Coupling joint for structures with recessed interior surfaces
View Patent ↗A kit for forming a garden structure, includes connecting bodies and connecting joints. The connecting bodies include a first connecting body having a first open end, a second connecting body having a second open end, and a third connecting body extending between a third open end and a fourth open end. The connecting joints include a first connecting joint and a second connecting joint. The first connecting joint includes a first base, a first extending body dimensioned to fit with the first open end of the first connecting body and a second extending body dimensioned to fit within the third open end of the third connecting body. The second connecting joint include a second base, a third extending body dimensioned to fit within the second open end of the second connecting body, and a fourth extending body dimensioned to fit within the fourth open end of the third connecting body.
1. A method of using a kit to form a gardening structure, the method comprising:
(a) inserting a first outwardly protruding body of a first connecting joint into a top open end of a first connecting body such that a cube base of the first outwardly protruding body abuts against a first annular face of the first connecting body;
(b) inserting a second outwardly protruding body of a second connecting joint into a top open end of a second connecting body such that a cube base of the second outwardly protruding body abuts against a top annular face of the second connecting body;
(c) coupling the first connecting joint and the second connecting joint with a lateral connecting body;
(d) inserting an outwardly protruding body of a first anchoring joint into a bottom open end of the first connecting body via a first interference fit;
(e) inserting an outwardly protruding body of a second anchoring joint into a bottom end of the second connecting body via a second interference fit;
(f) anchoring either the first anchoring joint or the second anchoring joint into the ground;
(g) allowing a plant to grow on the gardening structure such that the gardening structure is a trellis; and
(h) irrigating fluid between an interior of the lateral connecting body and an interior of the first connecting body via a fluid pathway defined by at least the cube base and the first connecting body of the first connecting joint in order to water the plant.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the base of the first connecting joint and the first outwardly protruding body completely cover the top end of the first connecting body.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first outwardly protruding body is slidably housed within the top open end of the first connecting body after being inserted into the top open end of the first connecting body.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first outwardly protruding body is inserted into the top open end of the first connecting body with an interference fit.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first anchoring joint comprises an anchor extension, wherein anchoring either the first anchoring joint or the second anchoring joint into the ground comprises driving an anchoring feature through the anchor extension and into the ground.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first anchoring joint comprises an anchor base defining an anchoring through hole, wherein anchoring either the first anchoring joint or the second anchoring joint into the ground comprises driving an anchoring feature through the anchoring through hole and into the ground.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lateral coupling body comprises a first open end and a second open end, wherein coupling the first connecting joint and the second connecting joint with a lateral connecting body comprises inserting the first open end into a lateral outwardly protruding body of the first connecting joint and inserting the second open end into a lateral outwardly protruding body of the second connecting joint.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first connecting joint comprises a total of six outwardly protruding bodies.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the base comprises a total of six planar surfaces attached to a respective outwardly protruding body of the six outwardly protruding bodies.
10. A method of using a kit to form a gardening structure, the method comprising:
(a) inserting a first outwardly protruding body of a first connecting joint into a top open end of a first connecting body such that a terminating face of the first outwardly protruding body extends across an inner surface of the first connecting body defining the top open end and a cube base of the first connecting joint abuts against a first annular face of the first connecting body;
(b) inserting a second outwardly protruding body of a second connecting joint into a top open end of a second connecting body such that a terminating face of the second outwardly protruding body extends across an inner surface of the second connecting body defining the top open end and a cube case of the second connecting joint abuts against a top annular face of the second connecting body;
(c) coupling the first connecting joint and the second connecting joint with a lateral connecting body;
(d) inserting an outwardly protruding body of a first anchoring joint into a bottom open end of the first connecting body via a first interference fit;
(e) inserting an outwardly protruding body of a second anchoring joint into a bottom end of the second connecting body via a second interference fit;
(f) anchoring either the first anchoring joint or the second anchoring joint into the ground;
(g) allowing a plant to grow on the gardening structure such that the gardening structure forms a trellis; and
(h) irrigating fluid between an interior of the lateral connecting body and an interior of the first connecting body via a fluid pathway defined by at least the cube base and the first outwardly protruding body in order to water the plant.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first outwardly protruding body is attached via an interference fit to the first connecting body after being inserted into the top open end of the first connecting body.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first outwardly protruding body is rotatably relative to the first connecting body after being inserted into the top open end of the first connecting body.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first connecting body and the second connecting body extend vertically from the ground.
14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising inserting a third outwardly protruding body of the first connecting joint into a bottom open end of a third connecting body such that the first connecting body and the third connecting body extend along a common vertical axis.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first anchoring joint defines an anchoring through hole.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first anchoring joint comprises a base from which the outwardly protruding body extends from.
17. A method of using a kit to form a gardening structure, the method comprising:
(a) inserting a first outwardly protruding body of a first connecting joint into a top open end of a first connecting body such that the first outwardly protruding body of the first connecting joint and a cube base of the first connecting joint fill the top open end of the first connecting body;
(b) inserting a second outwardly protruding body of a second connecting joint into a top open end of a second connecting body such that the second outwardly protruding body of the second connecting joint and a cube base of the first connecting joint fill the top open end of the second connecting body;
(c) coupling the first connecting joint and the second connecting joint with a lateral connecting body;
(d) inserting an outwardly protruding body of a first anchoring joint into a bottom open end of the first connecting body via a first interference fit;
(e) inserting an outwardly protruding body of a second anchoring joint into a bottom end of the second connecting body via a second interference fit;
(f) anchoring either the first anchoring joint or the second anchoring joint into the ground;
(g) allowing a plant to climb the gardening structure such that the gardening structure consists of a trellis; and
(h) irrigating fluid between an interior of the lateral connecting body and an interior of the first connecting body via a fluid pathway defined by at least the cube base of the first connecting joint and the first connecting body.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the outwardly protruding body of the first anchoring joint terminates within the bottom open end of the first connecting body.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the outwardly protruding body of the second anchoring joint terminates within the bottom open end of the second connecting body.