BRPI1004611A2 - antidengue pot for plants - Google Patents

Abstract

Patent for the invention of an Antidengue Plant Pot, characterized in that it has a plate consisting of a side wall and a circular base, the central part of which contains a pot, which has a hole connecting it to a reservoir formed by the space between the plate and the walls. vessel, whose reservoir has a lid containing holes. On the plate wall, at a height of approximately 1.0 cm below the lid, there is a drain to ensure good water level in the reservoir to supply the plants, as well as excess drainage. This device serves two purposes: to reconcile the presence of standing water in plant pot dishes (as a reserve for their future needs) without the risk of water serving as a means of spreading disease-transmitting agents by water; and constitute an antidengue trap by attracting the females of Aedes Aegypti to lay their eggs in a very unfavorable place for their transformation into larvae and, in the event of such fact, the larvae are carried into the reservoir and the resulting mosquitoes. trapped inside without any possibility of propagating to the external environment.

Description

ANTroENGUE VASE FOR PLANTS DESCRIPTIVE REPORT

Antidengue Plant Pot Invention Patent

characterized in that it has a plate (1) consisting of a circular base (1.1), provided with external projections (1.1.1) whose wall (1.2), which is approximately 1/4 of the diameter of the circular base (1.1), it forms an internal angle with this circular base (1.1) of approximately 105 °. The central part of the plate (1) contains a vessel (2) whose bottom (2.1) is formed by the central portion of the circular base (1.1) and whose wall (2.2) is formed by an inverted cone section whose height measures approximately 1 cm. , 1 times the size of the plate diameter (1). The space between the walls of the plate (1) and the vessel (2) constitutes a reservoir (3), which has a lid (4), containing holes (4.1) of about 0.8 mm in diameter, which horizontally connects these two walls, and positioned about 1.0 cm below the upper end of the wall (1.2). The vessel (2) contains a hole (2.3) located in its wall (2.2) near its bottom (2.1), connecting it to the reservoir (3). In the wall (1.2) of the plate, at a height corresponding to about 1.0 cm below the lid (4) there is an outlet (5) formed by a slit up to 0.5 mm high for about 1.0 cm of height. horizontally located on that wall (1.2) of the plate (1), the function of which is to ensure a good level of water in the reservoir to supply the plants and to drain excess water over the reservoir (3), rain and / or irrigation. This patent design therefore provides for a one-piece product comprising the vessel itself and the anti-drip plate (including the water tank, its lid and the drain) and would aim to provide anti-drip protection to the vessel holders. of plants, besides constituting an antidengue trap, as will be seen later.

In order to better illustrate this patent,

The following figures are presented:

Figure 1 represents the front view; Figure 2 shows the total section; Figure 3 indicates the perspective vessel; and Figure 4 represents the perspective partial section. Due to a software problem, figures 3 and 4 show the slightly hexagonal shaped vase and plate, although both are intended to be circular.

As for its operation, rain or irrigation water poured over the potted vessel (2) penetrates the soil contained therein and its excess, by the action of the gravity force and principle of the communicating vessels, will flow, for example. through the hole (2.3) to the reservoir (3).

Likewise, rain and / or irrigation water poured over the cap (4) will also flow into the reservoir (3) due to the holes in that cap (4).

The volume of water deposited in the reservoir (3) is a reserve for irrigation of the plant. Thus, as the soil inside the vessel begins to lose moisture, water in the reservoir (3) flows towards the bottom of the vessel (2.1) through the hole (23) that connects them.

The maximum level of water inside the reservoir (3) will therefore be that at which the outlet (5) captures the waters of the reservoir (3), ie approximately 1.0 cm below the lid (4). When the water level in the reservoir (3) exceeds the drainage point of the sewer (5), its excess volume will flow outwards, ie outside the pan (1).

On the other hand, the water deposited in the reservoir (3), besides being a reserve for the irrigation of the plant, has the purpose of being a trap for many species of waterborne disease-transmitting agents, including mosquitoes. of the genus Aedes, of which the species Aedes Aegypthus is the transmitter of dengue.

In the specific case of Aedes Aegypti, your female has the habit of laying her eggs on the walls of the containers just above water level, waiting for the water level to rise and providing conditions for hatching of these eggs in larvae. The scientific explanation for this behavior is that the female of this mosquito has sensors that detect the presence of water vapors and organic substances in clean water. Therefore, the existence of this deposit of clean, organic-rich standing water should therefore attract and induce females of the dengue-transmitting mosquito to lay their eggs on the lid (4) and / or the wall parts (1.2). and (2.2) near the lid.

As excess water poured onto the pan (1), whether rain or irrigation, is drained out of the pan via its drain (5), the maximum water level inside the reservoir (3) should be about 1.0 cm below the lid (4). Thus, mosquito eggs deposited on the outside of the lid (4) and on the wall parts (1.2) and (2.2) near the lid (4) will not, in principle, have the moisture required for their transformation into larva, although they can survive dormant in this situation for about twelve months. However, in summer months, persistent rainfall lasting several days is common. In this situation, those potted plants outside the buildings could present a degree of humidity that would provide conditions for hatching eggs in the lid (4) and parts of the walls (1.2) and (2.2) in larvae. However, this process (transformation of eggs into larvae) takes an average of 12 hours, which is why the possibilities of such a fact are remote. But even if this occurred, the larvae in the process of formation would tend to die due to lack of permanent water in the lid. Those newly born larvae that could fully develop due to their small size would be carried into the reservoir, either as a result of the excess water flowing from the reservoir (which would make the lid dry), or in search of the food (organic matter) therein.

