Automated plant pot assembly

1. An automated plant pot assembly for automatically watering a plant contained therein, said assembly comprising:

a first pot being configured to contain an aqueous solution, said first pot having a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly therefrom, said outer wall having a distal edge with respect to said bottom wall, said outer wall having an upper portion flaring outwardly from a lower portion, said distal edge being associated with said upper portion, said upper portion having a thickness being greater than a thickness of said lower portion, wherein said upper portion has an inside surface, said inside surface having a groove being integrated therein, said groove having a lower bounding surface, said lower bounding surface lying on a horizontal plane, said groove being positioned adjacent to an intersection between said upper portion and said lower portion, said groove extending around an entire circumference of said upper portion, wherein said upper portion has an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture extending through said lower bounding surface of said groove;

a second pot being configured to have a plant potted therein, said second pot being insertable into said first pot, wherein said second pot has a basal wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a distal edge with respect to said basal wall, said perimeter wall having a top portion flaring outwardly from a bottom portion, said distal edge of said perimeter wall being associated with said top portion, said top portion has an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture in said top portion extending through a ridge, said aperture in said upper portion of said first pot being aligned with said aperture in said top portion of said second pot when said second pot is positioned in said first pot;

a spray bar being removably positionable in said second pot, said spray bar having a plurality of spray ports each being fluidly integrated therein; and

a pumping unit being integrated into said first pot, wherein said pumping unit is configured to pump the aqueous solution in said first pot, said pumping unit being placed in fluid communication with said spray bar when said second pot is positioned in said first pot, wherein each of said spray ports on said spray bar is configured to spray the aqueous solution onto the plant that is potted in said second pot, said pumping unit being actuated a pre-determined number of times to pump a pre-determined volume, wherein said pumping unit is configured to automatically water the plant over an extended duration of time, wherein said pumping unit includes:

a motor being positioned within a control box, said motor being electrically coupled to a control circuit, said motor being turned on when said control circuit receives an on input, said motor being turned off when said control circuit receives an off input, said motor including a drive output extending outwardly through said control box;

a pump having an intake and an exhaust, said pump being positioned in said first pot, wherein said pump is configured to pump the aqueous solution inwardly through said intake and outwardly through said exhaust, said pump having a drive input being in mechanical communication with said drive output;

a drive shaft having a primary end and a secondary end, said primary end engaging said drive output on said motor, said secondary end engaging said drive input on said pump such that said motor drives said pump when said motor is turned on, wherein said pump is configured to pump aqueous solution through said spray bar when said motor is turned on; and

a supply hose being fluidly coupled between said exhaust of said pump and said spray bar, wherein said supply hose is configured to deliver the aqueous solution to said spray bar, said supply hose being routed through said aperture in said first pot and said aperture in said second pot.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein;

said outer wall has a drain opening extending therethrough, wherein said drain opening is configured to drain the aqueous solution from said first pot; and

said assembly includes a plug being insertable into said drain opening in said outer wall of said first pot, wherein said plug is configured to inhibit the aqueous solution from draining from said first pot.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:

said top portion of said second pot has an outer surface, said outer surface having said, ridge extending outwardly therefrom, said ridge having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface lying on a horizontal plane, said ridge being positioned adjacent to an intersection between said top portion and said bottom portion, said ridge extending around a full circumference of said top portion, said bottom surface resting on said lower bounding surface of said groove in said upper portion of said first pot when said second pot is positioned in said first pot having said basal wall of said second pot being spaced from said bottom wall of said first pot.

4. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein said top surface of said ridge has a slot extending downwardly therein.

5. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein said spray bar comprises a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes having a first end and a second end, each of said tubes being curved between said first end and said second end.

6. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein said spray bar includes a plurality of tee fittings, each of said tee fittings having a pair of inlets and an outlet being in fluid communication with each of said inlets, each of said tee fittings being structured such that said outlet on a respective tee fitting has a direction of flow extending along a line being oriented perpendicular to a direction of flow with respect to each of said inlets of said respective tee fitting.

7. The assembly according to claim 6 , wherein each of said inlets is fluidly attachable to a respective one of said first end and said second end of a respective one of said tubes such that said plurality of tubes and said plurality of tee fittings forms a ring being positionable in said slot in said top surface of said ridge on said second pot, said outlet on each of said tee fittings being directed toward a center of said ring when said tee fittings are coupled to said tubes.

8. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said pumping unit comprises a control box being integrated into the outer wall of said first pot, said control box having a forward wall being exposed with respect to said outer wall, wherein said forward wall is configured to be accessible to a user.

