JPH07327507A - Tray for raising seedling - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the taking out of many stocks of seedlings such as flowering plants, trees and plants or vegetables at a time according to simple operations and carrying of the many seedlings at a stroke. CONSTITUTION:This tray 1 for raising seedlings is obtained by lining up and arranging a suitable number of seedling housing units 2 made of a plastic in the longitudinal and transverse directions. connecting top peripheral edges 4 of the openings 3 of the adjacent seedling housing units, providing dishlike parts 12 outwardly protruding in the bottom 7 of the seedling housing units 2, pressing the dishlike parts 12, thereby providing the tray 1 for raising the seedlings and deforming the dishlike parts 12 so as to protrude to the inside of the seedling housing unit or deforming the dishlike parts 12 in a turned over state. Thereby, seedling stocks are singly housed one by one in each seedling housing unit to cultivate the many stocks of the seedlings. which can be moved with the tray 1 for raising the seedlings at a time in carrying the seedlings. The tray 1 for raising the seedlings is pressed to the ground surface. etc., in transplanting the seedlings to deform the dislike parts 12 so as to push up to the inside of the seedling housing units. All of seedlings with soil are pushed up to facilitate the operations to take out the seedlings.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seedling-raising tray in which a large number of seedlings of flowers, plants, vegetables, etc. are cultivated in each plant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to produce seedlings of flowers, plants, vegetables, etc. before potting, seedlings are cultivated one by one in polyvinyl chloride pots, so-called polypots, and seedlings are prepared from the polypots at the time of potting. I took it out and transplanted it into a flower pot, but in such transplanting work, it is difficult to take out because the soil is in close contact with the inner wall of the polypot, and such work must be repeated many times for each polypot, It has the drawback of requiring labor, time, and poor work efficiency.

Further, since the poly pot is used as a single unit as described above, when a large number of seedlings must be carried and springed, the poly pot must be housed in a net-like basket tray called a basket tray and the spring must be carried. The work was extremely troublesome.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to find a tray for growing seedlings, in which a proper number of seedling receptacles are aligned in the vertical and horizontal directions and the upper edge of the opening of an adjacent seedling receptacle is connected. However, when removing seedlings, it is difficult to remove the seedlings by sticking a finger or stick into the drain hole provided at the bottom of the seedling container and pushing the seedlings up with the soil. By thrusting a stick or stick,
The work of taking out the seedlings is very troublesome and the work efficiency is poor, and the fact that the roots of the seedlings are damaged and the soil is crushed and it is difficult to transfer them to the flowerpots is the fact that the bottom of the seedlings is pushed up with fingers and sticks.

Then, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned work of pushing the finger or the stick, a protrusion is provided at a corresponding position of the drainage hole of the seedling container on a flat plate having substantially the same size as that of the tray, and the seedling is extruded and cured. When taking out the seedlings using a tool, the same means can be used to insert the convex parts of the extrusion jig into the drain holes of the tray and to make the seedlings protrude from the opening of the seedling container all at once to facilitate taking out the seedlings. In addition to having a drawback, an extrusion jig that is separate from the tray is required, and thus an extra mold is required.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to flowers, plants,
A large number of seedlings can be cultivated by providing an appropriate number of seedling housings for single seedlings such as vegetables, and when transplanting seedlings, it is possible to take out many seedlings at once with a simple operation and carry Aims to provide a convenient tray for raising seedlings.

[0007]

The present invention, based on the above-mentioned conventional technique, is inefficient in the operation of taking out flowers, plants, vegetables, etc. from a plastic pot at the time of transplanting seedlings and the operation of storing a large number of seedlings in a basket tray. In view of the problem that is, while arranging a suitable number of seedling containers made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity in the vertical and horizontal directions, the opening upper end peripheral edge of the adjacent seedling container is connected, Provided is a dish portion projecting from the bottom portion, and by pressing the dish portion, the dish portion is transformed so as to project into the seedling accommodation body, or a seedling growing tray that transforms the dish portion into an inside out state is provided. However, a single seedling is housed in each seedling container to cultivate a large number of seedlings, and when carried, a large number of seedlings can be moved at one time with a tray for growing seedlings. Pushing the tray to the ground Press the dish part more, deform the dish part inward of the seedling container and push the seedling upward with the soil, making it easier to take out the seedling, and the above drawbacks were not solved. It is a thing.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a seedling growing tray made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity, and the seedling growing tray 1 is a flower or plant. , A substantially cup-shaped seedling container 2 for cultivating a single seedling such as a vegetable for single cultivation is arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions in an appropriate number, and an opening 3 of an adjacent seedling container 2 and an upper edge 4
Are connected to form a rectangular shape in a plan view.

