Decorative plant stand with integrated drainage and rotation features
OwnerSachiko Mary Treganzainventor
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Abstract
A decorative plant stand is disclosed with integrated drainage and rotation features. A decorative exterior finish of the stands hides an interior support frame and drainage water collecting and storing subsystems. Wheels or other rotation means are hidden under a base portion of the stand for allowing the stand to be rotated for uniform lighting and ventilation. A shut-off valve is provided within the drainage water collecting subsystem so that the drainage water storing subsystem can be conveniently emptied without spillage.
Claims38
An apparatus for supporting a plant/pot combination including a potted plant and its soil and a drainable pot, said plant/pot combination having weight, the support apparatus comprising:
- (a) a tray portion adapted for receiving pots of different sizes, said tray portion being further adapted for supporting the combination of the plant, pot and soil from underneath, said tray portion being further adapted for collecting and moving drainage water away from the plant/pot combination;
- (b) a drainage storing portion, positioned below the tray portion, for receiving and storing drainage water collected by the tray portion;
- (c) a middle portion, positioned between the tray portion and the storing portion, for supporting the tray portion, and the weight of the plant, pot and soil, above the storing portion while allowing collected drainage water to pass therethrough from the tray portion to the storing portion;
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- (d) decoration means, surrounding the drainage storing portion and the middle portion, for decoratively hiding the drainage storing portion and the middle portion.
In combination with other room furnishings, a decorative plant stand for supporting a periodically irrigated plant and its soil, said stand comprising:
- collecting means for continuously collecting water draining from the plant and soil,
- storing means, operatively coupled to the collecting means, for storing collected drainage water;
- access means for accessing the storing means and enabling the stored drainage water to be emptied from the storing means;
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- decoration means, covering the collecting means and the storing means and the access means, for decoratively hiding the collecting means and the storing means and the access means, the decoration means complementing said other room furnishings.
An apparatus for supporting an irrigatable plant/pot combination where the plant/pot combination has a bottom portion and includes a drainable pot containing soil and a plant rooted in said soil, and where the plant/pot combination has weight and size, said supporting apparatus comprising:
- (a) tray means for supporting the weight of the plant/pot combination substantially through the bottom portion of the plant/pot combination;
- (b) drainage removal means for receiving irrigation water draining from the plant/pot combination and for transporting the received water away from the plant/pot combination;
- (c) drainage storing means for storing the transported irrigation water;
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- (d) decoration means surrounding the drainage removal means and the drainage storage means for decoratively hiding the drainage removal means and the drainage storing means.
An apparatus for irrigating a plant/soil combination where the plant/soil combination includes soil and a plant rooted in said soil, and where the plant/soil combination has weight and size, said irrigating apparatus comprising:
- (a) drainage removal means for collecting irrigation water draining from the plant/soil combination and for transporting the collected water away from the plant/soil combination along a transport path;
- (b) flow shut-off means, interposed along the transport path, for selectively shutting off the flow of collected water through the transport path;
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- (c) decoration means surrounding the drainage removal means for decoratively hiding the drainage removal means.
An apparatus for supporting an irrigatable plant/pot combination having a given dry weight, where the plant/pot combination includes a pot containing soil and a plant rooted in the soil, where the pot has a bottom portion of given width on which said dry weight and additional water weight of the plant/pot combination may rest, and where said supporting apparatus comprises:
- (a) a tray for stably supporting, through the bottom portion of the pot, said dry weight and additional water weight of the plant/pot combination, the tray being adapted to stably support pot bottoms of substantially different widths;
- (b) a drainage removal mechanism for receiving irrigation water draining from the plant/pot combination and for transporting the received water away from the plant/pot combination;
- (c) a support for a drainage storing means, the drainage storing means being for storing the transported irrigation water;
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- (d) decoration means surrounding the drainage removal mechanism and the support of the drainage storage means, said decoration means being for decoratively hiding the drainage removal mechanism, the support of the drainage storing means and the drainage storing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.