JPH0652640U - Flower stand structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Plural plant cultivation containers can be arranged in a three-dimensional manner in an orderly manner according to the purpose, taste and limited space.
Provide a flower stand structure in which the individuality of a plant is utilized. A support leg for holding the holding rod 20 at an end of a holding rod 20 which is inserted into a groove of an outer peripheral edge formed in an opening of the plant growing container 16 and holds and holds the plant growing container 16. 12 by connecting at least one rotatable hinge portion 10 to the support leg 12 and adjusting the opening degree of the hinge portion 10 to freely arrange the plant cultivation containers 16 in a stepwise manner. The structured flower stand structure has support legs 12
The opening A of the support leg 12 is changed by the rotation of the hinge portion 10 provided in the, and a three-dimensional array of plant cultivation containers that is orderly according to the space of the installation place, the individuality of the cultivated plant, the taste of the gardener, etc. You can

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a flower stand structure capable of displaying a plurality of plant cultivation containers used for cultivating horticultural plants in a step-like manner. More specifically, the three-dimensional arrangement of the plant cultivation containers is wide and narrow. And the flower stand structure that can be changed according to the purpose of installation.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Reflecting the horticultural boom in recent years, new varieties have been developed by genetic engineering and mating, and a wide variety of artificial horticultural plants as well as ancient natural horticultural plants have been mass-produced, and are bustling the market.

This makes it easy for gardeners who have a hobby in gardening (hereinafter referred to as “horticulturists”) to select a plant to be cultivated and to obtain the desired garden plant easily. When gifts are given, it is possible to easily select and obtain the ones that match the taste, which is further accelerating the horticultural population.

In addition to the diversification of these horticultural plants, research and development of plant cultivating methods and plant cultivating containers have been actively carried out to bring out the beauty and individuality of each horticultural plant. There is.

[0005] Therefore, various types of plants are cultivated using plant cultivation containers of various shapes, patterns, and colors in artificial gardens, gardens, etc., such as terraces in garden stores and ordinary households. Being bred.

When using a plurality of these container for cultivating plants, they are arranged in such a layout that the beauty and individuality of the horticultural plants can be sufficiently brought out, and arranged so that they can be viewed by others even in a general household. This is not uncommon, especially in the case of seed and seed retailers and horticultural stores, it is natural to place them so as to inspire customers.

The arrangement and arrangement of the plant cultivation containers have been performed using the following things and places.

[0008] A plurality of plant cultivation containers are arranged linearly along the sides of the terrace or veranda, or the floors and shelves in the store, and the side surfaces of the walls, or two-dimensionally arranged according to the color of the flower. I was just lining up side by side.

A plurality of plant cultivation containers are arranged and arranged in a staircase pattern on a table or stairs on which a plant cultivation container such as a box having a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a cylinder shape can be placed, or on a commercially available staircase stand. It was

[0010]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, there are various problems as described below in what is used and the place for arranging and arranging the above-mentioned conventional plant cultivation containers.

First, when a terrace or veranda, or a floor or shelves in a store is used, a linear or two-dimensional array is formed. Therefore, depending on the area of the terrace or veranda, or the floor or shelves in the store, The number of plant cultivation containers that can be arranged was extremely large, and there was a problem that it was difficult to effectively use the space required due to the recent reduction in area due to housing conditions, etc., and it was difficult to arrange it in an orderly manner. .

In addition, when the vine or tendril grows and hangs downward on the terrace or veranda, or on the floor or shelf in the store, when the vine or tendril grows downwards, the vine or tendril should be on the floor or shelf. There is a problem in that the vines crawl on the ground or the like, and the individuality of the vine plant is not utilized, resulting in a marked loss of aesthetics.

Arrangements and arrangements of plant cultivation containers are often performed because the table and stairs, or commercially available staircase stands have a fixed shape and lack flexibility, and the installation position is often fixed. The arrangement of the three-dimensional floral plants is small, and the arrangement and arrangement are suitable for the purpose and taste, especially in the case of seed and seed shops and horticultural shops, it is an arrangement that attracts customers' purchase. There was a problem that it was difficult to say.

