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US 8,281,946 B1Granted
Hose concealing device
OwnerLeslie Broickinventor
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Abstract
A hose concealing device adapted to contain and conceal a coiled hose within an inner cavity is described. The inner cavity resides beneath a planting receptacle, which is equipped with drainage means that permits water to drain therefrom, rather than accumulating within the planting receptacle. The drainage means is adapted to collect excess water from the planting receptacle and prevent the water from dripping onto or otherwise contaminating the coiled hose.
Claims20
A hose concealing device comprising:
- an outer vessel, the outer vessel including an inner cavity surrounded by a wall and residing above a base, the base being coupled to the wall and the outer vessel sitting on the base when the outer vessel sits upright;
- a planting receptacle, the planting receptacle residing substantially inside the outer vessel above the inner cavity and including drain holes;
- a floor, the floor residing beneath the inner cavity and separating the inner cavity from a lower chamber, the lower chamber residing within the outer vessel above the base;
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- a channel assembly, the channel assembly residing below the drain holes and being adapted to receive an effluent and direct the effluent from the drain holes to the lower chamber.
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A method of using a hose concealing device comprising:
- providing a hose concealing device, the hose concealing device including:
- an outer vessel, the outer vessel (i) including an inner cavity surrounded by a wall and (ii) residing above a base, the base being coupled to the wall and the outer vessel sitting on the base when the outer vessel is sits upright;
- a planting receptacle, the planting receptacle residing substantially inside the outer vessel above the inner cavity and including drain holes;
- a floor, the floor residing beneath the inner cavity and partitioning the inner cavity from a lower chamber, the lower chamber residing within the outer vessel above the base;
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- a channel assembly, the channel assembly residing below the drain holes;
- placing a hose substantially within the inner cavity;
- adding a liquid to the planting receptacle, wherein the liquid drains from within the planting receptacle and an effluent flows within the channel assembly from the drain holes to the lower chamber without contacting the hose.
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A method of making a hose concealing device comprising:
- providing an outer vessel, the outer vessel (i) including an inner cavity surrounded by a wall, and (ii) residing above a base, the base being coupled to the wall and the outer vessel sitting on the base when the outer vessel is sits upright;
- providing a planting receptacle, the planting receptacle residing substantially inside the outer vessel above the inner cavity and including drain holes;
- providing a floor, the floor residing beneath the inner cavity and partitioning the inner cavity from a lower chamber, the lower chamber residing within the outer vessel above the base;
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- providing a channel assembly, the channel assembly residing below the drain holes and being adapted to receive an effluent and direct the effluent from the drain holes to the lower chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.