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US 8,984,808 B2Granted
Vertical planter tray system
AssigneePlant Connection, Inc.
InventorsMelissa Daniels, Anthony Caggiano, John Matolka
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Abstract
A vertical planting tray comprising a plurality of substantially horizontal shelves held together by outer side walls and a plurality of vertical struts located therebetween with the struts connected to and supporting the shelves, the struts being substantially thin and narrow an defining a plurality of planting stations with the horizontal shelves in which vertical plants may be grown. The substantial open wall structure between stations permits improved plant performance.
Claims23
A vertical planter tray system comprising:
- an arrayed plurality of planting stations formed in said planter tray,
- said planter tray comprising fixed outer side walls connected to a plurality of substantially parallel and horizontal shelves, and a rear wall connected to said side walls, said rear wall having a top,
- said side walls defining a depth for said planter tray,
- each of said plurality of shelves comprising patterns of drain holes permitting water to pass downwardly therethrough, said plurality of shelves comprising a bottom shelf,
- at least one vertical strut located between said outer side walls, said vertical strut attached to and supporting said plurality of shelves,
- said plurality of planting stations formed on said plurality of shelves between said strut and said side walls,
- said plurality of shelves having a depth less than the depth of said planter tray providing space between the rear of said plurality of shelves and the rear wall of said planter tray;
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- wherein said vertical strut comprises a depth which is less than the depth of said plurality of shelves permitting substantially free access between adjacent ones of said plurality of planting stations.
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A vertical planter tray system comprising
- an arrayed plurality of planting stations formed in said planter tray,
- said planter tray comprising fixed outer side walls connected to a plurality of substantially parallel and horizontal shelves, and a rear wall connected to said side walls, said rear wall having a top,
- said side walls defining a depth for said planter tray,
- each of said plurality of shelves comprising patterns of drain holes permitting water to pass downwardly therethrough,
- said plurality of shelves comprising a bottom shelf, at least one vertical strut located between said outer side walls, said vertical strut attached to and supporting said plurality of shelves,
- said plurality of planting stations formed on said plurality of shelves between said strut and said side walls,
- said plurality of shelves having a depth less than the depth of said planter tray providing space between the rear of said plurality of shelves and the rear wall of said planter tray;
- and
- further comprising a top support shelf structure located above said stations, said top support structure comprising a trough substantially centrally located from front to rear of said planter tray facilitating effective watering of plants in said plurality of planting stations on said plurality of shelves below said top support structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.