Patent ID: 8136296
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A planter assembly comprising a planter configured for releasable integration with a support structure, said planter including an external portion and an engaged portion, said engaged portion having an upper engaged edge and a lower engaged edge, said support structure including a cavity shaped and sized to receive and securely and releasably engage the upper engaged edge of the engaged portion and the lower engaged edge of the engaged portion of said planter, said upper engaged edge and lower engaged edge being shaped and sized to be received and securely, supportively and releasably engaged in the cavity of the support structure without using requiring any separate fastener to secure the planter to the support structure, said external portion of the planter extending from the engaged portion and being outside the cavity, said external portion defining a compartment for holding a plant, said engaged portion being contained within the cavity, said upper engaged edge of the planter having a pair of spaced apart vertical slots of a determined upper length, a top of each vertical slot being at the upper engaged edge, a bottom of each vertical slot being between the upper engaged edge and the lower engaged edge, said support structure having a mounting surface, said cavity being formed in the mounting surface of said support structure, wherein said cavity comprises a cutout formed in said mounting surface, said cutout including a base opening having a cutout height, the engaged portion of the planter having a first height from the upper engaged edge to the lower engaged edge and a second height from the bottom of each vertical slot to the lower engaged edge, the first height of the engaged portion of the planter being greater than the cutout height, and the second height of the engaged portion of the planter being less than the cutout height, said vertical slots being configured to allow the upper engaged edge to be lifted into position and thereby provide clearance for lower engaged edge to fit within the cutout.