JP2002045046A - Raising seedling pot - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a raising seedling pot formed as a thin and flexible resinous container, and suitable for over-the-counter sales, and to provide a multiple raising seedling pot made by joining a plurality of the above seedling pots to each other. SOLUTION: This raising seedling pot is such as to be formed as a resinous raising seedling pot 1a comprising a bottom part 2 and a cylindrical sidewall part 3; wherein an inwardly recessed wall part 4 is provided on part of the sidewall part 3, a slit S for attaching a label to the bottom of a guide groove 6 formed on a top edge part 5 closing the upper end opening of the recessed wall part 4; a label 20 is inserted through the slit S from right above to attach the upper part of the label S on the raising seedling pot 1a at such an angle as to be easily visible through making the lower part of the label S lie along the outer surface of the sidewall part 3; and notches or the like around both sides of the label 20 inserted at both ends of the slit S are fastened so as not to easily slip off. A multiple raising seedling pot is such that a plurality of the above raising seedling pots 1a are arranged horizontally and longitudinally and joined/integrated in one; wherein a slit S is formed on at least one of the plural raising seedling pots.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thin and flexible resin raising seedling pot used for growing seedlings of plants such as vegetables and flowers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The seedling raising pot is a thin, flexible cup-shaped container mass-produced by blow molding from a resin material such as polypropylene or polyethylene. The seedling raising pot alone is flexible and easily deformed. Therefore, usually, the seedling pots are stored in the respective recesses of a rigid frame-shaped case having a plurality of recesses for individually accommodating the seedling raising pots, and the seedlings are grown by putting soil or fertilizer into each seedling pot. I have to. A plurality of seedling pots stored in the frame-shaped case are stored and transported together with the frame-shaped case, and the seedlings grown in each seedling pot are sold at stores.

A plurality of seedling raising pots are blow-molded integrally in a vertical and horizontal arrangement, and are individually separated as necessary. The shape of multiple blow-molded seedling pots is
A cup shape of a bottomed upper end opening having a circular bottom portion and a cylindrical or substantially rectangular cylindrical side wall portion extending from the periphery of the bottom portion is generally used. They are manually connected together for easy separation. A plurality of seedling pots are housed in the respective recesses of the frame-shaped case in a state of a compound seedling pot in which a plurality of seedling pots are integrally connected, or a plurality of seedling pots individually separated from the compound seedling pot. Is stored in a frame-shaped case, and is used for growing seedlings and selling them in stores.

[0004]

By the way, in the normal case, in order to clearly indicate the type of seedlings grown in the soil accommodated in the seedling raising pot, the names and characteristics of the seedlings, the growth method, the flowers and the like at the time of growth are specified. A label on a thin hard resin plate with pictures, pictures, etc. is inserted into the soil of the seedling pot. The label may clearly indicate a barcode that records the price of the seed and the like. Such a label makes the growth management of the seed and seedlings convenient for the seed and growers. Further, the label is necessary in order to prevent the purchaser of the seed and seedling from mistaken in the kind of the seed and seedling when selling at the store, and to increase the purchase motivation of the purchaser. Further, in the case of a label with a barcode, it is easy to control the price of seeds and the like to be sold in stores.

However, the soil of the seedling raising pot is soft, and the label inserted into the soil falls down due to external force such as wind or is easily pulled out of the soil by the hands of a purchaser who wants to read the label and is left alone. For this reason, it was troublesome for store sellers to manage the presence or absence of a label in a seedling pot. Also, the label is inserted between the inner surface of the side wall of the seedling raising pot and the soil, and care is taken not to damage the seedlings in the soil with the label, but the label can be inserted at any position on the soil. Seeds and seedlings may be damaged.

[0006] From the above, some labels have been implemented to make the label inserted into the soil of the seedling raising pot into irregularities that bite into the soil so that it is difficult to pull out from the soil. However, even if the label is provided with irregularities, the soil itself of the seedling raising pot itself is soft, and there is almost no effect of preventing the label from being pulled out. Also, attach the label to the seedling pot so that the label does not come off easily by holding the clip with a clip on the top edge of the thin flexible seedling pot, so that the label does not damage the seedlings in the soil. Has been done in the department. However, the label with a clip is expensive, and the work of attaching the label to the seedling pot with the clip is troublesome, which is not practical.

An object of the present invention is to provide a seedling pot for a flexible resin container, particularly suitable for over-the-counter sales, in which the label can be easily attached without damaging the seedlings in the soil and cannot be easily detached. Is to do.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a flexible plastic seedling growing pot having a bottom portion and a cylindrical side wall portion having an upper end opening. A hard thin plate-like label can be inserted and removed along the outer surface, and a slit is formed to lock and hold the label when the label is inserted by a predetermined length.