As the larvae live and grow only in water, they would not be able to leave the reservoir, first because their level is below their lid; second, because measuring the diameter of the cap holes 45 prevents them from doing so; thirdly, they would not be able to leave the reservoir via the sewer because of their measures. Thus, the larvae inside the reservoir would have all the conditions to develop into mosquitoes, but condemned to die there, because they would all be (larvae and mosquitoes) trapped inside, unable to reach the external environment.

This system therefore serves two purposes:

.concile the existence of standing water in the pots (as a reserve for their future needs) without the risk of this water serving as a means of propagating disease-transmitting agents by water.

constitute an anti-dung trap by attracting Aedes Aegypti females to lay their eggs in a location very unfavorable to their transformation into larvae and, in the event of such occurrence, the larvae are carried into the reservoir and the resulting mosquitoes. trapped inside without any possibility of propagating to the external environment.

The dimensions of the antidengue pot for plants are variable as

to suit the different sizes of ornamental plants on the market. However, its components should maintain a proportionality that is equal to or close to the above, considering the aspects related to its functionality and aesthetics. However, it should be noted that whatever its size,

some of its measurements cannot be changed because they are directly related to its functionality (Aedes Aegypti mosquito larvae size). These default measures are as follows:

.caps of reservoir lid = diameter up to 0,8 mm; .flow slot height = up to 0,5 mm.

The material to be used in its manufacture is what allows it to meet the aspects related to its costs and functional and aesthetic characteristics, such as plastic, acrylic, ceramics, among others.

It is considered, in principle, that the shape of the vessel should not change its functionality, which is why its final shape may be circular, quadrangular, hexagonal, among others.

With regard to the state of the art, dengue control literature refers to various devices designed under the name "antidengue plant pot". In the search made with the INPI, the following titles were found, as follows: MU 8302563-4 U; PI 0303035-0 A; and PI0504821-4 A.

The patent claimed here presents a technological innovation represented by the possibility of reconciling the existence of deposit of standing water in the plant pot dishes, noticeable to the dengue mosquito, without the risk of this water serving as a means of spreading disease-transmitting agents, by water. Thus, in addition to providing a water reserve for the plant's needs, this reservoir is an antidengue trap, since the water vapors emanating from it have the function of attracting Aedes Aegypti females to lay their eggs in a very unfavorable place. their transformation into larvae and, in the event of such occurrence, the larvae being carried into the reservoir and the resulting mosquitoes trapped within it, with no possibility of propagation to the external environment. As a consequence of this technological innovation, the final product of the patent claimed now has similar aesthetics to the pots and dishes that exist on the market, unlike the above-mentioned projects, resulting from the search carried out with the INPI, whose water reservoirs are isolated and embedded inside the plant. vessel, and without any function as an antidengue trap.

Another innovation contained in the patent claim is the provision of a horizontal slit-shaped drainage hole located on the side wall of the plate, with the purpose of creating a water reservoir and draining excess water, preventing the soil from becoming potted. soaked. It is worth noting that, among the three titles listed above by the INPI, two do not mention this important device and one provides one or more windows with screens to perform this function, with the windows located on the outside of the vase and the screens in another piece. called internal vessel support, which will require a perfect coupling between these two parts to function.

Another innovation of the patent claim is the possibility of pouring water (rain and / or irrigation) directly on the reservoir, without passing through the earth of the vessel, thus avoiding the problem of leaching (dissolution in water of mineral salts of the vessel earth, and its subsequent displacement out of it). This problem, which leads to the impoverishment of the vase earth, is present in the three titles resulting from the search made with the INPI.

Claims (5)

1. "Patent for an invention of an antidengue plant pot", characterized in that it has a water reservoir (3) protected by a lid (4), with holes (4.1) up to 0.8 mm in diameter to receive water from rain and / or irrigation, located about 1.0 cm above the sewer (5) and intended to supply water to the soil and plants contained in the pot (2) through the hole (2.3), as its humidity is decreasing. 2. "Patent for an Invention of an Antidengue Plant Pot" as claimed in 1, and further characterized by having an outlet (5) consisting of a slit 0.5 mm high by about 1.0 cm long. located horizontally on the wall (1.2) of the plate, at a height of about 1.0 cm below the lid (4), whose function is to ensure a good level of water in the reservoir (3) to supply the plants, in addition to drain excess water poured over the reservoir (3) by rain and / or irrigation, thus avoiding its contact with the lid (4) and the soaking of the plants. 3. "Patent for an Invention of an Antidengue Plant Pot" as claimed in 1, and further characterized by having a lid (4) with holes (4.1) up to 0.8 mm in diameter for receiving rainwater. and / or irrigation towards the reservoir (3) and allow vapors to emanate from the water contained in the reservoir (3) to attract Aedes Aegypti mosquito females to lay their eggs on the lid (4) and wall parts (1.2) and (2.2) above the lid (4). 4. "Patent for an Invention of an Antidengue Plant Pot" as claimed in 1, and further characterized by having the components (pot (2), reservoir (3), lid (4), and outlet (5)) arranged in accordance with such that they allow it to function as an anti-dung trap by attracting Aedes Aegypti females to lay their eggs in a place very unfavorable to their transformation into larvae and, in the event of such fact, the larvae to be carried into the reservoir (3). ) and the resulting mosquitoes trapped inside, with no possibility of spreading to the external environment. 5. "Patent for Invention of an Antidengue Plant Pot" as claimed in 1, and further characterized by the fact that, alternatively, in order to facilitate and rationalize their transport, they are manufactured in two separate parts (pot and dish). which, for mounting purposes, are threaded or interlocked.