Above ground container stabilizer

A container support apparatus comprising,

• at least two moveable arcuate parallel vertically spaced horizontally disposed portions;
• and
• at least one vertical member attached to the at least two arcuate portions, such that the apparatus is adapted to support an associated container within a space defined by said at least two arcuate portions, the vertical member having:
• a vertical portion positioned so as to trace a straight slant line of a frustum of a circular pyramid defined by the shape of the two arcuate portions;
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• a straight portion oriented in the same plane as one of the at least two moveable arcuate portions and located between one or the at least two moveable arcuate portions and the upper oval portion and the vertical portion;
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• the at least two arcuate portions are an upper oval portion and a lower oval portion, the lower oval portion having a larger diameter than the upper oval portion to define a tapered cylinder shape, the upper and lower oval portions shaped so as to facilitate the stacking of a plurality of container support apparatus and accommodate the insertion of a container within the container support apparatus such that the upper oval portion engages a portion of the container and another portion of the plant container engages the ground.

A method of supporting a plant container comprising:

• providing a wire structure centered about a vertical axis, the wire structure having:
• an upper oval portion vertically spaced and horizontally disposed from a lower oval portion, the upper oval portion and lower oval portion connected by a vertical member, the wire structure forming a generally tapered cylindrical shape and defining an interior volume, the vertical member having:
• a vertical portion positioned so as to trace a straight slant line of a frustum of a circular pyramid defined by the shape of the elongated member;
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• a straight portion oriented in the same plane as the upper oval portion and located between the upper oval portion and the vertical portion and extending radially outwardly from the upper oval;
• positioning the wire structure on the ground for using the wire structure as a support for containers, wherein the lower oval portion is adjusted to provide a base for the wire structure on the ground;
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• adjusting the upper oval portion to permit the insertion of the container into the interior volume, wherein a rim of the container is adapted to rest on the upper oval portion and another portion of the container engage the ground.

A method of forming a manually adjustable container support comprising:

• providing an elongated bar;
• forming a first curved portion defining an upper ring, the upper ring manually adjustable to permit the insertion of a container within the upper ring with a portion of the container in contact with the upper ring;
• forming a first bend;
• forming a vertical member extending downwardly, the vertical member having:
• a vertical portion positioned so as to trace a straight slant line of a frustum of a circular pyramid defined by the shape of the elongated member;
• and
• a linear portion oriented in the same plane as the upper ring extending radially outwardly and located between the upper ring and the vertical portion;
• forming a second bend;
• forming a second curved portion defining a lower ring, such that the upper and lower rings are in a vertically spaced and horizontally disposed, concentrically about a vertical axis;
• cutting the remainder of elongated bar to form an end of the container support;
• permitting insertion of a container for support wherein the diameter of the first curved portion is changed;
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• stabilizing the container support wherein the diameter of the second curved portion is manually changed.

An elongated member constructed of a single continuous wire shaped so as to form a plant support comprising:

• a manually adjustable upper oval portion defined by a first free end, a second end, and a space between the first free end and the second end, the upper oval portion shaped so as to permit insertion of a plant container;
• a manually adjustable lower oval portion defined by a first end, a second free end, and a space between the first end and the second free end, the lower oval portion shaped so as to complementarily engage a surface;
• a vertical member connecting the upper oval portion to the lower oval portion, the vertical member supporting the upper oval portion in a substantially parallel spaced orientation with respect to the lower oval portion, the vertical member having:
• a substantially linear elongated vertical portion;
• a first straight horizontally disposed portion located between the upper oval portion and the vertical portion;
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• a second straight horizontally disposed portion located between the vertical portion and the lower oval portion.