The number of seedling containers 2 in the seedling raising tray 1 is not limited at all, but as shown in the figure,
The number of seedlings to be cultivated on the seedling-growing tray 1 can be easily counted by setting 0 to 1 unit or 10 to 1 unit, and long holes are formed at both longitudinal ends of the seedling-growing tray 1. Then, handles 5 and 5a are provided.

The seedling container 2 is provided with a peripheral wall 6 having a modified inverted truncated cone shape in which the opening 3 is formed in a quadrangular shape, and the quadrangular shape is gradually reduced to be a circular shape as it goes downward. 6 is provided with a bottom portion 7 in succession.

The bottom portion 7 is provided with a concentric circular hole 8 in the center thereof, and a pair of concave notches 9 and 9a are continuously formed in the diameter direction of the hole 8, and the opposite sides 10 and 10a of the concave notches 9 and 9a are formed. In addition, strips 11 and 11a, which are slightly narrower and narrower than the recessed notches 9 and 9a, project in the centering direction of the hole 8.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a circular dish portion having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the hole 8 and protruding from the bottom portion 7. The dish portion 12 has a peripheral edge at the upper end thereof.
13 are connected to and supported by the strips 11 and 11a in the diametrical direction, and slits 14 and 14a which are parallel to the strips 11 and 11a and have the same width are provided from the peripheral side wall 15 of the dish 12 to the central portion 16 of the bottom surface. Cut up to the slit 14, 14a ... Between the strip plate piece 1
Support plate pieces 17 and 17a which are continuous with 1 and 11a are provided, and the plate portion 12 is integrally formed on the bottom portion 7 so as to bulge downward.

The band plate pieces 11 and 11a have their base end portions 18 and 18a and the connecting portions 19 and 19a with the support plate pieces 17 and 17a at the tip end made bendable, and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a have bottom peripheral edges 20. Bent or bent parts 21 and 21a that are part of the
When the connecting portions 22 and 22a with 16 are made to be bendable and the upward pressure is applied to the bottom portion 23 due to the material characteristics, the strip strip
Connecting portions 19 and 19a of the base end portions 18 and 18a of 11 and 11a and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a, and bent portions 21 and 21 of the support plate pieces 17 and 17a.
The connecting portions 22 and 22a connecting the a and the bottom central portion 16 are elastically bent to allow the dish 12 to bulge upward inward of the seedling container 2.

As a second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the seedling container 2 has the same shape as described above, and two pairs of concentric circular holes 8 provided in the center of the bottom 7 are arranged in the cross direction. Are continuously formed, and strips 11 and 11a, which are slightly smaller in width than the concave notches 9 and 9a, are formed on the opposite sides 10, 10a of the concave notches 9 and 9a. Project toward the center of the hole 8 and
Is the strip plate 11, 11a in the cross direction at the upper edge of the strip.
... and slits 14 and 14a which are parallel to and have the same width as the strip plate pieces 11 and 11a are formed by cutting from the peripheral side wall 15 of the dish portion 12 to the center portion 16 of the bottom surface, and the slits 14 and 14a.
Support plate pieces 17, 17a which are continuous with the strip plate pieces 11, 11a.
... is provided, and the plate portion 12 is integrally formed on the bottom portion 7 so as to bulge downward.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, the base end portions 18, 18a ..., The connecting portions 19, 19a.
The bent portions 21, 21a ... And the connecting portions 22, 22a ... Are made bendable by making the wall thickness thinner than other constituent portions, or by forming a half cut or a perforation.

The shape of the seedling container 2 is not limited to the above, and may be an inverted truncated pyramidal shape such as an inverted truncated quadrangular pyramid or an inverted truncated cone, or the tray 12 The shape may be a quadrangular shape as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, or a polygonal shape such as a pentagonal shape or a hexagonal shape.

