Patent ID: 8667735

Claim:
A planter comprising: a concave container formed from a thermoplastic material, the container having an upper end; a brim extending outward from an upper portion of the container adjacent the upper end, the brim having an upper surface; a vertical wall extending upward from the brim and having an outwardly facing surface; a rim formed from a thermoplastic material, the rim having a top wall with inner and outer edges; an outer rim wall extending downward from the outer edge of the top rim wall and having an inwardly facing surface; an inner rim wall extending downward from the inner edge of the top rim wall; a flange formed on one of the outwardly facing surface of the vertical wall of the container and the inwardly facing surface of the outer rim wall; a groove formed on the other of the outwardly facing surface of the vertical wall of the container and the inwardly facing surface of the outer rim wall; wherein when the rim is assembled onto the upper end of the container, the outwardly facing surface of the vertical wall of the container and the inwardly facing surface of the outer rim wall are in mutually facing relation such that the flange on the one of the outwardly facing surface of the vertical wall of the container and the inwardly facing surface of the outer rim wall cooperatively engages the groove on the other of the outwardly facing surface of the vertical wall of the container and the inwardly facing surface of the outer rim wall to retain the rim on the upper end of the container; and an inner stop formed on a lower portion of the inner rim wall and configured such that when the rim is assembled onto the upper end of the container, the inner stop confronts the upper surface of the brim to limit the extent to which the rim can be advanced onto the upper end of the container.