FR2836004A3 - Jardiniere drainage protection device comprises watertight sleeve with soil introduction and water drainage hole, two pre-cut parts serving as grips, clamping collar and filter - Google Patents

Abstract

The protection device comprises a watertight sleeve (1) having a hole for the introduction of soil. There are two pre-cut parts (4) serving as grips, a clamping collar and a filter. These allow the filtering and draining of the water. It is sufficient to pull the clamping collar tab (11) in order to seal the water flow orifice (2), thus allowing the transfer and storage of the soil.

Description

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The present invention relates to a device for protecting, draining and recovering soil in planters.

Despite a prior treatment of the parts in direct and prolonged contact with water and soil, the wood often rot-proof remains no less fragile.

Indeed, the stagnation of the water mixed with the earth, fairly quickly deteriorates certain parts making up the orange and / or planter boxes.

However, the design of the cases sold commercially does not allow the damaged parts to be changed at a lower cost.

It is also important to remember that a very small quantity of orange and / or planter boxes sold commercially, have rigid covers, bulky, expensive, non-disposable, non-recyclable and unsuitable for being sold as a kit.

In addition, the transfer of the earth located in the orange and / or planter boxes, to an appropriate container, posed a serious problem: that of the temporary and / or permanent storage of the earth that of the earth droppings, during winter drainage and more generally during all soil handling, to another container. It was therefore necessary to design sleeves and / or protective sheaths, flexible, waterproof, foldable, disposable, recyclable and very resistant, including a mobile clamp, flexible and very resistant, contributing to the recovery and drainage of the irrigation and / or rain water and more specifically for the recovery of soil, during its transfer and storage.

The device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks: H indeed has, according to a first characteristic, a plasticized, flexible, waterproof and disposable sleeve, the ends of which are perforated.

The end located at the top of the body has an orifice allowing the introduction of soil, into the sleeve or sheath.

This end has two pre-cut parts, serving as grips or handles, as well as several holes allowing to hang and perfectly position the 4 sides formed of the sleeve inside the box.

The other end has a flexible, removable and very resistant plastic collar, placed about 10 centimeters from the end and formed orifice, which is placed in the orifice located in the part making up the bottom of the box and / or planter .

So that the collar is positioned under this part or crosses composing the bottom of the box and / or planter, so that the user can access the tongue or end of the clamp, especially when the latter wishes to transfer the earth boxes or planters, knowing that it suffices to pull on this end or tab for the clamp to come and throttle and seal off this end of the sleeve and / or sheath, without the risk of it loosening, which allows then extract the contents of the sleeve and / or sheath, without risk of any soil extraction.

Furthermore, the hole located in the part making up the bottom of the box or planter, tightens the end of the sleeve, which makes it possible to filter and drain the water, despite a removable filter placed inside the sleeve, in the orifice located at the bottom of the body, which increases the flow rate of the water, while preventing the earth from being extracted.

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According to particular embodiments:
The sleeve and / or sheath has parts of reduced thickness facilitating the folding and unfolding of the sleeve or sheath.

 In the case where the grip holes are not precut, they could be formed on the sleeve, in the form of small straps or rings for example.

 The clamp could be directly attached to one of the two ends of the sleeve or sheath.

 In the case where the sleeve is made of plastic in a single operation, handles could be formed on the sleeve, in the form of a strap for example.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention: Figure 1 shows in section, the unfolded sleeve, provided with handle and holding holes of 1 sheath or sleeve.

Figure 2 shows in section, the sleeve provided with a clamp, located about 10 cm from the end located in the orifice making up the bottom of the planter.

FIG. 3 represents, the part making up the bottom of the box or planter, into which the end of the sleeve fitted with the collar is inserted.

FIG. 4 represents the sleeve or sheath without soil.

FIG. 5 represents, the sleeve or sheath full of earth. FIG. 6 represents, the collar tightened to the maximum, closing this orifice.

Figure 7 shows, the sheath or sleeve extracted from the box or planter.

With reference to these drawings, the device comprises a sleeve (1), perforated at its two ends (2) and comprising 2 orifices (2-2 "), one of the two ends ((3) and orifices (2) allow the introduction of soil (16) into the sleeve (1), which end (3) comprises two pre-cut parts (4) serving as handles, as well as several orifices (5), which serve as hooks and which allow perfectly position the sleeve and / or sheath (1), inside the planter.

The other end of the sleeve (6) has a clamp (7), which collar is placed about 10 cm from the end (6) and so that water can flow perfectly through this orifice formed (2 "), then the whole is inserted into the orifice located in the part or crosspiece (8), making up the bottom of the box or planter (10), until the collar (7) comes place under the part or parts making up the bottom of the body (10).

Knowing that the tongue of the collar (11) serves as a non-return stop and that its accessible position and its length are such that it suffices to pull on the tongue of the collar (11), so that it comes to completely obstruct this end and orifice (2 ").

In the embodiment according to Figure 3, a filter (12) is embedded inside the sheath or sleeve (13), on the orifice (8) located at the bottom of the box or planter (10) .

Once in place, it suffices to position and hang the 4 sides formed from the sleeve provided with holes (5), on hinges situated inside the box (15).

When its user wishes to move the earth (16) contained in the sheath or sleeve (1), it suffices to grab the tongue of the collar (11), to pull it strongly, so that the end (6) and orifice (2 ") are closed.

Then, the user unhooks the retained parts (5), grabs the handles (4), then moves the sheath and / or sleeve (1).

According to a variant not illustrated, the part making up the bottom of the box or planter can be inclined, so that the drainage faces better.

Claims (10)

 CLAIM 1 The present invention relates to a device for protecting, draining and recovering soil in planters, characterized in that it comprises a sealed sleeve (1), having an orifice (2) allowing the introduction of soil ( 16), two pre-cut parts (4) serving as sockets and a hose clamp (7), as well as a filter (12), the whole making it possible to filter and drain the water, knowing that it is enough to pull on the tongue (11) of the clamping collar (7) to obstruct the water flow opening (2 "), thus allowing the transfer and storage of the earth (16). 2 Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the clamp (7) located on one of the two ends (6) of the sheath and / or sleeve (1) allows to filter and drain the water, just as it makes it possible to close this orifice (2 "), insofar as it suffices to pull on the tongue (11) of the clamp in active mode, to hermetically seal the latter (2"). 3 Device according to claims let 2 characterized in that the part making up the bottom of the box or planter has an orifice, into which is inserted the end of the sleeve, provided with the collar.  4 Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device comprises a filter (12) located inside the sheath and / or sleeve (13) and coming to be embedded on the orifice (2 " ) located in the part making up the bottom of the box or planter (10). 5 Device according to claim 1,2, 3 and 4 characterized in that the handles (4) could be formed on the sleeve (1), in the form of straps for example, in the case where the sleeve (1) is made in plastic in one operation. 6 Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the sleeve or sheath (1) has attachment holes (5), perfectly positioning the sheath or sleeve (1), inside the box (17). 7 Device according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the clamp (7) can be fixed on the sleeve or sheath (1). 8 Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the sleeve and / or sheath (1) comprises areas of reduced thickness allowing better folding and a better arrangement of the sheath and / or sleeve (1) inside the boxes and planters (17). 9 Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the part or parts forming the bottom of the boxes and / or planters (17) are inclined. 10 Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the folding and engagement of one of the two ends of the sleeve (1) provided with the collar (7), in the orifice (8) located in the part making up the bottom of the box or planter (10), naturally allows filtering and drainage of water.