FR2964824A1 - Support structure for use by e.g. professionals of gardening to support two flower stands placed in kitchen garden of dwelling, has suspending units comprising liquid dispensing unit intended to dispense liquid in flower stand - Google Patents

Abstract

The structure (1) has suspending units suspending two flower stands (20), where the suspending units are movable in height on a carrying frame (10). The suspending units comprise a liquid dispensing unit intended to dispense liquid in each flower stand, where the suspending units constitute a handle (50). A rotary part (30) is movably mounted in rotation on the frame around a horizontal axis. The suspending units are carried by the rotary part. A rod (40) connects the rotary part and another rotary part (32), where the flower stand is suspended on the rod.

Description

Mobile planter support with integrated irrigation system. The invention relates to the field of designing and producing equipment for gardening. More specifically, the invention relates to a support for planters.

Planters may designate any container intended to receive plantations (in particular of flowers) and not constrained to remain on the ground and in contact with the mainland during the growth of the plantations. They are commonly used by a large number of amateurs and professionals of gardening, horticulture, market gardening in particular.

The objectives they achieve are multiple: for example, offering the possibility of planting to those who do not have a garden; decorate a house, or a balcony; grow small vegetables in a location that is near and easily accessible, such as the edge of a window; planting, especially to benefit from climatic conditions chosen and more favorable, prior to planting in the ground ... Using a conventional planter is to fill it with soil, possibly enriched with substances promoting growth (compost ...), then to plant the essence one wishes to cultivate. A watering of the plantations is then generally carried out, at a frequency which, variable according to the cultures, can be higher if the planter is not placed at a place allowing him to take advantage of the rainwater. Thus gardens (vegetable garden, ornamental ...) of very limited size are produced, which can be moved and stored far from the ground. The supports of such planters are typically living elements (windowsills, terraces for example), furniture (tables, buffets ...) or decoration (monuments ...). Some of these supports limit the disadvantage encountered by gardeners, according to which plantations and crops, traditionally carried out at ground level or at a very low elevation, favor the appearance of physical pains, especially on the back or knees .

However, the more the number of planters exploited is important and more the need increases in supports and / or available space, especially on a horizontal plane, to support them. The accessibility and ergonomics of the planters can then be considerably reduced.

On the other hand, according to the state of the art known there is no compact support designed to allow the operation and simultaneous transport of several planters. Another disadvantage is the watering of plantations, which is usually done manually and successively in each planter, which may require spending a lot of time. Watering can also be done using more elaborate means, but in this case they are totally dissociated from structures supporting planters, are less mobile and must be transported separately from planters. The invention particularly aims to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. More specifically, the invention aims to provide a support that can receive several planters and occupying a floor space less than their maximum total footprint on the ground, so a support to optimize the amount of planting on a given floor area.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a support where the number of planters supported can vary and be chosen, within the limit of a predefined number. Another object of the invention is to integrate, in this medium, a device for simultaneously watering the planters supported.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a support where planters are all mobile and able to take a position in which the gardener can have great ergonomics to take care of it. Another object of the invention is to provide such a support reducing the physical constraints associated with its operation and thus offering the possibility of gardening to a larger number of people.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a removable support, to facilitate the simultaneous transport of all planters supported. Another object of the invention is to provide such a support easy to fold and unfold.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a support whose size is minimal when folded, so that its storage requires a minimum of space. The invention also aims to provide such a simple carrier to implement and inexpensive to manufacture.

These various objectives, as well as others that will appear later, are achieved with the aid of a support structure of at least two planters, comprising a support frame and, for each planter, means for suspending the suspension. said planter, said suspending means being mounted movable in height on said carrier frame, said suspending means comprising liquid distribution means for delivering liquid into said planter. The suspension planters is an advantageous method of fixing, because it can be achieved by simple means, removable, and it optimizes the ability of planters to quickly find a stable position, especially when the movements of the suspending means fade . These suspending means, which constitute the interface between the carrier frame and the planters, are movable in height so that each gardener can be brought into a position chosen by the gardener to handle it with maximum ergonomics.

