WO2002009499A2

WO2002009499A2 - Lower feed type flowerpot having ventilation maintaining function

Info

Publication number: WO2002009499A2
Application number: PCT/KR2001/001308
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hwa-Suk Chung
Original assignee: Chung Hwa Suk
Priority date: 2000-08-01
Filing date: 2001-08-01
Publication date: 2002-02-07
Also published as: KR200207920Y1; JP2004507233A; WO2002009499A3

Abstract

The present device relates to a flowerpot, more particularly, relates to lower part feed type flowerpot, and maintaining ventilation so that the water feed time can be visually checked, as well as the plant can survive by having water storage function even if water can not be fed during a predetermined period, and above constructed device is characterized in that the flowerpot is separated into clay room (20) in upper part of the flowerpot and water room (30) in lower part of the flowerpot by partition wall (10), center portion of said partition wall (10) is provided with water absorbing portion (14) extending downward to said water room (30) while communicating with said clay room (20), and upper part of said water room (30) has hole (31) for feed, drain and ventilation so that air inflow room is always formed with height of hole (31) between said clay room (20) and said water room (30).

Description

Lower Feed Type Flowerpot Having Ventilation

Maintaining Function

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the invention

The present device relates to a flowerpot, more particularly, relates to lower part feed type flowerpot, by receiving the minimum required clay for supporting the upper part of plant thereby significantly reducing cost, while by always supplying appropriate water and air to received clay thereby having optimum atmosphere for plant growth, and maintaining ventilation so that the water feed time can be visually checked, as well as the plant can survive by having water storing function even if water can not be fed during predetermined period.

Description of the prior art

Generally, the flowerpot is provided for plant culture, clay is filled inside of the flowerpot for maintaining upper portion of the plant as well as supplying water and nutrition. And penetrating hole is formed for purpose of drain and air circulation on the bottom surface of the flowerpot, and for smooth air circulation and smooth water drain, plurality of punched holes was formed at peripheral side of the lower part of flowerpot.

By above described construction, water supplied to clay in flowerpot is not stayed but drained outside, so that appropriate condition was obtained for plant culture by making air smoothly circulating the inside and outside of the flowerpot.

And, when this kind of flowerpot is kept indoor, flowerpot holder was provided for not to contaminate the bottom surface by drained clay and water drained through the penetrating hole. In addition, this kind of flowerpot holder was provided as various form for simple use of receiving drained water and for decoration.

However, the flowerpot of the prior art depends on moisturizing ability for which clay has water and nutrition, and the clay amount and flowerpot size is determined by growth characteristics of the plant, therefore, in the case of the plant having high water absorbing ability, by using big flowerpot than needed, it was difficult to maintain water and carry the flowerpot.

And, above described flowerpot has penetration hole for many waters drained when supplying water, the flowerpot holder was fast full of water position at the lower side of the flowerpot, thereby said penetrating hole is soaked by drained water and blocked from outside and fresh air can not be flowed to inside of the flowerpot, thereby resulting in some problem in respiration function of plant root, and decay of the plant root when kept during a long period. To solve these problems, user had to move the flowerpot where the water can be flowed and feed water, and after the drain function through penetrating hole of the flowerpot finished, take it back to the flowerpot holder, but flowerpot with water flowed clay was heavy weighted, resulting in difficulty in carrying and in significant burden to women or children.

And, manager often had to check the water rate of clay and feed the water periodically so that the plant in flowerpot can be grown with appropriate water, but it was difficult for the manager to visually check how much the clay of the flowerpot has water containing rate, furthermore, the water containing rate was depended on growth condition in accordance with the kind of plant, so that the manager had difficulty in recognizing the appropriate water feed time to each flowerpot.

Especially, in the case of flowerpot outdoor, it need to be fed with water at least more than one time a day, but when the plant can not be maintained at least more than one time a day in summer due to lack of persons, the plant would be soon dried and died.

Accordingly, the present device is derived to solve above described problem, and the main purpose of the device is that it receives the minimum required water for supporting root on upper part of the flowerpot, always supply appropriate amount of water and nutrition to clay thereof and maintain the water moisturizing rate, thereby provide the flowerpot capable of optimizing plant growth.

