Patent Application
20220183483
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
The disclosure relates to vase assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new vase assembly for draining a vase without inversion thereof. The present invention discloses a vase assembly comprising a vessel having a pipe engaged thereto proximate to a bottom thereof, wherein the pipe extends downwardly toward the bottom of the vessel, and wherein the pipe has a valve positioned therein.
The prior art relates to vase assemblies. Prior art vase assemblies may comprise dual chambered vases, with each dual chambered vase having two pipes extending from a bottom thereof. Each pipe has a spigot engaged thereto distal from the dual chambered vase. Prior art vase assemblies also may comprise vessels having dispensers positioned near bottoms thereof, planters having spigots positioned near bottoms thereof, vases having selectively pluggable pipes engaged thereto proximate to bottoms thereof, and bases having pluggable drain holes in bottoms thereof. What is lacking in the prior art is a vase assembly comprising a vessel having a pipe engaged thereto proximate to a bottom thereof, wherein the pipe extends downwardly toward the bottom of the vessel, and wherein the pipe has a valve positioned therein. The pipe allows for more complete drainage of the vessel relative to prior art vase assemblies.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a vessel, which has a top that is open. The vessel is configured for insertion of stems of stemmed plants and of water thereinto. The vessel has a hole positioned therein proximate to a bottom thereof. A pipe is engaged to the vessel and extends bilaterally from the hole. The pipe is configured to drain water from the vessel. A valve is positioned in the pipe. An actuator is operationally engaged to the valve and is positioned externally to the pipe and the vessel. The actuator is positioned to selectively actuate the valve to drain the water from the vessel.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A pipe 20 is engaged to the vessel 12 and extends bilaterally from the hole 16. The pipe 20 is configured to drain water from the vessel 12. The pipe 20 comprises a first section 22, a second section 24, and a third section 26. The first section 22 is positioned externally to the vessel 12 and extends therefrom, such that the first section 22 is substantially parallel to the bottom 18. The second section 24 extends into the vessel 12, such that the second section 24 is substantially parallel to the bottom 18. The second section 24 may be selectively threadedly couplable to the first section 22, as shown in
A grommet 30 is engaged to the vessel 12 and is positioned in the hole 16. The grommet 30 is positioned to sealably engage the pipe 20 to the vessel 12, thus preventing leakage of the water. The grommet 30 comprises rubber, silicone, or elastomer.
A valve 32 is positioned in the pipe 20. The valve 32 may be positioned is the first section 22 of the pipe 20, as shown in
An actuator 34 is operationally engaged to the valve 32 and is positioned externally to the pipe 20 and the vessel 12. The actuator 34 is positioned to selectively actuate the valve 32 to drain the water from the vessel 12. The actuator 34 comprises a handle 36, as shown in
In use, the water and the stems of the stemmed plants, such as flowers, are inserted into the vessel 12 through the top 14. When the water requires changing, a user simply turns the handle 36 to actuate the valve 32 so that the water drains through the pipe 20. Fresh water then can be added to the vessel 12. With the second section 24 of the pipe 20 extending toward the bottom 18, water can be siphoned from the vessel 12 to near the bottom 18. Additionally, the vessel 12 can be tilted, as shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