Further, the strip plate pieces 11, 11a ... And the support plate pieces 17, 17
Although a is shown to be formed in the diametrical direction or the cross direction, it may be formed in a substantially Y-shaped direction. In short, two or more strip plate pieces 11, 11a, ... 17, 17
a, that is, the strip plate pieces 11, 11a ... And the support plate pieces 17, 17a ... Are formed in the diametrical direction as in the first embodiment, and are four in the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, those formed in the cross direction are not shown in the case of three, but may be formed in the Y-direction.

In this embodiment, the concave notch 9,
9a ... is provided, but the present invention is not limited to such a method, and if the base ends 18, 18a of the strip plate pieces 11, 11a ... Can be bent, the concave cutouts 9, 9a. You can
Even if the concave notches 9, 9a ... Are not formed in the radial direction of the hole 8,
The band plate pieces 11, 11a ... May simply be provided so as to project in the radial direction of the periphery of the hole 8.

Further, as a third embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the seedling container 2 has the same shape as that described above, and a concentric hole 8 is provided at the center of the bottom 7 and the periphery of the hole 8 is formed. The upper end peripheral edge portion 24 of the dish portion 12 having a substantially circular shape protruding from the bottom portion 7 is connected to the bottom portion 7, and the upper and lower end peripheral portions 24 and 24a of the dish portion 12 are configured to be bendable.
The dish portion 12 is integrally formed so as to bulge downward.

The peripheral wall 15 of the plate 12 is provided with cutout lines 25, 25a.
The elastic piece pieces 26, 26a, which are divided at equal intervals by ... and are curved outward slightly so as to have elasticity between the cut-out lines 25, 25a ...
When a pressing force is applied to the bottom surface portion 23 of the dish portion 12, the elastic piece pieces 26, 26a ... Are elastically curved inward due to the material characteristics, and the elastic force of the elastic piece pieces 26, 26a. By this, the upper and lower peripheral edges 24, 24a of the dish portion 12 are turned back to reverse the dish portion 12, and the bottom portion 23 of the dish portion 12 is bulged upward so as to be pushed inward. ing.

Further, in the fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the shape of the dish portion 12 is different from that of the third embodiment. Explaining such a portion, the dish portion 12 has a through hole in the bottom portion 23. 27
Is formed in an annular shape, and the peripheral side wall 15 is curved slightly outward so as to have elasticity, and the upper and lower end peripheral portions of the dish portion 12 are formed.
24 and 24a are freely bendable, and the tray 12 is integrally formed on the bottom 7 so as to bulge downward. When a pressing force is applied to the bottom 23 of the tray 12, depending on the material characteristics of the peripheral side wall 15, , This is curved inward, and the elastic force of the peripheral side wall 15 causes the upper and lower peripheral edges of the dish 12 to
The plates 24 and 24a are turned upside down to turn the dish 12 upside down, and the dish 12 can be bulged upward so as to push the bottom 23 of the dish 12 inward.

In the third and fourth embodiments, the upper and lower peripheral edge portions 24, 24a which are formed to be bendable are bent by making them thinner than other constituent parts or by forming half cuts or perforations. It is made freely.

In the seedling growing trays 1 of the first and second embodiments, the arrangement state of the dish portion 12 of each seedling container 2, that is, the orientation of the strip plate pieces 11 and 11a and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a. The direction to do is the horizontal (longitudinal) direction, the vertical (short) direction of the seedling growing tray 1,
It may correspond to any of the diagonal directions.

Further, in the seedling growing tray 1 of the first embodiment, the arrangement state of the dishes 12 of each seedling container 2, that is, the strip 1
When the direction in which the 1 and 11a and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a are directed corresponds to the horizontal or vertical direction of the seedling-growing tray 1, the seedlings are provided above the peripheral wall 6 of the seedling container 2 as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15. The side corresponding to the lateral direction of the growing tray 1 is a plate-like connecting piece 28, 28a made of the same material as the seedling growing tray 1.
Are connected to each other.

