Patent ID: 9320206
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A01G,A47G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A watering system for potted plants, said watering system comprising: a potted plant holder comprising an upright elongated post structure and three sets of branches at different respective levels on the post structure, each of said sets comprising a plurality of elongate support branches projecting outwardly away from post structure in order to support potted plants on ring-shaped outboard ends of said support branches; an intake conduit defined separately and independently of the potted plant holder and having an inlet arranged to couple to a water source; three ing-shaped conduit members defined separately and independently of the potted plant holder and coupled to the intake conduit, each of said ring-shaped conduit members being placed over the post structure in a position closing therearound and seated atop a respective set of branches at the respective level on the post structure, and each of said ring-shaped conduit members having an internal conduit that extends around the post structure and is fed by the water source via the intake conduit; a plurality of post conduits each fluidly coupled directly between a respective pair of the ring-shaped conduit members and extending along the post structure from one of said pair of ring-shaped conduit members to the other of said pair of ring shaped members at a position located radially inwardly from the ring-shaped outboard ends of each set of branches to deliver water from the one of said pair of ring-shaped conduit members to the other of said pair of ring-shaped conduit members; a respective plurality of branch conduits in fluid communication with the internal conduit of each ring-shaped conduit member and extending outward therefrom along the respective set of branches toward the ring-shaped outboard ends thereof, whereby each ring-shaped conduit member and the respective plurality of branch conduits are arranged to deliver water to the potted plants at the respective level on the post structure; and a water outlet at an end of each branch conduit opposite the ring-shaped conduit member to discharge water into the potted plants; wherein each ring-shaped conduit member comprises multiple lengths of tubing connected together by T-fittings that are respectively connected to the branch conduits that extend outwardly along the respective set of branches.