Plant husbandry – Receptacle for growing medium – Irrigator
Patent
1988-01-19
1989-08-22
Hafer, Robert A.
Plant husbandry
Receptacle for growing medium
Irrigator
47 4112, 47 485, 47 4101, A01G 2700
Patent
active
048583812
ABSTRACT:
A floral container (10, 110) is manufactured to have an internal chamber (30, 135) which serves as a fluid reservoir. The chamber (30, 135) is essentially closed to the environment. A cavity (20, 130) is recessed into the container (10, 110) and opens to receive a block of floral foam (32, 138) which is capable of supporting an arrangement of cut flowers. One or more ports (33, 139) are provided to permit facile filling of the chamber (30, 135) with fluid (31, 136). A plug means (32, 34 or 37) may be provided selectively to seal the ports (33, 139). One or more slots (35, 140) are provided between the chamber (30, 135) and the cavity (20, 130) to accommodate a wick (36, 141). The wick (36, 141) extends into the chamber (30, 135) and beneath the level of the fluid (31, 136) therein. Capillary action transports water along the wick (36, 141) which extends through the slot ( 35, 140) and into the cavity (20, 130). The wick (36, 141) is preferably impregnated with a floral preservative. The block of floral foam (32, 138) engages that portion of the wick (36, 141) in the cavity (20, 130) such that the fluid (31, 136), and any preservative dissolved into the fluid (31, 136) from the wick (36, 141), may be transmitted into, and throughout, the block of floral foam (32, 138), also by capillary action, for watering and nourishing the floral arrangement supported by block of floral foam (32, 138).
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Bridenbaugh James F.
Chapman James J.
Sucheski Robert J.
Walton Charles F.
Hafer Robert A.
Rooney Kevin G.
Smithers-Oasis Company
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