Next, the operation of the seedling raising tray according to the present invention will be described. When seedlings are cultivated one by one in each seedling container 2 of the seedling raising tray 1, and the seedlings are transplanted into a flowerpot,
By holding the handles 5 and 5a of the seedling growing tray 1 and pressing the seedling growing tray 1 against a flat surface such as the ground, the dish 12 of the bottom 7 of each seedling container 2 is pressed.

The pressing force deforms the tray portion 12 of the first to fourth embodiments as described below.

The plate portion 12 in the first and second embodiments is
By directly applying a pressing force to the bent portions 21, 21a of the support plate pieces 17, 17a, the bent portions 21, 21a are pushed up and folded back, whereby the base ends of the strip pieces 11, 11a. Part 1
8, 18a ... and the connecting portions 19, 19a with the supporting plate pieces 17, 17a ...
… Bends inward to elastically raise the strip plate pieces 11, 11a, and the supporting plate pieces 17, 17a are connected to the central portion 16 of the bottom surface 22 and 22a. Plate 17, 17a
... holds the connecting portions 19, 19a ... to the bent portions 21, 21a ... in a substantially horizontal or inclined shape, and also holds the bent portions 21, 21a.
From ... to the connection parts 22, 22a ..., the slope is increased to rise in an inclined shape, and the inside of the seedling container 2 is elastically bent in an inverted V shape so that the dish 12 is elastically flipped up. Push it up and hold the condition.

The plate portion 12 in the third and fourth embodiments is
A pressing force is applied to the bottom surface portion 23, and in the dish portion 12 in the third embodiment, the elastic piece pieces 26, 26a of the peripheral side wall 15 are elastically curved inward due to their material characteristics, By the elastic force of the elastic piece pieces 26, 26a in the state, the upper and lower peripheral edge portions 24, 24a of the dish portion 12 are folded back to make the dish portion 12 inside out, and the bottom portion 23 of the dish portion 12 is seeded. Pushed up inwardly of the container 2, and in the case of the tray 12 of the fourth embodiment, the bottom
When a pressing force is applied to 23, the peripheral side wall 15 bends inward due to its material characteristics, and the upper and lower peripheral edge portions 24, 24a of the dish 12 are folded back in reverse due to the elastic force of the curved peripheral side wall 15. Plate
12 is turned upside down, and the bottom 23 of the dish 12 is placed in the seedling container 2
Push it up inward and maintain this state.

As described above, when the plate portion 12 is pushed inwardly of the seedling container 2, the lump of soil that is in close contact with the seedling container 2 is pushed upward from the opening 3 of the seedling container 2, After taking out the seedlings together with the soil lump and transplanting them into a flowerpot, and also taking out the seedlings, the dish portion 12 that has been pushed upward in each seedling container 2 is pushed down by hand to swell the dish portion 12 downward. Transform it.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, connecting pieces 28, 28
In the seedling growing tray 1 in which each seedling container 2 is connected by a ..., the dish portion 12 pushed inward of each seedling container 2 can be pushed down as follows.

As shown in FIG. 12, strip plate pieces 11, 11 of each seedling container 2
With a and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a oriented in the lateral (longitudinal) direction of the seedling growing tray 1, hold the seedling growing tray 1 by the handles 5 and 5a and bow the seedling growing tray 1 downward. When elastically deformed, each seedling container 2 is connected by the connecting pieces 28, 28a.
By pulling in the lateral direction on the left and right, each seedling container 2 is elastically deformed into an elliptical shape so as to extend in the lateral direction.

Due to the elastic deformation of the seedling container 2, naturally the bottom 7 is also elastically deformed slightly in the same direction to an elliptical shape. Therefore, a tensile force in the centrifugal direction is exerted on the strip plate pieces 11 and 11a and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a. Works, which causes the strip 11 to be in a standing state,
The base end portions 18 and 18a of 11a are pulled and pushed down, and elastic force is exerted on the support plate pieces 17 and 17a that are continuous with the strip plate pieces 11 and 11a, so that the dish 12 is placed on the bottom 7 of the seedling container 2. Make it protrude.