Here, the number of slits formed at the upper end opening edge of one seedling raising pot is either singular or plural, and in each case, one label is inserted into one slit. Since this label is inserted from the slit along the outer surface of the side wall of the seedling raising pot, it does not touch the soil in the seedling raising pot and does not damage the seedlings in the soil. Since the label is locked in the slit, the label does not easily come out of the seedling raising pot. Labels can be applied to both existing products with irregularities that catch on the soil when they are inserted into the soil in the seedling pot and existing products that do not have the irregularities, and the labels of these existing products are specially caught in the slits of the nursery pot. An exclusive product in which such notches and projections are formed is applied.

In the present invention, the cylindrical side wall portion is partially recessed toward the inner surface of the side wall portion, and the upper end opening of the concave wall portion is closed to form a part of the upper end opening edge of the side wall portion. The top edge may be integrally formed, and a slit may be formed in the top edge. Alternatively, a flange extending outward may be integrally formed at an upper end opening edge of the cylindrical side wall, and the flange may be formed integrally. It is practically desirable to form a slit in the slit.

In order to facilitate the insertion of the label into the slit, it is effective to form a guide groove around the slit to guide the lower end of the label inserted from above into the slit. .

The shape of the slit in the length direction can be a straight line or a curved line including a broken line. Such a slit shape is selected according to the label shape.

Further, in the present invention, a plurality of flexible resin seedling pots having a bottom portion and a cylindrical side wall portion and having an upper end opening are aligned in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the upper end opening edges of the adjacent seedling raising pots are partially integrated. When the lower part of the hard thin plate-shaped label is inserted from above into the opening edge of at least one of the plurality of seedling pots along the outer surface of the side wall, the label is pulled out in the labeling direction. And a slit for holding the label by being locked to the slit.

This composite seedling pot is suitable for growing seedlings and selling them over the counter in a state in which a plurality of seedling pots are integrated. In this compound seedling pot, slits may be formed in all of the plurality of seedling pots connected in series, and the number, directionality, size, and the like of the slits formed in each of the plurality of seedling pots are not limited. .

The present invention also provides a compound seedling pot comprising a plurality of flexible resin seedling pots each having a bottom portion and a cylindrical side wall and having an upper end opening, which are aligned, and the upper end opening edges of adjacent seedling pots are integrally connected. From an upper portion between the side wall portions of the seedling pots, which are surrounded by the upper end opening edges of the three or more seedling raising pots and integrally connect the upper end opening edges to each other, are connected by the opening edge extension portions. It is characterized in that a hard thin plate-like label can be inserted and removed, and a slit is formed which is engaged with and held by the label when the label is inserted by a predetermined length.

In this case, the compound seedling pot is also sold over the counter in a compound state where three or more seedling pots are connected in series, and a label common to the three or more seedling pots is inserted into the slit of the opening edge extension. This eliminates the need to insert a label into each of a plurality of seedling raising pots. If the compound seedling pot has an opening edge extension at a plurality of locations and is used for over-the-counter sales or the like, a slit may be formed in at least one opening edge extension.

[0017]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
23 will be described in order with reference to FIG. The same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings. FIG. 24 shows a seedling pot dedicated case used for growing seedlings in a flexible seedling pot and selling them in stores.

Seedling raising pot 1a of the embodiment shown in FIG.
Is a cup-shaped flexible resin container having a bottomed upper end opening having a circular bottom portion 2 and a substantially square rectangular cylindrical side wall portion 3, and having a label mounting slit S at a part of the upper end opening edge of the side wall portion 3.

The seedling raising pot 1a is made of polypropylene (P
A plurality of seedling pots 1a composed of a thin resin material having a thickness of about 0.2 mm and containing a predetermined amount of, for example, polyethylene (PE) containing P) as a main component, are arranged vertically and horizontally in a state where they are arranged in a plane. Combined seedling pot 1 Wa
(See Fig. 2).

In this seedling raising pot 1a, the opening edge of the upper end of the rectangular cylindrical side wall 3 is substantially square, and one straight slit S is formed at the center of one side thereof. For example, a concave wall portion 4 recessed toward the inner surface side of the side wall portion 3 is formed at the center of one side of the substantially rectangular cylindrical side wall portion 3 so as to be continuous with the side wall portion 3 and integrally formed. The top edge 5 which forms a part of the upper end opening edge of the side wall 3 by closing the top is integrally formed, and the slit S is formed in this top edge 5.