To adapt better to the size of the gardener, and allow him to intervene in a planter without being hindered by the other planters, the support frame of the support structure can also be adjustable in height. The mobility at height of the suspending means makes it possible to envisage solutions where the planters are superimposed vertically, at least partially, inducing a saving of space on the ground of the whole. I.

The use of suspending means to help deliver liquid in the planters reduces the number of components potentially necessary to both support and water planters. The support structure can incorporate other elements contributing to the watering planters, not included in the means of suspending planters. In particular, it can accommodate one or more liquid inlets, intended (s) to be connected (s) to one or more power networks in which it is desired to take the liquid for watering planters. The liquid inlet (s) present on the support structure are then coupled to the liquid distribution means integrated in the suspension means, to allow the flow of liquid between the supply networks and the planters. Thus, the various planters can be watered simultaneously, each through the means of suspension which are dedicated to him, without requiring movements of the support structure or gardener. As a result, each gardener also has dedicated liquid distribution means. Advantageously, the support structure comprises at least one rotatable portion rotatably mounted on said carrier frame about a horizontal axis, said suspending means being carried by said rotatable part. The installation of the suspending means, and therefore the planters, on a part movable in rotation relative to the support frame of the structure, makes it possible to move, by one and the same movement, all the supported planters. The design of the structure may allow the planters to move in either of two possible directions of rotation, or always in the same direction, in a loop, provided that the moving parts driven by the rotation do not interfere with the fixed fixed parts to the undercarriage. In all cases, the connections between the rotating part and the means for suspending the planters can be designed so that the 4 planters can remain horizontal or, at least, with the objective of minimizing the risk that the contents of the planters will spill when they are moving. The installation of planters on a moving part in rotation can also allow two gardeners to intervene simultaneously on two planters, located 180 ° from each other with respect to the axis of rotation. Rotation about a horizontal axis allows the suspending means, and therefore the planters, to be mobile in height. In addition, it increases the capacity of the structure to support a maximum of planters, generally longer than high, while occupying a minimum of floor space. To have a maximum of ergonomics when it intervenes, successively, in each gardener, the gardener brings it preferentially in a position, such as the plane formed by the axis of the gardener and the axis of the rotation is horizontal. Indeed, it is in this position that the gardener is furthest from the axis of rotation, by projection on a horizontal plane, so in this position that the gardener will be the least bothered by the two adjacent planters, respectively au- above and below. A height-adjustable undercarriage makes it possible to adjust the intervention position in the planter to the size of the gardener.

Preferably, the support structure comprises two rotating parts mounted rotatably on said carrier frame about a horizontal axis between them a receiving space of said planters. The use of two rotating parts attached to the ends of the horizontal axis of rotation, to achieve said rotatable portion relative to the carrier frame, allows to release a maximum of space, between the rotating parts, to install the planters and the means for suspending planters. The two rotating parts have the same external shape. This shape can be very varied: circular shape (wheel), polygonal shape (hexagon, octagon ...) in particular.

In addition, the rotating parts can be seized by the gardener to activate the rotation of the planters. The rotating parts and their connection to the undercarriage can also be designed so that the rotating parts are easily removable. This can on the one hand facilitate and make more compact the storage of the support structure. On the other hand, this may allow to consider the installation of different sets of two rotating parts, having a size chosen according to the height of the planters and / or the height of the planned plantations, within the limits acceptable by the frame carrier in terms of dimensions and inertia.

Advantageously, said suspending means comprise, for each planter, a rod connecting the two rotating parts, each planter being suspended on a rod. The system of rods extending between the two rotating parts provides more flexibility for the attachment of planters, particularly with regard to the positioning of fasteners which, if necessary, can be removed from the ends of the planters. The presence of a rod dedicated to each planter and mounted between the two rotating parts can further contribute to the strengthening of the rotating part, of which the two rotating parts are part.