Also, as shown in FIG. 14, the strip 1 of each seedling container 2
In the case where the 1 and 11a and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a are oriented in the longitudinal (short side) direction of the seedling growing tray 1, hold the seedling growing tray 1 by holding the handles 5 and 5a. When elastically deformed into a bow shape, the connecting pieces 28, 28a ... Press the lateral and lateral directions of each seedling container 2 to elastically deform each seedling container 2 into an elliptical shape so as to extend in the longitudinal direction. Since the bottom portion 7 is also elastically deformed to a slightly elliptical shape, a tensile force acts on the strip plate pieces 11 and 11a and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a in the centrifugal direction, and the dish portion 12 is seeded by the same action as described above. The bottom 7 of the container 2 is projected.

The seedling container 2 in the first and second embodiments has an arc-shaped gap 29 and a slit between the bottom portion 7 and the dish portion 12.
14a, 14a ... Are used as drainage holes during seedling cultivation, and the notch lines 25, 25a are used as drainage holes in the third embodiment, and the through holes 27 are used as drainage holes in the fourth embodiment.

[0035]

In summary, according to the present invention, a suitable number of seedling containers 2 made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity are aligned in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the openings 3 of the adjacent seedling containers 2 and the upper end peripheral edge 4 are arranged. Since each of the seedling accommodation bodies 2 is connected to each seedling, a single seedling can be housed in each seedling container 2 and a large number of seedlings can be cultivated in one seedling growing tray 1. It is possible to save the troublesome work of storing a large number of plastic pots in a basket tray as in the past.

Further, since the seedling container 2 is provided with the dish portion 12 which bulges downward on the bottom portion 7 and the dish portion 12 can be bulged upward, the dish portion 12 can be vertically bulged and deformed. By pushing 12 into the seedling container 2, the soil mass of the seedling that has been in close contact with the seedling container 2 can be pushed upward from the opening 3 of the seedling container 2.

The seedling container 2 is provided with a hole 8 in the bottom portion 7, and two or more strip plate pieces 11, 11a ... Are flexibly connected and supported in the radial direction of the hole 8, and the strip plate piece 11 is provided. , 11a, ... Supportingly supporting the upper end peripheral edge 13 of the dish 12 which is slightly smaller than the hole 8 in a bendable manner, and supporting plate pieces 17, 17 continuous with the band plate pieces 11, 11a.
a ... is provided by cutting from the peripheral side wall 15 of the plate portion 12 to the central portion 16 of the bottom surface, and the supporting plate pieces 17, 17a are the peripheral edges of the bottom surface of the plate portion 12.
Since the bent portions 21, 21a, which are a part of 20, and the connecting portions 22, 22a with the central portion 16 of the bottom surface are freely bendable, when the seedlings are transplanted into the flower pot, the seedling-growing tray 1 is placed on the ground or the like. By pushing it against the flat surface of the seedling container 2 to push the plate portion 12 of the bottom portion 7 of the seedling container 2, pushing up the bent portions 21, 21a, and folding them back, whereby the base ends of the strip plate pieces 11, 11a. Part 18, 18a
, And the connecting portions 19, 19a with the supporting plate pieces 17, 17a are bent inward to elastically raise the band plate pieces 11, 11a, and the central portion 16 of the bottom surface of the supporting plate pieces 17, 17a. Connection site with
22 and 22a are bent downwards, and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a are elastically bent in an inverted V shape, which pushes the dish 12 inward so as to elastically flip up. Therefore, the soil mass of the seedling that was in close contact with the seedling container 2 can be removed.
It can be pushed upward from the opening 3 of the.

Further, the seedling container 2 has a dish portion 12 projecting from the bottom portion 7. The dish portion 12 has its peripheral side wall 15 divided at equal intervals by the notch lines 25, 25a. The elastic piece pieces 26, 26a ... Are curved so as to have elasticity between 25, 25a.
Since the upper and lower peripheral portions 24 and 24a of the plate portion 12 can be freely bent, the seedling-growing tray 1 is pressed against the ground so that each seedling container 2
By pressing the plate portion 12 of the bottom portion 7 of the plate 7, a pressing force is applied to the bottom surface portion 23 of the plate portion 12, and the elastic piece pieces 26, 26a of the peripheral side wall 15 are ...
Is elastically curved inward due to its material characteristics, and the upper and lower peripheral edge portions 24, 24a of the dish portion 12 are folded back in reverse due to the elastic force of the elastic piece pieces 26, 26a in the curved state. The dish 12 is swollen inward with the inside of the seedling container 2 turned upside down, thereby pushing up the soil mass of the seedling that is in close contact with the seedling container 2 above the opening 3 of the seedling container 2. You can

