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The disclosure relates to mounting devices and more particularly pertains to a new mounting device for mounting a flower pot to a hand rail. The device includes a gripping unit that can be positioned to extend substantially around a hand rail of a deck rail. The device includes a stem extending upwardly from the gripping unit. The device includes a spike that is positionable on the stem such that the spike is vertically oriented. In this way a flower pot can be positioned on the gripping unit such that the spike extends through a drain hole in the flower pot. Thus, the flower pot is secured to the hand rail such that the flower pot is inhibited from being blown over by wind.
The prior art relates to mounting devices including a flower pot securing device that includes an annular ring that is attachable to a hand rail and a stem that is disposed in the annular ring that the annular ring surrounds the flower pot and the stem extends through a drain hole in the flower pot. The prior art discloses a potted plant holder that includes a shaft and a blade attached to the shaft which can be driven into soil in a flower pot. The prior art discloses a golf bag holder that includes a spike and pivotal foot plate to push the spike into the ground. The prior art discloses flower pot holder that includes a support bracket with a foot that can be secured to a vertical surface and a plurality of pegs that each extend into a respective hole in a flower pot. The prior art discloses a rail post mounting device that includes a sleeve that is slidable into a hollow rail post and an accessory item extending upwardly from the sleeve.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a gripping unit that is positionable to extend substantially around a hand rail of a deck railing such that the gripping unit is secured to the hand rail. A stem is coupled to and extends upwardly from the gripping unit. A spike is positionable on the stem such that the spike extends upwardly from the stem thereby facilitating the spike to pass through a drain hole in a flower pot. In this way the flower pot is secured to the hand rail to inhibit the flower pot from being blown over by wind.
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
The lower surface 26 of the central panel 20 rests on a top surface 28 of the hand rail 14 and each of the end panels 22 abuts a respective one of a first lateral surface 30 and a second lateral surface 32 of the hand rail 14. Additionally, each of the lower panels 24 rests against a bottom surface 34 of the hand rail 14. The hand rail 14 may comprise a deck rail, of either a composite material or wood, such as a 2×4 or other dimensional lumber that is commonly employed in the construction of outdoor decks in residential construction. Furthermore, the hand rail 14 may be oriented such that a widthwise axis of the hand rail 14 lies on a horizontal plane.
A stem 36 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the gripping unit 12. The stem 36 is positioned on an upper surface 38 of the central panel 20 and the stem 36 is centrally positioned on the upper surface 38. As is most clearly shown in
A saucer 56 is included which has a basal wall 58, an outer wall 60 angling upwardly from the basal wall 58 and a lip 62 extending outwardly from the outer wall 60. The outer wall 60 extends around a perimeter 64 of the basal wall 58 and the outer wall 60 angles outwardly from a center of the basal wall 58. The lip 62 extends away from a distal end 66 of the outer wall 60 with respect to the basal wall 58 and the lip 62 lies on a plane that is oriented parallel with an upper surface 68 of the basal wall 58. The basal wall 58 has a hole 70 extending through the upper surface 68 and a lower surface 72 of the basal wall 58 and the hole 70 is centrally positioned on the basal wall 58. The basal wall 58 is positionable on top of the central panel 20 of the gripping unit 12 having the spike 42 extending upwardly through the hole 70. In this way the flower pot 46 can rest on the upper surface 68 of the basal wall 58 to contain water that drains from the flower pot 46.
In an alternative embodiment 74 as is most clearly shown in
Continuing in the alternative embodiment 74, a disk 86 is provided which has a lower surface 88 and an upper surface 90. The upper edge 78 of each of the side panels 76 is attached to the lower surface 88 of the disk 86 such that the disk 86 rests upon the top surface 28 of the hand rail 14 thereby facilitating the flower pot 46 to rest on the upper surface of the disk 86. A pair of gussets 92 is each of the gussets 92 is coupled between the lower surface 88 of the disk 86 and a respective one of the side panels 76 thereby enhancing a load bearing capacity of the disk 86 with respect to the flower pot 46. The alternative embodiment 74 includes a cone 94 that is coupled to and extends upwardly from the upper surface 90 of the disk 86. The cone 94 is centrally positioned on the disk 86 thereby facilitating the cone 94 to extend into the drain hole 44 in the flower pot 46 thereby securing the flower pot 46 to the disk 86. In this way the cone 94 inhibits the flower pot 46 from being blown over by the wind.
In use, the gripping unit 12 is positioned around the hand rail 14 such that the stem 36 is directed upwardly. In this way the spike 42 can be attached to the stem 36 such that the spike 42 is vertically oriented. The flower pot 46 can be positioned on the gripping unit 12 such that the spike 42 extends through the drain hole 44 in the flower pot 46. In this way the flower pot 46 is secured to the hand rail 14 thereby inhibiting the flower pot 46 from being blown over by wind. The alternative embodiment 74 facilitates the gripping unit 12 to be positioned around the hand rail 14 when the hand rail 14 is oriented such that the widthwise axis of the hand rail 14 lies on a vertical plane.
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 element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.