Patent ID: 6976334
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. An outdoor planter system with a central opening through which a plant may grow, said planter system being positioned on a desired ground, comprising: a base unit having a top, a bottom, a generally vertical perimeter wall, and an inverted frusto-conical element, impervious to liquids and light, downwardly sloping from the perimeter wall at the base unit top toward the base unit bottom and terminating in said central opening, said base unit having a circumferential flange extending outwardly from the perimeter wall at the base unit bottom, said circumferential flange having a plurality of openings formed therein, equidistantly about the perimeter wall, said circumferential flange openings adapted to receive stakes for fastening the base unit into the ground, said base unit having a plurality of keyway openings in the perimeter wall at the base unit top, said keyway openings being equidistantly positioned about the base unit perimeter, each said keyway opening being comprised of a circular portion merged into a rectangular portion, said circular portion having a radial diameter coincident with a longitudinal axis of the rectangular portion, said circular portion having a radial diameter greater than a transverse axis width of the rectangular portion; and a generally transparent cover removably attached to said base unit, said cover having a dome shape with an upwardly domed central portion and a perimeter terminating in a circumferential outwardly extending flange, said outwardly extending flange having an upper surface and a bottom surface, said flange bottom surface having a plurality of downwardly projecting pins fixedly attached thereto, equidistantly about the outwardly extending flange, said pins corresponding to and adapted to fit into the base unit keyway openings.