发明名称 Garden made EZ modular planter device
摘要 A modular planter assembly having plural U-shaped planting containers including plural male open ends, drain holes in a bottom portion thereof and an underneath male drain channel, plural connectors having U-shaped cavities at each end and an underneath drain cavity with seal means disposed therein. The male open ends are secured within the U-shaped cavities and the drain channels are secured within the drain cavity of the connectors. Plural U-shaped end caps having U-shaped cavities with an underneath drain cavity with seal members disposed therein. Opposite male ends are secured within the end cap cavities and the male drain channel is secured within the drain cavity of the end caps forming a single planter assembly with a continuous drain channel to a drain adapter in the end caps to release excess water there from. Plural U-shaped brackets disposed about the containers to support and attach to an elevated wall structure.
申请公布号 US9149006(B1) 申请公布日期 2015.10.06
申请号 US201514625477 申请日期 2015.02.18
申请人 发明人 Pope Albert J.
分类号 A01G9/02 主分类号 A01G9/02
代理机构 Patent Analysis Research Tech. Systems 代理人 Patent Analysis Research Tech. Systems ;Walton George L.
主权项 1. An improved molded and elongated modular planter or flower box sectional unit assembly comprising: a plurality of U-shaped molded and elongated modular planter or flower box sectional units; each U-shaped molded and elongated modular planter or flower box sectional unit includes a pair of vertically extending side wall members, a bottom wall member interconnecting the pair of vertically extending side wall members at its lower ends, the pair of vertically extending side wall members and the bottom wall member define a pair of male U-shaped securing ends with spaced apart securing holes disposed along the pair of vertically extending side wall members and an open top end; a plurality of spaced apart drain holes being disposed in each bottom wall member; an elongated male semi-circle or C-shaped drain channel extending downward and underneath each of the bottom wall members along its entire length and being in drain communication with the plurality of spaced apart drain holes; a plurality of U-shaped bracket means for conforming to and receiving therein the elongated male semi-circle or C-shaped drain channel to achieve stabilization for the plurality of U-shaped molded and elongated modular planter or flower box sectional units when the plurality of U-shaped bracket members are removably attached to a wall structure for elevating the plurality of U-shaped molded and elongated modular planter or flower box sectional unit above a floor or ground surface; a plurality of U-shaped connectors, each having a female U-shaped securing end at opposite ends thereof, each U-shaped connector has a bottom wall member with a downward extending female semi-circle or C-shaped drain channel extending downward and underneath each of the bottom wall members of the U-shaped connectors; a U-shaped seal member with a downward extending male semi-circle or C-shaped portion with a drain opening there through being configured to seal within the U-shaped securing ends of the plurality of U-shaped connectors and the male semi-circle or C-shaped portion being received within each of the downward extending female semi-circle or C-shaped drain channels of the plurality of U-shaped connectors when each of the elongated male semi-circle or C-shaped drain channels are slidably received within each respective female semi-circle or C-shaped drain channel of the plurality of U-shaped connectors and each of the male securing ends of the U-shaped molded and elongated modular planter or flower box sectional units are simultaneously slidable into a sealing engagement with the downward extending male semi-circle or C-shaped portion of the U-shaped seal member to join the plurality of U-shaped molded and elongated modular planter or flower box sectional units and the plurality of U-shaped connectors together, whereby an effective drainage will communicate through each of the elongated male semi-circle or C-shaped drain channels, each of the female semi-circle or C-shaped drain channels and each drain opening of each of the male semi-circle or C-shaped portions of the U-shaped seal member to a remote drain location.
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