US 11,951,610 B2
Opening apparatus for use with a multi-piece, hinged, hydroponic tower
Brice Klein, San Francisco, CA (US); Matthew Matera, San Francisco, CA (US); Andy Dubel, Pacifica, CA (US); Merritt Jenkins, San Francisco, CA (US); Tamara Hasoon, Redwood City, CA (US); Maria Malone, San Francisco, CA (US); Anna Olson, San Mateo, CA (US); and Mark Cuson, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to MJNN LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by MJNN, LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/376,878.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/764,400, filed on Jul. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/764,399, filed on Jul. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0037525 A1, Feb. 6, 2020
Int. Cl. A01G 31/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B65G 13/02 (2006.01); E05C 19/06 (2006.01); E05D 1/04 (2006.01); E05D 1/06 (2006.01); E05F 1/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01)
CPC B25J 15/0019 (2013.01) [A01G 31/06 (2013.01); B65G 13/02 (2013.01); E05C 19/06 (2013.01); E05D 1/04 (2013.01); E05D 1/06 (2013.01); E05F 1/00 (2013.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/60 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plant growth tower opening apparatus configured to open a multi-piece plant growth tower, said plant growth tower opening apparatus comprising:
a first member configured to be inserted into a first tower cavity to unlatch a first tower face plate from a tower body and to move said first tower face plate from a first tower cavity closed position toward a first tower cavity open position as said plant growth tower is propelled through said plant growth tower opening apparatus,
wherein said plant growth tower includes said tower body that defines at least said first tower cavity, said first tower face plate is hingeably coupled to said tower body, said first tower face plate is positionable relative to said tower body in at least said first tower cavity closed position and said first tower cavity open position.