In the case where a system of at least three rigid rods, permanently mounted between the two rotating parts, homogeneously distributed around their periphery, provides sufficient rigidity to the moving part in rotation, it is even conceivable that the axis horizontal rotation is not materialized by a physical part extending over the entire length of the carrier frame. An additional space is then released between the rotating parts. Advantageously, said liquid distribution means include said rods. Thus, the rods combine the functions of suspension means and liquid distribution means and limit the number of components necessary to achieve them.

According to the invention, the planters are suspended from the rods, so they are located under the rods and they are watered by the liquid dropping gravitarily from the rods. Like the planters, the rods extend between the two rotating parts, so the use of the rods as a means of dispensing liquid allows to consider a watering in specific locations and chosen planters, which can extend over their entire length. For this, the rods can be provided with channels and orifices, positioned and sized according to the type of watering desired, so that the liquid sent under pressure circulates in the rods to fall towards the planters. Advantageously, said rods are supplied with liquid by means common to all the rods. This means, which comprises one or more liquid outlets, is capable of feeding a single rod at a time. In this case, it is compatible with all the rods and moved from one rod to another, to successively watering the various planters. Such means may comprise a piece of garden hose, equipped with quick connectors at its ends, each rod being then equipped to cooperate with the quick coupling.

The means common to all the rods may also have several liquid outlets, in an amount at least equal to the number of rods to feed. It is, in this case, made more specifically, dependent on the configuration of implementation of the rods and therefore planters. It can then allow watering several planters simultaneously without requiring intervention at the level of the connection between the means and the rods. Preferably, said rods are hollow and communicate with a hollow chamber extending over 360 ° in at least one of said rotating parts, said hollow chamber having a liquid inlet means.

Thus, the rotating parts can also be used to pass the liquid to circulate in the rods to then water the planters. The rods may take the form of a tube, whose inner longitudinal lumen communicates with a plurality of orifices, drilled radially or obliquely, so that the liquid enters at one end of the rods and out through the orifices. . Preferably oriented downwards, these holes allow the liquid to fall into the planters, by gravity, without the need for strong pressure in the rods. Spread along the entire length of the rods, at regular intervals, the orifices can allow to evenly water the different parts of the planters. For this, the orifices may also not be aligned, by radial projection, and have an axis deviating from a non-zero angle relative to the vertical. The hollow chamber presented by at least one of the two rotating parts is connected to one end of each rod, so that the liquid can flow from the hollow chamber to the rods. This hollow chamber extends over 360 ° to communicate with all the rods that are connected to the rotating part, the rods being capable of being installed on the entire periphery of the rotating part.

The supply of all the rods can thus be performed from a single liquid inlet in the chamber, requiring a single means of liquid admission. The hollow chamber may also take the form of hollow bars extending from the center to the periphery of the rotating part, over 360 °, communicating with the hollow ends of the rods. In this case, it is conceivable to position a single liquid inlet means, near the center of a rotating part. It is possible that the two rotating parts have a hollow chamber extending over 360 °, for example to distribute the liquid supply between the two rotating parts and thus reduce the number of rods associated with the same circuit. food. The second rotating part can also be equipped with it only to replace the first rotary part, in case of failure or maintenance. The first rotating part can also ensure the distribution of water, while the second rotary part ensures the supply of other liquid substances (fertilizer in particular). Advantageously, at least one of the rotating parts carries a strapping provided with a plurality of holes regularly distributed around its periphery. Some of these openings, which may be blocked when they are not used, may be intended to cooperate with the rods installed on the structure. Constituting a tight portion of the strapping, communicating with the hollow chamber extending over 360 ° of the rotating part, they allow the liquid to communicate between the rotating part and the rods. They can also optionally remove or add rods and planters, as their size allows. Thus, the gardener can choose, within the limit of a predefined number for each size of rotating part, the amount of rods and planters installed on the support structure. One or more orifices, possibly located on a perimeter external to that having the preceding orifices, can also be used to block the rotation of the rotating parts and lock in position, for example when the gardener wants to intervene in a planter without risk of triggering the rotation movement. For this, at least one orifice complementary to those present in the strapping of the rotating part can be provided in the carrier frame, in a position where the two orifices can be superposed and where a lock can be introduced to pass through the two orifices.

