EP0335349A1 - Shipping container for plants and process for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Shipping container for plants and process for manufacturing the same Download PDF

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EP0335349A1
EP0335349A1 EP89105493A EP89105493A EP0335349A1 EP 0335349 A1 EP0335349 A1 EP 0335349A1 EP 89105493 A EP89105493 A EP 89105493A EP 89105493 A EP89105493 A EP 89105493A EP 0335349 A1 EP0335349 A1 EP 0335349A1
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Bernd Helms
Reiner Peters
Dierk Plüschau
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Kordes W Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
    • B65D85/52—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for living plants; for growing bulbs

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  • the invention relates to a shipping container for plants with root balls and relates primarily to the shipping of roses, the roots of which are embedded in a wide-mesh network in a soil or plant substrate stock.
  • the invention is intended to solve the problem of producing a simple and secure connection of the foil bags enveloping the bales of the plants to the plants.
  • This object is achieved in a shipping container of the type mentioned above in that the bag receiving the root ball is made of shrinkable film and in the area between the plant shoots and the root ball is provided with a shrink seal that envelops this area after a localized shrinking process.
  • the film of the bag should expediently consist of printable material, so that, for example, an image of the plant, culture instructions and indications of origin can be printed on the bag.
  • FIG. 1 An embodiment of the invention is shown.
  • Some plant shoots 1 are drawn from a shrub plant; the associated roots are embedded in a root ball 2.
  • the root ball 2 is held together by a wide-mesh grid 3 and then enveloped by a bag 4.
  • the bag 4 consists of heat-shrinkable film and, after the introduction of the root ball 2 in a narrowly restricted area between the plant shoots 1 and the root ball 2, has been closed by a shrink closure 5.
  • the shrink closure 5 has been produced by deliberately blowing hot air onto the film in the area mentioned. Above the shrink closure 5, the bag 4 has an unshrunk free film edge 6, which forms a funnel for filling liquid into the bag 4.

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Abstract

A shipping container for plants with root clumps has a bag (4), made of shrinkable film, which accommodates the root clump. In the region between the plant shoots (1) and the root clump (2), the bag (4) is provided with a shrink closure (5) which is wrapped tightly around said region after a locally restricted shrink process.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Versandbehälter für Pflanzen mit Wurzelballen und bezieht sich vornehmlich auf den Ver­sand von Rosen, deren Wurzeln in einem weitmaschigen Netz in einen Erd- oder Pflanzensubstratvorrat eingebettet sind.The invention relates to a shipping container for plants with root balls and relates primarily to the shipping of roses, the roots of which are embedded in a wide-mesh network in a soil or plant substrate stock.

Es ist bekannt, in Gärtnereien oder Baumschulen gezogene Pflanzen mit einzeln in Beuteln aus Folie verpackten Bal­len zu versenden um zu verhindern, daß die Wurzeln der Pflanzen beim Versand Schaden erleiden. In der Regel wer­den die Ballen von Sträuchern und kleineren Bäumen durch netzartige Umhüllungen zusammengehalten, ehe sie in einen Folienbeutel gesteckt werden.It is known to send plants grown in nurseries or tree nurseries with bales individually wrapped in pouches made of film in order to prevent the roots of the plants from being damaged during shipping. As a rule, the bales of shrubs and smaller trees are held together by net-like wrappings before they are placed in a foil bag.

Die Erfindung soll die Aufgabe lösen, eine einfache und sichere Verbindung der die Ballen der Pflanzen umhüllenden Folienbeutel mit den Pflanzen herzustellen.The invention is intended to solve the problem of producing a simple and secure connection of the foil bags enveloping the bales of the plants to the plants.

Diese Aufgabe ist erfindungsgemäß bei einem Versand­behälter der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß der den Wurzelballen aufnehmende Beutel aus schrumpffähi­ger Folie ausgebildet und im Bereich zwischen den Pflan­zentrieben und den Wurzelballen mit einem diesen Bereich nach einem örtlich begrenzten Schrumpfprozeß eng umhül­lenden Schrumpfverschluß versehen ist.This object is achieved in a shipping container of the type mentioned above in that the bag receiving the root ball is made of shrinkable film and in the area between the plant shoots and the root ball is provided with a shrink seal that envelops this area after a localized shrinking process.

Es hat sich als vorteilhaft erwiesen, oberhalb des Schrumpfverschlusses einen freien ungeschrumpften Folien­rand mit einer Breite von mehreren Zentimetern vorzusehen, der als Eingußtrichter für Flüssigkeit zum gelegentlichen Befeuchten des Wurzelballens dienen kann. Zweckmäßig soll die Folie des Beutels aus bedruckbarem Material bestehen, so daß auf dem Beutel beispielsweise eine Abbildung der Pflanze, Kulturanweisungen und Herkunftsangaben aufge­druckt werden können.It has proven to be advantageous to provide a free unshrunk film edge with a width of several centimeters above the shrink closure, which can serve as a pouring funnel for liquid for occasional moistening of the root ball. The film of the bag should expediently consist of printable material, so that, for example, an image of the plant, culture instructions and indications of origin can be printed on the bag.