In all of the drawings including FIG. 1, the side walls and the like of the seedling raising pot 1a are shown with a thickness of about 1 mm for the sake of illustration, but this thickness is about 0.2 mm.
Even if a plurality of seedling pots are stacked, they are not bulky. Further, although the bottom of the seedling raising pot 1a is circular in all figures, a substantially rectangular one can also be used. Further, a drainage hole, reinforcement unevenness, and the like are usually formed at the bottom. Not shown.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the top edge portion 5 is a horizontally long trapezoidal resin thin plate extending inward from the center of one side of the substantially square upper end opening edge of the side wall portion 3. 5, a slit S is formed in a substantially horizontal portion at a substantially central portion. As shown by the chain line in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the slit S
When the is inserted removably, it is locked to the label 20 to hold the label 20. Further, a guide groove 6 is formed in the periphery of the slit on the upper surface of the top edge portion 5 so that the label 20 can be easily inserted into the slit S as necessary, and the slit S is formed at the bottom of the guide groove 6. . The guide groove 6 is a groove having a V-shaped or U-shaped cross section for sliding the lower end of the label 20 inserted into the slit S from directly above and guiding the label 20 to the slit S.

The label 20 is a thin hard plate made of plastic or the like as shown in FIG. 5, and includes a label body 20a and a label body 20a on which the names and characteristics of the seedlings to be grown in the seedling raising pot 1a are specified. And a wedge-shaped insertion portion 20b extending integrally from the insertion portion. The slit S is a cut or the like into which the insertion portion 20b of the label 20 is inserted with some frictional resistance. The total length between both ends of the slit S corresponds to the width of the insertion portion 20b of the label 20,
The label 20 is set so that the inserted label 20 is not easily removed. Details of the dimensional relationship between the label 20 and the slit S will be described later with reference to FIG.

The seedling raising pot 1a shown in FIG.
This is manufactured in batches in a state of the composite seedling pot 1Wa shown in the plan view and the front view of FIGS.
The composite seedling pot 1Wa of FIG. 2 is a plan view of four seedling pots 1a of the same shape arranged in a plane in four rows and six columns in a vertical direction. It is connected so that it can be cut.

FIG. 2 (A) shows a state where a pair of adjacent seedling raising pots 1a are connected at a point P at a black circle shown in FIG. 2 (A). In such a single-point connection type compound seedling pot 1Wa, when one seedling raising pot 1a is pulled with one hand in a state where the soil is put in each seedling pot 1a, the seedling pot 1a is easily torn off from an adjacent seedling raising pot. Separated.

Also, the compound seedling pot 1W shown in FIG.
In a, all 6 × 4 = 24 nursery pots 1a have slits S. When seedlings are grown or sold over the counter in the composite seedling pot 1Wa, for example, a frame-shaped case 30 of a hard resin molded product as shown in the plan view and the front view of FIGS.

The frame-shaped case 30 has a recess 31 for accommodating one seedling raising pot 1a in a 4 × 6 array in a 6 × 6 array.
4 = 24 locations. By storing each seedling pot 1a of the compound seedling pot 1Wa in the recess 31 of the frame-shaped case 30, the shape of the flexible seedling pot 1a is stabilized, and the soil 11 is put into each seedling pot 1a as shown in FIG. Seeds and seedlings are grown and sold in stores in this state. Alternatively, each seedling raising pot 1a is separated from the composite seedling raising pot 1Wa and stored in the recess 31 of the frame-shaped case 30, the soil 11 is put into each seedling raising pot 1a, and seedlings are grown. 1a is over-the-counter sale.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of seedling pots 1a individually separated from the composite seedling pot 1Wa are stored and transported in a state of being stacked. The two seedling raising pots 1a are overlapped so that the outer surface of the concave wall portion 4 of the upper seedling raising pot 1a slides on the inner surface of the concave wall portion 4 of the lower seedling raising pot 1a and overlaps. Further, in order to facilitate the polymerization in this manner, each vertical wall of the concave wall portion 4 is tapered.

At the stage of seedling growth and over-the-counter sales shown in FIG.
The label 20 is inserted into the seedling raising pot 1a as necessary. When the insertion portion 20b of the label 20 is inserted into the slit S formed in the top edge portion 5 of the concave wall portion 4 of the seedling raising pot 1a, the insertion portion 20b extends along the outer surface of the concave wall portion 4 and the soil 11 in the seedling raising pot 1a. The seeds and seedlings in the soil are not damaged by the label 20 because they do not enter the soil. Since the label 20 is inserted into the slit S while being guided by the guide groove 6, the operation of inserting the label 20 can be performed simply and quickly with one hand by one touch. Also, as shown by the chain line in FIG.
If another seedling pot 1a is adjacent to the seedling pot 1a, the label 20 inserted into the slit S of one seedling raising pot 1a runs along the outer surface of the side wall 3 of the adjacent seedling raising pot 1a. There is no fear of being accidentally inserted into the pot 1a.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the seedling raising pot 1a
Is assumed to be L, the maximum width of the wedge-shaped insertion portion 20b of the label 20 is set to be less than L. By inserting the insertion portion 20b into the slit S and frictionally locking a part of both sides of the V-shaped portion of the insertion portion 20 at both ends of the slit S, the total length L is set so that the label 20 cannot be easily removed from the slit S. You. The locking force between the slit S and the label extracting direction of the label 20 is
Is formed by forming the following notches 21 on both sides of the insertion portion 20b.

