Patent ID: 6622430
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A flowerpot comprising:a pot body having a bottom wall; a perforated ventilation filter mounted in said pot body and adapted for carrying soil in said pot body for raising plants, said ventilation filter having a hollow center leg supported on the bottom wall of said pot body and pores for the passing of air and water from said pot body below said ventilation filter into gaps in the soil carried on said ventilation filter, wherein said pot body comprises a plurality of upright ventilation tubes integral with the bottom wall thereof and spaced below said ventilation filter and adapted for guiding outside fresh air into the inside of said pot body and the soil carried on said ventilation filter through the pores of said ventilation filter and for guiding out excessive amount of water from the space inside said pot body below said ventilation filter when the water level of water accumulated in the space inside said pot body below said ventilation filter surpasses the topmost edges of said upright ventilation tube; a water control device disposed within the space inside said pot body below said ventilation filter for automatically regulating the water level therein; and, a water inlet formed in the bottom wall of said pot body and connected to an external water source for guiding water into the space inside said pot body below said ventilation filter, said water control device being connected to said water inlet and adapted for controlling the level of water in the space inside said pot body below said ventilation filter within a predetermined range.