In der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt. Von einer Strauchpflanze sind einige Pflan­zentriebe 1 gezeichnet; die zugehörigen Wurzeln sind in einen Wurzelballen 2 eingebettet. Der Wurzelballen 2 ist von einem weitmaschigen Gitter 3 zusammengehalten und an­schließend von einem Beutel 4 umhüllt. Der Beutel 4 be­steht aus in Hitze schrumpfbarer Folie und ist nach dem Einbringen des Wurzelballens 2 in einem eng begrenzten Bereich zwischen den Pflanzentrieben 1 und dem Wurzelbal­len 2 durch einen Schrumpfverschluß 5 verschlossen worden. Der Schrumpfverschluß 5 ist durch gezieltes Aufblasen von Heißluft auf die Folie auf den genannten Bereich herge­stellt worden. Oberhalb des Schrumpfverschlusses 5 hat der Beutel 4 einen ungeschrumpften freien Folienrand 6, der einen Trichter zum Einfüllen von Flüssigkeit in den Beutel 4 bildet.In the drawing, an embodiment of the invention is shown. Some plant shoots 1 are drawn from a shrub plant; the associated roots are embedded in a root ball 2. The root ball 2 is held together by a wide-mesh grid 3 and then enveloped by a bag 4. The bag 4 consists of heat-shrinkable film and, after the introduction of the root ball 2 in a narrowly restricted area between the plant shoots 1 and the root ball 2, has been closed by a shrink closure 5. The shrink closure 5 has been produced by deliberately blowing hot air onto the film in the area mentioned. Above the shrink closure 5, the bag 4 has an unshrunk free film edge 6, which forms a funnel for filling liquid into the bag 4.

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1. Versandbehälter mit Beutel aus Folie für Pflanzen mit Wurzelballen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der den Wur­zelballen aufnehmende Beutel (4) aus schrumpffähiger Folie ausgebildet und im Bereich zwischen den Pflanzentrieben (1) und dem Wurzelballen (2) mit einem diesen Bereich nach einem örtlich begrenzten Schrumpfprozeß eng umhüllenden Schrumpfverschluß (5) versehen ist.1. Shipping container with foil pouch for plants with root balls,
characterized in that the bag (4) receiving the root ball is made of shrinkable film and is provided in the area between the plant shoots (1) and the root ball (2) with a shrink closure (5) which tightly envelops this area after a locally limited shrinking process. 2. Versandbehälter nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß oberhalb des Schrumpfverschlusses (5) ein freier ungeschrumpfter Folienrand (6) angeordnet ist.2. Shipping container according to claim 1,
characterized in that a free unshrunk film edge (6) is arranged above the shrink closure (5). 3. Versandbehälter nach Anspruch 1 und 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Beutel (4) aus bedruckbarer Folie ausgeführt ist.3. Shipping container according to claim 1 and 2,
characterized in that the bag (4) is made of printable film. 4. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Behälters nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Pflanze mit Wurzelballen (2) in einen Beutel (4) aus schrumpffähi­ger Folie gesteckt wird und die Folie durch gezieltes Auf­blasen von Heißluft nur im Bereich zwischen den Pflanzen­trieben (1) und dem Wurzelballen (2) geschrumpft wird.4. A method for producing a container according to one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized in that a plant with root ball (2) is placed in a bag (4) made of shrinkable film and the film is shrunk only by targeted inflation of hot air in the area between the plant shoots (1) and the root ball (2).
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FR662590A (en) * 1927-10-25 1929-08-08 Cellacote Company Inc Process for coating perishable objects and resulting products
US1994962A (en) * 1931-11-12 1935-03-19 Victor L Rushfeldt Plant package and method of making the same
FR2122686A5 (en) * 1971-01-20 1972-09-01 Techni Plaste Sa
FR2123790A5 (en) * 1971-02-01 1972-09-15 Krilov Alix
GB2145686A (en) * 1983-08-31 1985-04-03 Grace W R & Co A method and apparatus for packaging in flexible heat-shrinkable containers
DE8804853U1 (en) * 1988-04-13 1988-06-09 W. Kordes' Soehne, 2206 Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, De
EP0291413A1 (en) * 1987-05-11 1988-11-17 Michel Kunstmann Method for packaging cut flowers, especially roses, arranged in a bunch, and packaged article obtained starting from a bunch of cut flowers

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FR662590A (en) * 1927-10-25 1929-08-08 Cellacote Company Inc Process for coating perishable objects and resulting products
US1994962A (en) * 1931-11-12 1935-03-19 Victor L Rushfeldt Plant package and method of making the same
FR2122686A5 (en) * 1971-01-20 1972-09-01 Techni Plaste Sa
FR2123790A5 (en) * 1971-02-01 1972-09-15 Krilov Alix
GB2145686A (en) * 1983-08-31 1985-04-03 Grace W R & Co A method and apparatus for packaging in flexible heat-shrinkable containers
EP0291413A1 (en) * 1987-05-11 1988-11-17 Michel Kunstmann Method for packaging cut flowers, especially roses, arranged in a bunch, and packaged article obtained starting from a bunch of cut flowers
DE8804853U1 (en) * 1988-04-13 1988-06-09 W. Kordes' Soehne, 2206 Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, De

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