Patent ID: 7278238

Claim:
A container insert for creating a false bottom in a planter container comprising a container bottom, a container rim, and a non-uniform inner container surface, the inner container surface extending from the container bottom to the container rim, the inner container surface comprising an inner container ledge and a select container periphery intermediate the container bottom and the container rim, the container insert comprising: a substantially planar superior support surface, a substantially planar inferior support surface, a peripheral support ridge, a plurality of solid support ribs, and a plurality of matter-receiving apertures, the peripheral support ridge comprising a sloped peripheral support surface and a peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface being intermediate the superior support surface and the peripheral support rim, the peripheral support surface having a substantially uniform container-engaging depth, the support ribs being integrally formed to the inferior support surface and substantially equally spaced from one another, the matter-receiving apertures being spaced intermediate the support ribs and extending from the superior support surface to the inferior support surface, the inferior support surface comprising a tray support structure, the tray support structure being concentric within the peripheral support ridge, the tray support structure comprising tray-supporting means, the peripheral support surface being in removably wedged engagement with the select container periphery, the peripheral support rim being in removably seated engagement upon the inner container ledge, the support ribs being elevated above the container bottom for maximizing the space intermediate the support ribs and the container bottom, the container insert thus being rib-supported and ledge-supported and forming an elevated, rib-ledge-supported false bottom in the planter container at a height above the inner container ledge, the height above the inner container ledge being defined by the container-engaging depth and the angle of the peripheral support surface.