JPH0449976Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a device that covers potted plants with a cylindrical pot bag to make them transportable when shipping them.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when shipping potted plants, one person holds a cylindrical pot bag with both hands with the open end facing up, with one end closed and the other end open. Another person inserted the potted plant through the open end of the potted bag, dropped it into the potted bag, stored it in the potted bag, and carried it in this state to a transport vehicle for shipment. However, this process of covering potted plants with bags requires a lot of labor, and also causes problems such as damage to the flowers, leaves, branches, etc. of the plants, and sometimes the pots breaking.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] This invention reduces the labor involved in bagging potted plants, shortens the work time, and also allows the use of cylindrical pot bags for potted plants without damaging the pots or plants. The challenge is to provide equipment to cover the area.

[Technical means for solving the problem] In order to solve the above problem, this invention has a vertical support and a pot bag holder attached to a part and top of the support so that its position can be adjusted along the support. It consists of a sub-post, and a pot receptacle removably provided at the upper end of the sub-post.

[Operation] A bundle of trapezoidal conical pot bags made of vinyl or the like with both ends opened is inserted into the support from above the support with the small diameter side facing down, and the small diameter side of the pot bag is placed in the pot bag. supported by a receiver. The upper side of the pot bag, that is, the large diameter side, extends slightly above the pot receiving tray. The pot placed on the pot tray is trapezoidal and conical, and the diameter of the upper end of the large diameter of the pot bag is larger than the diameter of the upper end of the pot, and the diameter of the lower end of the small diameter of the pot bag. is set larger than the diameter of the pot saucer and the bottom end of the pot, and smaller than the diameter of the top end of the pot. Therefore, after placing the pot with the plant on the pot tray, grasp the top edge of the innermost pot bag in the bundle of pot bags and pull it upwards, the pot bag will cover the pot and the plant, and the bottom edge of the pot bag will be It tightly engages the outer peripheral surface of the pot at any position between the top and bottom ends of the pot. Therefore, if the pot bag is pulled up as it is, the pot and the plant will be taken out of the pot tray and ready for transportation.

[Example] This invention will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 showing examples. In the device 10 for covering a potted plant with a cylindrical pot bag (hereinafter simply referred to as the device), the lower end of the support 12 is connected to a female thread 11b provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical boss portion 11a of the base 11. It is screwed by a provided male screw 12a. Three support arms 11c are radially attached to the boss 11a at equal intervals. The support arm 11c allows the support 12 to stand approximately upright on the ground. A pot bag holder 13 is slidably inserted into the support 12 through its center hole 13a, and the support 12 is closed by pressing a stopper bolt 16 inserted into a fixing portion 13b provided on the lower surface of the pot holder 13 against the support 12. is fixed in place. A cylindrical sub-support 14 is slidably fitted onto the upper part of the support 12. A groove 14a is provided in the axial direction of the sub-support column 14, and a plurality of (five in the figure) notches 14b are provided in this groove 14a. On the other hand, the support column 12 is provided with a screw hole 12b, and by inserting a slide stopper bolt 15 into one of the notches 14b and further screwing it into the screw hole 12b, the sub-support column 14 is set at a desired height. be able to. A screw mounting piece 14c is attached to the upper end of the sub-post 14, and a screw hole 1 that coincides with the center line of the sub-post 14 is attached to the screw mounting piece 14c.
4d is provided. A one-touch type pot saucer base 17 made of a permanent magnet is placed on the upper end of the sub-post 14, and when a mounting bolt 18 is inserted into the insertion hole 17a provided at the center and screwed into the screw hole 14d, the pot saucer base 17 is installed. is fixed to the sub-pillar 14.
A circular pot tray 19 made of iron plate is placed on the pot tray base 17. This pot holder 19 is positioned relative to the pot holder base 17 by fitting the head of a mounting bolt 18 into a hole 19a provided at its center. Since the pot holder 19 is attracted to the pot holder base 17 which has magnetism, it does not fall off from the pot holder base 17, but it can be easily replaced with another pot holder 19. The pot receiving tray 19 has a flange 19b on its outer periphery for preventing the pot 3 from falling off, and this flange 19b is inclined upward and outward.

FIG. 1 shows a plurality of cylindrical pot bags 1 made of vinyl having a trapezoidal cone shape and a bundle 2 thereof (usually 50 bags stacked concentrically). This bundle 2 of pot bags 1 is inserted from the small diameter side into the sub-post 14 and the post 12 via the pot-receiving tray base 17 (after inserting the bundle 2 into the sub-post 14 and the post 12 with the pot-receiving pan base 17 removed). (The pot tray base 17 may be attached to the sub-pillar 14), and the small diameter end portion 2a is placed on the pot bag holder 13. The large-diameter end 2b of the pot bag bundle 2 is located 30 to 50 mm above the pot receiving tray 19. A pot 3 in which a plant 4 is planted is placed on a pot tray 19. The pot 3 has a trapezoidal conical shape, and the diameter of the small diameter portion at the lower end is slightly smaller than the diameter of the pot receiving tray 19. The diameter of the large diameter upper end 1b of the pot bag 1 is set larger than the diameter of the large diameter part 3b of the pot 3, and the diameter of the small diameter lower end 1a of the pot bag 1 is set to be larger than the diameter of the large diameter part 3b of the pot 3.
The diameter is set to be equal to the intermediate diameter between b and the lower end portion 3a. Therefore, if you grasp the upper end 1b of the innermost pot bag 1 in the bundle 2 of pot bags 2 and pull it upward, the lower end 1a of the pot bag 1 will be placed between the upper end 3b and the lower end 3a of the pot 3. Closely contacts and engages the outer circumferential surface. At this point, if you pull the pot bag 1 further upward, the pot 3 will be placed in the pot tray 19.
It will be lifted up and ready for transport. Therefore, the product in this state can be loaded on a truck or the like and shipped. In this way, the pots 3 with the plants 4 planted thereon are successively and skillfully placed on the pot tray 19, covered with the pot bag 1, and then removed from the pot tray 19.

If the size of pot 3 changes, pot saucer 19 and pot bag 1
The size of is also changed. Since the pot saucer 19 is simply fixed to the pot saucer base 17 by magnetic force, replacement is easy. It is also easy to replace the bundle 2 of pot bags 1. Therefore, one device 10 can be used for a considerable number of pots 3 of different sizes.

[Effects] Since this invention has the above configuration, it has the following excellent effects.

(a) The work of bagging potted plants becomes extremely easy.

(b) Less manpower is required for bagging work.

(c) No damage to pots or plants.

(d) The pot tray can be replaced according to the size of the pot, and the pot bag tray and sub-post can be adjusted in position with respect to the column, so even if the size of the pot or plant changes, it is possible to use pot bags of several sizes. If you are prepared, you can easily deal with it.

(e) Since it is easy to carry, it can be moved to a desired location and used, and because it can be disassembled, it is convenient to store and does not take up much space.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a front perspective view of one embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view. FIG. 3 shows a front view of the potted plant at the time of shipment. 12... Support, 13... Pot bag holder, 14...
Secondary support, 19... pot saucer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Consisting of a vertical support, a pot bag holder and sub-post attached to a part and top of the support so that the position can be adjusted along the support, and a pot receptacle removably installed at the top of the sub-support. A device for covering potted plants with a cylindrical potting bag.