Plant husbandry – Stand for holding a plant or growing medium receptacle
Patent
1975-10-31
1977-05-31
Burr, Edgar S.
Plant husbandry
Stand for holding a plant or growing medium receptacle
47 71, 211 15, 248131, 248349, A47G 702, A01G 904
Patent
active
040260674
ABSTRACT:
A plant turntable having a power supply for the rotation of a potted plant and the like. The turntable includes an imperforate disc supported by a ring-mounted ball bearing assembly for the support of the potted plant which is driven by the shaft of a geared motor mounted directly below in a base. A transverse pin through the drive shaft engages a slot in the turntable axle to provide the driving torque for rotating the turntable. The base forms a motor and battery enclosure. The top of the base includes a ridge adjacent to the periphery of the base beyond the rim of the disc to capture water which may gravitate from a potted plant resting on the disc, and further includes a ridge about the motor shaft to protect the motor from water leakage through the shaft hole. The top further includes a plurality of openings for draining water therefrom. The lower portion of the base includes a concealed reservoir isolated from the motor and battery enclosure about the periphery thereof for capturing and draining water from the base top, thereby preventing damage to enclosed components.
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Bratlie Steven A.
Burr Edgar S.
Gerber Products Company
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