seal when the locking tabs are slidably engaged with the slots.
Claims20
A gardening appliance, comprising:
- a liner positioned within a cabinet and defining a grow chamber;
- a grow module mounted within the liner, the grow module defining an aperture generally defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, wherein a first tapered interface surrounds the aperture and defines a locking tab that extends inward along the radial direction;
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- a plant pod configured to slidably engage the aperture of the grow module, the plant pod defining a second tapered interface that is complementary to the first tapered interface and a slot that is defined within the second tapered interface for engaging the locking tab as the plant pod is rotated to an installed position.
A grow module for a gardening appliance, the grow module defining an aperture generally defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, wherein a first tapered interface surrounds the aperture and defines a locking tab that extends inward along the radial direction, wherein the aperture is configured to receive a plant pod that defines a second tapered interface complementary to the first tapered interface and a slot for receiving the locking tab to secure the plant pod and create a seal between the first tapered interface and the second tapered interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.