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US 6,243,986 B1Granted
Plant care system
OwnerGerald J. Crowleyinventor
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Abstract
A plant care system comprising a root feeding spike gravity fed by either a line from a reservoir or by individual economical water bottles. Water, per se, or with additives such as fertilizer and pesticide are fed by gravity to the plant roots. A kit contains the feeding spike with a valved cover, a tapper, and feeding lines.
Claims7
A versatile combination plant care system having a liquid supply container lacking an air vent, said plant care system comprising:
- a spike element comprising a cylindrical center portion having four longitudinal extending flanges spaced equidistantly thereabout, a plurality of apertures in said cylindrical center portion, an upper horizontal flange portion having a central orifice and a small peripheral aperture, and a conical tip portion;
- a cylindrical cup portion having a centered upright conduit ending in a peripherally notched nipple portion for frictional insertion in the cylindrical center portion of the spike element;
- a combination apertured and internally threaded bottle cap and flexible valve element having slits for capturing the upright conduit of said cylindrical cup portion, and a conventional soft beverage bottle lacking an air vent and having an externally threaded neck for connection with said bottle cap;
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- a quantified aqueous supply source in said conventional soft beverage bottle connected to the upright conduit for a regulated aqueous supply to multiple plants' root systems.
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