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WO2008015372A1 - Jardinière de plateau de table améliorée et autres articles de plateau de table - Google Patents

Jardinière de plateau de table améliorée et autres articles de plateau de table Download PDF

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WO2008015372A1
WO2008015372A1 PCT/GB2006/004568 GB2006004568W WO2008015372A1 WO 2008015372 A1 WO2008015372 A1 WO 2008015372A1 GB 2006004568 W GB2006004568 W GB 2006004568W WO 2008015372 A1 WO2008015372 A1 WO 2008015372A1
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Christine Ann Key
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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
    • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/02—Plates, dishes or the like
    • A47G19/08—Plate-holders
    • A47G19/10—Devices for securing plates to the table
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A47G7/025—Flower-pot stabilisers, i.e. means to prevent flower-pots from tipping over
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A47G7/06—Flower vases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0024—Household or table equipment
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V35/00—Candle holders

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  • This invention relates to tabletop items, including, but by no means limited to, planters and flowerpots.
  • Garden tables are often provided with a hole in the centre of the table. Such a hole is generally provided to accommodate an umbrella or parasol, the shaft of which passes through the hole in the table.
  • an umbrella or parasol the shaft of which passes through the hole in the table.
  • Others may wish to use an umbrella which is suspended from one side over the table by a cantilever arm.
  • the hole in the centre of the garden table is not used.
  • some garden tables are provided with plugs for filling the hole if the hole is unused, such plugs can readily become misplaced or lost. If the unused hole is left open and is not plugged, it can be unsightly, and small tabletop items may fall through the hole, which is inconvenient for the user.
  • a further problem relates to flowerpots and tabletop planters when placed outdoors on a garden table.
  • the flowerpot or planter will fill with water, which may drown the plant.
  • rainwater overflowing from the flowerpot or planter may make a considerable mess on the table, and may cause a wooden table to rot or become marked.
  • a tabletop planter or flowerpot comprising a first portion shaped and configured to define a void for accommodating a plant, and a second portion shaped and configured to locate in a hole in the tabletop of a garden table in use.
  • void for accommodating a plant should be interpreted broadly, to encompass any void or space which may receive or contain at least part of a flowerpot containing a plant, or at least part of a plant itself (such as its root structure) together with some soil, earth or potting compost etc.
  • the planter or flowerpot may be located in the hole of a garden table, advantageously obscuring and covering the hole, whilst providing a floral centrepiece or table decoration.
  • the second portion may advantageously provide drainage and/or stability to the planter or flowerpot in use, as will be described in more detail below.
  • the second portion incorporates a conduit therein, the conduit being in communication with the void of the first portion.
  • the conduit being in communication with the void of the first portion.
  • the second portion is tubular. This advantageously enables water received in the first portion to be drained down the length of the second portion.
  • the end of the conduit distal from the first portion is open-ended. This advantageously enables water to drain out of the bottom of the conduit, thereby preventing water from accumulating within the conduit.
  • the planter or flowerpot further comprises means for preventing soil, earth or debris from falling from the first portion into the second portion.
  • the said means comprise a mesh or a grille.
  • the second portion is configured to provide stability to, or enhance the stability of, the first portion when the second portion is located within a hole in the tabletop of a garden table in use. This advantageously mitigates against the planter or flowerpot being blown over in windy conditions, or accidentally knocked over by a user or an animal or bird.
  • first and second portions are integrally formed. This may advantageously enhance the rigidity of the planter or flowerpot, and in many cases may facilitate manufacture.
  • first and second portions are concentrically aligned.
  • first and second portions may be eccentrically aligned.
  • the geometry of the first and second portions may be such that, were the second portion absent and were there consequently no stabilising effect provided by virtue of the second portion locating within a hole in the tabletop of a garden table in use, the first portion would be unstable (e.g. wobbly) in use.
  • the geometry of the first and second portions may be such that, were the second portion absent and were there consequently no stabilising effect provided by virtue of the second portion locating within a hole in the tabletop of a garden table in use, the first portion would be unable to stand upright in use. In such a manner, an unusual and interesting centrepiece or table decoration may be provided, since the planter or flowerpot appears to defy gravity in use (onlookers being unable to readily see the second portion locating within the hole in the table).
  • the end of the conduit distal from the first portion may be provided with means for attachment to a hosepipe.
  • a tabletop article comprising a first portion shaped and configured to rest on the tabletop of a garden table in use, and a second portion shaped and configured to locate in a hole in the said tabletop in use, the second portion being for: providing drainage of water from the article through the hole in the tabletop; and/or providing stability to, or enhancing the stability of, the first portion on the tabletop.
  • the second portion may incorporate a conduit therein, for drainage, and may be tubular.
  • the end of the conduit distal from the first portion may be open-ended.
  • first and second portions are integrally formed. This may advantageously enhance the rigidity of the article, and in many cases may facilitate manufacture.
