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US 6,553,714 B2Granted
Container for a bulb
OwnerRonald Vahrmeyerinventor
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Abstract
A plant container containing side walls extending from a bottom to a top opening so as to define a cavity, the top opening smaller than the bottom; means for introducing seeds of the plant into the cavity from the bottom.
Claims10
The combination of:
- (a) a plant container containing side walls extending from a bottom to a top opening so as to define a cavity, said top opening being smaller than said bottom;
- said bottom having an outer edge and an inner edge;
- said inner edge defining a bottom opening;
- a removable plug adapted for insertion into said bottom opening to engage the inner edge of the bottom opening so as to close said bottom opening;
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- (b) a bulb disposed within said container.
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The combination of:
- (1) A container for a bulb comprising:
- (a) sidewalls extending generally upwardly and inwardly from a bottom to top opening so as to define a cavity;
- (b) said bottom including an opening for introducing said bulb into said cavity;
- (c) said bottom comprising a bottom outer edge and a bottom inner edge, both being substantially circular;
- (d) the radius of said bottom inner edge being smaller than the radius of said bottom outer edge;
- (e) said opening is defined by said bottom inner edge;
- (f) said bottom includes. an undercut;
- (g) said inner edge includes a shoulder;
- (h) a removable plug for closing said bottom opening;
- (i) said plug is adapted to engage the inner edge of the bottom opening so as to be inserted into said bottom opening to close it;
- (j) said plug has a radial flange which is adapted to be received by said undercut of said inner edge;
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- (2) a bulb disposed within said container.
10 more elements
A method of planting a bulb in a container having sidewalls extending generally inwardly from a bottom to a top opening so as to define a cavity, said bottom having an opening, comprising the steps of:
- (a) disposing said container upside down with said top opening pointing downward;
- (b) introducing said bulb into said cavity through said bottom opening where said top opening is smaller than said bulb;
- (c) filling said cavity with soil;
- (d) closing said bottom opening;
- (e) disposing said container right side up.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.