For example, a pair of horizontal V-shaped notches 21 are formed at the same height on both sides of the V-shaped portion of the insertion portion 20b, the lower sides of the pair of notches 21 are aligned horizontally, and the lower side and the insertion portion 20b are formed. A locking portion 22 having a lateral V-shaped projection is formed on both sides. W1>L> W2, where W1 is the width between the ends of the pair of locking portions 22 and W2 is the width between the ends of the pair of notches 21.
Set to the dimensional relationship.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the insertion portion 20b of the label 20 is inserted into the slit S, first, a pair of locking portions 22 of the insertion portion 20b abut on both ends of the slit S.
When the label is further inserted, the label 20 and the insertion portion 20b are elastically deformed with each other, and the locking portion 22 rides over both ends of the slit S, and both ends of the slit S are fitted into the notches 21 as shown in FIG. The upper edge of the stop 22 is a slit S
Is locked to the lower surface of the top edge portion 6 formed with.

Therefore, when trying to pull out the label 20 from the slit S, the upper end edge of the locking portion 22 is locked to the lower surface of the top edge portion 6 and cannot be easily removed. W1>L>
By appropriately setting the dimensional relationship of W2 based on the hardness of the material of the label 20 and the seedling pot 1a, the label 20 can be easily inserted into the slit S by hand, but the purchaser of the seed and seedling can easily do so by hand. Can be prevented from falling out.

The shape in the length direction of the slit S may be arbitrary, and specific examples thereof are shown in FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (D). FIG.
The slit S1 in (A) has a linear shape and the entire length is L.
Each of the slits S2 and S shown in (B) to (D) of FIG.
3, S4 is a specific example of a curved shape including a broken line shape, and the total length of each is L. The slit S2 in FIG. 6 (B) has a linear slit S2 ″ of the same length extending at both ends of the linear slit S2 ′ in the same direction at an angle θ. The slit S3 in FIG. 6 (C) is a V-shaped slit. The slit S4 in FIG. 4D is an arc-shaped slit.

In the case of the curved slits S2, S3 and S4 shown in FIGS. 6B to 6D, the tongue piece 5 'inside the curved slit of the top edge 5 is easily deformed by inserting a label. As a result, the label insertion work becomes easy, and the label is elastically deformed so as to fit the curve of the tip of the tongue piece portion 5 ', and the locking force with the label is further strengthened. Excellent. Each of the curved slits S2, S3, S4
In (2), the inclination direction of the label inserted therein can be regulated. For example, the curved slit S2 in FIG. 6B regulates the inclination direction of the label 20, as shown in FIGS.

FIG. 7 (A) shows a state where the soil 11 is put into the seedling raising pot 1a and the seedling 12 is grown. The seedling raising pot 1a is of a post-label type in which the label 20 is inserted into the rear side of the seedling 12, and the slit S2 in this case has a fold line slit S2 ″ facing outward as shown in FIG. 7 (B). When the label 20 is inserted into S2, the label 20 inclines so that the lower end of the label 20 abuts against the inner surface of the concave wall portion 4 by the action of the tongue piece portion 5 'outside the slit S2. Body 20a is seedling 1
When the seedling 12 is visually observed from the left side of FIG. 7A (in the direction of the dashed arrow), the label body 20a becomes easy to see. The angle θ between the linear slit S2 ′ and the fold line slit S2 ″ in the slit S2 that regulates such label inclination is suitably about 135 °.

The seedling raising pot 1a shown in FIG.
Numeral 0 denotes a label insertion type inserted into the front side of the seedling 12. In this case, as shown in FIG.
2, the label 20 is inserted in the opposite direction to FIG.
Leans. Due to the inclination of the label 20, the label main body 20a is tilted rearward in front of the seedling 12, and the label main body 20a becomes easy to see when visually observing the seedling 12 and the like from the right side in FIG.

Next, the nursery pot 1b according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B and FIG. 10 will be described. The nursery pot 1b is such that the height of the inserted label 20 from the nursery pot 1b is two steps. It can be changed to. As shown in FIG. 10, concave step portions 4 and 4 are formed at two positions on the upper end opening edge of the rectangular tubular side wall portion 3 of the seedling raising pot 1 b, and the respective top and bottom edges 5 and 5 have different total lengths L 1. , L2. The slits S ′, S ″ of the different lengths are formed as shown in FIG.
A pair of notches 23, 25 are formed at two different heights on the V-shaped both sides of the insertion portion 20b, and a pair of locking portions 24, 26 are formed at the lower sides of the notches 23, 25. .