According to a preferred embodiment, said carrier frame is collapsible. When not in use, the structure can thus be easily stored and transported. The folding capacity of the structure is advantageous for activities such as handling and sales, where too much space is annoying or expensive. It can also be beneficial for gardeners who do not have, at least temporarily, the utility of their planter stand, and who have little room to store it. The folding capacity of the frame can be combined with a rapid disassembly of the planters, suspension means and any rotatable parts mounted mobile in rotation relative to the undercarriage. The folding can be such that the amounts of the carrier frame are folded on its horizontal base plane, so that its initial bulk volume (3D) is similar after folding to a surface area (2D). The planters, suspension means and any rotatable parts mounted mobile in rotation relative to the carrier frame may, after folding of the carrier frame, remain almost in the 2D space of the folded carrier frame. The various components of the support structure can be designed so that the mounting and dismounting of the support structure can be carried out by one person, by hand, without tools. According to an advantageous solution, said carrier frame is mounted on rollers. These casters can be unidirectional type or multidirectional type (swivel). Preferably, there are four in number, each placed at one end of a base rectangle in which the support structure is inscribed, two rollers being of the first type and the two others of the second type. They are optionally equipped with brakes, or self-locking, to control the mobility of the support structure. They can be dimensioned so that the support structure is easily movable, in particular by requiring a minimum effort of the gardener. So that the support structure keeps a maximum of stability, in spite of its displacements, the basic rectangle in which it is registered is dimensioned according to the mass and the planned height of the planters after plantation. Other features and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention given by way of illustrative and nonlimiting example, and drawings. among which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a support structure of planters, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; - Figure 2 is a side view, in section, of a planter support structure according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; Figure 3 is another side view, from the outside, of a planter support structure according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; Figure 4 is a detail view of a strapping of a rotating part of a planter support structure, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; - Figure 5 is a front view of a planter mounted on a support structure by means of suspension means, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a frame carrying a planter support structure, in an unfolded configuration, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; - Figure 7 is a top view of a carrier frame of a planter support structure, in folded configuration, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; - Figure 8 is a top view of a planter support structure, disassembled and folded, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; - Figure 9 is a side view of a planter support structure, disassembled and folded, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; Figure 10 is another side view (side adjacent to the side shown in Figure 9) of a planter support structure, disassembled and folded, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

With reference to FIG. 1, a support structure 1 of planters comprises a carrying frame 10, planters 20 and, for each planter 20, means for suspending the planter. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the support structure 1 also comprises a rotating part 30, and the means for suspending the planters are composed of rods 40 and handles 50.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the support frame 10, of tubular structure, is composed of a rectangular base 11 and two triangular lateral uprights 12, the small sides 112 of the rectangular base 11 also constituting the base of the two triangular lateral uprights 12. Each lateral upright 12 has the shape of an isosceles triangle comprising a horizontal base, which is therefore constituted by a small side 112 of the rectangle 11, and two sides constituted by oblique tubes 121. A hinge is present at the four corners of the rectangular base 11, so that the lateral uprights 12 can pivot around the short side 112 of the base of which they are made. Thus, the carrier frame 10 is collapsible.

The lateral uprights 12 can oscillate between a position where they are perpendicular to the base 11, corresponding to the unfolded configuration of the support frame (see FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 6), and a position where they are folded down on the base, corresponding to the folded configuration of the carrier frame (see Figures 7 to 10).

The ends of two tubes 111 are fixed at the four corners of the rectangular base 11, so that they extend along the diagonals of the base. These tubes 111 contribute to strengthening and stiffening the base 11. Support tubes 115 (here eight in number) also provide a reinforcement of the carrier frame 10 in unfolded configuration. They extend respectively between one of the sides 112, 114 of the rectangular base 11 and one of the oblique tubes 121 of the lateral uprights 12, near the four corners of the base, so that each oblique tube 121 is supported by two support tubes 115.

