Sheathed Wick, Self Siphoning Plant Feeding Device, System and Method

Abstract

A disclosed plant watering system comprises a plurality of sheathed wicks configured in a self-siphoned arrangement to draw a watering fluid from a common raised reservoir to a crest thereof via a wicking or capillary action and therefrom to a plurality of watering destinations via a siphoning action initiated by the wicking action. A sheath or hose for each wick is water impermeable and covers a traverse of the wick. An end of a wick may be exposed for insertion into the reservoir and a second exposed end configured to siphon water to a respective destination. Any number of junction supports or discreet and separate sheathed wicks of 2, 4, 8 configurations may be included. The system also includes a common raised reservoir defining port holes in a side thereof, the port holes configured to secure and to direct each of the sheathed wicks outward toward a plant watering destination.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A plant watering structure comprising:
 a hub and a plurality of rigid members connected thereto and adapted to support and direct a plurality of sheathed wicks from a watering fluid in a raised reservoir to a crest thereof and therefrom to a plurality of watering destinations, the hub also adapted to anchor the high durometer members to the raised reservoir.   
     
     
         2 . The plant watering structure of  claim 1 , wherein the hub defines an open top and a tubular open bottom. 
     
     
         3 . The plant watering structure of  claim 1 , further comprising a flanging tubular support stem configured to guide the plurality of sheathed wicks into the watering fluid. 
     
     
         4 . The plant watering structure of  claim 1 , further comprising a collapsible flanging tubular support structure configured to guide the plurality of sheathed wicks into the watering fluid. 
     
     
         5 . The plant watering structure of  claim 1 , wherein an outside diameter of the hub measures a nominal 6.0 cm at a top thereof and a nominal 9.0 cm at a bottom flanging stem portion thereof measuring a 3.0 cm thickness. 
     
     
         6 . The plant watering structure of  claim 1 , wherein each rigid member measures a nominal outside diameter of 3.0 cm and extends a nominal 4.0 cm from the hub and comprises a 1.0 cm thickness. 
     
     
         7 . The plant watering structure of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rigid members comprise a configuration of 2, 4, 8 and any number of even and odd members connected to the hub for an equal number of sheathed wicks. 
     
     
         8 . A plant watering system comprising:
 a plurality of sheathed wicks configured to draw a watering fluid from a raised reservoir to a crest thereof via a wicking action and therefrom to a plurality of watering destinations via a siphoning action wherein the sheath for each wick is water impermeable and covers a traverse of the wick; and   a hub and a plurality of rigid members extending therefrom adapted to support and direct the plurality of sheathed wicks at the crest thereof to the watering destinations, the hub adapted to anchor the rigid members to the raised reservoir and to direct the sheathed wicks into the watering fluid.   
     
     
         9 . The plant watering system of  claim 8 , wherein any of the sheathed wicks may extend a nominal length beyond the crest and terminate within a sheath thereof and allow a wicked fluid to flow thereafter in the remaining portion of the sheath without a wick. 
     
     
         10 . The plant watering system of  claim 8 , wherein a first end of each sheathed wick is unsheathed along a length extending from a bottom of the raised reservoir to a top thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The plant watering system of  claim 8 , wherein a second end of at least one sheathed wick is unsheathed along a length thereof configured to bleed the siphoned watering fluid over a watering destination area equal to a product of the length of the unsheathed wick and a width of the wick. 
     
     
         12 . The plant watering system of  claim 8 , wherein a second end of at least one sheathed wick is unsheathed along a length thereof configured in a circular pattern at a watering destination to bleed the siphoned watering fluid over an area equal to an area defined by the circular pattern. 
     
     
         13 . The plant watering system of  claim 8 , wherein each of the sheathed wicks comprises a twisted chord of a plurality of wicking strings, wherein each wicking string is coated with a waterproofing material configured to create a plurality of small radii in the plurality of wicking strings and thus maximize a capillary action and wicking properties of the twisted chord. 
     
     
         14 . The plant watering system of  claim 8 , wherein a wick trunk within a sheath is split into a plurality of branches at a junction thereof and each junction and each branch is covered by a sheath. 
     
     
         15 . The plant watering system of  claim 8 , wherein each rigid member supports and guides a plurality of wicks and each sheath comprises a plurality of wicks. 
     
     
         16 . A plant watering system comprising:
 a raised reservoir configured to define a plurality of port holes in a side and proximal a crest thereof, the port holes configured to support and to direct a plurality of sheathed wicks outward toward a plurality of watering destinations; and   a plurality of sheathed wicks configured to draw a watering fluid from a raised reservoir to a crest thereof via a wicking action and therefrom to a plurality of watering destinations via a siphoning action wherein the sheath for each wick is water impermeable and covers a traverse of the wick.   
     
     
         17 . The plant watering system of  claim 16 , further comprising at least one platform insert for the raised reservoir wherein the platform insert defines a plurality of holes for the direction of the plurality of sheathed wicks and a central watering hole. 
     
     
         18 . The plant watering system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sheathed wicks comprise corrugated hose configured to maintain a preformed shape. 
     
     
         19 . The plant watering system of  claim 16 , wherein the raised reservoir comprises a means for a platform insert to be secured thereto including a raised ridge on an inner diameter of the raised reservoir and a plurality of slots to receive tabs on the platform. 
     
     
         20 . The plant watering system of  claim 1 , wherein the watering fluid comprises one of a sodium chloride component and a plant food component configured to raise the tensile strength of the watering fluid to facilitate a siphoning process and increase a water flow from the raised reservoir to the watering destinations.