As shown in FIG. 9 (A), the insertion portion 20b of the label 20 is inserted into the slit S 'where the total length L1 of the seedling raising pot 1b is longer, and the upper-stage locking portion is dimensioned so as to correspond to the total length L1. The portion 26 is locked at both ends of the slit S ′ to determine the height H1 of the label body 20a protruding from the pot 1b. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the insertion portion 20b of the label 20 is connected to the entire length L of the seedling raising pot 1b.
2 is inserted into the longer slit S ", and the lower engaging portions 24, which are dimensioned corresponding to the shorter overall length L2, are engaged with both ends of the slit S" and protrude from the seedling raising pot 1b of the label body 20a. Height H2 to be determined. The difference between the different heights H1 and H2 is due to the two upper and lower locking portions 2 of the label 20.
This corresponds to a step of 4,26.

In the seedling raising pot of FIG. 10, there is the convenience that the label height can be selected in two steps by forming two slits S ′ and S ″ having different lengths. 10 may be performed by forming two slits having different lengths on the top edge portion 5 of the concave wall portion 4 formed at one position of the side wall portion 3 of the seedling raising pot 1b.
When a plurality of slits for label mounting are formed by providing concave walls 4 at a plurality of locations of the cylindrical side wall 3 as in the seedling raising pot 1b shown in FIG. 1, the soil that can be accommodated decreases as the number of concave walls increases. Therefore, it is appropriate that the number of concave wall portions is two or less.

The composite seedling growing pot 1Wb of the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 is obtained by connecting 24 kinds of seedling growing pots 1a and 1c in a 4 × 6 vertical and horizontal arrangement. One kind of seedling raising pot 1a is a seedling raising pot similar to FIG. 1 and has one slit S, and the other kind of seedling raising pot 1c is a so-called conventional product without a slit. Arbitrary numbers of the former seedling raising pots 1a less than 24, for example, six, are arranged at six intersections of odd-numbered rows and odd-numbered rows, and the latter seedling pots 1c are arranged at the remaining 18 places in the vertical and horizontal directions.

The composite seedling pot 1Wb shown in FIG. 11 is stored in the frame-shaped case 30 shown in FIG. 24, and soil is put into each of the seedling raising pots 1a and 1c and sold over the counter. In this case, the same kind of seedling is grown in all the seedling pots 1a and 1c, and the label 20 is inserted only into the seedling pot 1a having the slit S. Therefore, the number of labels required for one composite seedling pot 1Wb can be reduced, and the seedlings of the label-free seedling pot 1c can be easily seen.

The composite seedling pot 1Wc of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B is different from the composite seedling pot 1W of FIG.
b corresponds to a group obtained by dividing the group into four groups of two rows and columns. In this seedling raising pot 1Wc, one is a seedling raising pot 1a with a slit, and the remaining three are four of the seedling raising pots 1c without a slit, and the seedlings of the same kind are grown in all four, and only one seedling is raised. The label 20 is inserted and sold in stores.

The compound seedling pot 1Wd of the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 divides 4 × 6 = 24 connected seedling raising pots into 12 pieces on the left side and 12 pieces on the right side and divides them into 12 pieces on the left side. 'Is the label insertion type (Fig. 7 type)
The right 12 twelve seedling raising pots 1a "are of a label insertion type (the type shown in FIG. 8). In this case, the 12 seedling raising pots 1a 'on the left are capable of growing seedlings suitable for the label rear insertion type. Performed, right 12 seedling raising pots
In "a", seedlings suitable for the label insertion type are grown, and are sold over the counter in the state of the composite seedling pot 1Wd.

The seedling pot 1d of the embodiment shown in FIG. 14 is a round pot having a substantially cylindrical side wall 3 extending around the periphery of the circular bottom 2 and has a side wall similar to the square seedling pot shown in FIG. 3
Has a slit S in the top edge portion 5 of the concave side wall 4 formed in a part of. This round seedling growing pot 1d is desirably used in a case (not shown) for holding the cylindrical side wall portion 3 in a cylindrical shape so as not to be largely deformed. Further, the basic structure of the round seedling raising pot 1d is the same as that of the seedling raising pot of FIG. 1, and the usage example is the same as that of the seedling raising pot of FIG.

The seedling raising pot 1e of the embodiment of FIG. 15 is obtained by partially changing the shape of the top edge 5 of the seedling raising pot 1d shown in the plan view of FIG. That is, FIG.
The cylindrical side wall portion 3 of the round seedling raising pot 1d of (A) is in a state where the portion where the concave wall portion 4 and the top edge portion 5 are present is reinforced by the top edge portion 5, and the cylindrical side wall portion 3 The top edge 5 of the upper end opening edge is more difficult to deform than the others, and when the upper end opening edge of the side wall 3 is deformed irregularly, the top edge 5 is deformed so that the upper surface thereof is twisted. In some cases, it may be difficult to insert a label into the slit S of the top edge 5. A partially raised seedling pot 1e in FIG. 15 is provided with a partial improvement in anticipation of the deformation of the cylindrical side wall portion 3.

