Hydroponic device for plant cultivation
US5440836A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P60/21
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hydroponic device comprises a reservoir for containing culture fluid therein, one or more cultivation beds placed on the reservoir one above the other, a conduit extending vertically upwardly from the reservoir up to an uppermost cultivation bed and a fluid pump mounted on the reservoir for forcedly feeding the culture fluid to the uppermost cultivation bed through the conduit. Each of the beds includes a basin-like body which is provided with a bottom wall and an inclined side wall, the side wall having a plurality of fluid outlet holes. A canted support flange extends downwardly outwardly frame the side wall of the basin-like body. The support flange has a plurality of plant holding apertures, each of which is arranged to receive the culture fluid issued through the corresponding fluid outlet holes.
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