Plant watering and feeding support system
US4922653A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 8, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G17/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A plant watering and feeding support system comprises at least three upstanding tubular stakes. Each stake has a lower end thereof planted in a soil. The stakes each have a part located above a ground surface of the soil which is adapted with a connector for receiving ends of tubular cross members which extend therefrom in a horizontal plane and generally join the parts of the stakes located above the ground. Therefore, a horizontal liquid distribution network is defined. A liquid poured in at least a top end of one of the stakes thus distributes to the other stakes through the distribution network and to the soil downwardly by way of the stakes through the lower ends thereof. The plant is basically supported by the cross members. The connectors are adapted to receive at their upper ends the lower ends of vertical tubes which are provided at their upper ends with further connectors. Further tubular cross members join these further connectors to provide the watering and feeding support system with a further horizontal distribution network. The number of levels of the support system is dependent upon the height of the plant and its ability to support itself.
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