I. FIELD OF THE INVENTION

A watering system including a receptacle, including a fluid flow generator and a fluid flow generator controller, which releasably couples to a fluid reservoir containing a fluid which can be transferred by operation of the fluid flow generator from the fluid reservoir to a plurality of fluid flow meters which can be disposed in spaced apart relation to correspondingly deliver the fluid to a plurality of spaced apart locations. In particular embodiments, a plurality of potted plants can be disposed in spaced apart relation and one more of the plurality of fluid flow meters can be correspondingly located to deliver the fluid to each of the plurality of potted plants.

II. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Increasingly, living areas such as patios, decks, terraces, balconies may not be fitted with conventional plumbing fixtures to deliver water. Additionally, conventional container transport of water or solutions of water with other nutrients, stimulators, or additives may be a manual process that that must be frequently repeated to properly water potted plants disposed in such living areas.

There would be a substantial advantage in a device which could be readily assembled in such an area and that operates to automatically or semi-automatically deliver water or solutions of water from a fluid reservoir to plurality of potted plants.

III. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, a broad object of embodiments of the invention can be to provide a watering system which can be used discrete from any water delivered by conventional plumbing fixtures, even though conventional plumbing fixtures may exist. Particular embodiments of the invention can be used in the absence of any water delivered by conventional plumbing fixtures to deliver a fluid to a plurality of fluid flow meters which can be disposed in spaced apart relation to correspondingly deliver the fluid to a plurality of spaced apart locations. In particular embodiments, a plurality of potted plants can be disposed in spaced apart relation and one more of the plurality of fluid flow meters can be correspondingly located to deliver the fluid to each of the plurality of potted plants.

Another broad object of embodiments of the invention can be to provide a device including a receptacle housing a fluid flow generator and a fluid flow generator controller which as one-piece releasably couples to a fluid reservoir adapted to contain a fluid which can be transferred by operation of the fluid flow generator from the fluid reservoir to a plurality of fluid flow meters which can be disposed in spaced apart relation to correspondingly deliver the fluid to a plurality of spaced apart locations.

Another broad object of embodiments of the invention can be to provide a method of making a device including joining a receptacle bottom panel to an interconnected plurality of receptacle side panels upwardly extending to a receptacle rim, said receptacle defining a receptacle open-ended interior space, receptacle compartments and a receptacle open ended passthrough adjoined to the open ended interior space between the receptacle rim and the bottom panel, and disposing a fluid flow generator and a fluid flow generator controller within the receptacle compartments.

Another broad object of embodiments of the invention can be to provide a method of using a device including: supportingly engaging a receptacle with a fluid reservoir, where the receptacle as one-piece includes a receptacle bottom panel joined to an interconnected plurality of receptacle side panels upwardly extending to a receptacle rim defining an open ended receptacle interior space, and having at least one receptacle compartment, and operating a fluid flow generator housed in the receptacle compartment to generate a flow of a fluid from a fluid flow generator inlet disposed in a fluid contained in the fluid reservoir to an outlet disposed external to said fluid reservoir to deliver the fluid to the receptacle interior space or to one or more fluid flow generator outlets.

Naturally, further objects of the invention are disclosed throughout other areas of the specification, drawings, photographs, and claims.

IV. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1is a perspective view of a particular embodiment of a watering system.

FIG. 2is a perspective view of a particular embodiment of receptacle coupled to a power source.

FIG. 3is an enlarged perspective view of a particular embodiment of a fluid flow generator controller.

FIG. 4is a rear elevation view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle.

FIG. 5is a front elevation view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle.

FIG. 6is a left elevation view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle.

FIG. 7if a right elevation view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle.

FIG. 8is a top plan view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle.

FIG. 9is a bottom plan view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle.

FIG. 10is a cross section view10-10ofFIG. 8showing a particular embodiment of a receptacle supportingly engaged to a fluid reservoir.

FIG. 11is a cross section11-11ofFIG. 8showing a particular embodiment of a receptacle supportingly engaged fluid reservoir.

FIG. 12is a cross section12-12ofFIG. 8showing a particular embodiment of a receptacle supportingly engaged a fluid reservoir.

FIG. 13is a top plan view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle supportingly engaged to a fluid reservoir.

FIG. 14Ais a perspective view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle having a portion of the receptacle rim cut away to illustrate an embodiment of a controller and power source.

FIG. 14Bis a block diagram of controller program modules contained in a non-transistory computer readable media communicatively coupled to a controller processor.

FIG. 15is a bottom perspective view of a particular embodiment of a receptacle.

FIG. 16is a cross section16-16ofFIG. 8showing a particular embodiment of a receptacle compartment.

FIG. 17is a cross section17-17ofFIG. 8showing a particular embodiment of a passthrough conduit.

