1. A plant propagation and display tray, which is capable of interlocking alignment with at least one other tray and which is capable of receiving and holding at least one plant pot, comprises:
a back wall and a bottom ledge forwardly projecting from said back wall;
said ledge being inclined towards the back wall and comprising a plurality of alternating projections and troughs, each of said troughs inclining towards a trough point of abutment with the back wall and being of a conformation to securably hold one plant pot such that an open proximal end of the plant pot is exposed to view and a distal end of the plant pot is adjacent to the back wall;
each of said projections having an upper surface which inclines towards a projection point of abutment with the back wall, wherein the projection point of abutment is higher than the trough point of abutment with the back wall;
wherein said tray is capable of being attached to a wall surface by said back wall, which back wall is abuttable against a wall surface.
2. The tray of claim 1, wherein the ledge comprises walls at each end.
3. The tray of claim 1, wherein the back wall, on one side, comprises a substantially flat upper portion and a lower portion, adjacent the ledge, which is thicker than the upper portion and which is defined by a plurality of substantially V-shaped depressions, each of which points towards a trough on the ledge, and wherein the back wall, on the other side, is defined by a flat surface for alignment with a wall surface, when the tray is in use.
4. The tray of claim 1, which includes an irrigation line.
5. The tray of claim 1, which includes a drainage line for egress of water to a second tray below said tray when in aligned arrangement on a wall surface.
6. The tray of claim 1, which is shaped for nestable stacking with a plurality of plant trays.
7. The tray of claim 1, which comprises, on an upper edge of the back wall, a means for spaceable interconnection with an opposite means of interconnection on a lower edge of a back wall of a second tray which may be placed above said tray on a wall surface.
8. The tray of claim 7, wherein the means for spaceable interconnection includes a female member on the upper edge of the back wall and a male member on the lower edge of the back wall of the second tray wherein the interconnection of the female member of the tray and the male member of the second tray allow exact alignment of the trays on the wall and define a desired spacing between the trays.
9. The tray of claim 1, which comprises a mounting device for coupling said tray to a wall surface.
10. The tray of claim 1, wherein the wall surface is part of a wall cabinet.
11. The tray of claim 1, wherein the wall surface comprises part of a built-in wall unit.
12. A planter wall formed of a plurality of interlocking trays as described in claim 1, one above another, and attached to a wall surface.
13. The planter wall of claim 12, which forms part of a wall cabinet.
14. The planter wall of claim 12, which forms part of a built-in wall unit.
15. The planter wall of claim 12, further comprising a utility control system for the provision of at least one utility to the trays.
16. The planter wall of claim 12, further comprising at least one utility is selected from the group consisting of a heating line, electrical wire, a misting water supply line and combinations thereof.
17. The tray of claim 1, further comprising a second tray with a back wall having a lower edge, said tray being a first tray, said back wall of said first tray having an upper edge and having, on said upper edge, a means for spaceable interconnection with an opposite means of interconnection on said lower edge of said back wall of said second tray, said second tray being operable to be placed above said first tray on a wall surface.
18. The tray of claim 17, wherein:
the means for spaceable interconnection includes a female member on said upper edge of said back wall and a male member on said lower edge of said back wall of said second tray; and
the interconnection of the female member of said first tray and the male member of said second tray allow exact alignment of the first and second trays on the wall and define a desired spacing between the first and second trays.
19. The tray of claim 1, further comprising a second tray with a back wall having a lower edge, said tray being a first tray, said back wall of said first tray having an upper edge and having, on said upper edge, a spaced interconnection device having an opposing interconnection device on said lower edge of said back wall of said second tray, said second tray being operable to be placed above said first tray on a wall surface.
20. The tray of claim 19, wherein:
the spaced interconnection device includes a female member on said upper edge of said back wall and a male member on said lower edge of said back wall of said second tray; and
the interconnection of the female member of said first tray and the male member of said second tray allow exact alignment of the first and second trays on the wall and define a desired spacing between the first and second trays.
21. The tray of claim 1 wherein the back wall comprises a relatively thicker part to increase overall strength and weight bearing ability of the tray.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A catheter assembly comprising:
a hollow sheath having a proximal portion and a tip;
an elongate operative element slidably and rotatably housed within the sheath, the operative element comprising a distal end and a proximal end;
the elongate operative element comprising a relatively stiff, self-supporting initial section at the proximal end thereof; and
a combined connector secured to the proximal end of the operative element, said combined connector comprising a datainformation connector and a mechanical connector.
2-33. (Canceled)
34. The catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the combined connector is movable with the elongate operative element along a linear path within the hollow sheath.
35. The catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the combined connector is rotatable.
36. A catheter assembly comprising:
a hollow sheath having a proximal portion and a tip;
an elongate operative element housed within the sheath, the elongate operative element slidable along a longitudinal line within the hollow sheath and rotatable within the hollow sheath; and
a rotatable connector secured to the proximal end of the operative element, the rotatable connector movable along the longitudinal line with the elongate operative element.
37. The catheter assembly of claim 36, wherein the rotatable connector comprises an electrical connector to provide for the transfer of information from the operative element.
38. The catheter assembly of claim 36, wherein the elongate operative element comprises a rotatable imaging core.
39. The catheter assembly of claim 36, wherein the elongate operative element comprises a cable having an image element at the distal end.
40. The catheter assembly of claim 36, wherein the rotatable connector includes an angled rotary alignment surface configured to mate with a corresponding connector of a drive unit.
41. A catheter system comprising:
a drive assembly including:
a body;
a drive chassis movably mounted within the body for movement along a linear path;
a longitudinal driver coupled with the drive chassis, to move the drive chassis along the linear path;
a rotary driver mounted to the drive chassis and movement therewith along the linear path; and
a first connector rotatable by the rotary driver and moveable along the linear path; and
a catheter assembly including:
a hollow sheath having a proximal portion and a tip;
an elongate operative element housed within the sheath, the elongate operative element slidable along the linear path within the hollow sheath and rotatable within the hollow sheath; and
a rotatable connector secured to the proximal end of the operative element and removably matable with the first connector.
42. The catheter system of claim 41, wherein the hollow sheath further includes a hub at the proximal portion housing the rotatable connector.
43. The catheter system of claim 42, wherein the elongate operative element further comprises a relatively stiff initial section extending distally from the hub.
44. The catheter system of claim 41, wherein the rotatable connector includes an electrical connector to provide for the transfer of information from the operative element to the drive assembly.
45. The catheter system of claim 41, wherein the first connector and the rotatable connector are configured to be blind matable.
46. The catheter system of claim 41, wherein the first connector and the rotatable connector comprise rotary alignment surfaces which engage when the first connector and the rotatable connector are mated together.