Patent ID: 6984090
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: A01G,E03F

Abstract:
1. A system for directing water, nutrients and air to a root system of a plant in the ground, the system comprising a delivery unit having: an elongated, hollow housing that is adapted to be installed in a generally vertical orientation into the ground proximate the root system, the housing including a wall member that defines an internal cavity with an open top and an open bottom, the wall member being configured to permit water and air to be transmitted therethrough at least at a plurality of discrete points; a plurality of deflectors spaced about a perimeter of the internal cavity, the deflectors being configured to capture at least a portion of a quantity of water poured into the open top when the delivery unit is installed in the ground, the deflectors being further configured to direct the captured water outwardly toward the wall member so that it may be passed therethrough; an upper flange extending outwardly from the housing proximate the open top; and a lower flange coupled to the housing, the lower flange extending outwardly and upwardly from the housing.