JPH0928533A - Flower vase and manufacture thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flower vase of high strength allowing manufacture with a simple machining means without any need of a troublesome work such as welding. SOLUTION: A basket type upper member 2 with the center curved and projecting upward, and a basket type lower member 4 laid under the upper member 2 are formed out of a wire gauze having such a mesh as capable of holding a flower stalk or sprig as inserted, and the upper member 2 and the lower member 4 have peripheries jointed to each other with a band 6 caulked, thereby forming a flower vase 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flower stand for placing in a basin or attached to a vase for inserting and holding flower stems and branches in a mesh and a method for producing the flower stand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A basket-shaped flower stand that can be stably placed on a basin or the like by forming a whole with a mesh of a suitable size into which flowers, tree stems and branches can be inserted Known from the past.

This flower stand has, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a ring with three different diameters of large, medium and small, which are made of wire.
Make 22,23,24 and arrange them on a concentric circle
Cross 25, 26 through the center of the circle, weld these intersections to form the bottom of the flower stand, bend the ends of the wires 25, 26 of the outermost ring 24 part at a right angle to one side. Four legs 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b are formed, and an upper member 27 formed of a wire mesh having a mesh size capable of inserting and holding stems or twigs such as flowers is attached to the tips of these legs. Flower stand
21. In addition, the legs are 6
Books and books are also known.

[0004]

Since such a flower stand supports the upper member 27 by only four or six legs, it is weak against rolling and has a problem in stability as a flower stand. Further, since the wire is fixed by welding to have the structure shown in FIG. 4, if the welding of the tip of the wire is not carefully done, the wire at the welded portion will be exposed and caught by other objects, which makes handling difficult. In addition to the above, there are many problems that welding and other manufacturing work are extremely complicated and time-consuming.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems in conventional flower stands. The flower stand of the present invention is formed of a metal net having a mesh of a size capable of inserting and holding stems and twigs such as flowers, and a cage-shaped upper member having a central portion curved upwardly and the upper member. It is composed of a basket-shaped lower member provided at the lower portion of the member, and the upper member and the lower member are characterized in that their peripheral edges are joined by caulking of a band.

Further, the above-described method for producing a flower stand uses a metal net having a mesh having a size capable of inserting and holding stems or twigs such as flowers, and has a basket-like shape in which the central portion is curved and protrudes upward. An upper member and a basket-shaped lower member attached to the lower portion of the upper member are formed, and the peripheral edges of the upper member and the lower member are bent in the longitudinal direction with different bending widths, The part with the large bending width is in contact with the upper surface of the upper member, and the part with the smaller bending width is in contact with the lower surface of the lower member, and both edges of the large and small bending widths are bent upward. It is characterized in that the upper and lower members are clamped in a state of being held and joined by caulking of a band.

[0007]

In the flower stand of the present invention, the cage-shaped upper and lower members are made of the wire net formed by knitting the wire.
Since the peripheral edges of the wires are joined by caulking of the band, they are extremely sturdy, and since the tips of the wires are not exposed by the caulking of the band, they are easy to handle without being caught by the wires.

According to the method for manufacturing a flower stand of the present invention, a large bending width is obtained by using a band in which the peripheral edges of the upper material and the lower material attached to the lower portion are bent in the longitudinal direction with different bending widths. The part of is in contact with the upper surface of the upper material, and the part with a small bending width is in contact with the lower surface of the lower material, and the edges of the large and small bending widths are both upward, that is, toward the upper material side. The upper and lower members are joined by crimping the band in a bent state, and the upper and lower members can be firmly integrated by such a caulking structure, and a sturdy flower stand can be obtained. You can

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a flower stand and a manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a flower stand of the present invention. The flower stand 1 is composed of an upper piece 2 and a lower piece 4.

The upper member 2 and the lower member 4 are wire nets formed by knitting stainless steel wire in the length and width, and the size of the mesh is such that stems and twigs such as flowers are inserted. It is of a size (about 5 mm square) that can be held.

The upper member 2 is a basket-like one in which the center portion of the upper portion 2 is curved and protrudes relatively gently upward to form the curved portion 3 and the sash is turned down.

Further, the lower members 4 have a bottomed cage shape with an open upper portion, and the bottom 5 is substantially flat, so that it can be stably placed on a shallow flat inner bottom surface such as a basin. ing.

The peripheral edge of the upper member 2 and the upper peripheral edge of the lower member 4 are joined together by a strip 6 made of stainless steel. That is, it is a basket type in which the strip 6 is bent in the longitudinal direction, the peripheral edges thereof are sandwiched, and the strips 6 are swaged to be integrated with each other, and the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 are wholly closed. is there.

