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US 9,643,447 B2Granted
Plant producing writing instrument and method of growing a plant
AssigneeSprout IP APS
InventorsMario Bollini, Benjamin Judge, Lauren Hernley
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides instruments, kits and methods for growing a plant. In some embodiments, a plant producing writing instrument is provided. Such writing instrument may include a housing having a writing end and an opposing non-writing end. In addition, a capsule with one or more seeds may be disposed at the non-writing end of the housing. The capsule may be degradable after placement in a moist soil to release the one or more seeds.
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A plant producing writing instrument comprising:
- a housing having a writing end and an opposing non-writing end;
- a capsule disposed at the non-writing end of the housing, the capsule including one or more seeds and being made from a material degradable after placement in a moist soil to release the one or more seeds;
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- an indicia located on the housing to assist with the placement of the non-writing end of the housing into the soil, the indicia including a representation of a plant having a stem, the stem extending toward the capsule such that the indicia is oriented in an upright position upon placement of the non-writing end of the housing into the soil.
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A kit for growing a plant comprising:
- a writing instrument having a writing end and an opposing non-writing end;
- a capsule for attachment at the non-writing end of the writing instrument, the capsule being made from a material degradable upon placement in a moist soil;
- one or more seeds for producing a plant;
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- an indicia located on the writing instrument to assist with the placement of the non-writing end of the writing instrument into the soil, the indicia including a representation of a plant having a stem, the stem extending toward the capsule such that the indicia is oriented in an upright position upon placement of the non-writing end of the writing instrument into the soil.
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A method for extending enjoyment of a writing instrument:
- placing, into a degradable capsule, one or more seeds;
- attaching the capsule to a non-writing end of a writing instrument having an indicia located thereon to assist with the placement of the non-writing end of the writing instrument into the soil, the indicia including a representation of a plant having a stem, the stem extending toward the capsule such that the indicia is oriented in an upright position upon placement of the non-writing end of the writing instrument into the soil;
- planting, after the writing instrument is exhausted and looking at the indicia, the capsule into a moist soil to cause the capsule to degrade and release the one or more seeds;
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- growing one or more plants from the one or more seeds.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.