Christmas tree waterer
OwnerLowell O. Erdahlinventor
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Abstract
A waterer for supplying water to the basin of a device in which a plant is contained, such as to a tree stand for supporting a Christmas tree. The waterer includes a bottle having a neck with the bottle capable of being inverted such that the neck is received within the basin. The neck includes a cap that may be easily opened and closed. The cap is kept closed while the bottle is being inverted and installed, and is then easily opened to allow the water in the bottle to communicate with the basin. A hook and an adjustable strap are carried on the other end of the bottle for suspending or hanging the bottle from one of the branches of the tree or from another similar object.
Claims16
A waterer for automatically adding water to a basin to replace water drawn from the basin by a water consuming object, which comprises:
- (a) a bottle for holding a supply of water, the bottle having a neck at one end;
- (b) a water outlet provided on the neck of the bottle;
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- (c) means located on an end of the bottle opposite to the neck for suspending the bottle from above the basin in an inverted position with the neck of the bottle extending down into and being received inside the basin such that the water outlet on the neck of the bottle is beneath a top edge of the basin, wherein the suspension means has an extendible length to allow the suspension means to engage supporting objects located at different heights from the basin.
A waterer for automatically adding water to a basin to replace water drawn from the basin by a water consuming object, which comprises:
- (a) a bottle for holding a supply of water, the bottle having a neck at one end;
- (b) a water outlet provided on the neck of the bottle;
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- (c) means located on the bottle for suspending the bottle in an inverted position with the neck of the bottle extending down into and being received inside the basin such that the water outlet on the neck of the bottle is beneath a top edge of the basin, wherein the suspension means includes a hook or hangar received on a member whose length can be adjusted.
A waterer for automatically adding water to a basin to replace water drawn from the basin by a water consuming object, which comprises:
- (a) a bottle for holding a supply of water, the bottle having a neck at one end;
- (b) a cap on the neck of the bottle having open and closed positions for blocking and permitting water flow through the cap and hence through the neck and from the bottle;
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- (c) means for suspending the bottle from above the basin in an inverted position with the neck of the bottle extending down into and being received inside the basin, whereby the cap can be placed into its open position after installation of the bottle in its inverted position to allow the water inside the bottle to communicate with the basin, wherein the suspension means has an extendible length to allow the suspension means to engage supporting objects located at different heights from the basin.
A waterer for automatically adding water to a basin to replace water drawn from the basin by a water consuming object, which comprises:
- (a) a bottle for holding a supply of water, the bottle having a neck at one end;
- (b) a cap on the neck of the bottle having open and closed positions for blocking and permitting water flow through the cap and hence through the neck and from bottle,
- (c) means for suspending the bottle from above the basin in an inverted position with the neck of the bottle extending down into and being received inside the basin to allow the water inside the bottle to communicate with the basin, wherein the suspension means comprises at least one attachment point located at one end of the bottle that is opposite from the neck;
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- (d) wherein the neck of the bottle is offset to one side of the bottle such that it can be located at different distances from a predetermined spot in the basin by rotating the bottle 180.degree. about a central vertical axis of the bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.