Gardening device
OwnerJohn Gregory Foxinventor
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Abstract
A device and method are disclosed for protecting plants from cold weather damage. A transparent, fluid-filled enclosure encircles a plant above the ground. A heater warms the fluid, which in turn warms the plant.
Claims16
A gardening device for protecting a plant from cold weather damage, the plant having a root system embedded within a quantity of soil and an upper plant portion above the quantity of soil, the gardening device comprising:
- a double wall enclosure having a shape that completely encircles the plant, the double wall enclosure comprising an inner wall spaced from an outer wall and defining an enclosed space there between;
- a fluid filling the enclosed space between the inner and outer walls;
- a heater operatively connected to one of the inner and outer walls in heat conducting relation to the fluid within the enclosed space so as to heat the fluid within the enclosed space.
A gardening device for protecting plants from cold weather damage comprising:
- a double-walled enclosure adapted for filling with fluid and being of a size and shape for completely encircling a plant;
- fluid filling the double-walled enclosure;
- a heater operatively connected to a wall of the enclosure for heating the fluid within the double walled enclosure;
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- a vented lid removably mounted to the top of the enclosure.
A method of protecting a plant from cold weather damage, the plant having a root system embedded within a quantity of soil and an upper plant portion above the quantity of soil comprising:
- positioning a double-walled enclosure completely around the plant, the double-walled enclosure having a central cavity containing the plant, an inner wall, an outer wall, and a fluid cavity between the inner wall and outer wall;
- placing a fluid within the fluid cavity;
- heating the fluid within the fluid cavity to impart heat to the central cavity and the plant within the central cavity;
- placing a first portion of a heat conducting member in heat conducting relation with the fluid within the fluid cavity so that the heat conducting member receives heat by conduction and not by fluid flow from the fluid within the fluid cavity;
- inserting a second portion of the heat conducting member into the soil adjacent the root system of the plant whereby the heat conducting member will conduct heat from the fluid within the cavity to the soil adjacent the root system of the plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.