CA1197380A - Plant educator and re-potter - Google Patents
Plant educator and re-potterInfo
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- CA1197380A CA1197380A CA000457608A CA457608A CA1197380A CA 1197380 A CA1197380 A CA 1197380A CA 000457608 A CA000457608 A CA 000457608A CA 457608 A CA457608 A CA 457608A CA 1197380 A CA1197380 A CA 1197380A
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- Prior art keywords
- plant
- educator
- limb
- set forth
- potter
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
- A01G9/08—Devices for filling-up flower-pots or pots for seedlings; Devices for setting plants or seeds in pots
- A01G9/086—Devices for repotting
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
- A01G9/12—Supports for plants; Trellis for strawberries or the like
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- Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The invention comes in two parts - a re-potting device and a plant educator device. The plant educator device consists of two components, which, when the base section is assembled, may be installed in the plant pot immediately before the plant is installed. The base section is designed to cause it to be-come root-bound by the plant roots as they grow, thereby caus-ing the plant to support the device. The upper section of the plant educator is to be assembled only as the plant grows, and acts to support the plant as well as training the plant to grow into a selected shape, or form. The re-potter device consists of three components, which when assembled, permits the re-potter to grip the plant educator device and support it in mid-air while the plant pot is withdrawn from the bottom without the necessity of handling the plant itself, therey eliminating the danger of damage to the plant as it is being re-potted. Damage normally sustained in staking a plant is eliminated by install-the base section of the plant educator BEFORE the plant is in-stalled.
The invention comes in two parts - a re-potting device and a plant educator device. The plant educator device consists of two components, which, when the base section is assembled, may be installed in the plant pot immediately before the plant is installed. The base section is designed to cause it to be-come root-bound by the plant roots as they grow, thereby caus-ing the plant to support the device. The upper section of the plant educator is to be assembled only as the plant grows, and acts to support the plant as well as training the plant to grow into a selected shape, or form. The re-potter device consists of three components, which when assembled, permits the re-potter to grip the plant educator device and support it in mid-air while the plant pot is withdrawn from the bottom without the necessity of handling the plant itself, therey eliminating the danger of damage to the plant as it is being re-potted. Damage normally sustained in staking a plant is eliminated by install-the base section of the plant educator BEFORE the plant is in-stalled.
Description
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DI~CLOSURE
It is comrllon practice that wherl a plant requires support,a short stake will be cut, driven through the roots o~ the plan-t, thereby severely damaging them. The plant, which has established a balanced dis-tribLItion o~ energy, must now devote rrlore energy 10 to the root system in order to grow replacement roots, and less to the upper plant thereby causing the plant to wilt and lose its blossoms. This is commonly referrPd to as a state of shock.
This will be repeated time and again as the stake rats and/or the plant grows. Each time it is repeated, the plan-t will suffer ZO again until the time arrives that it cannot recover. ~hen thi~
happens, the plant will be discarded and a replacement plant will be bousht and the cycle will begin again.
A search of the market reveals no device that can overcome this problem. Q very careful search of both -the Canadian and 30 American patent records show many applications for patents on devices that were either intended as support or re-potting dev-ices, but those device usually proved to be too involved, awk-ward or too expensive ~or a single-putpose device, or, as in the case of one device in particular (Canadian Patent nD. 1 163 441 40 i5sued to a Mr, David Kondruk ~40313) which was not thought out too well and defeated it~ own stated purpo~e. Mr. Kondruk appar-ently did not take into account the plan-ts natural tendency to grow its own way. ~li9 stated goal was to elliminate, or allev-iate the damarle to roots. To quote Mr. Kondruk, when transplant-50 ing to a larger pot, the slotted disk 1U is used by inserting itbetween the washer 9 and base 3. This did not take into account that usually when a plant requires re-potting, his entire device will be root-boond. The roots will have grown completely around tlle base, lurJs and all~ This would mean that in order to insert 60 -the slotted disk 1a, he must first cut away all the rnots to above washer 9, thereby doing exactly the damage that was to be avnicled. The sei3rch also revea:Led nothing to train the plant -t;u grow in a desired way.
Wit,h the foreyoing problems in view, my invention consists 70 in the construction, arrangement ano comblnations of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contempla-teri are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Firgures 1 and Z show a front and side perspec-tive of the re-80 potting device gripping the plant educator.
Figures 3 and 4 show a si-de anrl top plan view of the re-pott-ing device.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 show a front, side and top plan view of the plant educator.
90 Figures ~, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 shows a front view of a few of the many configurations to select from in educating the plant.
Figure 15 shuL~Js the limb component of the plant educator, while figures 16 and 1~ show a cut-out and -top plan vie~ of the connector cornponent of the plant educator.
