| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 047660100 | Sectional construction | 47 |
| 20080271370 | Planter - A planter having (a) a base element sized to accommodate a plant, said base having one or more side elements that form a wall of said base, said base having a upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having a first base mating edge and an integrally formed flange that extends horizontally and upwardly from said upper portion of the base to form a second base mating edge; and (b) a circumferential rim forming element having a first rim mating edge that is sized to engage the first base mating edge of said upper portion of said base element and having a second rim mating edge that is sized to engage said second base mating edge. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080313959 | GARDEN BED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD AND KIT THEREFOR - There is disclosed a garden bed assembly, a kit and a method of making it. The garden bed assembly includes at least one raised garden bed planter box for containing suitable planting soil or other growing media. The assembly as disclosed herein includes a fence for at least partially surrounding the box, and includes a series of fence sections. Each section has an open rigid frame and an open mesh material such as poultry wire or hardware cloth, extending thereacross to permit sunlight as well as pollinating bees to enter the assembly while prohibiting unwanted creatures such as a gophers, rabbits and other animals from gaining access to the growing plants in the garden bed box. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090056215 | PLANTATION POT THAT FACILITATES REPLACEMENT OF SOIL - A plantation pot includes a primary pot body having a side wall and a bottom delimiting a first interior space for containing a first amount of soil for growing a plant or a flower. The bottom of the primary pot body forms a plurality of openings for drainage of water. A circumferential rim is formed on the bottom of the primary pot body and forms external threads. A lower pot body has a side wall and a bottom defining a second interior space containing a second amount of soil. The lower pot body has a top opening forming internal threads engageable with the external threads of the rim fit into the top opening to secure the primary and lower pot bodies together. The plant is allowed to extend roots thereof into the lower pot body through the openings defined in the bottom of the primary pot body. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090183429 | PREFABRICATION TYPE FLOWERPOT BLOCK - Disclosed is a prefabricated type flowerpot block. It can be assembled in a simple manner, it can perform root-balling for a predetermined period and it can allow a plant to be transplanted to thus be conveniently moved. Accordingly, it eliminates the trouble of planting a plant to be transplanted in the ground during a transplanting process, and thus it prevents the roots of a plant to be transplanted from being damaged while the plant is moved to a transplanting place. The prefabricated type flowerpot block can also function as a flowerpot to plant therein any size of plant. In order to achieve the advantages as described above, the prefabricated type flowerpot block includes: four block bodies ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090255178 | PLANT PAIL - A plant pail includes a base and a wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base. The wall includes an upper portion defining a mouth of the container and a body portion below the upper portion. The upper portion includes opposite portions of increased width, such that the opposite portions protrude outwardly relative to the body portion, thereby defining upper handles. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100031568 | CONTAINER WATERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A container watering system and method are provided. A gardening container can include an interior shell and an exterior shell. The interior shell includes an interior base and an interior wall. The exterior shell includes an exterior base and an exterior wall. The interior shell and exterior shell enclose a fill chamber. At least a portion of the fill chamber is between the interior base and the exterior base. The interior shell includes an interior opening that fluidicly couples the fill chamber with a volume partly enclosed by the interior wall. The exterior shell includes an exterior opening. The exterior opening is adjacent to the fill chamber. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110247268 | Stackable Elevated Planter - A stackable elevated planter has a rectangular or oval body that holds potting soil. Two or four legs sockets are attached to and extend away from the bottom of the planter body to define a rectangle. Legs are provided such that each leg has one end sized to fit within one of the leg sockets. The legs have a length less that the length of the rectangle and an average width which is less than one fourth of the width of the rectangle such that the four legs can be laid next to one another within the planter body and a similar second planter will fit within that planter. The body of the second planter may be positioned over the four legs such that the leg sockets of the second planter body extend beyond the four legs and the leg sockets of the second planter may rest on the top surface of the base of the first planter. An optional shelf that fits within the planter body for storage and is attached to the legs when the planter is assembled may also be provided. In another embodiment the legs can be filled with water and a wick may extend from each leg into the planter body. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110283614 | PLANT ARRANGEMENT - A plant arrangement for plants, in particular for pot plants with tendrillar shoots, comprises a base body surrounding an interior with at least one plant pot receptacle, a plant pot arranged in the at least one plant pot receptacle with a plant pot interior surrounded by the plant pot to receive a plant and a plant pot opening to insert the plant in the plant pot interior, at least one substantially vertically extending holding element, which is fastened to the base body, and at least one substantially horizontally extending climbing aid for the plant, wherein the at least one climbing aid has a spring unit, which can be transferred by actuation from a fastening position into a displacement position, wherein the at least one climbing aid is clamped on the holding element in the non-actuated fastening position of the spring unit, and wherein the at least one climbing aid can be displaced along the holding element in the actuated displacement position of the spring unit. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120000127 | FLOWER POT HAVING REMOVABLE BASE - A flower pot having a removable base, comprising: a basin-shaped main body, with its bottom portion or side wall provided with at least an opening, and at least a female connection piece disposed on said basin-shaped main body and around perimeter of said opening; and at least a removable base, having a male connection piece disposed thereon corresponding to said female connection piece, such that the removable base penetrates through said opening and is connected to said basin-shaped main body through connecting said male connection piece to said female connection piece. When a plant in said flower pot has grown up to a certain extent and requires more space, said removable base can be removed, such that the roots of a plant in said flower pot may grow and expand through said opening to a new flower pot, hereby saving the effort and trouble of transplanting. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120060415 | MOLDED PLANTER WITH WIDE UPPER RIM - A planter includes a concave container and a separate rim, both formed from a thermoplastic material. The container has a brim extending radially outward from an upper portion of the container. A vertical wall extends upward from the brim and has exterior flanges and grooves formed on its outer surface. The rim has a top wall with outer and inner side walls extending downward from its edges. Interior flanges and grooves formed on the inner surface of the outer rim wall are configured to engage the exterior flanges and grooves on the outer surface of the container vertical wall such that the rim can be secured onto the upper end of the container. The upper surface of the brim of the container comprises a stop inward of the vertical wall such that when the rim is advanced onto the upper end of the container, a lower portion of the inner rim wall confronts the stop to inhibit further advancement. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120124905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROWING PLANTS - A plant growing assembly is configured to grow a plurality of plants in multiple directions above a ground surface. The assembly includes a growing container and a support structure for elevating the container above the ground surface. The container presents a generally hollow body to retain a plant-growing medium and the plurality of plants. The body extends along an axis to present opposite axial end margins and a radial peripheral wall. The wall defines a plurality of discrete plant-receiving ports extending therethrough, and disposed generally radially about the wall. A method of growing plants above ground in substantially opposite directions from one another is also disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20130133255 | ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY WATER-SAVING PLANT POT STRUCTURE - An environment-friendly water-saving plant pot includes a first pot body and a second pot body. The first pot body has a receiving space having an upward opening, and a water outlet hole formed in the receiving space. A protruding unit that has several reinforced ribs extends upwards from the periphery of the water outlet hole. The second pot body is disposed in the receiving space of the first pot body, and has a second receiving space having an upward opening. A plurality of through holes are circularly formed inside the second receiving space, and the second pot body extends from the bottom to form a cover that has a cover opening, and the opening of the cover opening and the protruding unit of the first pot body are spaced to form a gap. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130255151 | Multiple Plants Watering Device - A multiple plant watering device comprising a watering container, where the watering container is surrounded by a set a sidewalls, and where the watering container is a solid piece of material; and a plurality of planters held within the watering container, where the plurality of planters each house a plant. The planters are removable from the watering container to enable removal and replacement of the plants as desired by the user. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140013663 | MODULAR PLANTER BOX - A modular planter box comprises a base panel coupled to at least four side panels to form an internal cavity for containing contents therein. The base panel includes attachment members coupled to the at least four side panels. The at least four side panels comprise a pair of opposing interlocking panels having female members and a pair of opposing support panels having male members. The female members are slidably coupled to the male members of the support panels and the attachment members of the base panel to form a collapsible, modular planter box. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140130411 | RAISED BORDER BRACKET ARRANGEMENT - A raised border system is disclosed. The system includes one or more brackets that secures at least one beam in position using at least one anchor stake to create a variety of edging systems. The brackets include nubs that can be inserted into the brackets without the use of tools and are sized and shaped to securely engage a beam in a manner such that the force required to assemble the beams is relatively small and is well exceeded by the force required to disengage the beam from the bracket. While the nubs obviate the need for traditional fasteners or tools, the border system is still compatible with traditional fasteners affording the user a wide variety of options during construction. The system is also universally compatible with a variety of beam materials and sizes. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140165465 | UTILITY BOX WITH INTERLOCKING LEGS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A raised box device includes a first side having a quadrangular panel and a pair of legs extending from the panel. Each of the pair of legs has a notch opening on a similar side of the leg. A second side also has a quadrangular panel and a pair of legs extending from the panel. Each of the pair of legs of the second side has a notch opening on a similar side of the leg. The notch openings on the legs of the second side are oriented opposite the notch openings on the legs of the first side. The notches of the legs of the first side are insertable into the notches of the legs of the second side to interlock the first and second sides and form a utility space between the quadrangular panels of the first and second sides. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140173982 | COMBINATIONAL PLANT POT - A combinational plant pot has a base panel and multiple side panels. The side panels are perpendicularly mounted around the base panel. Each side panel has multiple buckling seats separately disposed along a first side edge of the side panel, and multiple resilient buckling plates separately disposed along a second side edge of the side panel and respectively mounted through and engaging the buckling seats of an adjacent side panel. The combinational plant pot can be disassembled when for sale or when not in use. The base panel and the side panels that are disassembled can be stacked to reduce space that the combinational plant pot occupies for the convenience of transportation and storage. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140190077 | DETACHABLE AND COLLAPSABLE PALLET BOX ASSEMBLY - Pallet box assembly configured as planter box or workman's utility box is disclosed. The pallet box assembly includes a pallet base, two side panels, a front panel, and a rear panel, which are collapsible and reusable. Pallet base has tenon joint parts with locking mechanisms that extend out. Pallet base has an opening extending therethrough for ease of handling by pallet jack or hand truck. The side panels include grooves. Front and rear panels include tenon joint part with locking mechanism. The side panels are identical and interchangeable, the front panel is identical and interchangeable with the rear panel. Each locking mechanism includes a winged bolt threadedly inserted and engaged into the tenon joint part, and a wing which is rotated by about 45 to 135 degrees to engageably and securely attach the corresponding tenon joint part in the corresponding groove, so that the pallet box assembly is securely installed. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140290136 | RAISED GARDEN BED WITH LOUVER-SECURED CORNER BRACKETS - A raised garden bed is provided including wood plank sides that are secured at their joints with corner brackets forming corners. The brackets have two panels joined along one edge with a U-shaped channel at the base of each panel to receive a wood plank. Louvers extend into the channels to hold the planks with a press fit and allow the bed to be assembled and used without screws. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20160021831 | SECTIONAL PLANTER WITH TONGUE AND GROOVE INTERLOCKING DEVICE - A sectional planter is provided with an interior volume defining a planter portion with a flange and a tongue and groove for positively connecting the sectional planter to at least one additional sectional planter, where the tongue and groove connection allows for easy removal of the sectional planter from the base of a tree or post after assembly. The sectional planter can hold a variety of plants, shrubs, bushes or other floral or decorative items. The sectional planter may be combined with one or more additional sectional planters to form a geometric shaped planter. The geometric shapes formed with two or more interconnected sectional planters may be a circle, an oval, a square, a star pattern, a rectangle, a triangle, a trapezoid, or a parallelogram. In at least one embodiment two or more sectional planters are combined to form to encircle a tree. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160050855 | REUSABLE POTTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A potting system and method are provided in which a flexible pot side includes two sets of bottom panel apertures, each set receiving tabs from a bottom panel. The potting system is assembled by positioning mutually engaging panel mesh structures on the bottom panels while folding the flexible pot side so that a plurality of first lacing apertures aligns with a plurality of second lacing apertures, and then inserting a pull lace through the aligned apertures to mechanically interlock them. Additionally, the pot system may be easily disassembled by disengaging the pull lace from the lacing apertures which causes the pot side to unbend and allows the bottom panel tabs to disengage. The pot system may then be reassembled by reengaging the bottom panels, repositioning the lacing apertures and inserting the pull lace. