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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Brian Allgeier, Louisville, KY (US);
Louis A. Wantland, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 31/04 (2006.01); A01G 31/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 31/04 (2013.01); A01G 2031/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module rotatably mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. A grow module is provided for receiving pods within apertures of the grow module, which includes locking tabs configured for slidably engaging with slots, which are defined in each pod. The grow module and the pods have complementary tapered interfaces that form a seal when the locking tabs are slidably engaged with the slots.