Plant husbandry – Receptacle for growing medium – Irrigator
Patent
1988-03-09
1989-07-18
Hafer, Robert A.
Plant husbandry
Receptacle for growing medium
Irrigator
A01G 2500
Patent
active
048480290
ABSTRACT:
A watering device for plants which comprises horizontal parallel pivot rods and a plant container which is balanced on one of the horizontal pivot rods by an adjusting weight member slidably disposed at the other horizontal pivot rod, and a water reservoir tank is operatively associated with the plant container so that as the plant container becomes lighter as to a loss of water. The adjusting weight member operatively associated with the plant container actuates a valve in the water reservoir tank through a transfer member mounted to third one of horizontal parallel pivot rods and transfer water from the water reservoir tank to the plant container until a balance is again achieved, and when the balance is reached, the valve in the water tank is again closed.
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Hafer Robert A.
Sam Charles H.
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