Releasably integrated structural planter and adjustable irrigation system for controllably watering the planter and terrain
OwnerJames Hoganinventor
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Abstract
Planter systems include planters releasably integrated with a support structure primarily by releasable and penetrable engagement that is sufficient to support the planter without requiring conventional attachment devices. Engaging portions of the planters are releasably and penetrably received and concealed by the support structure to provide an integrated appearance. The planter systems optionally include adjustable irrigation systems configured to controllably supply water to the planter and/or surrounding terrain.
Claims22
A planter assembly comprising a planter configured for releasable integration with a support structure,
- said planter including an external portion and an engaged portion, said engaged portion having an upper engaged edge and a lower engaged edge,
- said support structure including a cavity shaped and sized to receive and securely and releasably engage the upper engaged edge of the engaged portion and the lower engaged edge of the engaged portion of said planter, said upper engaged edge and lower engaged edge being shaped and sized to be received and securely, supportively and releasably engaged in the cavity of the support structure without using requiring any separate fastener to secure the planter to the support structure, said external portion of the planter extending from the engaged portion and being outside the cavity, said external portion defining a compartment for holding a plant, said engaged portion being contained within the cavity,
- said upper engaged edge of the planter having a pair of spaced apart vertical slots of a determined upper length, a top of each vertical slot being at the upper engaged edge, a bottom of each vertical slot being between the upper engaged edge and the lower engaged edge,
- said support structure having a mounting surface, said cavity being formed in the mounting surface of said support structure, wherein said cavity comprises a cutout formed in said mounting surface, said cutout including a base opening having a cutout height, the engaged portion of the planter having a first height from the upper engaged edge to the lower engaged edge and a second height from the bottom of each vertical slot to the lower engaged edge, the first height of the engaged portion of the planter being greater than the cutout height, and the second height of the engaged portion of the planter being less than the cutout height, said vertical slots being configured to allow the upper engaged edge to be lifted into position and thereby provide clearance for lower engaged edge to fit within the cutout.
A planter assembly comprising at least one planter configured for releasable integration with a support structure, each of said at least one planter comprising an open end receptacle having a base and a continuous peripheral wall, the base closing one end and the continuous peripheral wall defining an open end opposite the base, said continuous peripheral wall consisting of an external portion and an engaged portion, said engaged portion having a first engaged edge, a second engaged edge, and a first width across the engaged portion, and said external portion of each of said at least one planter having a second width across the external portion at least as wide as the first width, and said at least one planter not requiring any attachment device to the support structure except for the engaged portion;
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- said support structure being hollow with an exterior surface and having at least one planter engaging fenestra;
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- said at least one planter engaging fenestra being shaped and sized to receive the engaged portion of said at least one planter;
- said at least one planter engaging fenestra having a first edge, and an opposite second edge spaced apart from the first edge, and a pair of spaced apart side edges adjoining the first edge and second edge, the distance between the spaced apart side edges being about the first width;
- said at least one planter engaging fenestra providing a passage from an exterior space, through the exterior surface, leading to an interior cavity behind the exterior surface;
- and said fenestra securely, supportively, and releasably engaging the first engaged and second engaged edge of the engaged portion without requiring any separate fastener to secure the planter to the support structure;
- and said at least one planter engaging fenestra including a pair of spaced apart slots extending from at least one of the first edge and second edge of said at least one planter engaging fenestra;
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- said engaged portion and a portion of the base of said at least one planter coextensive with the engaged portion both being receiving in the interior cavity behind the exterior surface;
- said external portion extending from the engaged portion and being in the exterior space;
- and said external portion defining a compartment for holding a plant and, when viewed from the exterior space, said support structure substantially concealing the engaged portion of the planter received through the fenestra to provide an integrated appearance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.