Patent ID: 9131646
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A01G,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A green wall planting support apparatus adapted for connecting to a water source, comprising: at least one plant support structure that includes a vertical main plate and a water supply unit for connecting to the water source, said vertical main plate having a plurality of basket hanging portions, said water supply unit including at least one main pipe to be connected to the water source, and a branch unit coupled to said main pipe, said branch unit having a plurality of watering conduits; and a plurality of baskets each having a basket body, said basket body having a receiving portion that defines a receiving space, and a basket hanger portion that is detachably connected to one of said basket hanging portions, wherein said watering conduits convey water into said receiving spaces of said baskets, respectively, wherein said baskets are disposed on a front vertical side of said main plate, said watering conduits extending to said front vertical side of said main plate, said plant support structure further including a recycle unit disposed on said main plate, said recycle unit having at least one liquid receptacle that is attached to said main plate and that has a liquid space, said basket body of each of said baskets further having a drainage hole that communicates with said receiving space and that drains liquid from said receiving space to said liquid space, wherein said water supply unit has four main pipes that are mounted on a rear vertical side of said main plate and that are arranged in a cross shape, and a multi-way connector that interconnects said four main pipes, said branch unit further having a plurality of watering branch conduits that are mounted on said rear vertical side of said main plate, each of said watering branch conduits being connected to one of said main pipes and one of said watering conduits, wherein said green wall planting support apparatus further comprises a plurality of said plant support structures, and which further comprises a plurality of series connectors, each of said series connectors interconnecting fluidly said water supply units of two adjacent ones of said plant support structures and wherein said basket body further includes a basket base wall, and a basket surrounding wall that extends upwardly from and cooperates with said basket base wall to define said receiving space, one of said basket base wall and said basket surrounding wall having said drainage hole, each of said baskets further including an inclined plate that is disposed above said basket base wall and that is inclined upwardly and rearward from a front side to a rear side of said basket base wall for tilting downwardly and forwardly plants disposed inside said basket body, said inclined plate having a plurality of through holes formed thereon.