False bottom insert assembly for an oversized planter container

An insert assembly for, creating a false bottom in an oversized planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a substantially uniformly sloped inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface having a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the insert assembly comprising:

• a soil support platform, the soil support platform comprising a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface and a peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface having a spacer-engaging depth, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface;
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• at least one support spacer member, the support spacer member comprising a substantially planar superior spacer surface, a substantially planar inferior spacer surface, a sloped inner peripheral surface, a sloped outer peripheral surface, a horizontal spacer thickness, and a platform support ridge, the superior spacer surface being parallel with the inferior spacer surface, the inner peripheral surface being concentric within the outer peripheral surface, the platform support ridge being integrally funned to the inner peripheral surface extending medially adjacent the inferior spacer surface, the inner peripheral surface having a platform-engaging depth, the outer peripheral surface being in removably wedged engagement with the select container periphery, the peripheral support rim being in removably seated engagement with the platform support ridge, the spacer-engaging depth coinciding with the platform-engaging depth such that the superior support surface is substantially coplanar with the superior spacer surface, the soil support platform and the support spacer member thus forming a substantially planar false bottom in the oversized planter container at the select container periphery.

An insert assembly for creating a false bottom in an oversized planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a substantially uniformly sloped inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface having a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the insert assembly comprising:

• a soil support platform, the soil support platform comprising a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface;
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• at least one nestable support spacer member, each nestable support spacer member comprising a substantially planar superior spacer surface, a substantially planar inferior spacer surface, a sloped inner peripheral surface, a sloped outer peripheral surface, a horizontal spacer thickness, an upwardly extending structure support ridge, and a downwardly extending structure support ridge, the superior spacer surface being parallel with the inferior spacer surface, the inner peripheral surface being concentric within the outer peripheral surface, the upwardly extending structure support ridge being integrally formed to the inner peripheral surface forming a ridge-receiving groove, the ridge-receiving groove being intermediate the upwardly extending structure support ridge and the inner peripheral surface, the peripheral support ridge being removably engaged with the ridge-receiving groove, the downwardly extending structure support ridge being integrally formed to the outer peripheral surface, the outer peripheral surface being removably engaged with a select sloped surface selected from the group consisting of the inner container surface and an inner peripheral surface, the soil support platform and at least one support spacer member thus forming a substantially planar false bottom in the oversized planter container at the select sloped surface.

A container insert for creating a false bottom in an oversized planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a substantially uniformly sloped inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface having a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the container insert comprising a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface and a peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface having a container-engaging depth, the support ribs being integrally fanned to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the peripheral support surface being in removably wedged engagement with the select container periphery, the inferior support surface comprising a tray support structure, the tray support structure being concentric within the peripheral support ridge, the tray support structure having a tray support depth, the tray support depth substantially equal in magnitude to the container-engaging depth, the tray support structure comprising tray-supporting means, the container insert thus fanning a false bottom in the oversized planter container at the select container periphery.

A container insert for creating a false bottom in an oversized planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a substantially uniformly sloped inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface having a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the container insert comprising, in combination:

• a soil support platform, the soil support platform comprising a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface and a peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface having a container-engaging depth, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the matter-receiving apertures comprising at least one moisture drain aperture, the peripheral support surface being in removably wedged engagement with the select container periphery, the container insert thus forming a false bottom in the oversized planter container at the select container periphery;
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• a moisture-receiving tray for collecting moisture from the moisture drain aperture, the moisture-receiving tray comprising a superior moisture-collecting tray surface, an inferior tray surface, a peripheral tray surface, and a plurality of tray ribs, the superior moisture-collecting tray surface having a moisture-collecting depth, the peripheral tray surface comprising insert attachment means for removably attaching the moisture-receiving tray to the container insert, the tray ribs being integrally formed to the inferior tray surface and substantially equally spaced from one another.

A container insert for creating a false bottom in an oversized planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a substantially uniformly sloped inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface having a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the container insert comprising:

• a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface and a peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface having a container-engaging depth, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the matter-receiving apertures comprising at least two tie strap-receiving apertures, the peripheral support surface being in removably wedged engagement with the select container periphery, the container insert thus forming a false bottom in the oversized planter container at the select container periphery;
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• manual removal means for enabling a user to manually remove the container insert from engagement with the select container periphery, the manual removal means comprising at least one tie strap, the tie strap being looped through the tie strap-receiving apertures, the looped tie strap thus enabling a user to remove the container insert from engagement with the select container periphery.

A container insert for creating a false bottom in an oversized planter container comprising a container bottom, a container urn, and a substantially uniformly sloped inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface having a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the container insert comprising:

• a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface and a peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface having a container-engaging depth, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the inferior support surface comprising a tray support structure, the tray support structure being concentric within the peripheral support ridge, the tray support structure having a tray support depth, the tray support depth substantially equal in magnitude to the container-engaging depth, the tray support structure comprising tray-supporting means, the peripheral support surface being in removably wedged engagement with the select container periphery, the container insert thus forming a false bottom in the oversized planter container at the select container periphery.

A container insert for creating a false bottom in an oversized planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a substantially uniformly sloped inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface having a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the container insert comprising:

• a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of support ribs, a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, and manual removal means, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface and a peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface having a container-engaging depth, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the peripheral support surface being in removably wedged engagement with the select container periphery, the manual removal means enabling a user to manually remove the container insert from engagement with the select container periphery, the container insert thus forming a false bottom in the oversized planter container at the select container periphery.