Plant container with insertion cover and guide cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12396406-B2
Application number	US-202017607485-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2020
Priority date	Apr 30, 2019
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A plant container according to the present invention comprises: a container having a cultivation space therein and having an open upper surface; a guide cover covering the open upper surface of the container and having a plurality of guide openings spaced apart from each other; a medium arranged inside the container and having a plurality of seating openings provided in a number corresponding to the plurality of guide openings; and an input cover covering the upper side of the guide cover and having at least one input opening corresponding to at least one of the plurality of guide openings, wherein the at least one input opening, the one of the plurality of guide openings, and one of the plurality of seating openings are arranged in the vertical direction with respect to one center line.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A plant container, comprising:
a container provided therein with a cultivation space and having an open top surface;
a guide cover coupled to the container to cover the open top surface of the container and including a plurality of guide openings spaced apart from each other;
a medium disposed on an inner bottom surface of the container and including a plurality of seating openings disposed at positions corresponding to the plurality of guide openings; and
an insertion cover coupled to the guide cover to cover an upper portion of the guide cover and including at least one inserting opening disposed at a position corresponding to at least one guide opening of the plurality of guide openings, wherein the plurality of guide openings each includes:
a first opening formed in the guide cover;
a cover inclined surface that is inclined downward from the first opening; and
a second opening disposed at a lower end of the cover inclined surface and having a diameter less than a diameter of the first opening, wherein the plurality of seating openings each includes:
a first medium opening formed in a top surface of the medium;
a medium inclined surface that is recessed from the first medium opening to be inclined downward; and
a second medium opening that is further recessed downward from a lower end of the medium inclined surface and having a diameter less than a diameter of the first medium opening, wherein the seating opening, the guide opening, and the inserting opening are disposed in a vertical direction, wherein the second opening of the guide opening has a diameter less than a diameter of the first medium opening and greater than a diameter of the second medium opening, and wherein a seed inserted into the at least one inserting opening passes through the guide opening and is seated in the second medium opening of the seating opening.

2. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one inserting opening corresponds to a number of the plurality of guide openings, or wherein the number of the at least one inserting opening is smaller than a number of the plurality of guide openings.

3. The plant container of claim 2 , wherein a portion of the plurality of guide openings is blocked by the insertion cover when the number of the at least one inserting opening is smaller than the number of the plurality of guide openings.

4. The plant container of claim 2 , wherein when the number of the at least one inserting opening corresponds to the number of the plurality of guide openings, the plurality of seating openings and the plurality of guide openings are open.

5. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein the container further comprising:
at least one container support that protrudes downward from a bottom surface of the container.

6. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the plurality of guide openings is disposed on any one reference line of a first reference line or a second reference line passing through a center of the guide cover.

7. The plant container of claim 6 , wherein a remaining portion of the plurality of guide openings is arranged symmetrically to each other about any one of the first reference line or the second reference line.

8. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one inserting opening, the plurality of guide openings, and the plurality of seating openings are formed in a circular shape.

9. The plant container of claim 8 , wherein each of the at least one inserting opening and the plurality of guide openings are formed in a circular shape having a diameter greater than a diameter of the plurality of seating openings.

10. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of guide openings is formed as a passage having a diameter reduced from an inlet of the plurality of guide openings to an outlet of the plurality of guide openings.

11. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one inserting opening is smaller than a number of the plurality of guide openings and the plurality of seating openings.

12. The plant container of claim 1 , further comprising:
a grip bent in a lateral direction and then bent in a downward direction at an upper end portion of the container.

13. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein the guide cover further includes a bent portion that is bent downward from an edge portion of the guide cover to cover the grip, and wherein when the container is coupled to the guide cover, the bent portion and the grip contact each other.

14. The plant container of claim 13 , wherein the insertion cover further includes an extension portion that extends downward from an edge portion of the insertion cover to cover the bent portion, and wherein when the guide cover is coupled to the insertion cover, the bent portion contacts the extension portion.

15. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the insertion cover is configured to display plant information.

16. The plant container of claim 1 , wherein a number of the at least one inserting opening and the position of the at least one inserting opening are adjusted based on a growth of the plant displayed on the insertion cover.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Choi Kyukwan
• Kim Minsub
• Kim Yong
• Kim Joosang

Classifications

• A01G9/0297 Primary

  Grids for supporting several receptacles · CPC title

• A01G24/40

  characterised by their structure · CPC title

• A01G31/00

  Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics (growth substrates therefor A01G24/00; cultivation of seaweed A01G33/00) · CPC title

• A01G9/028 Primary

  Multi-compartmented pots · CPC title