9. An automated plant pot assembly for automatically watering a plant contained therein, said assembly comprising:

a first pot being configured to contain an aqueous solution, said first pot having a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly therefrom, said outer wall having a distal edge with respect to said bottom wall, said outer wall having an upper portion flaring outwardly from a lower portion, said distal edge being associated with said upper portion, said upper portion having a thickness being greater than a thickness of said lower portion, said upper portion having an inside surface, said inside surface having a groove being integrated therein, said groove having a lower bounding surface, said lower bounding surface lying horizontally, said groove being positioned adjacent to an intersection between said upper portion and said lower portion, said groove extending around an entire circumference of said upper portion, said upper portion having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture extending through said lower bounding surface of said groove, said outer wall having a drain opening extending therethrough, wherein said drain opening is configured to drain the aqueous solution from said first pot;

a plug being insertable into said drain opening in said outer wall of said first pot, wherein said plug is configured to inhibit the aqueous solution from draining from said first pot;

a second pot being configured to have a plant potted therein, said second pot being insertable into said first pot, said second pot having a basal wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a distal edge with respect to said basal wall, said perimeter wall having a top portion flaring outwardly from a bottom portion, said distal edge of said perimeter wall being associated with said top portion, said top portion having an outer surface, said outer surface having a ridge extending outwardly therefrom, said ridge having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface lying horizontally, said ridge being positioned adjacent to an intersection between said top portion and said bottom portion, said ridge extending around a full circumference of said top portion, said bottom surface resting on said lower bounding surface of said groove in said upper portion of said first pot when said second pot is positioned in said first pot, said basal wall of said second pot being spaced from said bottom wall of said first pot, said top portion having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture in said top portion extending through said ridge, said aperture in said upper portion of said first pot being aligned with said aperture in said top portion of said second pot when said second pot is positioned in said first pot, said top surface of said ridge having a slot extending downwardly therein;

a spray bar being removably positionable in said second pot, said spray bar having a plurality of spray ports each being fluidly integrated therein, said spray bar comprising:

a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes having a first end and a second end, each of said tubes being curved between said first end and said second end; and

a plurality of tee fittings, each of said tee fittings having a pair of inlets and an outlet being in fluid communication with each of said inlets, said outlet on each of said tee fittings defining said spray ports on said spray bar, each of said tee fittings being structured such that said outlet on a respective tee fitting has a direction of flow extending along a line being oriented perpendicular to a direction of flow with respect to each of said inlets of said respective tee fitting, each of said inlets being fluidly attachable to a respective one of said first end and said second end of a respective one of said tubes such that said plurality of tubes and said plurality of tee fittings forms a ring being positionable in said slot in said top surface of said ridge on said second pot, said outlet on each of said tee fittings being directed toward a center of said ring when said tee fittings are coupled to said tubes; and

a pumping unit being integrated into said first pot, wherein said pumping unit is configured to pump the aqueous solution in said first pot, said pumping unit being placed in fluid communication with said spray bar when said second pot is positioned in said first pot, wherein each of said spray ports on said spray bar is configured to spray the aqueous solution onto the plant that is potted in said second pot, said pumping unit being actuated a pre-determined number of times to pump a pre-determined volume, wherein said pumping unit is configured to automatically water the plant over an extended duration of time, said pumping unit comprising:

a pump having an intake and an exhaust, said pump being positioned in said first pot, wherein said pump is configured to pump the aqueous solution inwardly through said intake and outwardly through said exhaust, said pump having a drive input;

a control box being integrated into said outer wall of said first pot, said control box having a forward wall being exposed with respect to said outer wall, wherein said forward wall is configured to be accessible to a user;

a control circuit being positioned in said control box, said control circuit receiving an on input and an off input;

a timer being positioned in said control box, said timer being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said timer performing a plurality of activation sequences;

a plurality of buttons, each of said buttons being movably coupled to said forward wall of said control box, each of said buttons being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said buttons controlling operational parameters of said timer to include a duration of time between said plurality of activation sequences and an operational duration of each of said activation sequences, said control circuit receiving said on input when any of said activation sequences begins, said control circuit receiving said off input when any of said activation sequences ends;

a display being coupled to said forward wall of said control box, wherein said display is configured to be accessible to the user, said display being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said display displaying indicia comprising words and numbers communicating a duration of time between the activation sequences and a duration of time for operation of each of the activation sequences;

a motor being positioned within said control box, said motor being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said motor being turned on when said control circuit receives said on input, said motor being turned off when said control circuit receives said off input, said motor including a drive output extending outwardly through said control box;

a drive shaft having a primary end and a secondary end, said primary end engaging said drive output on said motor, said secondary end engaging said drive input on said pump such that said motor drives said pump when said motor is turned on, wherein said pump is configured to pump aqueous solution through said spray bar when said motor is turned on;

a supply hose being fluidly coupled between said exhaust of said pump and said spray bar, wherein said supply hose is configured to deliver the aqueous solution to said spray bar, said supply hose being routed through said aperture in said first pot and said aperture in said second pot; and

a power supply being positioned in said control box, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising at least one battery.