US 6,381,900 B1 · Hanging planter

Abstract

A hanging planter includes a bowl-like lower portion and a ring-like upper portion, with the upper portion nesting within the rim of the lower portion to provide a plant holding assembly. The upper edge of the lower portion and lower edge of the upper portion are crenelated, with the mating edges defining a series of plant growth openings therethrough when the two components are assembled. The crenelations are preferably of variable depths in each section, to define at least two different levels of plant growth openings through the sides of the assembly, with the upper edge of the upper portion defining a third plant growth opening for the device. Plants are selected according to their growth habits, with trailing plants being placed low in the planter, long flowering plants being placed at an intermediate level, and more upright plants being placed atop the others. The result is an essentially unbroken array of plant life covering the present planter, after the plants have grown out. The present planter is suspended by a single central hanger rod which secures through the bottom of the lower portion of the container, which provides a leakproof seal and yet allows the planter to rotate due to breezes or other effects. A fertilizer wick is placed upon the central rod, with the wick serving to deliver fertilizer to the generally centrally disposed roots of the plants, and also to wick up water from the lower portion of the planter to the plant roots.

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Dependent claims

A hanging planter, comprising:

a plant container having at least a lower portion;
a hanger rod passage formed centrally through said lower portion;
a single hanger rod fastened through said hanger rod passage of said lower portion, for suspendibly supporting said plant container;
a generally cylindrical fertilizer wick having an axial passage therethrough and installed about said hanger rod within said plant container;
and
said fertilizer wick further including means for wicking up water within said lower portion for distribution through soil contained within said plant container, and means for fertilizing plants having roots contained within said plant container.

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A hanging planter, comprising:

a rigid, bowl-like, generally hemispherical lower portion with an upper edge;
a rigid, ring-like upper portion having a generally toroidal shape with a lower edge and an upper edge;
said upper portion nesting within said lower portion to form a plant container;
said upper edge of said lower portion and said lower edge of said upper portion each having a plurality of crenelations formed therein;
said crenelations of said lower portion having a series of alternating depths;
said alternating depth crenelations of said lower portion defining a plurality of different levels of plant growth openings of said plant container, and said upper edge of said upper portion defining an uppermost plant growth opening of said plant container, when said lower portion and said upper portion are assembled together to form said plant container;
a hanger rod passage formed centrally through said lower portion;
a single hanger rod fastened through said hanger rod passage of said lower portion, for suspendibly supporting said plant container;
said fertilizer wick including an axial passage therethrough and installed about said hanger rod within said plant container;
and
said fertilizer wick further including means for wicking up water within said lower portion for distribution through soil contained within said plant container, and means for fertilizing plants having roots contained within said plant container.

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A hanging planter, comprising:

a rigid, bowl-like, generally hemispherical lower portion with an upper edge;
a rigid, ring-like upper portion having a generally toroidal shape with a lower edge and an upper edge;
said upper portion nesting within said lower portion to form a plant container;
a hanger rod passage formed centrally through said lower portion;
a single hanger rod fastened through said hanger rod passage of said lower portion, for suspendibly supporting said plant container;
a generally cylindrical fertilizer wick;
said fertilizer wick including an axial passage therethrough and installed about said hanger rod in said plant container;
and
said fertilizer wick further including means for wicking up water within said lower portion for distribution through soil contained within said plant container, and means for fertilizing plants having roots contained within said plant container.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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