To allow the folding and unfolding movements of the carrier frame 10, the support tubes 115 may have a hinge and / or their ends may be removably connected with the oblique tube 121 and the side 112 or 114, between which they extend. To facilitate the movements of the planter support structure 1, the frame 10 is mounted on rollers 116. Thus, each of the four corners of the rectangular base 11 supports a caster 116, pivoting in at least two non-diagonally opposite corners. A height adjustment system (not shown) may be integrated with the undercarriage 10, for example between the rectangular base 11 and each of the four castors 116, to adapt the height of the planter 20 in which the gardener wishes to intervene, at the waist. of the last. The rotating part 30 is rotatably mounted on the carrier frame 10 about a horizontal axis. For this, the two oblique tubes 121 of each lateral upright 12 of the carrier frame 10 are joined at a yoke 122 intended to receive the rotary shaft 31 of the rotary portion 30. The carrier frame 10 is sized to receive, alternatively , rotating parts 30 of different size, that the gardener can choose according to his needs and constraints of planting and / or congestion.

In a preferred embodiment, illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the rotating part 30 comprises two rotating parts 32, in this case being in the form of wheels, centered on the rotary shaft 31 and mounted at the ends of the rotary shaft. this. Thus, the support structure 1 of planters comprises two rotating parts 32 mounted to rotate on the carrier frame 10 about a horizontal axis between them a receiving space planters 20. Elements (not shown) maintain the longitudinal position of rotating parts 32 relative to the rotary shaft 31, and the longitudinal position of the rotation shaft 31 relative to the yokes 122 in which it rotates.

At least one of the rotating parts 32 carries a strapping 320 provided with a plurality of orifices 321 regularly distributed around its periphery. The orifices 321, here at the number of twenty-four, allow to block the rotation of the wheel relative to the carrier frame 10 in as many rotational positions as there are orifices. For this, a complementary orifice 1211 is present on at least one of the oblique tubes 121 constituting the lateral uprights 12, in a position such that it can coincide with the orifices 321 of the wheel. When the axis of the orifice 1211 merges with the axis of an orifice 321, it is sufficient to introduce a lock passing through the two orifices to prevent the wheel from rotating. This lock takes for example the shape of a rigid rod 1212, attached to the oblique tube 121 via a flexible chain 1213. The means for suspending the planters are carried by the rotating part 30, so that the planters 20 and their suspending means extend between the two rotary parts 32. The suspending means comprise, for each planter 20, a rod 40 connecting the two rotating parts 32, each planter being suspended on a rod . They also include, for each planter 20, two handles 50 connecting the planter to a rod. The ends of the rods 40 are connected to the rotating parts 32, at the periphery of each rotating part, in a radius slightly smaller than the radius in which the orifices 321 are located.

Thus, the rotating parts 32 being rotatable relative to the horizontal axis connecting the yokes 122, the means for suspending the planters are mounted movable in height on the carrier frame 10. The links between the ends of the rods 40 and the rotating parts 32 may be movable, in a pivot connection, to minimize the rotation of the rods 40 relative to their axis of revolution and thus limit the risk that the planters 20 fall over when the rotating parts 32 are rotated. To achieve this, the links between the ends of the rods 40 and the rotating parts 32 can also be fixed, in which case the links between the handles 50 and the rods 40 are necessarily movable and pivoting. However, according to the invention, the means for suspending the planters comprise liquid distribution means for delivering liquid in the planters and, in particular, the liquid distribution means include the rods 40.

Thus, the links between the ends of the rods 40 and the rotating parts 32 can be made, pivoting, using hydraulic connections having a male part and a female part, such as quick couplings used to connect the garden hoses. . The rods may, in this case, be made of plastic, or in a rubber-like material, similar to the materials constituting the hoses. For each connection, the male part of the coupling is preferably installed on the rotating part, while the female part equips the end of the rod 40. The other end of the rod 40 may also have a female coupling, cooperating with a male connector equipping the other rotating part, to achieve a second distribution circuit of a liquid substance (water, fertilizer ...). Otherwise, this other end can simply cooperate, reversibly, with a complementary shape present on the rotating part 32, for example by interlocking. In both cases it is possible, using the elasticity of the rod 40, to remove a bead wire without necessarily disassembling the support structure 1.