In addition, the seedling container 2 has a dish portion 12 projecting from the bottom portion 7. The dish portion 12 has a through hole 27 in the bottom portion 23 thereof, and the peripheral side wall 15 is curved so as to have elasticity. Form and plate
Since the upper and lower peripheral portions 24, 24a of the upper and lower end portions 12 are freely bendable, the bottom surface of the dish portion 12 is pressed by pressing the seedling growing tray 1 against the ground and pressing the dish portion 12 of the bottom portion 7 of each seedling container 2. A pressing force is applied to the portion 23, the peripheral side wall 15 is curved inward due to its material characteristics, and the dish portion 12 is formed by the elastic force of the curved peripheral side wall 15.
The upper and lower peripheral edge portions 24, 24a are folded back to make the dish portion 12 inside out and the dish portion 12 bulges inward of the seedling container 2,
As a result, the lump of seedling soil that is in close contact with the seedling container 2 can be pushed upward from the opening 3 of the seedling container 2.

As described above, since the dish 12 can be deformed and held by pushing the tray 1 for raising seedlings into the seedling container 2 by a simple operation such as simply pushing the tray 1, seedlings of a large number of seeds can be soiled at one time. The seedlings are pushed up so as to protrude from the opening 3, and the seedlings can be easily taken out from each seedling container 2.
Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the taking-out work at the time of transplanting the seedlings and improve the efficiency of such work.

Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome work of hitting a finger or a stick with respect to each seedling container, improve workability, and push the seedling together with the soil from the bottom. Since it is possible to prevent damage and crushing of the soil, and because the seedling pushing jig is unnecessary, only the mold for the seedling growing tray 1 needs to be manufactured, so the manufacturing cost of the seedling growing tray 1 is reduced. I can.

The seedling container 2 is provided with a hole 8 in the bottom portion 7, and two strip plate pieces 11, 11a are flexibly connected and supported in the diameter direction of the hole 8 so that the strip plate pieces 11, 11a can be bent. The upper peripheral edge 13 of the dish 12 which is slightly smaller than the hole 8 is flexibly connected and supported, and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a continuous with the band plate pieces 11 and 11a are also provided.
12 is formed by cutting from the peripheral side wall 15 to the central portion 16 of the bottom surface, and the support plate pieces 17 and 17a are formed with the bent portions 21, 21a and the central portion 16 of the bottom surface that are part of the peripheral edge 20 of the tray portion 12. Connection part 22, 22
The seedling raising tray 1 is formed by flexing a, and the strip plate pieces 11 and 11a and the supporting plate pieces 17 in each seedling container 2 are arranged so as to correspond to the vertical or horizontal direction of the seedling raising tray 1. , 17a
And the upper part of the peripheral wall 6 of the seedling container 2 is connected to each other by the connecting pieces 28, 28a ..., By elastically deforming the seedling-growing tray 1 upward or downward, the connecting piece 28 is bent. , 28a… to attach each seedling container 2 to strip piece 1
1, 11a and supporting plate pieces 17, 17a can be elastically deformed into an elliptical shape in the pulling direction, and the pulling force pulls on the base end portions 18, 18a side of the strip plate pieces 11, 11a in the standing state. It is pushed down and the elastic force acts on the support plate pieces 17 and 17a that are continuous with the strip plate pieces 11 and 11a, so that the dish portion 12 in the deformed state is held.
Can be projected to the bottom portion 7 of the seedling container 2 to restore the original state.

In this way, even after the seedlings are taken out from the seedling-growing tray 1 as described above, the seedling-growing tray 1 is simply used.
By the operation of elastically deforming the seedlings upward or downward in a bow shape, it is possible to easily restore all the dish parts 12 in the deformed and held state pushed up inward of each seedling container 2 to the original state. It is possible to omit the troublesome work of individually pressing and restoring the bottom surface portion 23 of the dish portion 12 in the deformed holding state, and the connecting pieces 28, 28a ... Are formed only above the peripheral wall 6 between the seedling container 2. Therefore, when the seedling-raising tray 1 is not used, the seedling-raising trays 1 can be stacked and stored without interfering with the connecting pieces 28, 28a, and the storage space can be minimized.

