US 12,402,573 B1
Moss pole for plant support and watering
Tamas Akos Badacsonyi, Zalacsany (HU); and Nikoletta Badacsonyi-Kovacs, Zalacsany (HU)
Filed by Tamas Akos Badacsonyi, Zalacsany (HU); and Nikoletta Badacsonyi-Kovacs, Zalacsany (HU)
Filed on May 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/656,986.
Int. Cl. A01G 9/12 (2006.01); A01G 29/00 (2006.01); A01G 22/63 (2018.01); A01G 27/04 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 9/122 (2013.01) [A01G 29/00 (2013.01); A01G 22/63 (2018.02); A01G 27/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, for supporting and watering a plant, comprising:
a first elongated hollow body having a top end, a bottom end, and side walls, wherein the first elongated hollow body is open at the top end, closed at the bottom end, and the side walls are perforated by a plurality of holes;
a second elongated body having a top end and a bottom end; and,
a third body comprising a funnel with an upper wider part, a lower narrower part, and a structure with multiple legs, wherein each leg is located at a distinct position around a perimeter of the upper wider part of the funnel such that each leg may be stabbed into soil at a distinct location from the other legs, so as to provide extra support for better fixing of the device;
wherein the bottom end of the first body is attached to the top end of the second body, and the bottom end of the second body is attached to the wider part of the funnel;
wherein outer surfaces of the first body and the second body are surrounded by a first layer of a first water absorbent material which is then surrounded by a second layer of a second water absorbent material; and,
wherein the first elongated body is configured to receive water through the top open end, and is further configured such that water flows through the perforated side walls into the first absorbent layer, then into the second absorbent layer, and then drips down through the absorbent layers into the funnel, and subsequently into soil through the narrower part of the funnel.