When a rod 40 is removed, a plug is installed on the male or female part of each rotating part 32 with which it was connected, to prevent liquid leakage, unless this part (as is the case with some fittings fast) has a valve system preventing the exit of liquid when it is not coupled with the complementary part mounted at the end of the rod. Thus, the rods 40 are easily removable and the support structure 1 can be equipped with a number of rods less than or equal to its maximum capacity, defined by the number of possible connections between the two rotary parts 32, therefore by the number of plugs. or fittings fitted to both rotating parts. The number of planters 20 installed on the support structure 1 can then be chosen by the gardener, according to his needs or the evolution of the size of his plantations in particular. This solution makes it possible in particular to prevent the gardener from being hampered by the presence of rods 40 and / or planters 20 which would be on the support structure 1 but which would not be exploited. The rods 40 may also be made of much more rigid materials (plastic or metal, for example) and not be deducted from the support structure 1, except when dismounting thereof. In this case, where the rods 40 remain permanently on the support structure 1, it remains conceivable that the planters 20 can be removed at any time. The connections between the rotating parts 32 and rigid rods 40, to allow both their joining and the distribution of liquid, are then performed by more specific means (machined parts ...), which can also allow the adaptation of plugs on the side of the rotating parts 32 facing outwardly of the support structure 1, to prevent the distribution of liquid via a rod 40 not supporting a planter 20. The permanent installation of at least three rigid and resistant rods 40, distributed in a balanced manner between the two rotating parts 32, can further stiffen the rotating portion 30 to the point of making the inner portion of the rotary shaft 31 unnecessary for a length substantially equal to the length of a planter 20, which can help increase the accessibility of planters. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, illustrated in Figures 2 and 5, the handles 50 are connected to the rods 40 at the middle part of the handles and at the end of the rods. Only the two ends of each rod 40 are connected to a handle 50, to release maximum space between the handles and facilitate the intervention in the planter. The symmetry of each handle relative to the rod on which it is mounted further promotes the balancing of the load contained in the planter. The ends 51 of the handles 50 are bent and introduced into orifices 21 provided for this purpose in the planters 20, so that the handles remain attached to the planters 20 during slight oscillations possibly generated by the rotation of the rotating parts 32 on the planters .

The planters 20 are shown empty, in the form of containers much longer than wide and wider than high, with slightly flared amounts. Of course, planters 20 may be made of other shapes and different materials, including plastic and metal. Figure 5 illustrates more particularly the watering planters according to the preferred embodiment of the invention. The curtain 60 of drops of liquid falls gravitationally from the rod 40, pierced over almost its entire length of multiple orifices 41 which extend from the inner light of the rod towards the outside of its cylindrical envelope. The axis of the various orifices can be oriented vertically, downwards, but also 360 ° in the section of the rod, to promote a homogeneous and regular distribution of liquid in the planter 20, whatever its position in rotation and, in particular, for cases where the connection between the rod 40 and the rotating parts 32 is not pivotable. The liquid passes through the inside of the tube constituting the rod 40, coming from at least one of the ends of the rod.

At least one of the two links between each rod 40 and the rotating parts 32 allows the circulation of liquid between the rotating part and the rod. The liquid arriving in the rods, coming from a liquid inlet located in a rotating part 32 and flowing in at least one of the two rotating parts, thus passes through the rotating part 30. Thus, the rods 40 are supplied with liquid by a common way to all rods. In order to distribute liquid in several planters 20 simultaneously, at least one of the two rotating parts 32 has a liquid inlet capable of supplying all the rods 40 connected to these planters. This liquid inlet communicates with the rods via a hollow chamber forming part of the rotating part and having a liquid inlet means. In FIG. 4, the rim 324 constituting a hollow chamber is provided with a valve 322 constituting a liquid intake means, allowing liquid to be dispensed to the rods 40 when it is connected to a feed device in liquid, such as a garden hose (not shown). Thus, the hollow rods 40 communicate with a hollow chamber extending over 360 ° in at least one of the rotating parts, the hollow chamber having a liquid inlet means.