Other purpose of the present device is providence of flowerpot such that air inflow room is formed between flowerpot body containing clay and water room receiving feed water connected each other, and appropriate water and fresh air is supplied to maintain the optimum condition required for the plant growth, and the flowerpot has water storage function, so that the plant can not be dried and died even if water can not supplied during a predetermined period.

Another purpose of the present device is providence of flowerpot that capable of always supplementing water at the appropriate time by checking visually the water feed status from outside.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present device to obtain the above described purposes, is characterized in that the flowerpot is separated into clay room in upper part of the flowerpot and water room in lower part of the flowerpot by partition wall, center portion of said partition wall is provided with water absorbing portion extending downward to said water room while communicating with said clay room, and upper part of said water room has hole for feed, drain and ventilation so that air inflow room is always formed with height of hole between said clay room and said water room.

Also, said clay room and said water room of the present device is constructed of separated structure such that said clay room is stack assembled on upper side of the water room, and partition wall including said water absorbing portion is supported over the supporting portion provided on lower part of said clay room.

Also, the present device is characterized in that said penetrating hole has protruding body protruded external to the peripheral side of the flowerpot.

Hereafter, detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present device is followed in conjuction with the accompanying drawings

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing general construction of the flowerpot in accordance to one embodiment of the present device.

Figs. 2 is a cross sectional view showing usage status of the flowerpot in accordance to one embodiment of the present device.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view showing another embodiment of the present device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing general construction of the flowerpot in accordance to one embodiment of the present device, Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view showing usage status of the flowerpot in accordance to one embodiment of the present device, and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view showing another embodiment of the present device.

As shown, the flowerpot (100) of the present device is provided with partition wall (10) constructed of porous net type inside thereof, and inner space is separated to upper clay room (20) and lower water room (30) from the partition wall (10).

Upper clay room (20) separated by partition wall (10), is provided with the minimum required clay for supporting plant root, and constructed such that the water needed for plant growth is separately received in water room (30) at lower side of the flowerpot, so that the flowerpot volume need not to be unnecessarily oversized, therefore useful to reduce cost along with easy earring, small size and light weight. The flowerpot (100) of the present device, as can be shown in Fig. 2, can be also formed in single body of said clay room (20) and water room (30), or , as shown in Fig. 3, formed of clay room (20) and water room (30) separated each other.

Partition wall (10) positioned between clay room (20) and water room (30) is constructed of net type having plurality of fine porous aperture (12). Center portion of the partition wall (10) is provided with water absorbing portion (14) downward extended toward said water room (30) while maintaining predetermined width, and water absorbing portion (14) causes waters to supplied to said upper clay room (20) by absorbing waters from said water room (30) due to water moisturizing rate contained inside thereof, thereby said clay room (20) maintains the appropriate waters.

To obtain the above, said water absorbing portion (14) is formed so as to communicate with said clay room (20), the inner side of the same is also filled with clay, as is done at said clay (20). And the water absorbing portion (14) is also formed of net type structure having fine apertures.

To supply waters absorbed from said water room (30) to the upper clay room (20) by said water absorbing room (14), sponge, fiber etc other than clay can be also used.

In other words, as shown in Fig. 3, within the water absorbing portion (14) downward extended from center portion of said partition wall (10), absorbing materials like sponge etc having superior absorption is inserted and the upper side of the same is met with clay of upper clay room (20), thereby said clay room (20) is always supplied with appropriate waters.

Fig. 3 shows an embodiment formed of clay room (30) and water room (20) separated each other. This means that the flowerpot of the present device can be variously formed in accordance with the need of manufacture of carriage, wherein supporting portion (21) can be protruded inside of said lower clay room (20), and the peripheral side of said partition wall (10) can be also supported over said supporting portion (21).

The upper side of said water room (30) adjacent to said partition wall (10) has more than one penetrating hole (31). Complementing waters are supplied to inside of said water room (30) through said penetrating hole (31), and when a lot of waters which had made the clay room (20) wet enough due to rain inflow during a long period are flowed into said water room (30) at the flowerpot outdoor, excessive amount of waters are overflowed through said penetrating hole (31).

