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US 4,363,189 AGranted
Transplantable planter
OwnerJohn T. O'Donnell, IIIinventor
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A planter (10) from which plants can be easily removed without inverting and shaking same is disclosed. The planter (10) is comprised of a base member (14), a plurality of side panels (12) surrounding the base member (14), a plurality of support blocks (20) attached to the side panels (12) to support the base member (14), and straps (16) attached to adjacent side panels (12). Because of this construction, removal of a plant from the planter (10) is accomplished by the selective removal of fasteners (18) from one side panel (12) allowing this side panel to be swung outwardly about the straps (16) permitting access to the plant. In an alternate embodiment, a planter (40) has removable side panels (42) which are interconnected by means of dowel pins (48) received through adjacent side panels (42) and a connecting post (44) interposted therebetween. In still another embodiment, a seedling tray (30) having a plurality of compartments (32), each of which has a door (34) for access thereto, is disclosed.
A planter apparatus comprised of a base member, a plurality of side members arranged in a surrounding relationship to said base member, each of said side members being substantially perpendicular to said base member, means for supporting said base member attached to all but one said side member, and means for attaching adjacent side members together, said attaching means comprising flexible straps connected to said adjacent side members, said flexible straps being selectively detachable from said adjacent side members permitting said one side member to be swung outwardly with respect to said planter apparatus allowing the removal of a plant contained within said apparatus without inversion thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.