Further, even if a terrace or a veranda, a floor surface or a shelf in a store, a stand, a staircase, or a commercially available staircase stand is combined, the above problems cannot be solved, and a horticulturist, a seedling, and the like. There was a problem for retailers and horticultural shops that it was not possible to produce cultivated plants positively and aesthetically different from others.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to arrange a plurality of plant cultivation containers in a three-dimensional manner in an orderly manner according to the purpose, taste, and limited space. It provides a flower stand structure that can be utilized.

[0016]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, a supporting leg that holds a holding rod is connected to an end of a holding rod that is inserted into a groove of an outer peripheral edge formed in an opening of a plant growing container and that holds the plant growing container. However, a flower stand structure characterized in that at least one rotatable hinge portion is provided on the support leg, and the plant cultivation containers can be arranged in a stepwise manner by adjusting the opening degree of the hinge portion. The above object is achieved by providing

[0017]

[Action]

 In the flower stand structure according to the present invention, since the holding rod is inserted into the groove of the outer peripheral edge formed in the opening of the plant cultivation container, the holding rod is hidden in the groove when the plant cultivation container is displayed. It becomes difficult to see.

In the flower stand structure according to the present invention, the opening of the support leg is changed by the rotation of the hinge portion provided on the support leg, which makes it possible to arrange the plant cultivation containers in a stepwise manner. A three-dimensional array of plant cultivation containers can be created according to the space of the installation location, the individuality of the cultivated plant, the taste of the gardener, and other factors.

[0019]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of a flower stand structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a flower stand structure according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a top view showing the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the support leg is opened 180 ° through the hinge portion in the embodiment. FIG. 5A is a top view showing an embodiment of the hinge portion of the flower stand structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 5B is a side view showing the same embodiment. FIG. 6 is a side view showing another embodiment of the flower stand structure according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the flower stand structure in the present embodiment is inserted into the groove of the outer peripheral edge formed in the opening of the plant cultivation container 16 to hold the plant cultivation container 16 therebetween. A supporting leg 12 for sandwiching the holding rod 20 is connected to an end portion of the holding rod 20 that holds the holding rod 20, and at least one rotatable hinge portion 10 is provided on the supporting leg 12 and It is configured by freely arranging the plant cultivation containers 16 in a stepwise manner by adjusting the opening degree.

The plant cultivation container 16 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening at the top, and a groove that also serves as a handle during transportation is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the opening, and a plant cultivation container such as culture soil is formed from the opening. It has a structure in which a culture medium is filled and a plant to be cultivated or a plant to be ornamented is planted in the medium.

A reinforcing member 18 for strengthening the connection is provided between the support legs 12, and an elastic synthetic resin sack 26 is attached to one end of the support legs 12.

The support leg 12 has an opening degree such that the specific shape of the flower stand is maintained even when a large vertical force is applied to the hinge portion 10 by using the heavy plant cultivation container 16. An adjusting member 14 for adjusting A to a constant value is provided.

The adjustment member 14 has a chain shape, and is configured to adjust the opening degree of the hinge portion 10 by hooking an arbitrary single wheel of the chain on the latch 24 fixed to the support leg 12. There is.

The shape and mechanism of this adjusting member are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and other known means can be used.

The hinge portion 10 is formed by aligning the holes of the hinge fittings 30 and 31 fixed by the bolts 34 at one end of each support leg 12 on the hinge portion 10 side so that the butterfly bolts 32 pass therethrough. It is configured by screwing it with a wing nut 33 through the wing bolt 32, and by loosening the screw tightening, the hinge fitting 30 and the hinge fitting 31 can be relatively rotated about the butterfly bolt 32 as a central axis. Thus, the opening degree A of the hinge portion can be changed to an arbitrary frequency.

The shape and mechanism of the hinge portion are not limited to those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and for example, the hinge having the shape and mechanism shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B is used. If the portion 11 is used, the holding rod 20 having the same size and shape can be aligned, and other publicly known means can be adopted to impart other functions.

