Patent ID: 6276090
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A01G,A01K

Abstract:
A flowerpot comprising:a hollow, cylindrical, transparent, top-open casing, said casing comprising an upright locating tube at the center of a bottom wall thereof for guiding in air from the atmosphere;a pot body mounted in said casing;a water chamber defined within said casing around said pot body for holding water for keeping fish, water animals and plants; anda soil carrier mounted in said pot body and spaced above a through hole on said pot body for holding soil in said pot body for growing plants, said soil carrier comprising a plurality of air vents disposed in communication with a space defined within said pot body below said soil carrier, and a plurality of recessed top-open chambers, said recessed top-open chambers each comprising a plurality of through holes respectively disposed in communication with the space defined within said pot body below said soil carrier;wherein:said casing comprises a coupling flange raised around the order of a top-open side thereof;said pot body comprising a coupling flange raised around a top rim thereof and hooked on the coupling flange at said casing, an upright locating tube raised from a bottom wall thereof and coupled to the upright locating tube at said casing for guiding in air, a through hole through the periphery thereof, a guide tube fastened to the through hole on the periphery of said pot body, said guide tube having an outer end opened and disposed in communication with said water chamber, an inner end closed and suspended inside said pot body, and a water hole through the periphery thereof at a bottom side near said inner end for guiding water from said water chamber to the space defined within said pot body below said soil carrier, and valve means coupled to said guide tube and moved with water level in said pot body to close/open the water hole on said guide tube.