In the round seedling raising pot 1e shown in FIG. 15, the outer edge 5e of the top edge 5 forming a part of the upper edge of the cylindrical side wall 3 is straightened. The outer edge 5e
14 (A) is an arc line.
The round seedling pot 1e is inserted into the recess 3 of the frame case 30 shown in FIG.
1, the top edge 5 is positioned at the center of one side of the substantially square recess 31 as shown in FIG.
When one round seedling growing pot 1e is stored in one recess 31 in this way, the cylindrical side wall portion 3 is deformed and stored in the recess 31 from a circle of a chain line in FIG. 16 to a substantially square of a solid line. Therefore, from the beginning to the end of the storage, the outer edge 5e of the top edge 5 remains straight and is not deformed, and neither the top edge 5 nor the slit S is deformed. Therefore, the appearance of the seedling raising pot 1e accommodated in the case 30 has a good appearance in a square pot appearance, and the deformation of the slit S is small, so that the label can be easily inserted.

The seedling raising pot 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG.
f forms a slit S and a guide groove 6 similar to those in the pot of FIG. 1 in a flange 7 formed integrally and outwardly at a part of the upper end opening edge of the side wall 3. Seedling pot 1 of FIG.
The side wall portion 3 in f is square, but may be round. Alternatively, the flanges 7 may be formed at a plurality of positions on the upper end opening edge of the side wall portion 3, and the slits S may be formed in each of the flanges 7. FIG. 17 (B) shows the slit S of the seedling raising pot 1f in FIG.
When the label 20 is inserted as shown in FIG.
Since 0 does not enter the inside of the side wall 3 along the outer surface of the side wall 3, there is no risk of damaging the seedlings in the soil in the seedling raising pot 1f.

The seedling raising pot 1f shown in FIG. 17 is also manufactured in the form of a compound seedling pot in which a plurality of the seedling raising pots are integrally connected, and is sold over the counter as necessary. In the case of this composite seedling raising pot, for example, one point at the center of the front end of the flange portion of one seedling raising pot is connected to one point of the upper edge of the side wall of the adjacent seedling raising pot.

The seedling raising pot 1g of the embodiment of FIG. 18 is obtained by modifying the connection structure of the seedling raising pot 1f of FIG. 17, and as shown in FIGS. 18 (A) and (B), the side wall portion 3 has a substantially square shape. A flange 7 is formed at the center of one side of the opening edge,
On the side wall 3 on one side opposite to the flange 7, there is formed a concave wall-shaped flange relief 8 which is recessed inward. The flange escape portion 8 is a concave wall having an upper end opening, and the inner surface shape of the upper end opening matches the outer peripheral shape of the flange portion 7. FIG. 19 shows a composite seedling growing pot in which a plurality of such seedling growing pots 1g are connected.

The composite seedling growing pot 1Wg of FIG. 19 is connected at one point in a state where the other flange portion 7 is fitted into one flange relief portion 8 of two adjacent seedling raising pots 1f. With such a connection, a plurality of seedling raising pots 1g can be formed in one composite seedling raising pot 1Wg with less waste in space.

The seedling raising pot 1h of the embodiment shown in FIG. 20 has a slit S and a guide groove 6 at the center of a flange 9 extending outward over the entire length of one side of the substantially square upper opening edge of the side wall 3. Is formed. In the seedling raising pot 1h, since the entire length of the flange 9 in which the slit S is formed is sufficiently longer than the slit S, two slits having the same length or different lengths are formed at both ends of the flange 9. May be. In the seedling raising pot 1h of FIG. 20, the upper end opening edge of the side wall portion 3 is formed to be a substantially square with the outer edge of the flange portion 9 as one side. In other words, the minimum distance R1 from the center line of the seedling raising pot 1h passing through the center O of the bottom 2 to the outer edge of the flange 9 and the distance 3 between the upper end opening edge of the side wall 3 without the flange 9
The minimum distance R2 to the side is set equal.

The composite seedling pot 1Wh shown in the embodiment of FIG. 21 is obtained by connecting a plurality of the seedling raising pots 1h of FIG. 20 vertically and horizontally, and the flange portions 9 of two adjacent seedling raising pots 1h are arranged in the same direction. One center of the outer edge of the flange 9 of one seedling raising pot 1h is connected to the center of one side of the upper end opening edge of the side wall 3 of the other seedling raising pot 1h. The seedling pots 1h arranged vertically and horizontally in such a composite seedling pot 1Wh are shown in FIG.
5 is stored in the recess 31 of the frame-shaped case 30 in a stable posture. Further, when a plurality of seedling raising pots 1h are separated from the composite seedling raising pot 1Wh, the cutting can be performed accurately and easily by cutting the fixed distance R1 or R2 from the center O of each bottom portion 2.

