IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0638593
(2003-08-11)
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발명자
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
19 |
초록
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A vertical plant stand that is free standing or can be supported by burying its lower end in a base plant pot or in the ground. Pots can be angularly stacked along a central elongate member or hook style appendages can protrude from the central elongate member to mount tilted plant pots. Multiple ve
A vertical plant stand that is free standing or can be supported by burying its lower end in a base plant pot or in the ground. Pots can be angularly stacked along a central elongate member or hook style appendages can protrude from the central elongate member to mount tilted plant pots. Multiple vertically and/or radially spaced-apart appendages can be included to mount tilted pots like tree branches. The stand can also be configured for mounting a table top to the stand for making an end table, coffee table of other table design. Instead of a table top, a top plant pot may be provided at the upper end of the central elongate member.
대표청구항
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1. A vertical plant stand comprising:a monolithically formed solid elongate vertical member having an upper end and a lower end;the lower end having means for providing vertical support located at the lower end of the elongate vertical member;a plurality of elongated generally hook-shaped members, a
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A vertical plant stand comprising:a monolithically formed solid elongate vertical member having an upper end and a lower end;the lower end having means for providing vertical support located at the lower end of the elongate vertical member;a plurality of elongated generally hook-shaped members, a proximal portion of each hook-shaped member being integrally fixed to the elongate vertical member and projecting in a generally horizontal direction away from the elongate vertical member, and a distal portion of each hook-shaped member being directed in a generally vertical upwardly direction, each hook-shaped member generally having a solid cross-section from said proximal portion to said distal portion;the hook-shaped members being one of longitudinally spaced-apart along the elongate vertical member, radially spaced-apart around the elongate vertical member, and a combination of being longitudinally spaced-apart along the elongate vertical member and radially spaced-apart around the elongate vertical member;a plurality of removable plant pots, each having a central hole at their respective bottom portions;the central hole of each of the plurality of plant pots being sized so that when the distal portion of each hook-shaped member which is generally directed vertically upwardly, is passed through the central hole of each of the plurality of plant pots, said plant pots can each be tilted at an angular configuration; andeach of the plurality of plant pots being supported on the distal portion of each corresponding hook-shaped member and oriented so as to be tilted at said angularly tilted configuration,wherein said means for providing vertical support located at the lower end of the elongate vertical member is adapted to be one of: insertable in the soil of a base plant pot, restable on a ground surface and buried in the soil below the ground surface.2. The vertical plant stand according to claim 1, wherein the means for providing vertical support located at the lower end of the elongate vertical member is a generally planar base member or a plurality of radially spaced-apart support legs.3. The vertical plant stand according to claim 2, wherein when the means for providing vertical support located at the lower end of the elongate vertical member is the generally planar base member, the generally planar base member is configured such that its maximum cross-sectional dimension is such that a lower face of the base member can rest in a face to face relationship with an inside bottom surface of the base plant pot.4. The vertical plant stand according to claim 2, wherein when the means for providing vertical support located at the lower end of the elongate vertical member is the generally planar base member, the vertical plant stand further comprises:two or more radially-spaced apart fins, said fins extending outwardly from the elongate vertical members a predetermined distance from the base member, said fins further being generally vertically oriented and planar formed,wherein the two or more radially-spaced apart fins are integrally fixed to the elongate vertical member and located so as to be submerged within the soil of the base plant pot or buried in the soil below the ground surface.5. The vertical plant stand according to claim 1, wherein the elongate vertical member, the means for providing vertical support located at the lower end of the elongate vertical member and the plurality of elongated generally hook-shaped members are each made from material selected from the group consisting of wood materials, metal materials, polymeric materials, reinforced composites of polymeric materials and combinations thereof.6. The vertical plant stand according to claim 1, wherein the angularly tilted configuration of each of the plurality of plant pots is about 60 to 80 degrees from horizontal.7. The vertical plant stand according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the elongate vertical member has at least three radially spaced-apart support members, the support members projecting outwardly from the elongate vertical member and upwardly directed, each of the at least three radially spaced-apart support members being aligned so as to be essentially on a same plane.8. The vertical plant stand according to claim 7, further comprising:a plant stand top plant pot, the top plant pot being mountable in an overlying relationship with the upper end of the vertical elongate member and generally supported on its perimeter side with the at least three radially spaced-apart support members.9. The vertical plant stand according to claim 7, wherein a table top is in an overlying relationship with each of the at least three radially spaced-apart support members which are aligned so as to be essentially on the same plane.10. A vertical plant stand comprising:a monolithically formed solid elongate vertical member having an upper end and a lower end;a plurality of elongated generally hook-shaped members, a proximal portion of each hook-shaped member being integrally fixed to the elongate vertical member and projecting in a generally horizontal direction away from the elongate vertical member, and a distal portion of each hook-shaped member being directed in a generally vertical upwardly direction, each hook-shaped member generally having a solid cross-section from said proximal portion to said distal portion;the hook-shaped members being one of longitudinally spaced-apart along the elongate vertical member, radially spaced-apart around the elongate vertical member, and a combination of being longitudinally spaced-apart along the elongate vertical member and radially spaced-apart around the elongate vertical member;a plurality of removable plant pots, each having a central hole at their respective bottom portions;the central hole of each of the plurality of plant pots being sized so that when the distal portion of each hook-shaped member which is generally directed vertically upwardly, is passed through the central hole of each of the plurality of plant pots, said plant pots can each be tilted at an angular configuration; andeach of the plurality of plant pots being supported on the distal portion of each corresponding hook-shaped member and oriented so as to be tilted at said angularly tilted configuration.11. The vertical plant stand according to claim 10, wherein the angularly tilted configuration of each of the plurality of plant pots is about 60 to 80 degrees from horizontal.
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