  • first and second portions are concentrically aligned.
  • first and second portions may be eccentrically aligned.
  • the geometry of the first and second portions may be such that, were the second portion absent and were there consequently no stabilising effect provided by virtue of the second portion locating within a hole in the tabletop of a garden table in use, the first portion would be unstable in use.
  • the geometry of the first and second portions may be such that, were the second portion absent and were there consequently no stabilising effect provided by virtue of the second portion locating within a hole in the tabletop of a garden table in use, the first portion would be unable to stand upright in use. In such a way, an unusual and interesting tabletop article may be provided, which appears to defy gravity in use (onlookers being unable to readily see the second portion locating within the hole in the table).
  • the tabletop article may be selected from a group comprising: a flowerpot; a planter; a vase; a bowl; a platter for serving condiments or food; a revolving tray for serving condiments or food; a candlestick or candleholder; a lamp.
  • a flowerpot a planter
  • a vase a bowl
  • a platter for serving condiments or food
  • a revolving tray for serving condiments or food
  • a candlestick or candleholder a lamp.
  • a method of placing a tabletop planter or flowerpot on a garden table comprising: obtaining a tabletop planter or flowerpot in accordance with the first aspect of the invention; and locating the said second portion in the hole in the tabletop of the garden table.
  • a method of placing a tabletop article on a garden table comprising: obtaining an article in accordance with the second aspect of the invention; and locating the said second portion in the hole in the tabletop of the garden table.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a side view of a tabletop planter according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 illustrates a plan view from above of the tabletop planter of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 illustrates a side view in cross section of the tabletop planter of Figure 1 , in use on a garden table;
  • Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of the tabletop planter of Figure 1 ; and Figure 5 shows the tabletop planter in use on a garden table, the planter containing plants.
  • Figures 6a to 6c illustrate alternative embodiments of the tabletop article.
  • like elements are indicated by like reference numerals throughout.
  • FIGS 1 , 2, 3 and 4 illustrate side, plan, cross section and perspective views respectively of a tabletop planter 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a planter is a pot or container in which plants or small trees may be grown or maintained.
  • a plant may be planted in a separate flowerpot, which may then be placed in the planter 10 for display purposes.
  • the planter 10 may itself serve as a flowerpot. That is to say, soil, earth or potting compost may be placed directly inside the planter 10, and a plant may be planted directly in the said soil, without using an internal flowerpot.
  • the planter 10 is formed of a first portion 12 that is shaped and configured substantially like a conventional planter, the side walls of the first portion 12 defining an internal void for accommodating a plant.
  • a plant may first be planted in a flowerpot which is then placed within the first portion 12, or alternatively a plant may be planted in soil directly within the first portion 12, without using an internal flowerpot.
  • the planter 10 further comprises a second portion 14 that is shaped and configured to locate in the hole in the tabletop of a garden table 20 in use.
  • Such holes may be a variety of shapes and sizes, but are typically circular with a diameter in the approximate range of 25 mm to 70 mm, possibly more, and possibly less.
  • the second portion 14 of the planter 10 may be substantially cylindrical in shape, having a circular cross-section having an external diameter which is smaller than the internal diameter of the hole in the garden table 20.
  • the external diameter of the second portion 14 may be only slightly smaller than the internal diameter of the hole in the table, in order to provide a reasonably snug fit between the planter 10 and the table, thereby providing stability to the planter 10 when located in the hole in the table in use.
  • the external diameter of the second portion 14 may be significantly smaller than the internal diameter of the hole in the table, thereby making it easier to introduce or remove the. planter 10 to or from the table in use, and also enabling a single size of outer diameter of the second portion 14 to be used with a range of different sizes of holes in garden tables.
  • the second portion 14 may not be of a circular cross-section, and may alternatively be, for example, square in cross-section, or some other shape. In use, this may enable the second portion 14 to locate within a non-circular hole in a garden table.
  • the purpose of the second portion 14 is primarily to provide a drainage pipe for the planter 10, whilst also providing stability to, or enhancing the stability of, the planter on the garden table. Consequently, the second portion 14 is preferably of the form of a cylindrical tube, in communication with the void defined by the first portion 12, and having an open distal end 18.
  • water entering the first portion - 12 will flow down the conduit formed by the second portion 14, through the hole in the garden table, and will drain out of the distal opening 18. This prevents the plant drowning in excess water, and also prevents water from overflowing from the planter onto the tabletop, thus mitigating against rot of the table if the table is made of wood.
  • a grill or mesh structure 16 may be provided at the interface between the first portion 12 and the second portion 14, in order to allow drainage of water whilst preventing earth or mud from being carried down the second portion 14 and out of the distal end 18.
  • the grill 16 may be removable from the rest of the planter 10 in order to facilitate cleaning.
  • the distal end 18 of the second portion 14 may be provided with means by which a hosepipe may be attached, thereby enabling any water draining through the second portion 14 to be conducted away, for example to water butt or a flowerbed, thus providing a way of conserving rainwater, or at least not wasting it.
