Patent ID: 7082715

Claim:
A plant watering device for insertion use in a growing medium, the device comprising: a base having an open top liquid receiving section with a discharge inlet aperture located therein; a medium engaging section for selective insertion into the growing medium connecting to the base and having a discharge outlet aperture in communication with the discharge inlet aperture; a contamination prevention means for preventing contamination of the discharge outlet aperture upon insertion of the medium engaging section into the growing medium, the contamination prevention means being located adjacent the discharge outlet aperture; a container having a discharge spout, the container having an amount of a liquid contained therein, the container being fittingly mounted on the base, the discharge spout being positioned into the liquid receiving section; and at least one wick component mounted in the liquid receiving section to receive the liquid from the container and extending through the discharge inlet aperture to the discharge outlet aperture to automatically deliver the liquid thereto and into the growth medium at a controlled rate from the liquid receiving section through the discharge inlet aperture, the liquid receiving section including a wick retaining member, for retaining the wick component in a predetermined spatial relationship relative to the discharge inlet aperture, and a liquid blocking member for preventing the liquid contained the liquid receiving section from flowing directly into the discharge inlet aperture while allowing the wick component to extend therethrough, both the wick retaining member and the liquid blocking member extending integrally from an inner surface of peripheral sidewall and a base wall defining the open top liquid receiving section.