ES1075788U - Cultivation tray-presentation of horticolas products. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Cultivation tray-presentation of horticultural products (1) of the type formed from a parallelepiped of rectangular plant open by one of its larger faces to form an interior hollow (2) and constituting its opposite greater face closed (3) the base of the tray, characterized because in the aforementioned hollow interior (2), the tray (1) has a substrate based on topsoil, peat and manure that allows the cultivation, either from seeds or from seedlings, of the desired horticultural products of crude consumption ( 4); the base (3) has small holes (5) evenly distributed throughout its surface that allow drainage and oxygenation of the substrate contained therein (2); the base (3) has in its lower corners hollows (9) and, as an extension of the upper corners of the tray itself, has projections (8); on the upper edge of the larger side faces, the tray (1) has two handles (7) to facilitate its handling and transportation. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Cultivation-presentation tray of horticultural products.

Field and Background of the Invention

The present invention relates to a tray of cultivation and final presentation to the consumer of products horticultural

More specifically, the invention materializes in a culture tray and final presentation to the consumer of horticultural products, especially vegetables intended for consumption raw, such as various types of lettuce, for example Roman, red oak leaf lettuce, escarole, batavia, spinach, Watercress, canons, red chard, soybeans, alfalfa, etc.

Tray crop-presentation of horticultural products of the invention allows to control from the sowing the cultivation of those direct crude consumption plants, as well as their growth and subsequent maintenance, so that the consumer has these horticultural products in the form of a living plant, being able to have them at any moment of their development and without it occurring any unwanted handling or need for low storage pre cold conditions.

In general, lack of space and urban life do not allow the consumer to enjoy fresh horticultural products, such as fresh vegetables and vegetables, particularly products which are usually considered raw consumption, grown from natural way and freshly harvested.

The consumer currently has a wide variety of horticultural products intended for consumption in crude, obviously such consumption can only occur with considerable post collection, when these products inevitably they are already in a withering process and having lost a good part of its nutritional and organoleptic properties in the different transport, commercialization and storage until consumption.

Although the temperature control and the use of cold in conservation have been a breakthrough in the processing of food in general, and salads packaged in particular, these conservation processes based on cold demand to maintain a constant constant temperature, without that the cold chain be interrupted at any time, in addition to involve adequate facilities that constitute a considerable Infrastructure and energy expenditure.

The present invention aims at a crop tray-product presentation Horticultural products intended for raw consumption that avoids disadvantages mentioned above as well as provide the consumer a new option for consumption that allows you to control development and harvesting, as well as growing conditions (irrigation, supply of nutrients, ...) of such products, by example of various types of lettuce, for example romaine, lettuce red oak leaf, escarole, batavia, spinach, watercress, canons, red chard, soybeans, alfalfa, etc.

Summary of the invention

To this end, the tray of the invention is conforms from an open rectangular plan parallelepiped by one of its major faces to form an interior hollow and constituting its opposite major face closed the base of the tray. In the inner hollow, the tray of the invention has a substrate based on topsoil, peat and manure that allows cultivation, either from seeds or from seedlings, of the products desired raw consumption horticultural, such as those mentioned previously. The base of the tray has some small holes evenly distributed throughout its surface that allow drainage and oxygenation of the substrate, as well as, in case given, from the roots of the plants. In this way, the tray crop-presentation constitutes a small garden which allows products in it grown or developed arrive alive to the consumer.

Brief description of the figures

In order to explain the object in more detail of the invention, the following figures are included, in the which:

Fig. 1: Tray crop-presentation and substrate with Horticultural products on the tray itself.

Fig. 2: Detail of the tray of figure 1 with the unfolded handles and the substrate with horticultural products inside the tray itself, according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed description of the invention

As indicated above and with reference to figure 1, the tray (1) of the invention is shaped from a rectangular plan parallelepiped open by a of its major faces to form an inner hollow (2) and constituting its opposite main face closed (3) the base of the tray.

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Preferably, the tray (1) is manufactured in Moisture-resistant and repulpable reinforced cardboard based on recycled cellulosic fibers.

In the inner recess (2), the tray of the invention has a substrate based on topsoil, peat and manure that allows cultivation, either from seeds or from seedlings of the desired horticultural products for raw consumption (4), such as those mentioned above. Preferably, in the case of sowing seeds, the soil-based substrate vegetable, peat and manure as well as the corresponding seeds found in a bag (6) placed horizontally at the base of the tray, said bag being made of a biodegradable material to potato starch base. The irrigation system is due to flooding of the planting bag for this purpose in the culture tray.

The base (3) has small holes (5) evenly distributed throughout its surface that allow drainage and oxygenation of the substrate contained inside (2), as well as, where appropriate, the roots of plants. In this case, the height of the tray walls allows plants remain within it without invading the area in its development Exterior. Corresponding this is applicable, in case of planting of seeds, to the bag (6) containing the soil-based substrate vegetable, peat and manure as well as the corresponding seeds, said bag being perforated with holes for the absorption of water, drainage and oxygenation.

Preferably, the tray (1) is stackable by have projections (8) as extensions of its corners lateral as well as holes (9) in its lower corners, with other trays (1), thus remaining separated by space defined between the protrusions of the lower tray and the holes corresponding to the upper tray.

On the upper edge of the side faces older, the tray (1) has two handles (7) to facilitate its handling and transportation

In the embodiment of the invention, the handles (7) they are punched in the stackable tray (1), which extend vertically partially or totally covering the side faces of the tray (1), forming part of the side walls of the tray (1). Thus, during the cultivation process and until When handled, these handles (7) remain folded and, when deployed outward, a free gap is generated corresponding to windows mode that allows breathing and entrance of light to the plants already born.

Claims (4)

1. Cultivation-presentation tray of horticultural products (1) of the type formed from a rectangular parallelepiped open by one of its major faces to form an interior hollow (2) and constituting its closed main opposite face (3) the tray base, characterized in that in the said inner hollow (2), the tray (1) It has a substrate based on topsoil, peat and manure which allows cultivation, either from seeds or from seedlings, of the desired horticultural products for raw consumption (4); the base (3) has small holes (5) evenly distributed throughout its surface that allow drainage and oxygenation of the substrate contained inside (2); the base (3) presents in its lower corners gaps (9) and, as an extension of the upper corners of the own tray, has projections (8); on the upper edge of the side faces older, the tray (1) has two handles (7) to facilitate its handling and transportation

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2. Cultivation-presentation tray for horticultural products according to claim 1, characterized in that it is stackable with other trays (1) based on the lower holes (9) and the upper extensions (8). 3. Cultivation-presentation tray of horticultural products according to claim 1, characterized in that the handles (7) are punched in the stackable tray (1) that extends vertically partially or totally covering the lateral faces of the tray (1), forming part of the side walls of the tray itself (1), being deployable outwards. 4. Cultivation-presentation tray of horticultural products according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tray (1) is made of reinforced cardboard resistant to moisture and repulpable based on recycled cellulosic fibers.