Patents Represented by Law Firm Mason, Kolehmaien, Rathburn & Wyss
  • Patent number: 5964057
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plant holder with several essentially identically shaped elements (2), which are arranged in a vertical position when in use, and at least one supporting ring (3), which is arranged in a horizontal position when in use, which includes easily removable retention devices for retaining several vertical elements (2) along the perimeter of the supporting ring (3) and at heights corresponding to the vertical elements. The vertical elements (2) may exhibit an essentially rectangular profile. Recesses (10) for acceptance of the vertical elements can be arranged along the supporting ring, of which there is at least one, while protrusions (12) can be arranged along the lateral surfaces of the vertical elements which, when assembled, snap into corresponding grooves (11) in the recesses in the supporting ring (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Inventor: Hans-Werner Korte-Jungermann