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Rechargeable live planter assembly and method of use thereof
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Inventors: Cochran, Bradley M; Cochran, Brian M; Cochran, Brandon M; Cochran, Robert B; Nederlander, John J; Nine, Paul L; Marra, Frank; Cochran, Brett M;
Assignee: Insta-Bed Floral Systems (Madison Heights, MI)
Primary Examiner: DeMille; Danton D.
Assistant Examiner: Abbott; Yvonne R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Young & Basile, P.C.
An apparatus for storing decorative plants, particularly, in earth, while allowing for easy removal and replacement of the stored plants, includes a receptacle body which is embedable in the earth, the receptacle body having at least one cavity formed therein for receiving a storage tray, the receptacle body further having a hole formed therethrough below the cavity to allow drainage therefrom. A storage tray is shaped to fit inside the cavity of the receptacle body, and the storage tray has a hollow space formed therein to receive stored plants such as flowers therein. Among other uses, the apparatus hereof is suitable for replaceably holding flowering plants at grave sites, and elsewhere where flower beds are desired. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides an improved apparatus for holding plants and flowers which look semi-permanent when in place, but which allows for rapid removal and replacement of the flora as needed or desired.
The invention also facilitates maintenance of the flora and surrounding ground.
An apparatus according to the present invention generally includes a receptacle body for embedding in earth to receive decorative plants and flora therein, the receptacle body having at least one open top recess or depression formed therein for receiving a plant storage container.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the receptacle body has a substantially non-planar lower floor therein below the upper rim of the cavity, the floor of the receptacle body having a plurality of high and low spots formed thereon for supporting a lower surface of a plant storage container thereon, the floor of the receptacle body further having at least one hole formed therethrough to allow drainage.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the apparatus further includes a storage tray shaped to fit inside the cavity of the receptacle body, the storage tray having a hollow space formed therein to receive soil, plants and flowers therein.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for placing live plants and flowers in the earth below ground level with a substantially permanent appearance, while allowing for quick and easy removal and replacement of those plants and flora and while requiring no digging or planting.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, the reader is referred to the following detailed description, which should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Throughout the following detailed description and in the drawings, like numbers refer to like parts, in which:
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