IP Library Granted Patent US 12,610,894
Granted Patent B2
US 12,610,894 · App. 18/695,865 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

System comprising a structure for removably attaching one or more holders for plants, and at least one holder

Inventors: Johan Lambertus Bobbert Nieme (Uden, NL); Johannes Leopold Donald Molenaar (Uden, NL)
Assignee: Greenwall Solutions B.V.
A01G9/023
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Patent No.
US 12,610,894
App. No.
18/695,865
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system comprises a structure for removably attaching one or more holders for plants and the like, and at least one such holder. The structure comprises a plurality of horizontal supports; and a holder comprises a front part, a rear part connected to the front part and having a linear extension at a top side, and a bottom part for supporting the holder, located between the front and the rear parts. When the holder is attached to the structure, a first horizontal support is located between the front part and the linear extension and the centre of mass of the holder is at a distance in front of a plane formed by the plurality of horizontal supports, so that gravity pulling on the holder will make the linear extension engage with the first horizontal support of the structure and the bottom part engage with a second horizontal support.

Claims (21)

1 . A system comprising a structure for removably attaching one or more detachable holders for plants:

the structure comprising a plurality of horizontal supports; and

the one or more detachable holders for plants comprising:

a front part,

a rear part connected to the front part and having a linear extension at a top side, wherein

the linear extension is configured to engage with a first horizontal support, and

a bottom part for supporting the one or more detachable holders for plants located between the front part and the rear part, wherein the bottom part includes a mechanism to engage the one or more detachable holders to a second horizontal support of the plurality of horizontal supports, wherein the first horizontal support and the second horizontal support are parallel to each other, wherein when the one or more detachable holders for plants is attached to the structure,

a centre of mass of the one or more detachable holders for plants is at a distance in front of a plane formed by the first horizontal support and the second horizontal support, so that gravity pulling on the one or more detachable holders for plants will make the linear extension engage with the first horizontal support and the bottom part engage with the second horizontal support.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the front part and the rear part form a container for plants.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the front part comprises a plane at a right angle with the rear part, forming a shelf.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the front part comprises a plane at an angle between 10 and 90 degrees with the rear part.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a distance between a bottom of the rear part and a top of the rear part matches a distance between the first horizontal support and the second horizontal support.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the rear part further comprises a horizontal recess, wherein a third horizontal support of the structure is accommodated in the horizontal recess.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a distance between adjacent horizontal supports is 5-25 cm.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a distance between adjacent horizontal supports is 25-100 cm.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the structure further comprises a plurality of vertical supports, such as beams or wires.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a grid formed by vertical and horizontal wires is a square grid.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a distance between adjacent vertical supports is 5-25 cm.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a distance between adjacent vertical supports is 25-100 cm.

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a width of the rear part matches a distance between vertical supports, preferably a distance between adjacent vertical supports.

14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the rear part further comprises a vertical recess, wherein a first vertical support of the structure is accommodated in the vertical recess.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2024
From: NIEME, JOHAN LAMBERTUS BOBBERT; MOLENAAR, JOHANNES LEOPOLD DONALD
To: GREENWALL SOLUTIONS B.V.
Reel/Frame 067276/0357 →
Priority Claims (1)
NL 2029841 · Nov 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240389520A1 · Nov 28, 2024
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