Display Rack Adapted for Plant Display

Abstract

A plant display rack allowing for the display and storage of plants in a stacked configuration above the underlying floor. The rack system features a support rack having a plurality of vertical supports elevating a plurality of pairs of horizontally disposed support members above the floor. A plurality of support shelves configured for an engagement with the horizontal support members each have slanted plant support surfaces. The slanted surfaces coerce runoff water to an exit aperture to a reservoir positioned on the display rack. An optional secondary reservoir may be provided to collect runoff water from the individual reservoirs of multiple display racks, and water the plants thereon subsequent to collection.

1 . A plant display rack configured for a stacking of plants, comprising:
 a support rack having an upper end and a lower end;   a plurality of vertical supports extending between said upper end and said lower end;   a plurality of pairs of horizontally disposed support members extending between said vertical supports;   a plurality of support shelves, said support shelves each configured for an engagement to an as-used position between a said pair of said support members;   a support surface formed by a support wall of each of said support members, said support surface in said as-used position, having a slant running from a highest position to a lowest position of said support surface;   an aperture communicating through said support wall of each of said support surfaces, said aperture located proximate to said lowest position of each said support surface;   means for sealed engagement of said aperture to a conduit communicating with a reservoir positioned below all said support surfaces of all of said plurality of support shelves;   said plurality of support shelves in said as used position providing means to stack a plurality of racks of plants on said support shelves over a single underlying floor surface; and   said slant of each said support surface of said plurality of support shelves providing means to collect runoff water from water communicated to said plants supported on said plurality of support shelves and thereby prevent a communication of said runoff water to said underlying floor surface.   
     
     
         2 . The plant display rack of  claim 1  wherein said support shelves are each configured for said engagement to said as-used position between a said pair of said support members by means of engagement comprising:
 a vertical wall extending around a perimeter of each said support surface; 
 a ledge positioned upon two opposing sections of said vertical wall; and 
 said ledge providing means for engagement between a said pair of said horizontally disposed support members. 
 
     
     
         3 . The plant display rack of  claim 1  wherein means for sealed engagement of said aperture to a conduit communicating with a reservoir comprises:
 a hose running between a first end engaged to a fitting in a sealed engagement to said aperture, to a second end in a sealed communication with said conduit. 
 
     
     
         4 . The plant display rack of  claim 2  wherein means for sealed engagement of said aperture to a conduit communicating with a reservoir comprises:
 a hose running between a first end engaged to a fitting in a sealed engagement to said aperture, to a second end in a sealed communication with said conduit. 
 
     
     
         5 . The plant display rack of  claim 3  wherein one of said first or second end of said hose is removably engageable wherein a said plurality of support shelves are removably engageable with said support rack to said as-used position, and said hose is removably engageable to said sealed communication with said conduit. 
     
     
         6 . The plant display rack of  claim 4  wherein one of said first or second end of said hose is removably engageable wherein a said plurality of support shelves are removably engageable with said support rack to said as-used position, and said hose is removably engageable to said sealed communication with said conduit. 
     
     
         7 . The plant display rack of  claim 3  wherein said conduit is positioned with an axial passage formed in one of said plurality of vertical supports. 
     
     
         8 . The plant display rack of  claim 4  wherein said conduit is positioned with an axial passage formed in one of said plurality of vertical supports. 
     
     
         9 . The plant display rack of  claim 5  wherein said conduit is positioned with an axial passage formed in one of said plurality of vertical supports. 
     
     
         10 . The plant display rack of  claim 6  wherein said conduit is positioned with an axial passage formed in one of said plurality of vertical supports. 
     
     
         11 . The plant display rack of  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         12 . The plant display rack of  claim 2  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         13 . The plant display rack of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         14 . The plant display rack of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         15 . The plant display rack of  claim 5  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         16 . The plant display rack of  claim 6  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         17 . The plant display rack of  claim 7  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         18 . The plant display rack of  claim 8  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         19 . The plant display rack of  claim 9  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir theron; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose. 
 
     
     
         20 . The plant display rack of  claim 10  additionally comprising:
 a wheeled rack, said wheeled rack having a secondary reservoir thereon; 
 a hose engaged to said reservoir at a first end and having a distal end; 
 said secondary reservoir configured to receive said runoff water from said reservoir; 
 a compressed air supply engaged to said wheeled rack and engageable to said secondary reservoir to render it pressurized; and 
 said secondary reservoir when pressurized providing means to reuse said runoff water to irrigate said plants by communication of said runoff water to said plants from said distal end of said hose.