Removable plant container and method of use
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1. A container for holding plants, comprising:
- a base member;
a lateral support wall in communication with said base member;
a receiving aperture formed by said base member and said lateral support wall, said receiving aperture having a volume V; and
at least one removal device located on and separable from said container, wherein separation of said at least one removal device from said container results in said receiving aperture having a volume V′
, wherein volume V′
is larger than volume V.
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Abstract
A removable plant container for growing and transporting plants having a base member in communication with a lateral support wall. The base member and lateral support wall define a receiving aperture, having a volume V, for receiving the plant and growing media therein. At least one removal device is in communication with the lateral support wall, the base member, or both. Actuation of the at least one removal device results in an increase in the volume of the receiving aperture from volume V to volume V′, thereby permitting the removal of the plant and growing media without damage to the plant root system of root ball.
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22 Claims
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1. A container for holding plants, comprising:
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a base member;
a lateral support wall in communication with said base member;
a receiving aperture formed by said base member and said lateral support wall, said receiving aperture having a volume V; and
at least one removal device located on and separable from said container, wherein separation of said at least one removal device from said container results in said receiving aperture having a volume V′
, wherein volume V′
is larger than volume V. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13. The device of claim I wherein said at least one removal device further comprises at least one tear starter positioned on said container.
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19. A container for holding plants, comprising:
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a base member;
a lateral support wall in communication with said base member, said lateral support wall comprising a first portion and a second portion;
a receiving aperture formed by said base member and said lateral support wall, said receiving aperture having a volume V;
at least one tear member in communication with and separable from said first portion and said second portion of said lateral support wall, wherein separation of said at least one tear member from said lateral support wall results in said receiving aperture having a volume V′
, wherein volume V′
is larger than volume V; and
at least one finger hole formed in said lateral support wall, said at least one finger hole in communication with at least one removal device.
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20. A method of removing a plant from a plant container, comprising:
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providing a plant container comprising a receiving aperture having a volume V, said receiving aperture formed by a base member in communication with a lateral support wall;
providing at least one removal device in communication with said container, said at least one removal device capable of increasing the volume of said at least one receiving aperture from V to V′
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actuating said at least one removal device in communication with said container;
increasing said volume of said receiving aperture from V to V′
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removing said plant from said receiving aperture.
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21. A container for holding plants comprising:
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a base;
a wall extending upwardly from said base;
said wall having a substantially uniform tensile strength;
a separation zone extending along substantially a length of said wall;
said separation zone having a tensile strength less than said substantially uniform tensile strength of said wall.
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22. A method of removing a plant from a container comprising:
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providing a container having a plant disposed within a substantially continuous wall of said container;
exerting a force on a wall of said container such that a zone along substantially a length of said container wall yields so as to disrupt said substantially continuous wall and expose said plant.
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