In the composite seedling raising pot 1Wi of the embodiment shown in FIG. 22, four round seedling raising pots 1i similar to those in FIG. 14 are vertically and horizontally adjacent to each other, and the upper end opening edge of each seedling raising pot 1i is one opening edge. A single slit S is formed in the opening edge extension 10 by being integrally connected by the extension 10. The opening edge extension 10 is one of the circular upper opening edges of the four seedling raising pots 1i.
In the flat portion obtained by extending the arc portion of / 4, a straight slit S is formed in the center of the opening edge extension portion 10 in an arbitrary direction, and the slit S is formed in the slit S from above by a chain line in FIG. Insert one label 20 as shown by.

The combined nursery pot 1Wi of FIG. 22 is used for growing seedlings and selling them in stores in a state where four nursery pots 1i are connected vertically and horizontally. In this case, four nursery pots 1i
The same seeds and seedlings are grown in the area
By inserting the labels 20 into the common slit S,
It is not necessary to insert the label 20 into each seedling pot 1i. The label 20 inserted into the opening edge extension 10 in the middle of the four vertical and horizontal seedling raising pots 1i is attached to each seedling raising pot 1i.
The label 20 is located at a position slightly away from the upper edge of the opening, and is easily observable without being disturbed by a growing plant or the like projecting on each seedling raising pot 1i.

As shown in FIG. 6, the slit S formed in the opening edge extension 10 of the composite seedling raising pot 1Wi may have a polygonal line shape or an arc shape as shown in FIG.
Further, a guide groove for guiding the insertion of the label 20 can be formed around the slit S.

In FIG. 22A, a slit S is formed on one opening edge extension 10 on one horizontal character, but two slits of a vertical slit and a horizontal slit are formed on the opening edge extension 10 in a cross shape. It may be formed so that the label can be selectively inserted into one of the vertical slit and the horizontal slit. In this way, one composite seedling pot 1i
It is possible to make the label more visible by selecting either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction for the label, and the intersection of the vertical slit and the horizontal slit of the cross-shaped slit When the label is inserted, it is deformed and acts as a guide piece for inserting the label, thereby facilitating the label insertion operation.

The composite seedling pot 1Wi of FIG.
Although four round seedling raising pots 1i are integrally connected by one opening edge extension 10, four square seedling raising pots are integrally connected by one opening edge extension similarly to FIG. There may be. Further, FIG. 22 shows four round seedling growing pots 1.
Although i is connected vertically and horizontally, it may be a compound seedling pot in which three or five or more are connected, and a specific example thereof is shown in FIG.

The seedling growing pot 1W according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
j is 2 × 3 = 6 round seedling pots 1i in a total of 2 × 3 = 6 rows, which are integrally connected at two opening edge extensions 10, and two opening edge extensions 10. , 10 are formed with linear slits S, S, respectively. Also, 2 × 3 =
Four groups of one group of compound seedling pots 1Wj having six seedling raising pots 1i are arranged in two rows vertically and horizontally to form 4 × 6.
= 24 composite seedling pots 1Wk are configured. The top opening edges of the adjacent seedling raising pots 1i,... Of the four groups of composite seedling raising pots 1Wi,... Are connected at one point P at points indicated by black circles in FIG.

One group of compound seedling pots 1W shown in FIG.
In the case of j, seedlings of the same species are grown in six nursery pots 1i and sold over the counter, and labels are inserted into one or both of the two slits S, S. Two slits S,
When a label is inserted in S, two labels specifying different types of plant information may be inserted, and more plant information may be displayed to the purchaser of seeds and seedlings. In the case of the compound seedling pot 1Wj, a horizontal slit is formed in one of the two opening edge extensions 10 and a vertical slit is formed in the other, and the direction of the label to be inserted is selected from two types, vertical and horizontal. It is also possible to do it.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the stipulation of R1 = R2 in the seedling raising pot of FIG. 20 may be applied to the seedling raising pot of FIG. It is also possible to form the label mounting slit on each of the four sides of the substantially square upper end opening edge of the side wall part.
In addition, a slit into which a label is inserted may be formed at an opening edge of the upper end of each seedling raising pot together with the extension of the opening edge of the composite seedling raising pot of FIGS.

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According to the present invention, the label inserted in the upper opening edge of the seedling pot of the flexible resin container or the slit formed in the extension of the opening edge between the seedling pots is formed by the soil in the seedling pot. Since the seedlings are inserted along the outer surface of the side wall of the seedling pot without being inserted into the seedlings, there is no fear that the seedlings in the soil may be damaged by the insertion of the label. In addition, since the label inserted into the slit is locked at both ends of the slit and cannot be easily pulled out, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of troubles such as falling down of the label attached to the seedling pot and label pulling out due to carelessness of the seed purchaser. In particular, label management is easier for nursery pots sold over-the-counter, and for compound nursery pots in which a plurality of these nursery pots are connected. It is possible to provide a seedling pot in which the kind of seed and seedling is not mistaken, and a composite seedling pot.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a nursery pot showing an embodiment,
(B) is a side view including a partial cross section of the same seedling raising pot, (C)
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the seedling raising pot of FIG.