The bars 323 of each rotating part 32 can also be used to circulate the liquid between a part near the rotary shaft 31 and the rods 40. For this, a rotary joint type device can be installed at the connection between the yoke 122 and the rotary shaft 31, to allow the flow of liquid, in a sealed manner, between the fixed part constituted by the carrier frame 10 and the rotating part 30. This solution has the advantage of avoiding interference between the carrier frame 10 and the system (of garden hose type) bringing the liquid into the rotating portion 30. It also facilitates access to each of the planters 20 when the liquid supply system is connected to the rotating portion 30.

The rotational movement of the rotating parts is triggered w manually, by an action at the bars 323 or the periphery of the rotating parts 32. The support structure 1 of planters is a kit of components that can be easily and quickly assembled and dismantled, without tools.

The mounting of the support structure 1 of planters can be carried out as follows: fitting the handles 50 on the rods 40; - Mounting the rotating parts 32 on the rotary shaft 31; - Installation of the rods 40 on the rotating parts 32, which completes the rotating portion 30; unfolding the carrier frame 10 and locking the support tubes 115; - Installation of the rotatable portion 30 between the two yokes 122 of the carrier frame 10, using both the play between the lateral uprights 12 and their elasticity; locking the ends of the rotary shaft 31; The installation of planters 20, although it can be done earlier, is for convenience done at the end of the assembly of the structure. The disassembly of the structure is carried out in the opposite direction of the assembly. Figures 8, 9 and 10 illustrate the support structure 1 of planters, in the folded position, ready to be packed or stored. After disassembly, the carrier frame 10 is folded and rests on its rollers 116. Successively, the two rotary parts 32, two stacks of three planters 20 placed side by side in the longitudinal direction, and the rotary shaft 31 are then deposited therein. and the six rods 40, between the two stacks.

The handles 50 are deposited at the bottom of the planters located at the top of the two piles. These planters also receive the other small components necessary to mount the structure and possibly not attached to one of the main components described above (screws can be used without tools, locks, hydraulic connections ... not shown).

Claims (10)

REVENDICATIONS1. Support structure (1) of at least two planters, comprising a support frame (10) and, for each planter (20), means for suspending (40), (50) said planter, said means for setting suspension being mounted movable in height on said carrier frame, said suspending means comprising liquid distribution means for delivering liquid into said planter. 2. support structure (1) of at least two planters according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one rotatable portion (30) rotatably mounted on said carrier frame (10) about a horizontal axis said suspending means (40), (50) being carried by said rotatable portion. 3. support structure (1) of at least two planters according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises two rotating parts (32) mounted to rotate on said support frame (10) about a horizontal axis between they receive space for said planters (20). 4. support structure (1) of at least two planters according to claim 3, characterized in that said suspending means (40), (50) comprise, for each planter (20), a rod (40) connecting the two rotating parts (32), each planter being suspended on a rod. 5. Support structure (1) of at least two planters according to claim 4, characterized in that said liquid distribution means include said rods (40). 6. Support structure (1) of at least two planters according to claim 5, characterized in that said rods (40) are supplied with liquid by means common to all the rods. 7. Support structure (1) of at least two planters according to claim 5, characterized in that said rods (40) are hollow and communicate with a hollow chamber extending over 360 ° in at least one of said rotating parts (32) said hollow chamber having a liquid inlet means. 8. support structure (1) of at least two planters according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that at least one of the rotating parts (32) carries a strapping (320) provided with a a plurality of orifices (321) regularly distributed around its periphery. 9. Support structure (1) of at least two planters according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that said carrier frame (10) is collapsible. 10. Support structure (1) of at least two planters according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that said carrier frame (10) is mounted on rollers (116).