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US 6,314,674 B1Granted
Hanging/standing support structure for plants
OwnerChung Ming Leeinventor
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Abstract
A support structure for plants including a basket centered about a vertical axis, and a coconut fiber liner set within the basket to form a container for potting soil and plants placed therein, with the basket being arranged either to hang from an overhead position when being displayed, or to alternatively stand on the ground when the hanging of the basket is not desired.
Claims10
A support structure for plants comprising:
- a basket centered about a vertical axis;
- a coconut fiber liner set within said basket forming a container for potting soil and a plant placed therein;
- means coupled to said basket for the hanging of said basket from an overhead position;
- means coupled to said basket for the alternate standing of said basket on the ground, when a hanging of said basket is undesired;
- a bowl internal of said basket and adjacent a bottom thereof, for receiving said coconut fiber liner when set within said basket;
- a cover for said bowl including a plurality of apertures about the surface thereof and a further central aperture;
- an opening within a bottom of said coconut fiber liner;
- and a wick extending upwardly from a bottom of said bowl through said central aperture and said liner opening;
- wherein said alternate standing means includes two or more legs extending downwardly from an underside of said basket;
- and wherein said legs detachably connect to sockets secured to said basket about an outside periphery thereof.
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