Claims
- 1. A container for supporting and storing live plants above ground, said container including:a. an outer sidewall comprised of wire mesh, said outer sidewall having a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge and a left edge; b. an inner sidewall constructed of a fabric material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge and a left edge, said outer sidewall right edge being connected to said outer sidewall left edge and said inner sidewall right edge being connected to said inner sidewall left edge, thereby forming a generally cylindrical plant container, said inner sidewall top edge being folded over and secured to said outer sidewall top edge, said inner sidewall bottom edge being folded over and secured to said outer sidewall bottom edge, whereby, said inner sidewall will reside proximate the growing medium in which the plant resides and said outer sidewall will provide support permitting said container to stand in a vertical fashion, said fabric material permitting air to penetrate through said cylindrical plant container; and, c. a bottom wall removably connected to said generally cylindrical container formed by said connected inner and outer sidewalls, said bottom wall comprising a non-woven polypropylene material, and, said sidewall fabric material comprising a woven polypropylene material, whereby, said container will draw moisture and allow small roots to grow downwardly into the ground.
- 2. A method of manufacturing a container for supporting and storing live plants above ground, comprising:a. providing an outer sidewall comprised of wire mesh, said outer sidewall having a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge and a left edge; b. providing an inner sidewall constructed of a fabric material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge and a left edge, said outer sidewall right edge being connected to said outer sidewall left edge and said inner sidewall right edge being connected to said inner sidewall left edge, thereby forming a generally cylindrical plant container, said inner sidewall top edge being folded over and secured to said outer sidewall top edge, said inner sidewall bottom edge being folded over and secured to said outer sidewall bottom edge, whereby, said inner sidewall will reside proximate the growing medium in which the plant resides and said outer sidewall will provide support permitting said container to stand in a vertical fashion, said fabric material permitting air to penetrate through said cylindrical plant container; and, c. connecting a bottom wall to said generally cylindrical container formed by said connected inner and outer sidewalls, said bottom wall comprising a non-woven polypropylene material, and, said sidewall fabric material comprising a woven polypropylene material, whereby, said container will draw moisture and allow small roots to grow downwardly into the ground.
Parent Case Info
This application is related to a previous application by the same inventors bearing U.S. Ser. No. 08/781,419 filed Nov. 27, 1996, and, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,937,577, issued Aug. 17, 1999. The entirety of this previous application is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full below
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