Patent ID: 6141902
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A01G,Y02A

Abstract:
A knock-down, portable greenhouse which is easy to assemble and ship using conventional parcel service comprising:a plurality of base strips;a rectangular base frame having first and second parallel side base members and first and second end base members formed from said base strips;said base strips on said first and second side base members having a series of frame anchors spaced along a length of said base members;a plurality of elongated bendable rib sections; couplings joining ends of a predetermined number of said rib sections together generally end-to-end to form an arch-shaped rib whereby a plurality of arch-shaped ribs are provided;said plurality of arch-shaped ribs having first and second anchor ends received in said anchors of said first and second side base members, respectively, to position said arch-shaped ribs in an upright position;first and second longitudinal rib connectors extending longitudinally along opposing sides and along a length of said greenhouse transverse to said arch-shaped ribs, and means connecting said rib connectors to said arch-shaped ribs to interconnect said arch-shaped ribs;each of said first and second longitudinal rib connector having a first free end and second free end remote from said first end;a knock down door assembly carried by said first end base member in an upright configuration having a knockdown door adapted to swing when assembled;an elongated transverse door connector extending between and connected to said first free ends of said first and second rib connectors; and connector means interconnecting said door assembly and said transverse door connector to secure said door assembly in said upright configuration;said door assembly including a pair of vertical spaced-apart side frame members, and said connector means includes aligned door connector openings through which said transverse door connector extends to interconnect said transverse door connector and said door assembly so that said door assembly is maintained in said upright configuration; anda covering carried over said arch-shaped ribs and secured to said base frame to provide an enclosure within said arch-shaped ribs.