Abstract

A portable growing apparatus, comprising having a prefabricated, collapsible tent, or greenhouse -like housing structure which, when constructed at the point of use, provides an enclosed growing area surrounded by one or more enclosing walls; and a growing system formed of a plurality of detachable parts for assembly at the point of use and for locating within the enclosed growing area of the collapsible housing structure.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01G 9/16 - Dismountable or portable greenhouses

Abstract

A valve assembly (I) for controlling the supply of water to a reservoir. The assembly (I) has a main body (2) having a floor (4) and side walls (3), an upper float (15) pivotably mounted within the main body (2) and a lower float (21) pivotably mounted beneath the main body (2). The floor (4) of the main body (2) having an aperture. The upper float (15) is upwardly movable to a position to shut off the water supply to the reservoir; and the lower float (21) is movable upwardly to seal the aperture in the floor (4) of the main body (2) thereby to prevent water draining from the main body through said aperture or from prematurely filing.

IPC Classes  ?

• F16K 31/18 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float
• F16K 31/22 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float actuating a lift valve with the float rigidly connected to the valve
• F16K 31/28 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float actuating a lift valve with two or more floats actuating one valve
• F16K 31/34 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float acting on pilot valve controlling the cut-off apparatus
• F16K 21/18 - Self-closing valves, i.e. closing automatically after operation closed when a rising liquid reaches a predetermined level
• A01G 27/00 - Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots

Abstract

A valve assembly (1) for controlling the supply of water to a reservoir. The assembly (1) has a main body (2) having a floor (4) and side walls (3), an upper float (15) pivotably mounted within the main body (2) and a lower float (21) pivotably mounted beneath the main body (2). The floor (4) of the main body (2) having an aperture. The upper float (15) is upwardly movable to a position to shut off the water supply to the reservoir; and the lower float (21) is movable upwardly to seal the aperture in the floor (4) of the main body (2) thereby to prevent water draining from the main body through said aperture or from prematurely filing.

IPC Classes  ?

• F16K 21/18 - Self-closing valves, i.e. closing automatically after operation closed when a rising liquid reaches a predetermined level
• A01G 27/00 - Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots
• G05D 9/02 - Level control, e.g. controlling quantity of material stored in vessel without auxiliary power
• F16K 31/22 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float actuating a lift valve with the float rigidly connected to the valve
• F16K 31/28 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float actuating a lift valve with two or more floats actuating one valve
• F16K 31/34 - Operating meansReleasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float acting on pilot valve controlling the cut-off apparatus

Goods & Services

(1) Chemical preparations for use in agriculture, horticulture and in the care of houseplants; fertilisers and growth promotants; horticulture growing media. (1) Business management; business administration; the bringing together for the benefit of others, of a variety of gardening, agricultural and horticultural goods, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods in a gardening, agriculture, horticulture specialist store or from a gardening, agriculture, horticulture specialist catalogue or Internet website specializing in the sale of gardening, agriculture, horticulture specialist products and by mail order or by means of telecommunications; consultancy, advisory and information services to the aforementioned services.