PLANT WATERING APPARATUS (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has movable platform 2, liquid supplying system 8, valve mechanism 7 arranged under platform 2, and vessel weight balancing mechanism of lever type, spring-torsion type, spring-support type, electronic type. Flower pot is placed on platform 2 connected to valve mechanism 7. During watering, weight of water supplied to flower pot is used for providing controlled action upon valve mechanism and, as a result, for allowing and cutting off water flow to flower. Such arrangement of pot allows feedback to be provided by vessel weight balancing mechanism. EFFECT: simplified construction, enhanced reliability in operation and increased efficiency. 5 cl, 4 dwg