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WO2004052084A1 - Perfectionnements relatifs a des dispositifs pour l'arrosage de plantes en pots - Google Patents

Perfectionnements relatifs a des dispositifs pour l'arrosage de plantes en pots Download PDF

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WO2004052084A1
WO2004052084A1 PCT/GB2003/005394 GB0305394W WO2004052084A1 WO 2004052084 A1 WO2004052084 A1 WO 2004052084A1 GB 0305394 W GB0305394 W GB 0305394W WO 2004052084 A1 WO2004052084 A1 WO 2004052084A1
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Averil Goddard Eggleton
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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
    • A01G27/00—Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots
    • A01G27/04—Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots using wicks or the like
    • A01G27/06—Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots using wicks or the like having a water reservoir, the main part thereof being located wholly around or directly beside the growth substrate

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  • a device for watering a pot plant comprising an outer container, capable of holding a large store of water, and an inner clay pot container which sits on the base of the outer container, the base of the inner container being provided with a flow control device providing for the passage of water from the base of the outer container to interior of the inner container.
  • a plant pot to be watered can then be placed within the inner container so as to be fed with water through the flow control device.
  • This flow control device allows a slow percolation of water from the outer container into the bottom of the inner container, and thence into the plant pot.
  • a separate standing reservoir tray sits on the base of the inner container and holds a water absorbing sponge material which has the function of allowing the user's plant pot to sit on it in as low a position as possible so as to enjoy all the benefits of the device without the plant pot ostentatiously protruding too far over the rims of the inner and outer containers.
  • the moisture absorbing sponge material allows water to be transported from the base of the inner container to the bottom of the plant pot by osmosis.
  • the sponge material can also have nutrient sleeves rising vertically through it so that the user can regularly re-supply the pot with nutrient capsules to ensure and maintain a regular dissolution into the water percolating into the inner container and hence into the user's plant pot.
  • the flow control device could be augmented by a water-absorbent stick into the base of the plant pot sitting on the standing tray, allowing for diffusion directly from the flow control device into the water hole of the plant pot.
  • a water-absorbent stick could be formed from a phosphate material or other fertilizer material so as to provide further nutrient at the same as providing water to trie plant.
  • the supporting tray of the inner clay container can be freestanding for ease of removal from the pot for cleaning purposes, as an amount of soil and debris can accumulate on it.
  • it will incorporate a releasable clipping arrangement enabling, it to be connected to the outer container so as to hold the inner container between the outer container and the tray. The clip can be detached to enable the tray to be removed when needed.
  • This supporting tray which can be made of plastic, can be formed to define a shallow trough into which water ⁇ an gather. si
  • a flowerpot holding a growing plant can be placed onto the absorbing sponge material lying in the standing reservoir tray situated at the base of the inner pot.
  • the outer container is then filled with water by the user. Water will then, by means of water pressure and absorption, find its way over a period of time, from the outer container into the inner container. Since the water in the outej container (when filled) will be at a higher level than water in the inner container, water pressures will ensure that water will be introduced through the base of the inner container by the use of the flow control device. In one arrangement this flow of water could be controlled by the user by operating an on/off valve - so as to adjust conditions suitable to the plant in accordance with size, need of water and weather/seasonal changes.
  • an inner clay pot container water will systematically absorb through the wall and base of the inner clay container and gather in the well of the inner container where it will be transported to the base of the plant pot.
  • the control of absorption through the inner clay container will be regulated by glazing the walls of the inner clay container to a desired degree.
  • the flow control* device can be a filter in the form of a semi-permeable membrane plug or alternatively a variable tap or valve which can be activated to determine the rate of flow through the valve into the base of the inner clay container.
  • a filter in the form of a semi-permeable membrane plug or alternatively a variable tap or valve which can be activated to determine the rate of flow through the valve into the base of the inner clay container.
