A load distributing deck insert for supporting an object above the surface of a deck. The load distributing deck insert may include a body, a saddle, and a load receiving section. The load distributing deck insert may avoid contacting an upper surface of the adjacent deck boards.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of articles for daily use, and particularly to a multi-purpose bearing assembly. The bearing assembly includes a bearing body. The bearing body includes a bottom portion, a side wall and a bottom reinforcement arranged on the bottom portion. The bottom reinforcement includes a bearing stage formed by protruding upward or being recessed downward relative to the bottom portion. The bearing assembly of the utility model improves the overall bonding strength of the bottom portion by providing a reinforcement on the bottom portion, and can cooperate with the bearing stage, the fixing post, the hook and the legs to be combined into different usage forms.

An adjustable plant stand assembly is provided with a baseplate to support a planter. The baseplate has an overall profile. A plurality of upright supports is adjustably connected to the baseplate to support the baseplate above an underlying support surface, to expand relative to the baseplate to support planters of varying sizes, and to retract relative to the baseplate within the overall profile of the baseplate.

Embodiments of the disclosed technology are directed to devices and/or apparatuses for receiving, housing and displaying plants on surfaces having a repetitive pattern of elevation changes resulting in multiple horizontal planar surfaces of varying elevation. The apparatus may be, for example, a caddy adapted to conform to the staggered pattern of one or more steps, curbs, ledges, and/or walls. The caddy may be further adapted to receive and store, at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees, an elongated planter. In further embodiments, a self-contained planter may be disclosed. The planter may be adapted for receiving soil, planting substrate and/or plants. The self-contained planter may have a base region adapted to conform to the staggered pattern of one or more stepped surfaces.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of articles for daily use, and particularly to a multi-purpose bearing assembly. The bearing assembly includes a bearing body. The bearing body includes a bottom portion, a side wall and a bottom reinforcement arranged on the bottom portion. The bottom reinforcement includes a bearing stage formed by protruding upward or being recessed downward relative to the bottom portion. The bearing assembly of the utility model improves the overall bonding strength of the bottom portion by providing a reinforcement on the bottom portion, and can cooperate with the bearing stage, the fixing post, the hook and the legs to be combined into different usage forms.

Embodiments of the invention as described herein relate to a series of linked rotatable turntables that can be powered by various means. The turntables are mounted onto a frame that can be configured into a plurality of different shapes and sizes. The turntables can be configured in numerous different heights and sizes and they can be driven in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The device can be driven via various different mechanisms including, but not limited to, chain, belt hydraulic and pneumatic. The device may be powered by, for example, mains, battery or solar.

A monument clamp includes a two clamp frames adjustably coupled to each other with fasteners. The clamp frames each have a parallel pair of clamp arms that descend into a parallel pair of clamp legs perpendicular to the clamp arms, with a cross bar joining the clamp arms. The cross bars have an elevated notch adjacent to each of the arms. Each arm has a fastener slot aligned with the fastener slots of the other frame. The fasteners extend through the fastener slots. A method of attaching flowers to a monument includes assembling the monument clamp, attaching the clamp to the monument; adjusting the width of the clamp to the width of the monument; tightening nuts; and securing flowers to the clamp by feeding straps through the elevated notches and around the flowers. The clamp securely attaches the flowers to the monument and improves the appearance by being less visible.

A flower bed system includes an elongated frame having a first side bar and second side bar in a longitudinal direction thereof, a first and a second riser removably attached to the first and second side bar, respectively, the first riser having a first notch away from the first side bar by a predetermined distance and the second riser having a second notch away from the second side bar by approximately the same predetermined distance, and a flowerpot holder having a first and second pin rigidly protruding from opposite sides thereof, respectively, the first and the second pin being substantially aligned in an axial line transverse a center of the flowerpot holder, wherein the first and second pin removably rest in the first and second notch, respectively, so that the flowerpot holder can rotate freely around the axial line.

A cantilevered planter shelf for installation on a floor ledge adjacent to a railing of a balcony, porch, deck or stoop is disclosed. The planter shelf includes a horizontal base, a vertical back spine extending upward from a rear portion of the base, a top lip extending forward from an upper portion of the back spine, and a stake inserted through the top lip. The base has a rear support portion adjacent to the back spine that rests on the floor ledge when the planter shelf is installed, and a front cantilevered portion that extends horizontally beyond an edge of the floor ledge. The back spine has a front surface that contacts an interior surface of the railing when the planter shelf is installed. A method of installing a cantilevered planter shelf on a floor ledge adjacent to a railing is also disclosed. The method includes sliding the base of the planter shelf under the railing above the floor ledge, positioning the top lip between adjacent balusters of the railing, and contacting a front surface of a base spine of the planter shelf against an interior surface of the railing to thereby position the planter shelf in a free-standing position. A supported portion of the base rests on the floor ledge, and an extended cantilevered portion of the base extends beyond the edge of the floor ledge.

An article in the form of a plant caddy shelf for supporting a plant includes a main support platform that is configured for placement on a top surface of a window sill. The main support platform has an area for receiving a plant pot. The area includes a drain hole. A leg support is pivotally coupled to an underside of the main support platform and including a bottom end for coupling to a support surface. A removable drip tray is removably coupled to the underside of the main support platform and is in fluid communication with the drain hole.