Patent ID: 6088962
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A plant transplanting support device formed of a sheet material for being assembled to line an interior of a container having a bottom and side walls for holding a plant, and residing between the container and the root ball of the plant to support and maintain the root ball intact upon transfer of the plant from the container to another container or from the container into a planting bed, said device comprising:(a) an elongated sidewall portion for being formed by a user such that its opposite ends converge to define sides of an enclosure when the device is assembled, the enclosure being adapted to fit within the container adjacent the side walls of the container; and(b) a plurality of leg portions extending outwardly from the sidewall portion at an edge thereof, and adapted for being folded upwardly from a bottom edge of the enclosure when the device is assembled to an opposite top edge of the enclosure to define an enclosure bottom for residing adjacent the bottom of the container to support the root ball when transplanting the plant.