  • the outer container could be made from plastic and ideally is provided with a filling lip which projects from one side thereof. Water can be supplied to the outer container via this lip.
  • the sides of the outer container should ideally up sufficiently to give coverage of vision of a plant pot positioned behind it.
  • Ribs can be formed inwardly of the outer container to locate and hold the inner container.
  • Figure ;! is a perspective view of a device of this invention
  • Figure 2 is a cut-away view through the device of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is a vertical section through the device of in Figure 1 ;
  • Figures 4 and 5 are top and underneath perspective views of a tray portion of the device of Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of a sponge to fit in the tray of Figure 4.
  • the device shown in Figures 1 to 3 comprises an outer container 1 and an inner container 2.
  • Access slots 3 ( Figure 2) in a clip member 4 at the base of the outer container 1 allow water contained within the outer container 1 to enter the interior of the inner container via a flow control device in the form of a plug 5 of a semi-permeable membrane. This allows a slow but regulated flow of water which can then accumulate in the base of a reservoir tray 6 where, by osmosis, it is transferred by sponge material 7 to the base of a plant pot 8 ( Figure 3) which rests upon it.
  • the outer container 1 has a filling lip 9 to enable water supplied to the device to flow into the container 1.
  • the lip is designed as part of the upper region of the outer container 1 , for ease of filling from a jug or tap.
  • the outer container 1 incorporates a number of inwardly directed ribs 10 to hold the inner container 2 in the deseed centralised location.
  • An extension piece 11 of the tray 6 is designed to clip into the clip member 4 to hold the tray and outer container 1 together and thus trap the inner container 2, although they it can be undipped for cleaning purposes, etc.
  • the inner container is formed from porous clay, which will allow water to be absorbed through the walls and base of the container 1. To .control the absorption rate of water flow through this container, the walls and base will be partially glazed.
  • the water retaining sponge 7 is illustrated in Figure 6 and sits in the reservoir tray 6 as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5.
  • the sponge material during operation of the device, .should always be kept wet or damp. In this state it will always ensure that the base of the plant pot 8 will itself be kept wet or damp, thus maintaining the health of the plant contained within it.
  • the spongy material 7 will be positioned in the reservoir tray 6 such that a small portion of the sponge protrudes upwards at a height greater than the tray 6 to ensure that proper contact is always kept between it and the plant pot 8 which sits upon it, with no interference from the walls of the reservoir tray.
  • the tray 5 has sleeves 12 rising upwardly, for receipt of nutrient pellets.
  • Slots 13 are formed in the side walls to allow water to reach the pellets.
  • a central tube 14 of the tray 5 (which receives the plug 5) also has slots 15 in the side wall to allow water to seep through from the semi- permeable membrane into the sponge 7.
  • the extension piece 11 can clearly be seen from Figure 5.
  • the device can be used not only for maintaining a steady supply of water to the plant pot, but also for providing a regular supply of nutrient.
  • the interior of the inner container 1 could be divided into sections to hold a number of small flowerpots housing such plants as herbs. These flowerpots could be segment-shaped so as ( to "knit" together.
  • the side of the outer container can be formed with a side panel showing numbers 1 , 2, 3, 4 in boxed positions, representing the four weeks in a month.
  • the invention is not a pot for planting plants within, but for standing existing potted plants in the device to maintain and enhance the plant's growing pattern and allowing a number of pots over a period of time to enjoy the benefits of the device.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à un dispositif conçu pour l'arrosage d'un pot de plante, qui comporte un contenant externe (1) et un contenant interne (2). Des fentes ménagées dans un élément d'accès (4) à la base du contenant externe (1) permettent à l'eau contenue dans le contenant externe (1) de pénétrer à l'intérieur du contenant interne (2) par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif de régulation de l'écoulement se présentant sous la forme d'un bouchon (5) d'une membrane semi-perméable. Ceci permet d'obtenir un écoulement lent mais régulé de l'eau qui peut ainsi s'accumuler dans la base d'un plateau réservoir (6) où elle est transportée, par osmose, par une matière spongieuse (7) jusqu'à la base d'un pot de plante (8) qui est placé au-dessus.
PCT/GB2003/005394 2002-12-11 2003-12-10 Perfectionnements relatifs a des dispositifs pour l'arrosage de plantes en pots Ceased WO2004052084A1 (fr)