A connecting plate 22 is provided between the holding rod 20 and the support leg 12, and an end portion of the holding rod 20 is inserted into an insertion hole of the connecting plate 22 so that the connecting plate 22 is substantially centered. The holding rod 20 and the support leg 12 are connected by threading a butterfly bolt 40 through the provided hole and screwing a nut provided in the support leg 12 and the butterfly bolt 40. By loosening the screw tightening, the connecting plate 22 is rotated around the butterfly bolt 40 as a rotation axis, and the flower stand can be folded.

The holding rod 20 in the hinge portion 10 is connected by inserting the insertion hole of the connecting plate 22 into the shaft of the wing bolt 32 and screwing the wing nut 33.

By inserting the holding rod 20 into the groove of the outer peripheral edge formed in the opening of the plant cultivation container 16, the plant cultivation container 16 is supported on the flower stand.

The shape of the holding rod and the support mode of the plant cultivation container are not limited to the shapes and modes shown in the drawings, and can be changed according to the shape of the supported plant cultivation container. For example, if the plant cultivation container is in the shape of a cylinder such as a round bowl, it can have a curved shape that fits the edge of the outer circumference of the container, and a single holding rod can be used. It can also be formed so as to support a plurality of plant cultivation containers.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the support leg 52 is provided with a plurality of hinge portions 50. However, the hinge portion 50 has a hinge tool 61 (high (Made of high-strength plastic) and insert the fixed part with screws to fix each hinge tool 61 fixed by a coaxial 63, and a ratchet wheel built in the coaxial 63 and each hinge tool 61. It may be configured such that an arbitrary opening degree can be obtained by the intermittent motion mechanism of.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the hanging member 56 integrally formed with the holding rod 54 is provided with a hole in the hanging member 56 at an appropriate position of the extended coaxial 63 of the hinge tool 61 or the supporting leg 52. By passing the suspension shaft 58, the holding rod 54 is suspended at the location.

Further, the adjusting member 70 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 has a shape in which a saw-like recess is provided, and a hook 71 which fixes any recess of the adjusting member 70 to the support leg 52. It is configured to adjust the opening degree of the hinge portion 50 by hooking it on the.

The support legs 12 and 52 of the flower stand, the holding rods 20 and 54, the connecting plate 22, the hinge fittings 30 and 31, the reinforcing member 18, the hooks 24 and 71, etc. are made of aluminum of high strength and corrosion resistance. Although it is made of um alloy (such as duralumin), the material for supporting legs and holding rods is not limited to aluminum alloy (such as duralumin) which has high strength and corrosion resistance, and is made of metal such as stainless steel or Teflon. High strength synthetic resin or the like may be used as long as it can support the planted plant cultivation container with sufficient strength.

Next, the usage method and usage status of the flower stand structure according to the present invention will be described.

First, in the flower stand according to the present invention, the opening of the hinges 10 and 50 is set to 0 °, and the holding rods 20 and 54 are placed in the plane formed between the opposing support legs. That is, the support legs and the holding rods are folded and transported in a compact state to the intended place for arranging and arranging the plant cultivation containers.

Then, according to the space of the place, the individuality of the cultivated plant, the purpose of use, etc., the hinge portions 10 and 50 of the compactly folded flower stand are opened to a desired opening degree, and the adjusting members 14 and 70 are opened. By hooking the chain ring or the serrated concave portion of the hook onto the hooks 24 and 71, the support legs are excessively opened when a vertical force is applied to the hinge portions 10 and 50, and the collapse of the desired flower stand shape is prevented. To prevent.

Next, the holding rods 20, 54 are set in the grooves of the outer peripheral edge formed above the plant cultivation container 16 in which flower plants, vines, etc. are planted, and the plant cultivation container 16 is placed on the flower stand. Placed.

The shape of the flower stand may be, for example, the shape shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the shape shown in FIG. 4 or the shape shown in FIG. It can be formed in any shape to suit the taste, which increases the width of the three-dimensional array of plant cultivation containers.

