Patent ID: 6115959
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A tool for inserting a wick into a potted plant comprising:an elongated body in the shape of a thin rod, said body having a sidewall, said body having a sharpened point at one end, an indentation formed in said sidewall, said indentation comprising an L-shaped notch not extending around said body, said L-shaped notch having lineal edges, said indentation located directly adjacent said sharpened point, whereby a wick is to be temporarily secured to said body by being wrapped around said body at said indentation with said wick biting into said lineal edges when inserted and then in a direction into a potted plant said body inserted a predetermined distance into said potted plant with said sharpened point leading, and then said body is to be twisted releasing such from said wick and then withdrawing said body from the potted plant leaving said wick imbedded within said potted plant.