US 12,389,843 B2
Plant irrigation device
Lance James Lortscher, Hidden Hills, CA (US); and Mark Alan Christl, Simi Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Stingray Watering System, LLC, Calabasas, CA (US)
Filed by Stingray Watering System, LLC, Calabasas, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/229,300.
Application 18/229,300 is a continuation of application No. 17/355,778, filed on Jun. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,744,194.
Application 17/355,778 is a continuation of application No. 16/434,587, filed on Jun. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,058,073, issued on Jul. 13, 2021.
Application 16/434,587 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/190,770, filed on Jun. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,328,663, issued on Jun. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/186,000, filed on Jun. 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0380357 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. A01G 25/02 (2006.01); A01G 13/32 (2025.01); A01M 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 25/023 (2013.01) [A01G 13/32 (2025.01); A01M 17/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plant irrigation device, comprising:
a rigid planar support having a generally circular configuration to surround a plant and provide an opening through which the plant extends, the support having an open-faced channel formed therein; and
a drip tube disposed within the channel of the support, the drip tube connectable to a water source and having a series of spaced apart apertures or water emitters along a length thereof permitting water to exit the drip tube and into the ground surrounding the plant.