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160050856 | VERTICAL GARDEN SYSTEM - Implementations provide an expandable vertical garden system comprising a frame; drip irrigation pipe(s); drainage pipe(s); a drain tray; and optionally pots or plant containers. The frame of the expandable vertical garden may comprise: holes for inserting screws which get drilled into the support wall/framework; cavities wherein pots can be snapped in and snapped out; a support element in each cavity for the pots to get good anchorage; small holes above each cavity, wherein clips to hold a horizontal irrigation pipe can be fixed in; a large hole at the bottom of the frame for inserting the drain tray; a cavity on a rear side of each frame wherein the drainage pipe can be fixed. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160150740 | Pot Device and Method Related Thereto | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160374275 | PLANT POT WITH IRREGULAR BOTTOM EDGE - A pot for containing a plant having a bottom peripheral edge adapted for insertion or installation into a garden bed. In one embodiment, the pot is a normal truncated conical shape and the lower peripheral edge is irregular so as to use that bottom edge to more securely position the pot within a hole in the ground. The irregularity of the lower peripheral edge can be a plurality of teeth that bite into the ground and position the pot in the hole when the user rotates the pot while forcing it downwardly toward the ground. The bottom edge is thus used to cause the pot to settle firmly within the hole dug in the ground. In another embodiment, the pot is empty and is installed in the garden to provide decoration, by positioning the pot against the garden bed, and then pushing the pot into place. The upper rim of the pot may be decorative and may be located above the level of the ground. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190141906 | PLANT CULTIVATING CONTAINER | 05-16-2019 |
| 047660200 | Push out bottom closure | 2 |
| 20090158653 | Hanging Planter - A hanging planter provides a growing environment that allows a plant to grow in a substantially downward direction. The planter includes a structure with an interior surface that defines an interior chamber. The interior chamber receives a liner made of a material of the type suitable for retaining growing medium therein. The structure and liner include at least one opening that permits the plant to be positioned within the growing medium such that the root structure grows within the interior chamber and the stem portion grows downward without the need for external structure. Optionally, a self-watering system is included. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090241417 | Open Bottomed Planting Pot with Releaseable Bottom Cover - Disclosed herein are systems and method for facilitating root growth and convenient planting. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the system is provided with a plant pot and a cover, such as a tray, a shrink-wrap, a base, etc. The plant pot has a plant chamber for containing soil, a plant, etc. The plant pot has a pot bottom portion with at least one opening, and can be completely open, such that the bottom portion of the plant pot is at least substantially open to allow root growth from the plant chamber, through the at least one opening and into surrounding soil. The system can be provided with a tray, for example, that securingly receives the plant pot. As other examples, the system can be provided with plastic for wrapping the bottom portion and/or a cover for forming a friction fit with the plant pot. | 10-01-2009 |
| 047660300 | Foldable or hingedly connected sections | 9 |
| 20090173002 | TRANSPLANTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A plant is grown to maturity in a transplant container and transplanted into a recipient's container. The transplant container has side walls that can be easily detached from the bottom after the transplant container has been placed into the recipient's container above growing media. After the side walls have been removed, growing media is added to a level above the roots. The bottom of the transplant container is easily penetrated by the roots of the plant and is left in the recipient's container with the plant. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090277084 | PLANT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A transplantable plant container assembly is provided for containing a growing medium for a plant that significantly promotes air root pruning. The container assembly includes a container device that includes a sidewall support and a bottom support collectively defining an interior cavity. The sidewall support is comprised of a lattice framework defining a plurality of spaced apertures that extend from an interior wall to an exterior wall thereof. A relatively thin, moisture absorbent liner material is disposed adjacent to the lattice framework. The liner material is sufficiently penetrable to enable root penetration therethrough, by the plant, at the apertures. However, the liner material must also have sufficient structural integrity, when moist, to bound the growing medium and moisture across the spaced apertures of the lattice framework when contained in the interior cavity. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100287831 | COLLAPSIBLE AND/OR ERECTABLE FLORAL CONTAINERS - A collapsible and/or erectable shape-sustaining container having a substantially erect condition and substantially collapsed condition. The collapsible and/or erectable shape-sustaining container is provided with at least one condition modifying element to facilitate erecting and/or collapsing the container. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120233917 | POLE PLANTER - A pole planter assembly to be secured about a pole. The pole planter includes first and second independent chambers pivotally connected for growing plants. Each of the first and second chambers have wall sections with at least one inward indented surface and at least one outward projecting surface, and the wall sections of the first and second chambers are arranged whereby the at least one outward projecting surface of the wall section of the first chamber is arranged to fit within the corresponding at least one inward indented surface of the wall section of the second chamber to secure the first and second two chambers together. Each of the wall sections have concave surfaces to form a hollow shaped opening through the planter assembly when the first and second chambers are secured together to receive a pole. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120266536 | BOTTOMLESS PLANT CONTAINER - A container for growing plants includes a side wall defining an open top, an open bottom, and a cavity for receiving a plant and a plant growth medium. The side wall may be composed of a biodegradable material and may be flexible, yet rigid enough to be self-supporting. The side wall may also be smooth on its outer surface for receiving selected printed indicia, such as product information and growth instructions. In certain embodiments, the side wall may be laminated, contain openings, or have a handle disposed thereon. The container is used by placing a plant and a plant growth medium in the container, then exposing the resulting potted plant to selected conditions of temperature, moisture, and light. The potted plant may also be placed in soil or in a larger container without the need to remove the biodegradable container. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130097925 | FOLDABLE PLANTER - The present invention relates to a foldable planter. The planter of the present invention includes one or more foldable compartments defined by an array of panels. Each compartment includes one or more upright panels to form an upright core; one or more movable panels to form a trough used for planting; and one or more fold lines, wherein at least one fold line between the one or more upright panels and the one or more movable panels. In an embodiment, each panel is attached to at least one adjacent panel along a fold line. When the planter is not in use, the movable panel pair folds at a fold line between the upright panel and the movable panel. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20160037734 | FLOWERPOT COMPRISING ADJUSTABLE ARMS AND INDEPENDENT REMOVABLE SNAP PINS FOR COUPLING AND SUPPORTING TO RAILINGS, WALLS OR OTHER SUPPORTS - A flowerpot ( | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160088803 | Body for Cultivation of a Plant - Body for cultivation of a plant, comprising a growing medium. The body has a longitudinal axis and an external surface defined by: an upper surface part; a lower surface part opposite to the upper surface part; an outer surface part; and an inner surface part opposite to the outer surface part. In a first transition zone, one longitudinal side of the inner surface part fades into one longitudinal side of the outer surface part and, in a second transition zone, the other longitudinal side of the inner surface part fades into the other longitudinal side of the outer surface part. The body is transformable from a first shape into a second shape. Viewed in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis, the outline of the second shape is determined by the outer surface part. In the first shape, the body is unfolded such that the inner surface part is exposed to the surrounding. In the second shape, the body is folded up such that the inner surface part is folded up onto itself. | 03-31-2016 |
| 047660400 | Integral hinge | 1 |
| 20080271371 | Collapsible and/or erectable floral containers - A collapsible and/or erectable shape-sustaining container having a substantially erect condition and substantially collapsed condition. The collapsible and/or erectable shape-sustaining container is provided with at least one condition modifying element to facilitate erecting and/or collapsing the container. | 11-06-2008 |
| 047660500 | Array of cells | 11 |
| 20090119987 | Stackable nursery trays for plants - A simple and inexpensive nursery device is provided, comprising: at least two identical trays containing plant cells, identical bushings coupled to the trays so that each of the trays furnished with an equal number of the bushings identically disposed at corresponding predetermined points of the trays, and identical rods of a predetermined height. Bushings internally include upper and lower cavities, and partitions fixed therebetween. The rods are made insertable into the cavities, being supported by the partitions. The trays can be assembled in stack by making one tray a lower tray, inserting the rods into the lower tray's upper cavities, inserting the rods into the lower cavities of the corresponding bushings of another tray, thereby making it an upper tray. Embodiments include different bushings dispositions on the trays, combined rods assembled of component rods. Some rods include threaded top holes and threaded bottom heads, some bushings cavities include fixation threadings. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100083571 | VEGETATION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A panel assembly includes a plurality of open faced cells fluidly interconnected for retaining a growing medium and live vegetation in a vertical orientation of the panel assembly. The fluid interconnection of the cells provides for gravitationally induced water transfer from the growing medium of a first cell to the growing medium of a second cell, as well as root growth between the cells. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100242360 | Apparatuses and Systems for Growing Nursery Stock - The present invention is directed to, a container, multiple arrangements of container and flat/tray pallets, corresponding container/flat/tray/pallet assemblies, an automated pallet assembly/disassembly system, autonomous pallet assembly transfer units, an autonomous pallet assembly transport train, and an integrated automated production system, for use in a horticultural nursery environment for: substantially reducing labor needed to produce; stabilizing of; collecting and shedding broadcast applications to; reflecting desired sunlight to foliage of; reducing root tip heating of; reducing water consumption in growing; reducing wetting of foliage of; controlling excess root growth of; and, reducing weed growth proximal to; spaced potted plants. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110131877 | Continuous assemblage of pots for raising and transplanting seedlings and method of manufacturing the same - A continuous assemblage of pots for raising and transplanting seedlings and a method of manufacturing the assemblage is provided, in which it is possible to extend the length of a link piece without folding an extension portion or arranging a slit, thereby making it possible to handle enlargement of the interval between the planted seedlings stably and reliably. A link piece is formed by folding back both ends of a strip-shaped thin film in the length direction, such that approximately one-fourth of the length of the thin film is folded back onto the same face of the thin film at each end, then attaching the folded-back portions to the same face of the thin film with a water-soluble adhesive. The link pieces are disposed in two rows in a staggered arrangement in which the folded-back portions are oriented such that they face the folded-back portions of the opposing link pieces. Continuous pieces are formed by using a non-water-soluble adhesive to attach both ends in the length direction of each link piece to the opposing link pieces. Individual pots are formed between the opposing link pieces. Therefore, it is possible to extend the length of the link piece without folding an extension portion or arranging a slit, as in the conventional continuous assemblage of pots, thereby making it possible to handle enlargement of the interval between the planted seedlings stably and reliably. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110146147 | VEGETATION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A panel assembly includes a plurality of open faced cells fluidly interconnected for retaining a growing medium and live vegetation in a vertical orientation of the panel assembly. The fluid interconnection of the cells provides for gravitationally induced water transfer from the growing medium of a first cell to the growing medium of a second cell, as well as root growth between the cells. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120317881 | Composting garden pot - This new composting opaque garden pot ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130000197 | RAISED BED GARDENING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a planter includes a plurality of sidewalls extending from a base, wherein the base in corrugated and includes alternating peaks and valleys thereon. An irrigation aperture disposed on at least one of the plurality of the sidewalls, wherein the irrigation aperture is adapted to receive a soak hose. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20160021832 | INSERT AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPLANTING PLANTS - An insert for growing plants, including a plurality of receptacles, adapted for insertion into a container, wherein each of the receptacles is arranged for receiving a separate plant with a portion of gel for feeding the plant. The receptacles may be arranged to allow communication between the portions of gel in the receptacles to allow the plants to share a common feed reservoir of the gel. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160037735 | Plant Tray - The present teachings provide for a horticulture tray including a growing cell. The growing cell can include a first end, a second end, and a sidewall. The first end can define a first aperture. The second end can be opposite to the first end. The sidewall can define a plurality of arcuate shaped chambers that can extend longitudinally between the first and second ends. Each arcuate shaped chamber can define a plant supporting portion proximate to and spaced apart from the second end. Each arcuate shaped chamber can continuously taper from the first end to the plant supporting portion at a first rate and can continuously taper from the plant supporting portion to the second end at a second rate. The second rate can be greater than the first rate. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044874 | DOUBLE TRAY SYSTEM FOR SEED SOWING OR SEEDLING TRANSPLANTATION - Thermoformed double tray system for cultivation of plants including a top tray which is stacked with a bottom tray. The top tray has cells for receiving a substrate. The bottom tray provides rigidity to the double tray system. The bottom tray has a baseplate which is provided with support elements to support the top tray. The baseplate has an outer edge which defines the outer contour of the bottom tray. A groove shaped deepening in the baseplate is extending in parallel with the outer edge. The deepening increases a bending stiffness of the bottom tray and provides rigidity to the double tray system. The deepening is provided with a reinforcing ribs which cross the deepening. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160120114 | PLANT TRANSPLANTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a plant transplanting device that achieves rapid and stable transplantation with a simple structure and at low cost, prevents damage to the plants, and can be automated easily. A plant transplanting device | 05-05-2016 |