As shown in FIG. 2, the caulking by the band 6 at this time is such that the band 6a in contact with the upper side of the upper member 2 has a long width and its tip is directed upward along the curved portion 3, and ,
The width of the strip 6b contacting the lower side of the lower members 4 is set to the strip 6a.
It is shorter than the above and is crimped by a press so that the tip is slightly upward. Belt 6a and belt 6
Do not crimp each tip of b in a horizontal state without pointing up,
If the band 6b is made longer than the band 6a and the caulking is performed, strong and reliable caulking cannot be performed, resulting in a dull state.
The wire will come out of the caulked part. Therefore, it is most preferable to join the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 with the strip 6 as shown in FIG.

The flower stand 1 thus obtained is placed on a basin or the like so that the stems and branches of the flower are penetrated through the mesh of the upper layer 2 or the mesh of the lower layer 4 through the mesh of the upper layer 2. It is possible to grow flowers by holding a large number of flowers so that the surface of the flower stand 1 is covered with the flowers.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the flower stand of the present invention, in which the flower stand 11 has a top member 12 having a curved portion 13 and a bottom part.
A lower part material 14 having 15 is sandwiched by a band 16 at each peripheral edge thereof, and they are integrated by caulking. The lower member 14 has an extending portion 15a formed by extending the peripheral portion of the bottom portion 15 downward with an appropriate width and length.

The flower stand 11 is inserted and held in the mouth portion of the vase A as shown in the drawing, and the extension portion 15a is inserted at the time of insertion.
By appropriately spreading and projecting outwardly and forcibly inserting it from the mouth of the vase A, the lower parts 14 are securely held along the inner surface of the mouth of the vase A, and when the flowers are planted, the upper part Material 12
The flower is held correctly without tilting, so it is easy to arrange flowers and it can be arranged well.

When the flower stand 11 is removed from the vase A, the upper part 12 is easily pulled by holding the part of the band 16 which is connected to the lower part 14 and pulling it by the elasticity of the extending part 15a. Can be taken out. Although not shown,
A more stable flower stand can be obtained by concentrically attaching a ring of wire having a different diameter from the center to the bottom portion 15 at the center excluding the extending portion 15a.

[0019]

According to the flower stand of the present invention, the cage-shaped upper and lower parts are formed by the wire net formed by knitting the wire,
Since the peripheral edges of the upper and lower members in which the tip of the wire is exposed are covered with the caulking of the band, there is an advantage that the tip of the wire is not caught and handling is easy.

According to the method of manufacturing a flower stand of the present invention, a large bending width is obtained by using a strip in which the peripheral edges of the upper material and the lower material to be attached to the lower portion are bent in the longitudinal direction with different bending widths. The part of is in contact with the upper surface of the upper material, and the part with a small bending width is in contact with the lower surface of the lower material, and the edges of the large and small bending widths are both upward, that is, toward the upper material side. The upper and lower members are joined by crimping the band in a bent state, and the upper and lower members can be firmly integrated by such a caulking structure, and a large flower stand can be obtained. You can

Further, according to this method, a flower stand having an excellent structure can be obtained by simple caulking without using welding means using a commercially available wire mesh. The flower stand can be manufactured inexpensively and in a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a flower stand of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing a combined structure of upper and lower members in the flower stand of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing another example of the flower stand of the present invention, which is attached to a vase.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional flower stand.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,11 Flower stand 2,12 Upper part material 3,13 Curved part 4,14 Lower part material 5,15 Bottom part 15a Extension part 6,16 Belt metal A Vase

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A basket-shaped upper member made of a metal mesh having a mesh having a size capable of inserting and holding stems or twigs of a flower, and a basket-like upper member having a central portion curved upwardly, and the upper member. A flower stand characterized by being composed of a basket-shaped lower part material provided in the lower part, and the upper part part and the lower part part being joined together by caulking of a band. 2. The flower stand according to claim 1, wherein the lower members are configured so as to be elastically inserted into the mouth portion of the vase by an extending portion provided on the peripheral edge of the bottom portion. 3. A cage-shaped upper member and a center member which are curved upward to have an upper portion, and a wire mesh having a mesh having a size capable of inserting and holding stems and twigs such as flowers are used. Forming a basket-shaped bottom member attached to the lower part of the upper part of the upper part and the bottom part of the upper part member with different bending widths in the longitudinal direction, and the part with the large bending width It is in contact with the upper surface of the material, and the part with the small bending width is in contact with the lower surface of each of the lower parts, and both edges of the large and small bending widths are clamped in a state of being bent upward, A method for producing a flower stand, characterized by joining the upper and lower parts by caulking.