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US 7,069,691 B2Granted
Hydroponics plant cultivation assembly for diverse sizes of pots and plants
AssigneeLawrence L. Brooke
InventorsLawrence L. Brooke, Brent A. Goetzl, Keith C. Evans, Henry Rie
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Abstract
Disclosed is a hydroponic assembly for planting pots of diverse sizes. The assembly is formed of a reservoir having a top and bottom with an opening in said top; a support frame disposed in said opening; a first and a second insert supported by said frame. The first insert has a first access port and the second insert has a second access port with a different size than the first.
Claims12
An assembly for hydroponic cultivation of plants in diverse sizes of planting pots comprising:
- a. a reservoir having a top and bottom with an opening in said top;
- b. a support frame disposed in said opening, said support frame including an inner hub, an outer rim and a plurality of radial support members coupling said inner hub to said outer rim;
- c. at least a first and a second insert supported by said frame, said first insert having a first access port, and said second insert having a second access port;
- and,
- d. a first planting pot disposed within said first access port, and a second planting pot disposed within said second access port, said first and second planting pots containing a growth media and having a lower portion with a plurality of irrigation holes, said lower portion extending into said reservoir below each corresponding insert.
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An assembly for hydroponic cultivation of plants in diverse sizes of planting pots comprising:
- a. a reservoir having an enclosed top and bottom;
- b. said top having at least a first and second opening and at least a first and a second insert supported by a corresponding first and second opening;
- said first insert having a first access port, and said second insert having a second access port;
- c. a first pot extending into said first access port and a second pot extending into said second access port, each of said first and second pots containing a growth media consisting of any one or combination of a member selected from the group consisting of dirt, rock wool, coconut fiber, clay pebbles, moss, gravel and peat;
- and,
- d. said first and second pots each having irrigation openings and at least a lower portion extending into said reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.