Cemetery plant pot

A plant pot structure is arranged for threaded securement within a threaded pedestal bore, wherein the apparatus includes a threaded disk threadedly receivable within the bore and the disk mounting a support rod orthogonally thereto in a coaxial relationship. The pot structure is mounted at an upper terminal end of the rod, wherein the pot structure is arranged to optionally include a lower conical base and a cylindrical base permitting directing of water flow into the pot mounted within the conical base.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The field of invention relates to plant support apparatus, and more 
particularly pertains to a new and improved cemetery plant pot wherein the 
same is arranged for mounting within a pedestal for positioning a plant 
within a cemetery environment. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Plant pots have been utilized in the prior art extensively, and 
particularly in the prior art has provided for the use of a support 
structure for plant pots as may be found for example in U.S. Pat. No. 
4,522,366 to Howell wherein the support apparatus includes a locking plug 
to lock the pot to a support base. 
U.S. Pat. No. 3,001,326 to O'Brien, et al. sets forth a cemetery base unit 
utilizing an exterior container mounting an interior container 
therewithin. 
U.S. Pat. No. 3,142,934 to Mehling utilizes a plant holder for positioning 
on a tombstone member utilizing a resilient base mounting a plant within 
the support structure. 
As such, it may be appreciated that there continues to be a need for a new 
and improved cemetery plant pot as set forth by the instant invention 
which addresses both the problems of ease of use as well as effectiveness 
in construction and in this respect, the present invention substantially 
fulfills this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of plant 
holder apparatus now present in the prior art, the present invention 
provides a cemetery plant pot wherein the same utilizes a support disk 
mounting a rod, with a support container mounted at an upper terminal end 
of the rod for securing a plant pot within the container. As such, the 
general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved cemetery 
plant pot which has all the advantages of the prior art plant holder 
apparatus and none of the disadvantages. 
To attain this, the present invention provides a plant pot structure 
arranged for threaded securement within a threaded pedestal bore, wherein 
the apparatus includes a threaded disk threadedly receivable within the 
bore and the disk mounting a support rod orthogonally thereto in a coaxial 
relationship. The pot structure is mounted at an upper terminal end of the 
rod, wherein the pot structure is arranged to optionally include a lower 
conical base and a cylindrical base permitting directing of water flow 
into the pot mounted within the conical base. 
My invention resides not in any one of these features per se, but rather in 
the particular combination of all of them herein disclosed and claimed and 
it is distinguished from the prior art in this particular combination of 
all of its structures for the functions specified. 
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. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Pat. 
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 and 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 and 
improved cemetery plant pot which has all the advantages of the prior art 
plant holder apparatus and none of the disadvantages. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
cemetery plant pot which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and 
marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved cemetery plant pot which is of a durable and reliable 
construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved cemetery plant pot which is susceptible of a low cost of 
manufacture with regards to both materials and labor, and which 
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming 
public, thereby making such cemetery plant pots economically available to 
the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved cemetery plant pot 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 and 
improved cemetery plant pot wherein the same is arranged for mounting to a 
pedestal in a cemetery environment. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularly 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 FIGS. 1 to 6 
thereof, a new and improved cemetery plant pot embodying the principles 
and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the 
reference numerals 10 and 10a will be described. 
More specifically, the cemetery plant pot 10 of the instant invention 
essentially comprises a conical pot hanger 11, with a planar floor 
mounting a support rod 12 coaxially of the conical pot container 11 at an 
upper terminal end of the support rod 12. A container fastener 18 captures 
the floor of the pot container 11 between the fastener 18 and a support 
rod head 15, as illustrated in FIG. 2 for example. A lower terminal end of 
the support rod 12 is coaxially and orthogonally mounted through a 
cylindrical mounting disk 13, including a threaded external side wall 14 
that is threadedly received within an internally threaded pedestal bore 19 
of an associated pedestal support 20, as illustrated in FIG. 4 for 
example. Upper and lower disk fasteners 16 and 17 are positioned on 
opposed sides of the mounting disk 13 to fixedly secure the disk to and 
adjacent the lower terminal end of the support rod 12. 
A modified container 21, as illustrated in FIG. 4, setting forth a modified 
cemetery plant pot 10a, includes a truncated conical base 22 whose planar 
floor mounts the support rod 12, in a manner as described with reference 
to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2. The conical base 22 is defined by an 
upper annular rim 22a defined by a predetermined first diameter. A fibrous 
water transmissible indicator strip 23 is directed through the side wall 
of the conical lower base 22. Reference to FIG. 6 illustrates the use of a 
fluid absorbent layer 26 mounted coextensively through an interior surface 
of the lower base 22. A cylindrical upper base 24 is mounted coaxially 
aligned with and spaced above the lower base 22 and is defined by a 
predetermined second diameter less than the first diameter to define a 
plurality of windows 30 formed by connecting webs 25 between the lower 
base and upper base. The windows permit rain water and the like to be 
directed into the lower base for self-watering of the pot "P" contained 
within the modified container 21. A gravel base 28 is positioned overlying 
the floor of the lower base 22 utilizing drain apertures 29 to remove 
excess fluid therefrom. 
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. 
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 .