Pole garden and fountain

• US 5,598,662 A
• Filed: 02/26/1996
• Issued: 02/04/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donna A. Droste
• Original Assignee: Donna A. Droste
• Inventors: Droste, Donna A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Melius, Terry Lee
• Assistant Examiner(s): Downs, Joanne C.
• Application Number:
  US08/607,040
• Time in Patent Office: 344 Days
• Field of Search: 47/39, 47/39 C, 47/39 P, 47/62
• US Class Current: 47/39
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/023 Multi-tiered planters
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 7/041 Flower tables or stands
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 17/08 Fountains drinking fountains E03B9/20; wash fountains E03C1/16

Abstract

A pole garden and fountain, characterized by at least one floor to ceiling stabilizing pole, supporting adjustable couplings for plant potting dish hangers and circulating water dish troughs, each of which may be independently rotated and/or elevated to a preselected position. A fountain effect is obtained by recycling water from a base water well to a topmost feeder water dish trough. Corresponding dishes are artistically disposed upon the pole in coactive water circulating array. The stabilizing pole is adjustable and the unit is readily portable. Stability to the pole is achieved through foot and ceiling mounting brackets upon which respective feeder water dish and plant potting hanger dishes are mounted.

Claims

1. A pole garden and fountain assembly mountable between a floor and a ceiling, comprising in combination:

a) a base water well (110) forming a reservoir for continuously supplying water through a hanger pole;

b) a hollow hanger pole (112), said hanger pole being stabilized upright against displacement by a foot bracket (114) and a ceiling joist mounting bracket (140);

an extension pole (112'"'"') adjustably secured within the hanger pole (112), the ceiling joist mounting bracket (140) threadingly engaging the extension pole (112'"'"') in vertical elongation thereof, said ceiling joist mounting bracket (140) defining a mounting screw (144) upon a plug (142), whereby upon turning a butterfly extension (146) of a stud mounting spike (148), the ceiling joist mounting bracket may be forced into and out of registry with a ceiling joist;

c) a plant dish and water dish assembly (120) mounted upon the hanger pole (112), said assembly including plant dishes (122) and water dishes (124);

vertically adjustable pole couplings (126) for the respective plant and water dishes, with rod and dish retainers (128) threadingly engaging the couplings (126) to thereby space the dishes transversely from the hanger pole (112);

a water transfer conduit (124'"'"') spaced above a bottom of each said water dish (124) and extending from the interior of each water dish (124) in spill-over transfer relationship to a succeeding water dish, said plant and water dishes being arranged vertically about said hanger pole such that plant dishes alternate with water dishes in a decorative fashion, said plant dishes having no water transfer conduits associated therewith; and

d) a water circulator (130) comprising a water circulating pump (132), said pump having an output connection with a single-flow water tube (134), said tube passing upward through the pole extension (112'"'"') and outwardly thereof for continuous supply and recirculation of water to at least one of the respective water dishes (124).