The invention relates to a cover for a pot for plants or the like, which cover is made up of a sheet-like material and which comprises a bottom and a circular side wall extending upwards from said bottom.
Such covers are known, for example from U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,061,958 and 6,385,905.
A problem that occurs when using such covers is that the pots to be placed in said covers, which pots contain plants or the like, are usually not watertight, on the contrary, they are generally provided with a hole in the bottom thereof. Consequently there is a danger that water or the like liquid being administered to a plant present in the pot will flow into the interior of the cover and thus contaminate the interior of the cover. Moreover, such covers are generally made of water-permeable materials, so that also the surface on which the cover with the pot is placed will be contaminated. In addition to that, the moisture flowing into the cover may adversely affect the cover material.
The object of the invention is to provide an embodiment by which the drawback connected to the use of known covers can be eliminated.
According to the invention this object can be accomplished in that the cover is combined with a liquid-impermeable tray placed on the bottom of the cover, which tray comprises a bottom plate placed on the bottom of the cover and a circular side wall extending upwards from said bottom plate.
When using the construction according to the invention, any liquid flowing from the pot containing the plant or the like will be collected in the tray, thus avoiding the above-described drawbacks of the known embodiments.
Preferably, the tray is removably provided in the cover, so that it can be readily placed in the cover and also be readily removed therefrom, if desired.
To conform to the usual pot shapes, the tray is circular in section.
An advantageous embodiment of the cover is obtained if it is built up of parts which are glued or welded together, so that no complicated moulds or the like are required for producing the cover.
The bottom of the cover is provided with a flanged edge, which is attached to the bottom end of the side wall of the cover.
A suitable configuration of the cover can be obtained in a simple manner by forming the circular side wall of the cover of a number of strips of a sheet-like material, which are attached together with overlapping edges.
The invention will be explained in more detail hereinafter with reference to an embodiment of the invention as schematically shown in the appended figures.
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When using the cover 1 combined with the tray 11, a pot containing a plant or the like can be placed in the tray 11 with its bottom end, so that any moisture draining from the pot can be collected in the tray.
To conform to the usual pot shapes, the tray 13 is preferably circular in section. Also other shapes of the cover and of the tray than those shown in the figures are conceivable, of course.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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NL1034301 | Aug 2007 | NL | national |