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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FR2942275A1 (fr) * 2009-02-16 2010-08-20 Francois Gabriel Feugier Senseur actionneur a osmose
WO2010101457A1 (fr) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-10 Antonius Hermanus Petrus Gerardus Van Mullekom Tuteur pour plantes comprenant un premier et un second récipient, matériau perméable aux liquides et élément de guidage de l'eau utilisables avec ledit tuteur, et procédé d'utilisation dudit tuteur
WO2012013935A1 (fr) * 2010-07-30 2012-02-02 Norman Plummer Ensemble d'alimentation de plante
WO2016068696A1 (fr) * 2014-09-03 2016-05-06 Ende Van Den Peter Hubertus Elisabeth Pot de fleurs ayant une ouverture de drainage
IT201800006647A1 (it) * 2018-06-26 2019-12-26 Domenico Ielo Contenitore in polimero espanso e a doppia parete con sottovaso a riserva d'acqua, con fibra di cocco come mediatore del contatto acqua-substrato della pianta

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GB190930306A (en) * 1908-12-29 1910-05-12 William Whitney Lewis Improved Combined Flower Pot and Water Reservoir.
DE867180C (de) * 1949-10-07 1953-02-16 Hans Lange Doppelwandiger UEbertopf fuer Blumentoepfe
BE693847A (fr) * 1967-02-09 1967-07-17
GB1096014A (en) * 1966-08-22 1967-12-20 Wilfred Gwyn Weeks Container for growing plants
FR2093036A6 (fr) * 1969-12-29 1972-01-28 Adam Roger
DE2725332A1 (de) * 1977-06-04 1978-12-07 Wolfgang Pfannebecker Automatische wasserzuteilungsvorrichtung fuer blumentoepfe und blumenkaesten
WO1999060841A1 (fr) * 1998-05-26 1999-12-02 Roberto Covini Reservoirs de fleurs et de plantes pourvus d'un espace intermediaire servant a contenir de l'eau pour un arrosage automatique
US6363658B1 (en) * 2000-10-10 2002-04-02 Yuan-Song Lai Flower pot
WO2002035918A1 (fr) * 2000-11-01 2002-05-10 Christopher Raymond Moran Systeme d'arrosage

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB190930306A (en) * 1908-12-29 1910-05-12 William Whitney Lewis Improved Combined Flower Pot and Water Reservoir.
DE867180C (de) * 1949-10-07 1953-02-16 Hans Lange Doppelwandiger UEbertopf fuer Blumentoepfe
GB1096014A (en) * 1966-08-22 1967-12-20 Wilfred Gwyn Weeks Container for growing plants
BE693847A (fr) * 1967-02-09 1967-07-17
FR2093036A6 (fr) * 1969-12-29 1972-01-28 Adam Roger
DE2725332A1 (de) * 1977-06-04 1978-12-07 Wolfgang Pfannebecker Automatische wasserzuteilungsvorrichtung fuer blumentoepfe und blumenkaesten
WO1999060841A1 (fr) * 1998-05-26 1999-12-02 Roberto Covini Reservoirs de fleurs et de plantes pourvus d'un espace intermediaire servant a contenir de l'eau pour un arrosage automatique
US6363658B1 (en) * 2000-10-10 2002-04-02 Yuan-Song Lai Flower pot
WO2002035918A1 (fr) * 2000-11-01 2002-05-10 Christopher Raymond Moran Systeme d'arrosage

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2942275A1 (fr) * 2009-02-16 2010-08-20 Francois Gabriel Feugier Senseur actionneur a osmose
WO2010101457A1 (fr) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-10 Antonius Hermanus Petrus Gerardus Van Mullekom Tuteur pour plantes comprenant un premier et un second récipient, matériau perméable aux liquides et élément de guidage de l'eau utilisables avec ledit tuteur, et procédé d'utilisation dudit tuteur
WO2012013935A1 (fr) * 2010-07-30 2012-02-02 Norman Plummer Ensemble d'alimentation de plante
WO2016068696A1 (fr) * 2014-09-03 2016-05-06 Ende Van Den Peter Hubertus Elisabeth Pot de fleurs ayant une ouverture de drainage
IT201800006647A1 (it) * 2018-06-26 2019-12-26 Domenico Ielo Contenitore in polimero espanso e a doppia parete con sottovaso a riserva d'acqua, con fibra di cocco come mediatore del contatto acqua-substrato della pianta
WO2020003327A1 (fr) * 2018-06-26 2020-01-02 Domenico Ielo Contenant pour plantes réalisé en matière plastique avec une réserve d'eau ayant une cabine centrale remplie de fibre de noix de coco

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