FIG. 2A is a plan view of a composite seedling pot showing another embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a front view of the same seedling pot.

FIG. 3 is a side view including a partial cross section when the seedling raising pot of FIG. 1 is used.

FIG. 4 is a side view including a partial cross section when the seedling raising pots of FIG. 1 are stacked.

5 (A) is a partially enlarged sectional view of the seedling raising pot of FIG. 1 when a label is inserted, and FIG. 5 (B) is a partially enlarged sectional view after the label is inserted.

6 (A) to 6 (D) are enlarged plan views showing various shapes of a slit in the seedling raising pot of FIG. 1;

7A is a side view including a partial cross section when the seedling raising pot of FIG. 1 is used, and FIG. 7B is an enlarged plan view of a slit portion.

8A is a side view including a partial cross section of the seedling raising pot of FIG. 1 in another use, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged plan view of a slit portion.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are partial enlarged cross-sectional views of a seedling raising pot for explaining different relative relationships between labels and a seedling raising pot of another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the seedling raising pot of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a composite seedling raising pot.

FIG. 12A is a plan view of a compound seedling pot according to another embodiment, and FIG. 12B is a front view.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the composite seedling raising pot.

14A is a plan view of a seedling raising pot showing another embodiment, FIG. 14B is a side view including a partial cross section of the same seedling raising pot,
(C) is a partial enlarged sectional view of the seedling raising pot of (B).

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a modified example of the seedling raising pot of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a plan view when the seedling raising pot of FIG. 15 is stored in a frame-shaped case.

17A is a plan view of a seedling raising pot showing another embodiment, FIG. 17B is a side view including a partial cross section of the same seedling raising pot,
(C) is a partial enlarged sectional view of the seedling raising pot of (B).

18A is a plan view showing a modification of the seedling raising pot of FIG. 17, and FIG. 18B is a side view including a partial cross section.

19 is a partial plan view of a composite seedling raising pot using the seedling raising pot of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 (A) is a plan view of a seedling raising pot showing another embodiment, and FIG. 20 (B) is a side view including a partial cross section of the same seedling raising pot.

FIG. 21 is a partial plan view of a composite seedling raising pot using the seedling raising pot of FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 (A) is a plan view showing another composite seedling growing pot;
(B) is a sectional view taken along line XX of (A).

FIG. 23 is a plan view showing another composite seedling raising pot.

FIG. 24A is a plan view of a frame-shaped case for storing seedling raising pots, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a-1i Raising seedling pot 2 Bottom part 3 Side wall part 4 Concave wall part 5 Top edge part 6 Guide groove 7 Flange part 9 Flange part 10 Opening edge extension part S Slit 20 Label 1 Wa-1Wj Composite raising seedling pot

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A flexible resin seedling pot having a bottom portion and a cylindrical side wall portion having an upper end opening, a hard thin plate-like label can be inserted into and removed from an upper end opening edge along an outer surface of the side wall portion from above. A seedling raising pot, wherein a slit is formed for engaging and holding the label when the label is inserted by a predetermined length. 2. A concave wall portion partially recessed on the inner surface side of the cylindrical side wall portion, and a top edge portion forming a part of an upper end opening edge of the side wall portion by closing an upper end opening of the concave wall portion. Is formed integrally,
The seedling raising pot according to claim 1, wherein a slit is formed in the top edge. 3. The seedling raising pot according to claim 1, wherein a flange extending outward is formed integrally with an upper end opening edge of the cylindrical side wall, and a slit is formed in the flange. 4. A guide groove is formed in a peripheral portion of the slit to guide a lower end of a label inserted from above into the slit, and a slit is formed at a bottom of the guide groove. A seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The seedling raising pot according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the slit in the length direction is a curved shape including a broken line. 6. A compound seedling in which a plurality of flexible resin seedling pots having a bottom portion and a cylindrical side wall portion and having an upper end opening are aligned in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the upper end opening edges of adjacent seedling pots are partially connected integrally. The seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the slit is formed in at least one upper end opening edge of a plurality of seedling raising pots. 7. In a compound seedling pot in which a plurality of flexible resin seedling pots having a bottom portion and a cylindrical side wall portion and having an open top and having an open top are aligned, and an upper end opening edge of an adjacent seedling grow pot is integrally connected. A hard thin plate from above between the side walls of each of the seedling pots, which are surrounded by the top opening edges of the seedling raising pots and are integrally connected to each other at the top edges of the seedling raising pots. A seedling pot, wherein a label is insertable and removable, and a slit is formed for engaging and holding the label when the label is inserted by a predetermined length. 8. The seedling raising pot according to claim 7, wherein the composite seedling raising pot has the opening edge extension at a plurality of positions, and a slit is formed in at least one opening edge extension.