100 On the accompanying drawings, I have used the reFerence character 1 to indicate the rod-like component hereinafter re-ferred to as Limb. The reference character Z indicates the disk-like component hereirlaFter referred to as the connector. Refer-ence character 3 indicates the protruding object at the top oF
110 the re-potter hereinafter referred as the gripper. Reference character 4 will indicate the st,em of the re-potter. ~eference cllaracter 5 indicates t,he rinr~-like base of the re-potter.
tn ~irlure 4 o-~ the accompanying drawings, the gripper (3) will be seen to cuntain a vertical slot in which the upper end of the 120 planl; educa-tor can be qrlpped (figures 1 and 2) to secure the plan-t saF'ely in arl upright position to permit the receptacle -to be withdrawn frorn Lhe bottorn. rhis permits the entire re-pot-ting operation to br;~ rompleted without the necessity of handlirlg the --Z--73~3~
the plant itselF and wi-thout releasing it frorn its suppurts. ~ith 130 t,he new, larger recep-tacle prepared in advance, one must merely withdraw the olo receptacle, remove the plant from the re-patter and lower it into the new receptacle, gently tamping it in. This method would leave all parts oF the plant cornpletely unsca-thed and in a healthy condition.
14D Figures 5, 6 and 7 show the lower part of the plant educator that will be partially imbedrled in the earth in assembleo state. It will oe no-ted that this par-t of the plan-t eoucator consists oF
one vertical limb (1) four connectors ~2) and a total of eight limbs (1) of o'ifferent leng-ths extending horizontally from the 150 two bottom connect,ors (2). The diFferent limb (Z) leng-ths permit the plant educator to be installed in an oFf-centre posi-tion in the receptacle. It will also be noted -that the eight limbs (1) are o-F difFerent heights and this causes the plant educator to become completely root-bound by the plant compelling the plant 16D and the plant eoucator to mutually support and stabilize each other. The relationship of the plant, the plant eoucator and the repotting device is ~ery important as the three will work togeth-erfor -the common gcal o-F protecting the plant From undue abuse and rdamaye.
170 Figures 8 thru 14 require little explanation. ~y usiny the limb (1) and the connector (2) cornponents as illustra-ted, one may attain any desired conFiguration, some of which are lllustr-ated.
All components described will be manufac-tured out o-F plant-culoured plastic or transparent acrylic, or like materials to render it as lnconspicLIoLIs as possihle l~hen in use.
DI~CLOSURE
It is comrllon practice that wherl a plant requires support,a short stake will be cut, driven through the roots o~ the plan-t, thereby severely damaging them. The plant, which has established a balanced dis-tribLItion o~ energy, must now devote rrlore energy 10 to the root system in order to grow replacement roots, and less to the upper plant thereby causing the plant to wilt and lose its blossoms. This is commonly referrPd to as a state of shock.
This will be repeated time and again as the stake rats and/or the plant grows. Each time it is repeated, the plan-t will suffer ZO again until the time arrives that it cannot recover. ~hen thi~
happens, the plant will be discarded and a replacement plant will be bousht and the cycle will begin again.
A search of the market reveals no device that can overcome this problem. Q very careful search of both -the Canadian and 30 American patent records show many applications for patents on devices that were either intended as support or re-potting dev-ices, but those device usually proved to be too involved, awk-ward or too expensive ~or a single-putpose device, or, as in the case of one device in particular (Canadian Patent nD. 1 163 441 40 i5sued to a Mr, David Kondruk ~40313) which was not thought out too well and defeated it~ own stated purpo~e. Mr. Kondruk appar-ently did not take into account the plan-ts natural tendency to grow its own way. ~li9 stated goal was to elliminate, or allev-iate the damarle to roots. To quote Mr. Kondruk, when transplant-50 ing to a larger pot, the slotted disk 1U is used by inserting itbetween the washer 9 and base 3. This did not take into account that usually when a plant requires re-potting, his entire device will be root-boond. The roots will have grown completely around tlle base, lurJs and all~ This would mean that in order to insert 60 -the slotted disk 1a, he must first cut away all the rnots to above washer 9, thereby doing exactly the damage that was to be avnicled. The sei3rch also revea:Led nothing to train the plant -t;u grow in a desired way.
Wit,h the foreyoing problems in view, my invention consists 70 in the construction, arrangement ano comblnations of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contempla-teri are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Firgures 1 and Z show a front and side perspec-tive of the re-80 potting device gripping the plant educator.
Figures 3 and 4 show a si-de anrl top plan view of the re-pott-ing device.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 show a front, side and top plan view of the plant educator.
90 Figures ~, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 shows a front view of a few of the many configurations to select from in educating the plant.
Figure 15 shuL~Js the limb component of the plant educator, while figures 16 and 1~ show a cut-out and -top plan vie~ of the connector cornponent of the plant educator.
100 On the accompanying drawings, I have used the reFerence character 1 to indicate the rod-like component hereinafter re-ferred to as Limb. The reference character Z indicates the disk-like component hereirlaFter referred to as the connector. Refer-ence character 3 indicates the protruding object at the top oF
110 the re-potter hereinafter referred as the gripper. Reference character 4 will indicate the st,em of the re-potter. ~eference cllaracter 5 indicates t,he rinr~-like base of the re-potter.
tn ~irlure 4 o-~ the accompanying drawings, the gripper (3) will be seen to cuntain a vertical slot in which the upper end of the 120 planl; educa-tor can be qrlpped (figures 1 and 2) to secure the plan-t saF'ely in arl upright position to permit the receptacle -to be withdrawn frorn Lhe bottorn. rhis permits the entire re-pot-ting operation to br;~ rompleted without the necessity of handlirlg the --Z--73~3~
the plant itselF and wi-thout releasing it frorn its suppurts. ~ith 130 t,he new, larger recep-tacle prepared in advance, one must merely withdraw the olo receptacle, remove the plant from the re-patter and lower it into the new receptacle, gently tamping it in. This method would leave all parts oF the plant cornpletely unsca-thed and in a healthy condition.