  • the second portion 14 may also serve to provide stability to, or enhance the stability of, the planter 10 on the tabletop in use. This advantageously mitigates against the planter being blown over in windy conditions, or accidentally being knocked over by a user or an animal or bird.
  • the first portion 12 and the second portion 14 of the planter 10 may be arranged concentrically, for example as illustrated in the figures, thereby giving a conventional outward appearance during use.
  • the rest of the planter 10 (and particularly the first portion 12) may be shaped in an irregular or otherwise unconventional manner.
  • the first portion 12 could be shaped such that, were it not for the stabilising effect provided by the second portion 14 in the hole, the planter would be inherently unstable, or even unable to stand up of its own accord.
  • the second portion 14 need not be aligned concentrically with respect to the first portion 12 and, for example, the first portion 12 could extend more to one side than the other, resulting in an unusually shaped planter that, in use, would appear to defy gravity since an onlooker would be unaware of the stabilising effect provided by the second portion 14 locating in the hole in the garden table 20.
  • the planter 10 may be formed.
  • the second portion 14 may be provided solely to provide drainage for the first portion 12, without providing a stabilising effect to the planter. This may be the case if the external diameter of the second portion 14 is considerably less than the internal diameter of the hole in the garden table.
  • the second portion 14 may be provided solely to provide stability to, or enhance the stability of, the planter, without providing a drainage function.
  • the second portion 14 might not incorporate a drainage conduit or channel, or might not be in communication with the void of the first portion 12.
  • the second portion 14 serves to provide both drainage and stability to the planter 10, whilst also usefully plugging the hole in the garden table.
  • the planter 10 may have a decorative external surface, to provide an attractive outward appearance whilst concealing a flowerpot or soil within.
  • the planter 10 may be manufactured from any appropriate material, as will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art of materials selection and manufacturing techniques.
  • the planter may be made from a plastics material, which may be injection moulded, or formed using some other kind of moulding procedure.
  • plastics materials are inexpensive, well suited to mass production, insusceptible to damage during normal use, and are water resistant.
  • the planter 10 could be made from a ceramic material such as earthenware, terracotta or porcelain, which may be painted to provide an attractive decoration once fired.
  • the planter 10 could be made from metallic materials such as iron or steel, or composite materials. Planters according to embodiments of the invention may be made in a variety of shapes, sizes and geometries to suit different sizes of plants or small trees to be planted therein, to suit different sizes of garden tables, and to locate within different shapes and sizes of holes in garden tables.
  • the first and second portions 12, 14 may be integrally formed, to facilitate manufacture and to enhance the overall rigidity and strength of the planter 10. Alternatively, the first and second portions 12, 14 may be formed separately and then joined together prior to use. This may enable the user to select a first portion 12 of a size suitable to accommodate a particular plant or flowerpot, and a second portion 14 having an external diameter appropriate for a particular size of hole in the table, and then to join the two portions together (e.g. by means of a screw thread acting between the two portions) prior to use.
  • Figure 5 illustrates an example of a planter 10 in use on a garden table 20, the planter containing plants 22. It will be appreciated that the second portion 14 is not visible during use, and that only the first portion 12 is outwardly Visible.
  • the article may be a vase or a bowl, or a platter for serving condiments or food, or a revolving tray (a so-called “Lazy Susan") for serving condiments or food, or a candlestick or candleholder, or a lamp.
  • a revolving tray a so-called "Lazy Susan”
  • the stability of the article on a garden table may be enhanced by providing a downwardly-extending portion (like the second portion 14 of the planter 10) shaped and configured to locate within the hole within the tabletop of the garden table. Additionally, or alternatively, the downwardly-extending portion may provide a drainage function, as described above.

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L'invention concerne une jardinière ou pot de fleurs de plateau de table, qui comprend une première partie formée et configurée pour définir un creux pour accueillir une plante, et une deuxième partie formée et configurée pour rentrer dans un trou dans le plateau d'une table de jardin en cours d'utilisation. La deuxième partie peut fournir avantageusement le drainage et/ou la stabilité de la jardinière en cours d'utilisation. L'invention concerne également un article de plateau de table, qui comprend une première partie formée et configurée pour reposer sur le plateau d'une table de jardin en cours d'utilisation, et une deuxième partie formée et configurée pour rentrer dans un trou de la table de jardin en cours d'utilisation, la deuxième partie servant à : fournir le drainage de l'eau de l'article à travers le trou du plateau de table ; et/ou fournir ou améliorer la stabilité de la première partie du plateau de table. L'article de plateau de table peut être, par exemple, un pot de fleurs, une jardinière, un bol, un plateau pour servir des condiments ou des aliments, un plateau tournant pour servir des condiments ou des aliments, un bougeoir ou un chandelier ou une lampe.
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