# US 8,782,950 B2 · Garden pot assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,782,950 B2 - Document ID: US8782950B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/571,547 - Filed: 2012-08-10 - Published: 2014-02-13 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2012-08-10 - Assignees: Clearwater Nursery, Inc. - Applicants: Guy D. Miel; Jason R. Bagby; John E. Djafroodi - Inventors: Guy D. Miel; Jason R. Bagby; John E. Djafroodi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8782950B2 ## CPC - A01G 9/028: {Multi-compartmented pots} - A01G 9/02: Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00; hanging flower baskets, holders or containers for flower-pots A47G7/00); Glasses for cultivating flowers - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) ## Abstract A garden pot assembly comprising a pot having an open upper end and a separator tray snap-fitted into the open upper end of the pot. The separator tray has a plurality of spaced-apart plant pot receiving openings formed therein each of which are adapted to receive and support a plant pot therein. The bottom of the pot has a unique structure including a central hub and a plurality of radially extending stand-offs extending outwardly therefrom to the periphery of the bottom wall. The pot or container may be circular, oval, rectangular or square in shape. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A garden pot assembly, comprising: a pot having a horizontally disposed circular bottom wall; said pot having a generally cylindrical lower side wall, having upper and lower ends, extending upwardly and outwardly from the periphery of said bottom wall; a ring-shaped shelf, having inner and outer ends, extending laterally outwardly from said upper end of said lower side wall; a generally cylindrical upper side wall, having upper and lower ends, extending upwardly and outwardly from said outer end of said shelf; said lower end of said upper side wall having a ring snap-in groove formed therein which extends laterally outwardly therefrom at the juncture of said upper side wall and said shelf; a separator tray including a horizontally disposed circular top wall and an outer side wall extending downwardly from the periphery of said top wall with said outer side wall having upper and lower ends; and a stabilizing snap-ring at said lower end of said outer side wall of said separator tray which extends laterally outwardly therefrom for selective reception in said ring snap-in groove in said lower end of said upper side wall of said pot; said top wall of said separator tray having first, second and third spaced-apart pot receiving openings formed therein each of which are adapted to receive and support a plant pot therein. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The garden pot assembly of claim 1 wherein said outer side wall of said separator tray has first, second and third cut-outs formed therein which intersect said first, second and third pot openings respectively. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The garden pot assembly of claim 1 wherein said pot and said separator tray are comprised of a plastic material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The garden pot assembly of claim 2 wherein said snap-ring has a reinforcing rib associated therewith at said cut-outs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The garden pot assembly of claim 1 wherein said separator tray includes a plant pot supporting structure which extends at least partially around each of said first, second and third plant pot receiving openings, said plant pot supporting structure including a vertically disposed first wall portion, having upper and lower ends, which extends downwardly from said top wall of said separator tray, a horizontally disposed ledge extending laterally outwardly from said lower end of said first wall portion, a vertically disposed second wall portion, having upper and lower ends, extending downwardly from said outer end of said ledge, and a horizontally extending lip extending laterally outwardly from said lower end of said second wall portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The garden pot assembly of claim 1 wherein a centrally disposed hub extends upwardly from said bottom wall of said pot and wherein a plurality of elongated, radially spaced-apart stand-offs extend horizontally outwardly from said hub to the periphery of said bottom wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The garden pot assembly of claim 6 wherein each of said stand-offs has an upper end which dwells in a plane below the upper end of said hub. ### Claim 8 A garden pot assembly, comprising: a container having a horizontally disposed bottom wall; said container having a lower side wall, having upper and lower ends, extending upwardly and outwardly from the periphery of said bottom wall; a shelf, having inner and outer ends, extending laterally outwardly from said upper end of said lower side wall; an upper side wall having upper and lower ends, extending upwardly and outwardly from said outer end of said shelf; said lower end of said upper side wall having a ring snap-in groove formed therein which extends outwardly therefrom at the juncture of said upper side wall and said shelf; a separator tray including a horizontally disposed top wall and an outer side wall extending downwardly from the periphery of said top wall with said outer side wall having upper and lower ends; and a stabilizing snap-ring at said lower end of said outer side wall of said separator tray which extends laterally outwardly therefrom for selective reception in said ring snap-in groove in said lower end of said upper side wall of said container; said top wall of said separator tray having first, second and third spaced-apart plant pot receiving openings formed therein each of which are adapted to receive and support a plant pot therein. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The garden pot assembly of claim 8 wherein said container and said separator tray are oval shaped in plan view. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The garden pot assembly of claim 8 wherein said container and said separator tray are square-shaped in plan view. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The garden pot assembly of claim 8 wherein said container and said separator tray are rectangular in plan view. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The garden pot assembly of claim 8 wherein said plant pot receiving openings have different diameters.