14D Figures 5, 6 and 7 show the lower part of the plant educator that will be partially imbedrled in the earth in assembleo state. It will oe no-ted that this par-t of the plan-t eoucator consists oF
one vertical limb (1) four connectors ~2) and a total of eight limbs (1) of o'ifferent leng-ths extending horizontally from the 150 two bottom connect,ors (2). The diFferent limb (Z) leng-ths permit the plant educator to be installed in an oFf-centre posi-tion in the receptacle. It will also be noted -that the eight limbs (1) are o-F difFerent heights and this causes the plant educator to become completely root-bound by the plant compelling the plant 16D and the plant eoucator to mutually support and stabilize each other. The relationship of the plant, the plant eoucator and the repotting device is ~ery important as the three will work togeth-erfor -the common gcal o-F protecting the plant From undue abuse and rdamaye.
170 Figures 8 thru 14 require little explanation. ~y usiny the limb (1) and the connector (2) cornponents as illustra-ted, one may attain any desired conFiguration, some of which are lllustr-ated.
All components described will be manufac-tured out o-F plant-culoured plastic or transparent acrylic, or like materials to render it as lnconspicLIoLIs as possihle l~hen in use.
Claims
THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE PROP-ERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
Claim 1 - A device for the re-potting, support and/or educ-ation of plants in a receptacle comprising: a vertical stem means (4) having an upper and lower end, a circular ring-like base means (5) attached to said lower end, a gripper means (3) attached to said upper end, said gripper means (3) extending transversely to one side of said stem means (4) and plant educator means attached to said gripper means (3) and extending downwardly therefrom.
Claim 2 - A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said educ-ator means consists of a plurality of limb means (1) joined to-gether by a plurality of connector means (2).
Claim 3 - A device as set forth in claim 2, wherein said educ-ator means rests within said receptacle completely imbedded in the earth to become completely root-bound by the plant, whereby said plant may be removed from said receptacle for re-potting and the like.
Claim 4 - A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein one of said limb means (1) extends through a slot-like opening in said gripp-er means (3) below a connector means (2) located above said gripper means (3).
Claim 5 - A device as set forth in claim 2, wherein several of said plurality of limb means (1) of said educator means extend generally in a vertical direction, while the remainder of said plurality of limb means (1) extend in a horizontal direction, each of said plurality of limb means (1) connected by one of said plurality of connector means (2) to provide the educator means with the desired congiguration.
Claim 1 - A device for the re-potting, support and/or educ-ation of plants in a receptacle comprising: a vertical stem means (4) having an upper and lower end, a circular ring-like base means (5) attached to said lower end, a gripper means (3) attached to said upper end, said gripper means (3) extending transversely to one side of said stem means (4) and plant educator means attached to said gripper means (3) and extending downwardly therefrom.
Claim 2 - A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said educ-ator means consists of a plurality of limb means (1) joined to-gether by a plurality of connector means (2).
Claim 3 - A device as set forth in claim 2, wherein said educ-ator means rests within said receptacle completely imbedded in the earth to become completely root-bound by the plant, whereby said plant may be removed from said receptacle for re-potting and the like.
Claim 4 - A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein one of said limb means (1) extends through a slot-like opening in said gripp-er means (3) below a connector means (2) located above said gripper means (3).
Claim 5 - A device as set forth in claim 2, wherein several of said plurality of limb means (1) of said educator means extend generally in a vertical direction, while the remainder of said plurality of limb means (1) extend in a horizontal direction, each of said plurality of limb means (1) connected by one of said plurality of connector means (2) to provide the educator means with the desired congiguration.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000457608A CA1197380A (en) | 1984-06-27 | 1984-06-27 | Plant educator and re-potter |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000457608A CA1197380A (en) | 1984-06-27 | 1984-06-27 | Plant educator and re-potter |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5425203A (en) * | 1993-06-18 | 1995-06-20 | Scott; James H. | Apparatus for supporting plants |
| US20170188524A1 (en) * | 2015-10-30 | 2017-07-06 | Christopher di Muro | Plant support and growth directing apparatus and method of use |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5425203A (en) * | 1993-06-18 | 1995-06-20 | Scott; James H. | Apparatus for supporting plants |
| US20170188524A1 (en) * | 2015-10-30 | 2017-07-06 | Christopher di Muro | Plant support and growth directing apparatus and method of use |
| US20200187429A1 (en) * | 2015-10-30 | 2020-06-18 | Christopher di Muro | Plant support and growth directing apparatus and method of use |
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