Patents Assigned to Vermil Marketing Inc.
  • Patent number: 5450691
    Abstract: A support for plants, flowers and the like to assist horticulturists create novel is provided and in one embodiment, includes framework surrounding an upstanding central tube. The framework consists of a plurality of vertically spaced, circular rings which decrease in diameter from bottom to top. Vertical supports span adjacent rings and are spaced about the circumference of the framework. A retaining ring surrounds the bottom of the tube adjacent its bottom and has two pair of diametrically extending arms with downturned ends to support the tube in an upright manner. A second retaining ring surrounds the tube adjacent the top of the framework. The downturned ends of this retaining ring snap over the top of the framework to hold the framework and tube in place. Matting lines the interior of the framework to define an within the framework to be filled with soil. Plants, flowers and the like can be planted in the soil through the matting. The framework can be placed in an existing flower pot or can stand alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Vermil Marketing Inc.
    Inventors: Molly C. Christie, Kenneth R. Christie