Device for dependently supporting potted plants having visual moisture-indicating means
US4480465A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1983 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S116/32
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for visually indicating the moisture content of a potted plant includes a housing defining opposing openings in which an elongated flexible visual moisture indicating member is disposed. A reciprocally moveable support member is operatively associated with the housing and is fixed to the indicating member so that movement of the support member between high and low positions responsively effects flexible downward and upward displacement, respectively, of the exposed portion of the indicating member extending exteriorly of the housing. In such a manner, the moisture content of a potted plant can be quickly ascertained by visual inspection of the relative positioning of the exposed indicator member portion.
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