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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Masaki Hashimoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Hironobu Ota, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Norio Kanayama, Fuchu, JP;
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a planting container capable of sufficiently and stably supply planting water to a rhizosphere where roots of a plant grow, securing as large a space as possible for the rhizosphere, and further accelerating the growth of the stem or leaves of the plant. The planting container comprises a planting container bodyincluding a planting spacehaving an opening at a front portion thereof to allow a plant to grow, a reservoirfor planting water that is provided in a lower part of the planting space, and a water-absorbing planting bed placed within the planting spacewith a bottom portion thereof being positioned in the reservoirfor absorbing planting water retained in the reservoirto cultivate the plant, wherein the container further comprises a receiving surfacefor receiving the planting bed within the planting spaceformed as an inclined surface that is raised progressively toward the opening and is lowered progressively away from the opening.