Planter hanger

A new planter hanger for hanging a planter thereon. The inventive device includes a base member, a downwardly extending wall member extending around the outer perimeter of the base member, a pair of spaced apart clamping arms for clamping a sound generating device, and a light source provided on the lower surface of the base member. The planter hanger also includes plurality of supporting wire loops on the upper surface of the base member with a supporting wire attached to each supporting wire loop. The upper ends of all of the supporting wires are attached to a hanging ring to allowing suspending of the invention from a structure. A planter may be hung from the lower surface of the base member by a plurality of planter support loops.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to planter hangers and more particularly 
pertains to a new planter hanger for hanging a planter thereon. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of planter hangers is known in the prior art. More specifically, 
planter hangers heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist 
basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, 
notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art 
which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and 
requirements. 
Known prior art planter hangers include U.S. Pat. No. 4,055,915; U.S. Pat. 
No. 5,043,009; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 253,382; U.S. Pat. No. 4,314,646; U.S. 
Pat. No. 4,244,013; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 286,917. 
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and 
requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new planter 
hanger. The inventive device includes a base member, a downwardly 
extending wall member extending around the outer perimeter of the base 
member, a pair of spaced apart clamping arms for clamping a sound 
generating device 12, and a light source provided on the lower surface of 
the base member. The planter hanger 10 also includes plurality of 
supporting wire loops on the upper surface of the base member with a 
supporting wire attached to each supporting wire loop. The upper ends of 
all of the supporting wires are attached to a hanging ring to allowing 
suspending of the invention from a structure. A plurality of planter 
support loops on the base member lower surface provide a means for hanging 
a planter from the base member. 
In these respects, the planter hanger according to the present invention 
substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the 
prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for 
the purpose of hanging a planter thereon. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
planter hangers now present in the prior art, the present invention 
provides a new planter hanger construction wherein the same can be 
utilized for hanging a planter thereon. 
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new planter hanger 
apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the planter 
hangers mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new 
planter hanger which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or 
even implied by any of the prior art planter hangers, either alone or in 
any combination thereof. 
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a base member, a 
downwardly extending wall member extending around the outer perimeter of 
the base member, a pair of spaced apart clamping arms for clamping a sound 
generating device 12, and a light source provided on the lower surface of 
the base member. The planter hanger 10 also includes plurality of 
supporting wire loops on the upper surface of the base member with a 
supporting wire attached to each supporting wire loop. The upper ends of 
all of the supporting wires are attached to a hanging ring to allowing 
suspending of the invention from a structure. A plurality of planter 
support loops on the base member lower surface provide a means for hanging 
a planter from the base member. 
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 additional 
features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which 
will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, 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. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract 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 or phraseology, to determine quickly from a 
cursory inspection the nature an essence of the technical disclosure of 
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention 
of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to 
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new planter 
hanger apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the 
planter hangers mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result 
in a new planter hanger which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, 
suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art planter hangers, either 
alone or in any combination thereof. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new planter 
hanger which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new planter 
hanger which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new planter 
hanger 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 planter hanger 
economically available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
planter hanger 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. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new planter 
hanger for hanging a planter thereon. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new planter 
hanger which includes a base member, a downwardly extending wall member 
extending around the outer perimeter of the base member, a pair of spaced 
apart clamping arms for clamping a sound generating device 12, and a light 
source provided on the lower surface of the base member. The planter 
hanger 10 also includes plurality of supporting wire loops on the upper 
surface of the base member with a supporting wire attached to each 
supporting wire loop. The upper ends of all of the supporting wires are 
attached to a hanging ring to allowing suspending of the invention from a 
structure. A plurality of planter support loops on the base member lower 
surface provide a means for hanging a planter from the base member. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
planter hanger that allows attachment of a sound generating device. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
planter hanger that includes a light source. 
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 made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 
thereof, a new planter hanger embodying the principles and concepts of the 
present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 
will be described. 
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the planter hanger 10 comprises a 
base member 20, a downwardly extending wall member 30 extending around the 
outer perimeter 21 of the base member 20, a pair of spaced apart clamping 
arms 24a,b for clamping a sound generating device 12, and a light source 
26 provided on the 22 lower surface of the base member 20. The planter 
hanger 10 also includes a suspending means 40 for suspending the base 
member 20 from a structure 1, and a hanging means 28 for hanging a planter 
from the base member 20. 
Preferably, the base member 20 is disk-shaped and has an outer perimeter 
21, a lower surface 22 and an upper surface 23. The ring-shaped wall 
member 30 extends around the outer perimeter 21 downwards from the base 
member 20. Ideally, the wall member 30 extends downwards far enough to 
hide the light source 26 and the clamping arms 24a,b from viewing from the 
side. 
The suspending means 40 is located on the base member upper surface 23. The 
suspending means 40 functions to suspend the base member 20 from a 
structure 1. Ideally, the suspending means 40 comprises a plurality of 
supporting wire loops 42 extended from the upper surface 23 of the base 
member 20. Attached to each supporting wire loop 42 is the lower end of a 
supporting wire 44. The upper ends of all of the supporting wires are 
attached to a hanging ring 46. The hanging ring 46 is designed for hanging 
on a hook 1 on a structure. 
On the base member lower surface 22, is the hanging means 28. The hanging 
means is designed to permit the hanging a planter 2. from the base member 
20. Ideally, the hanging means 28 comprises a plurality of planter support 
loops 29 extending from the base member lower surface 22. Each of the 
planter support loops is coupled to an associated supporting wire loop. 
Each planter support loop 29 is designed to permit attachment of a planter 
support line 3 to allow the hanging a planter 2. 
The base member lower surface 22 also includes a light source 26 depending 
from it. Ideally the light source 26 is ring-shaped. The light source 26 
allows light to shine down on to a planter 2 hanging from the planter 
hanger 10. Accordingly, as an option, the light source 26 may be 
fluorescent or a grow light to help plant growth. 
Also provided on the base member lower surface 22 is a clamping means 24 
for clamping a sound generating device 12 such a portable radio or 
portable radio cassette player having speakers. This allows music or other 
sounds to be played from the planter hanger 10. Optionally, instead of a 
clamping means 24, the planter holder 10 may include a sound generating 
device permanently attached to the base member lower surface 22. 
Ideally, the clamping means comprises a pair of spaced apart clamping arms 
24a,b . The clamping arms 24a,b are designed for releasably clamping a 
portable sound generating device 12 between them to hold the device to the 
base member lower surface 22. 
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the 
present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. 
Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and 
operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.