LIGHT REFLECTOR FOR PLANTS

A light reflector for plants in a planter including a planter pot having a circular base and side walls which extend up from the base to a rim which extends around the top opening of the pot. A reflector having a circular shape with an elastic waist band which forms a circular opening which grips the side walls and engages the bottom surface of the rim whereby the reflector extends outward from the sidewalls to reflect light on a bottom surface of the plants.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to light reflector for plants and more particularly to a light reflector for plants which are grown in a pot so that the light is reflected to the bottom of the plant.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Present-day grow lights are positioned on top of the plants which provide approximately one hundred and eighty degrees (180°) of coverage. Secondly, the lights on the market now disperse the light from a single finite source, such as a light fixture. Due to the configuration of the presently used lights, the grow light wavelength is disbursed either on top of or in front of the canopy. These light fixtures also generate heat which can be detrimental to the plants.

The present invention relates to an indoor plant pot capable of intensively supplying high-temperature sunlight to plants planted in pots during a period of incidence of sunlight in a room having a low amount of sunshine. The indoor plant pot is arranged to be planted to plant the plant, and the upper portion of the pot body is arranged at a constant height is provided to collect the sunlight incident to the room according to the movement trajectory of the sun at various locations Solar condensing unit, the solar light dissipation is arranged at a constant height in the upper end of the pot body so as to correspond to the solar condensing unit is provided so that the solar light condensed to the surface by the solar condensing member to the plant side And a portion of the solar light concentrating part and the solar light emitting part at a predetermined height at the upper end of the flower pot main body to condense the sunlight at various positions and emit the light toward the plant side. It is composed of a mounting member detachably mounted. According to the indoor pots configured as described above, by intensively supplying high temperature sunlight for a short time to plants grown indoors with a small amount of sunshine, growth can be promoted through activation of photosynthesis on the plants.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed a light reflector for plants in a planter including a flower pot having a circular base and side walls which extend up from the base to a rim which extends around the top opening of the pot. A reflector having a circular shape with an elastic waist band which forms a circular opening which grips the side walls and engages the bottom surface of the rim whereby the reflector extends outward from the sidewalls to reflect light on a bottom surface of the plants.

According to another embodiment of this invention, there is disclosed a novel light reflector for plants in a planter including a reflective ring of reflective insulation. The reflective ring constructed as a circle of reflective insulation of multiple sizes. The reflective ring has a split extending from an outer edge surface of the reflective ring to a central opening through reflective ring. An upper surface of the reflective ring is installed on a flower pot whereby light which projects downward toward the pot reflects upward and off of the top surface of the reflective ring toward plants being grown in the pot.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In the description that follows, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations of these specific details are possible while still achieving the results of the present invention. Well-known processing steps are generally not described in detail in order to avoid unnecessarily obfuscating the description of the present invention.

In the description that follows, exemplary dimensions may be presented for an illustrative embodiment of the invention. The dimensions should not be interpreted as limiting. They are included to provide a sense of proportion. Generally speaking, it is the relationship between various elements, where they are located, their contrasting compositions, and sometimes their relative sizes that is of significance.

In the drawings accompanying the description that follows, often both reference numerals and legends (labels, text descriptions) will be used to identify elements. If legends are provided, they are intended merely as an aid to the reader and should not in any way be interpreted as limiting.

Referring toFIG.1, there is illustrated a side, three dimensional view, partly in cross section, of a light reflector10for plants secured in a flower pot or planter12. The flower pot12typically has a circular base14with an opening22therethrough and side walls16which extend up from the base to a rim18which extends around the opening20of the pot.

The reflector10can have a circular shape with an elastic waist band22which forms a circular opening24which grips the side walls16and preferably engages the bottom surface26of the rim18to hold the reflector in place.

The reflective ring10can be made of a reflective insulation. The reflective ring can be constructed as a circle of reflective material of multiple sizes. An elastic band22can be formed on the inner side of the opening, such as a circle, of the reflective insulation10as shown inFIGS.1and2. The advantage of the reflective ring10ofFIG.2is that it can be easily installed on a flower pot as shown inFIG.1. The reflective ring10can be formed as a circle, or as flower petal shaped cut-outs projecting from the elastic band22.

When the reflective ring10is installed on a flower pot12, the light which projects downward toward the pot, either from the sun of a light fixture, reflects upward and off of the top surface28of the reflective ring10toward plants30being grown in the pot12.

Referring toFIG.3, there is shown a reflective ring30, compare reflective insulation10, can be constructed as a circle of reflective material of multiple sizes. As shown inFIG.3, the reflective ring30has a split32extending from the outer edge surface34of the reflective ring30to a central opening36through reflective ring30. The reflective ring30can be opened along split32to insert a plant through the central opening36through reflective ring30. The upper surface38of the reflective ring30is installed on a flower pot12, the light which projects downward toward the pot, either from the sun of a light fixture, reflects upward and off of the top surface38of the reflective ring30toward plants30being grown in the pot12.

Referring toFIG.4, there is illustrated a ring assembly40constructed of two rings of wire, an outer ring42and an inner ring44. The two rings of wire40are interconnected by four connecting strips of wire46,48,50and52(46-52) that interconnect the two rings42and44. Referring toFIG.5, there is illustrated a side view of the ring assembly40shown inFIG.4having a plurality of prongs, preferably4prongs, attached to the outer ring42or the inner ring44. The prongs46-52secure the ring assembly40in place when they are inserted into dirt or other mediums in the flower pot12.

Ring assembly40can be secured to the bottom of the a reflective ring30and thereby mounted to the top of the flower pot so that the ring30faces the bottom of the plant when it is opened along split32to insert a plant through the central opening36through reflective ring30.