Patent ID: 6205706
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A self-watering planting reservoir for providing moisture to soil in which the reservoir is buried, the reservoir comprising:a. a container for holding water, said container having a base, a sidewall and a cover that together define an interior chamber, said cover including a first opening and a second opening extending therethrough, wherein no portion of said container extends beyond said cover as determined along an axis extending perpendicularly from said base toward said cover;b. a well extending into said interior chamber, said well having an interior region in communication with said second opening so that said interior region is open to space above said cover, said well further including a first bottom section that rests against said base and a second bottom section that projects up and away from said base, said second bottom section having an opening of greater than capillary dimension that couples said interior chamber with said interior region; andc. a tube having an interior in fluid communication with said first opening in said cover so that water may be poured through said interior into said interior chamber via said first opening and so that said interior chamber is coupled with an atmosphere proximate the reservoir, said tube being sized so that when the reservoir is buried in soil a portion of said tube extends above the soil.