Further, handles 5 and 5a are provided at both ends of the seedling raising tray 1.
Since it is provided, it is convenient to carry the seedling raising tray 1,
Moreover, by having the handles 5 and 5a, the elastic deformation operation of the seedling-growing tray 1 according to claim 5 can be easily performed, which is a great practical effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tray for growing seedlings according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a seedling container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a deformed state of the seedling container of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a deformed state of the seedling container of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a modified example of the seedling container of FIG. 2.

7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a modified example of the seedling container of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a third embodiment.

9 is a perspective view showing a deformed state of the seedling container of FIG. 8. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a deformed state of the seedling container of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of a seedling-growing tray composed of the seedling container of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a simplified AA cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a modified example of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a simplified BB sectional view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Seedling raising tray 2 Seedling container 3 Opening 4 Upper edge 5,5a Handle 6 Circumferential wall 7 Bottom 8 Holes 11 and 11a Strip strip 12 Plate 13 Upper edge 15 Circular side wall 16 Bottom center 17 and 17a Support Plate piece 20 Bottom peripheral edge 21, 21a… Bending portion 22, 22a… Coupling portion 23 Bottom surface portion 24, 24a Upper and lower peripheral edges 25, 25a… Notched line 26, 26a… Elastic piece 27 Through hole 28, 28a… Connection Piece

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A seedling container made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity is arranged in an appropriate number in the longitudinal and lateral directions, and the upper end peripheral edges of the openings of adjacent seedling containers are connected to each other. A tray for growing seedlings, characterized in that a dish portion that bulges downward is provided on the bottom portion, and the dish portion is bulged upward. 2. A suitable number of seedling containers made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity are aligned in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the upper end peripheral edges of the openings of adjacent seedling containers are connected to each other. A hole is provided at the bottom, and two or more strip plate pieces are flexibly connected and supported in the radial direction of the hole, and the upper end peripheral edge of the dish portion slightly smaller than the hole is flexibly connected and supported by the strip plate piece. , A support plate piece continuous with the strip plate is formed by cutting from the peripheral side wall of the dish portion to the center portion of the bottom surface, and the support plate piece is provided with a bent portion and a center portion of the bottom surface which are a part of the bottom edge of the tray portion. A tray for raising seedlings, characterized in that the connecting portion of is flexible. 3. A seedling container made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity is arranged in an appropriate number in the longitudinal and lateral directions, and the upper end peripheral edges of the openings of adjacent seedling containers are connected to each other. A dish portion is provided on the bottom, and the peripheral side wall of the dish portion is divided at equal intervals by the cutout lines, and the elastic piece pieces are curved so as to have elasticity between the cutout lines. A tray for growing seedlings, characterized in that the peripheral edge portion is flexible. 4. A seedling container made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity is arranged in an appropriate number in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the upper end peripheral edge of the opening of the adjacent seedling container is connected. A dish is provided on the bottom, and the dish has a through hole on the bottom and the peripheral side wall is curved to have elasticity, and the upper and lower edges of the dish are bendable. A tray for growing seedlings. 5. A seedling container made of plastic having flexibility and elasticity is arranged in an appropriate number in the longitudinal and lateral directions, and the upper end peripheral edge of the opening of the adjacent seedling container is connected. A hole is provided in the bottom portion, and two strip plate pieces are flexibly connected and supported in the diameter direction of the hole, and the upper end peripheral edge of the dish portion slightly smaller than the hole is flexibly connected and supported by the strip plate piece, A support plate piece continuous with the strip plate is formed by cutting from the peripheral side wall of the dish portion to the center of the bottom surface, and the support plate piece is provided with a bent portion and a center portion of the bottom surface that are part of the bottom edge of the dish portion. The seedling growing tray is formed by flexibly forming the connecting portion, and the strip plate and the support plate piece in each seedling container are oriented so as to correspond to the vertical or horizontal direction of the seedling growing tray, and the seedling A seedling-growing tray characterized in that only the upper part of the peripheral wall of the container is connected to each other with a connecting piece. Leh. 6. The seedling growing tray according to claim 1, wherein the both ends of the seedling growing tray are provided with handles.