In other words, said penetrating hole (31) functions for complementing water feeding and for overflow, and by the penetrating hole (31), air inflow room (40) with height of penetrating hole (31) is always maintained between said clay room (20) and water room (30)

Outside fresh air flowed to air inflow room (40) through said penetrating hole (31) circulates the said air inflow room (40) and is supplied to said clay room (20) via said net type partition wall (10). Therefore, the clay filled in said clay room (20) can be always supplied with fresh air, thereby improving plant growth due to smooth air respiration root.

Therefore, it is possible to maintain water for more than 10 days even if without feeding supplementary waters, when enough waters are filled by one time water feed to said water room (30), in hot and dry summer period, and when appropriate fertilizer are mixed and supplied, water and fertilizer can be supplied to said clay room (20) without any loss, thereby plant can be cultured safe, cost can be reduced and non expert can maintain the same.

Also, at the peripheral of said penetrating hole (31), protruding body (32) is tilted formed external to said water room (30), so that complement waters can be more easily supplied into said water room (30) through this protruding body (32). And, when complement waters are supplied into said water room (30), the waters are filled inside of said protruding body (32), so that appropriate inflow amount can be easily adjusted.

The residual amount of supplied water in said water room (30) through said penetrating hole (31) can be observed, but by forming the protruding body (32) at the peripheral side of said penetrating hole (31), observing work can be achieved more effectively. And users can observe the inside of said penetrating hole (31) through the protruding body (32) and acknowledge the residual amount of supplied waters contained in said water room (30), so that users can always supply complement water into said waters room at the appropriate time, thereby can effectively protecting the status like water supply is stopped due to all supplying water flown to clay of said clay room (20) due to losing inflow time for supplying waters.

In addition, as described above, when said water room (30) is formed of transparent materials, moss can be formed at the side wall of said water room (30) by excessive amount of sunlight transmitted to the inside of said water room (30). Accordingly, it is preferable to form said water room (30) with opaque materials with various colors, and check the residual amount of supplying waters in water room (30) through penetrating hole (31) having said protruding body (32) and it is also possible to form said water room glossy with various colors.

At the lower part of the above constructed said water room (30), water drain hole (33) is punched. This drain hole (33) is used for draining waters contained in said water room (30) for a long time outward, and enclosed by enclosing cap (34). In other words, in the case when waters in said water room (30) are so much old and contaminated or when waters are needed to be changed due to other reasons, drain hole (33) function as drain waters in water room (30) by separating said enclosing cap (34) from said water drain hold (33).

By this construction of the present device, complement waters supplied to said water room (30) of the flowerpot is absorbed through clay filled in water absorbing portion (14), and the absorbed waters are supplied to clay filled in clay room (20). Therefore, clays in said clay room (20) absorb the needed amount of waters though said water absorbing portion (14) in accordance with the amount of the absorbed waters.

Also, fresh air is always supplied to clays of said clay room (20) through said air inflow room (40) provided between said clay room (20) and said water room (30), so that the required amounts of waters, oxygen, and various nutrition needed for plant growth are continuously supplied, thereby flourishing growth at the optimum atmosphere can be achieved

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION

As can be seen from the above described embodiments, in accordance with the lower part fee type flowerpot having ventilation maintaining function of the present device, upper part of clay room (20) separated by partition wall (10) is received with the minimum required clay for supporting plant root, thereby cost can be significantly reduced, and water required for plant growth is constructed separate is received in water room (30) of the flowerpot, so that flowerpot volume need not to be big, and easy carrying, small size and light weight can be obtained.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A lower part feed type flowerpot having ventilation maintaining function is characterized in that an inner side of the lower part feed type flowerpot is separated into an upper clay room and lower water room by net type partition wall, wherein a center portion of said partition wall is provided with net type water absorbing portion extending downward to said water room while communicating with said clay room, wherein upper portion of said water room has penetration hole for water feed, drain and ventilation, thereby air inflow room is always formed with the height of said penetration hole between said clay room and said water room.

2. The lower part feed type flowerpot as claimed in claim 1 , said clay room and water room is constructed of separating structure such that said clay room is stack assembled on upper side of said water room, and said partition wall including said water absorbing portion is located over supporting portion provided in lower part of said clay room.

3. The lower part feed type flowerpot as claimed in claim 1 said penetrating hole has protrusion body protruded outside of said flowerpot at peripheral area of the said penetration hole.