IP Library Granted Patent US 7,069,691
Granted Patent B2
US 7,069,691 · App. 10/857,251 · Granted Jul 4, 2006

Hydroponics plant cultivation assembly for diverse sizes of pots and plants

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Patent No.
US 7,069,691
App. No.
10/857,251
Granted
Jul 4, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a hydroponic assembly for planting pots of diverse sizes. The assembly is formed of a reservoir having a top and bottom with an opening in said top; a support frame disposed in said opening; a first and a second insert supported by said frame. The first insert has a first access port and the second insert has a second access port with a different size than the first.

Claims (24)

1. An assembly for hydroponic cultivation of plants in diverse sizes of planting pots comprising:

a. a reservoir having a top and bottom with an opening in said top;

b. a support frame disposed in said opening, said support frame including an inner hub, an outer rim and a plurality of radial support members coupling said inner hub to said outer rim;

c. at least a first and a second insert supported by said frame, said first insert having a first access port, and said second insert having a second access port; and,

d. a first planting pot disposed within said first access port, and a second planting pot disposed within said second access port, said first and second planting pots containing a growth media and having a lower portion with a plurality of irrigation holes, said lower portion extending into said reservoir below each corresponding insert.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least said first access port is circumscribed by a skirt extending into said reservoir.

3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein said first insert has a support brace beneath the bottom of said skirt.

4. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a sprayer having:

a) a sprayer head with spray passages for directing water toward said lower portion of at least said first and second planting pots.

5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein each insert includes a rigid planar sheet with first and second surfaces, and a peripheral skirt extending about perpendicularly from said first surface, said peripheral skirt located a predetermined distance from the periphery of the rigid planar sheet.

6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the first insert has a first indentation and the second insert has a second indentation adjacent the first indentation, thereby forming a tube opening.

7. The assembly of claim 6 wherein said support frame has at least one tube guide, said tube opening being aligned with said tube guide.

8. The assembly according to claim 7 further comprising a tube inserted within said tube opening and said tube guide.

9. The assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a dowel disposed between the support frame and the bottom of the reservoir.

10. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein the support frame is removable from said opening.

11. An assembly for hydroponic cultivation of plants in diverse sizes of planting pots comprising:

a. a reservoir having an enclosed top and bottom;

b. said top having at least a first and second opening and at least a first and a second insert supported by a corresponding first and second opening; said first insert having a first access port, and said second insert having a second access port;

c. a first pot extending into said first access port and a second pot extending into said second access port, each of said first and second pots containing a growth media consisting of any one or combination of a member selected from the group consisting of dirt, rock wool, coconut fiber, clay pebbles, moss, gravel and peat; and,

d. said first and second pots each having irrigation openings and at least a lower portion extending into said reservoir.

12. The assembly of claim 4 wherein said sprayer includes:

a. a sprayer shaft with a first end coupled to the sprayer head and a second end extending into said reservoir;

b. a sprayer motor operatively coupled to the sprayer head; and,

c. a root protector encompassing a portion of the sprayer shaft.

Assignments (6)
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Apr 8, 2026
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: HGCI LLC
Reel/Frame 075492/0883 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: HGCI, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 064433/0451 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: GENERAL HYDROPONICS, INC.
To: HAWTHORNE HYDROPONICS LLC
Reel/Frame 036487/0729 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: HAWTHORNE HYDROPONICS LLC
To: HGCI, INC.
Reel/Frame 036488/0007 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: BROOKE, LAWRENCE L.; GOETZL, BRENT A.; EVANS, KEITH C.; RIE, HENRY
To: BROOKE, LAWRENCE L.
Reel/Frame 034877/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2015
From: BROOKE, LAWRENCE L.
To: GENERAL HYDROPONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034866/0988 →