For example, in a horticultural shop, although the space is not so large, it is installed between the aisles so that the cultivated plants can be viewed from both aisle sides that are partitioned by the installation of the flower stand so that the customer's willingness to purchase can be increased. If you want to make it possible to display more than one plant cultivation container and watch multiple types of plants at the same time by inducing dead spaces and preventing the occurrence of dead spaces, use the shapes shown in Figures 1 to 3. You can

In this case, the opening A of the hinge portion 10 is about 60 °, but the opening A may be reduced to 50 ° depending on the space such as when the space is not tight. it can.

Further, by effectively utilizing the side surface and the height of the wall in the store, even if the vine of a vine plant such as ivy or sapphinia hangs downward, the characteristic of the plant is utilized without impairing the beauty. When it is desired to make a three-dimensional arrangement in an orderly manner, the opening A of the hinge portion 10 can be set to 180 ° to form a shape as shown in FIG.

In this case, the hook 25 provided on the side surface of the wall or the like is used, and the hook 25 and the hook 24 are connected by the adjusting member 14, so that each part of the flower stand is vertically connected. It is possible to prevent a movement such as a sliding fall of the supporting leg when a directional force is applied, and thus a collapse of the desired flower stand shape.

In addition, when there is enough space and it is desired to allow as many people as possible to view as many plants as possible at a plant exhibition, etc., use a flower stand with multiple hinges as shown in FIG. If this is done, it can be differentiated from the existing flower stand and attract the attention of the viewer.

Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these.

For example, the number of hinges provided on the support legs is not limited to the number and the opening / closing mechanism shown in the figure, and any number or other hinges of the opening / closing mechanism may be provided according to the purpose and preference. It is also possible to freely attach and detach the hinge portion.

The supporting legs can also be configured to extend and contract using known means, and can be freely connected to other flower pedestals of the same type (whether or not via a hinge portion) so that the three-dimensional shape of the flower pedestal can be obtained. There is nothing wrong with further expanding the degree of freedom of the physical form.

[0051]

[Effect of device]

 Since the flower stand structure according to the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

(1) The flower stand structure according to the present invention enables effective use of the space required due to the reduction of the area due to recent housing conditions and the like, and an orderly three-dimensional arrangement and arrangement of a plurality of plant cultivation containers. It has an excellent effect that

(2) Due to the three-dimensional structure of the flower stand structure of the present invention, even when vine plants are cultivated, the vines and tendrils can extend and hang downward to fully exhibit their individuality and individuality. It has an excellent effect of not impairing the aesthetics of the vine.

(3) Unlike the existing stand, staircase, or commercially available staircase stand, the flower stand structure in the present invention is compact and easy to carry, and can be changed to any shape or installed. Since it is easy to move the position, it is versatile, and the range of choices of arrangement and arrangement of plant cultivation containers is large, and the range of production of three-dimensional flower plants is wide, and it suits the purpose and taste. It has an excellent effect that it is easy to arrange and arrange, especially in the case of seed and seed shops and horticultural shops, which makes it easy for customers to purchase.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a flower stand structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing that the supporting leg is provided with a hinge portion 1 in the embodiment.
The side view of the state opened 80 degrees.

5A is a top view showing an embodiment of a hinge portion of a flower stand structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a side view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing another embodiment of the flower stand structure according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A opening degree 10 hinge part 11 hinge part 12 support leg 14 adjusting member 16 plant cultivation container 18 reinforcing rod 20 holding rod 22 connecting plate 24 hooking device 25 hooking device 26 sack 27 hinge tool 28 hinge tool 30 hinge metal fitting 31 hinge metal fitting 32 butterfly bolt 33 butterfly nut 34 bolt 40 butterfly bolt 50 hinge part 52 support leg 54 holding rod 56 suspension member 58 suspension shaft 61 hinge tool 63 coaxial 70 adjustment member 71 latch

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A support leg that holds the holding rod is connected to an end of a holding rod that is inserted into an outer peripheral groove formed in an opening of the plant growing container and holds the plant growing container. The support stand is provided with at least one rotatable hinge portion, and the opening of the hinge portion is adjusted to freely arrange the plant cultivation containers in a staircase structure.