Plant watering apparatus

A container is arranged to include a flange to permit support of the container in a suspended orientation over a plant to be watered, with the container including a valve head permitting metering of fluid from the container to the underlying plant.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The field of invention relates to plant watering structure, and more 
particularly pertains to a new plant watering apparatus wherein the same 
is directed to the metered watering of plants positioned beneath the 
container structure. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The prior art has indicated the utilization of plant watering structure and 
such structure is indicated in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,930,334; 5,062,239; 
5,097,626; 4,170,089; and 4,562,959. 
The instant invention attempts to overcome deficiencies of the prior art by 
providing for a container structure positioned and arranged for ease of 
use and effectiveness in construction to effect watering of an underlying 
plant and in this respect, the present invention substantially fulfills 
this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the disadvantages inherent in the known types of plant watering 
apparatus now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a 
plant watering apparatus including a container having a valve head 
arranged for selective metering of fluid from the container to an 
underlying plant. 
To attain this, the present invention provides a container arranged to 
include a flange to permit support of the container in a suspended 
orientation over a plant to be watered, with the container including a 
valve head permitting metering of fluid from the container to the 
underlying plant. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, 
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter 
and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which 
this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new plant watering 
apparatus which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new plant 
watering apparatus which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new plant 
watering apparatus which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with 
regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then 
susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making 
such plant watering apparatus economically available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new plant 
watering apparatus which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the 
prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming 
some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
Even still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
plant watering apparatus which provides a container arranged to include a 
flange to permit support of the container in a suspended orientation over 
a plant to be watered, with the container including a valve head 
permitting metering of fluid from the container to the underlying plant. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIG. 1-4 thereof, 
a new plant watering apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of 
the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 
will be described. 
More specifically, the plant watering apparatus 10 of the instant invention 
comprises a container 11 having a rigid construction and including an 
entrance flange 12 at an uppermost end of the container, with the entrance 
flange having a plurality of entrance flange openings 15 to permit the 
securement and mounting of lower distal ends of flexible support lines 16 
thereto, as best illustrated in FIG. 4. The flexible support lines 16 
extend upward and are coupled to a support hook 16a at their upper distal 
ends with a slip collar 27 slidably receiving each of the support lines 
therethrough to permit the tightening of the support lines in adjacency to 
the support hook. A lid 14 is removably mounted within an entrance flange 
opening 13 to permit replenishment of fluid within the container cavity 
18. A transparent, graduated window 17 is provided directed along the 
container and extending therethrough for viewing of available fluid within 
the container cavity 18, with the window 17 arranged to coextend with the 
container axis 19, with the container 11 symmetrically oriented 
thereabout. 
As best shown in FIG. 3, the container 11 includes a container floor 20 
with a valve head 21 mounted to the container floor. A first conduit 22 is 
directed through the floor 20 in communication with the second conduit 23, 
with a valve screw 24 having a conical head 25 intersecting the 
communication and intersection of the first and second conduits 22 and 23 
relative to one another, and the conical head 25 is arranged for selective 
displacement relative to a valve seat 26. The valve screw 24 is directed 
into the second conduit 23 to permit selective fluid flow therethrough 
metering fluid through the second conduit as received from the first 
conduit 22. To this end, the cavity 18 is arranged for the receiving of 
water and/or a water-fertilizer mixture for the respective watering and/or 
feeding of an underlying plant, such as indicated in the FIG. 1. 
As to the manner of usage and operation of the instant invention, the same 
should be apparent from the above disclosure, and accordingly no further 
discussion relative to the manner of usage and operation of the instant 
invention shall be provided. 
Thus, while the present invention has been shown in the drawings and fully 
described above with particularity and detail in connection with what is 
presently deemed to be the most practical and preferred embodiment(s) of 
the invention, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art 
that many modifications thereof may be made without departing from the 
principles and concepts set forth herein, including, but not limited to, 
variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use. 
Hence, the proper scope of the present invention should be determined only 
by the broadest interpretation of the appended claims so as encompass all 
such modifications as well as all relationships equivalent to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification. 
Finally, it will be appreciated that the purpose of the Abstract provided 
at the beginning of this specification is to enable the U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, 
engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or 
legal terms of phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection 
the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. 
Accordingly, the Abstract is neither intended to define the invention or 
the application, which only is measured by the claims, nor is it intended 
to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.