JP2003162223A - Sheet-like sticking label for plant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet-like sticking label for plants which is utilized by being stuck into soil sections of pots and planter merchandise planted with the seeds and bulbs of plants, more particularly the bulbous plants before foliation or by being attached to dry sale merchandise of the plants, enables general consumers to easily identify the kinds and variety of flowers of the bulbous plant mechanism at a glance and is formed in such a manner that the label can be utilized as a sticking label when the plants are planted into the pots or the like and more particularly the sticking level for the bulbous plants before leafing. <P>SOLUTION: This sheet-like sticking label for plants is a sheet-like sticking label for plants consisting of a label section indicating the kinds and/or variety of the plants respectively by characters and the shapes of the flowers by photographs and pictures and a sticking section disposed in the lower part of this label section and is characterized in that (a) the label section is formed to a shape to permit the recognition of the flower, (b) the outer peripheral part of the label section is formed with the representative color of the flower and (c) the color photograph of the flower is arranged in the main section in the central segment of the label section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a stab label for a thin plate plant. In particular, the present invention includes tulips, daffodils,
Bulbs of pre-leafed plants in the process of growing attached to the products of the bulbs themselves, such as muscari, lily, and crocus, or by growing the buds outside the bulbs by forced cultivation of these bulbs to about 2 cm to 15 cm The present invention relates to a stab label for pre-extending bulbs that is used when it is put into a pot or the like for commercial sale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional stab label is a water-resistant, integrally-molded product in which a rectangular or triangular piercing portion having a triangular tip having a width narrower than the bottom side is provided on the bottom side of a substantially oval or rectangular label portion. It is known that a thin plate made of plastic paper or plastic is used. Then, on the surface of the label part, a color photograph of the flower and the expanded leaf of the plant at the time of flowering or only the flower is displayed, and the kind and kind name of the flower are displayed in text, and the back side of the label part shows the flowering period and management. Most of the methods and characteristics are displayed in letters. Such a conventional stab label refers to a bulb plant planted in a pot or planter by pointing it into a pot or the like of a plant that has already spread leaves and have flower buds (buds) or has grown to the point of blooming. Had been used. Therefore, bulb plant varieties planted in pots and planters
At the retail store, general consumers can identify by simply looking at the plant itself, so it was possible to easily purchase and grow the plant without looking at the sticking label.

However, regarding the bulb plant products in the process of growing, which have just been grown to about 2 cm or more from the pots or the like before the exhibition leaves, for example, for tulips, daffodils, muscari, etc., general consumers have just released bulb products and buds. It is extremely difficult to visualize the flower by just looking at the appearance of the pot, so a conventional stab label that has been stabbed (usually a business card-sized label and generally smaller than the palm size) For consumers, the identification function at the time of purchase was insufficient, for example, it was necessary to pick up and read the character information on the label. Also, in the case of so-called "dry sale" products such as bulb-packed products and tape winding,
We sell it at the store by attaching a small public notice and text information to the bag or tape winding, but when the consumer who bought this makes a pot plant or a planter, create a stab label with confidence. We had to be able to identify the type and variety of flowers.

The present inventor has already filed an invention (Japanese Patent Application 2).
No. 001-109198) is the final cultivated product of the forcible tulip cultivation method according to the present invention.
When a tulip product in a pot growing in the middle of growing from about 15 cm to 15 cm is sold over the counter, it would not be possible for a general gardening enthusiast to pass by without giving it a conventional stab label. ,
It was developed as a countermeasure. In other words, it is extremely difficult for general consumers to identify the type of flower in the above-mentioned pot planted tulip in the middle of growing before the leaf is extended, and it is extremely difficult to read the character information even with a conventional stab label. It was rare. In addition, since these bulbous plants in the process of growing are new products aimed at allowing consumers to grow and flower only by watering from late autumn to winter, it is not seasoned and general consumers can naturally overwinter. Although it is the time when the bulbs were just planted in order to make it possible, it is hard to imagine that the over-the-counter products have already grown the shoots to around 5 cm, so it is difficult to attract the attention of general consumers. there were. For this reason, I was keenly aware that in pots and planter planting products, it was necessary to change the stab label to a more noticeable shape and to improve the display identification function.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is to insert the seeds or bulbs of a plant, particularly a pot in which a bulb plant before spreading leaves is planted or a soil portion of a planter product, or
Or it can be used by attaching it to the dry sale product of the plant, and general consumers can easily identify the flower type and variety of the bulb plant product at a glance, and it can be used as a stab label when it is planted in a pot or the like. The point is to provide a stab label for thin plate-shaped plants, in particular, a stab label for pre-expanded bulbous plants.

[0006]

The first aspect of the present invention is to provide a label section in which the type and / or variety of a plant is shown in letters and a flower shape is shown in a photograph or a picture, and a label section is provided below the label section. A thin plate-like plant stab label comprising a stabbed portion, and (b) the shape of the label portion is recognizable as the flower, and (b) the outer peripheral portion of the label portion is The present invention relates to a thin plate stab label for plants, wherein a representative color is provided, and (c) a color photograph of the flower is arranged in the main part of the central part of the label part. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the thin-plate plant stab label according to claim 1, wherein the stab portion has a shape and a color that image a leaf. A third aspect of the present invention relates to the stab label for a thin plate plant according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stab label for the thin plate plant is a stab label for a preplant leaf bulb plant.

The pre-leaf spread bulb plant in the present invention means an early growing bulb plant which is in the process of growing to a state where flower buds (buds) growing from the center of the leaves cannot be visually observed by forcing cultivation. It means, of course, the product of the bulb for dry sale itself.

The above-mentioned "make the shape of the label part a shape that can be recognized as the flower" means, for example, a flower or petal in which all and / or part of the petal shape of the plant at the time of flowering is designed or deformed. It means the shape or the flower or petal shape itself.

[0009] The term "the shape of the stabbed portion that looks like a leaf" means, for example, a shape obtained by designing or deforming the shape of all and / or a part of the leaves of the plant at the time of growth. , The simplest shape is
A simple shape as shown in FIG. 2 may be used.

The stab label of the present invention takes into account the distance between the plant display shelves at flower shops, home centers, etc. and the passage through which general consumers pass, so that the type of flower can be identified even at a distance of at least 3 m. That is, the type of flower is modified so that the type of flower can be identified only by looking at the appearance or outer shape and color of the label without looking at the characters displayed on the stab label. And the larger the label part, the better the identification function, but since there is a limit to the size of a conventional stab label that fits the capacity of a commercially available pot for forced cultivation or a planter, the conventional stab label is limited. The size is kept to the same level as the above, and it has been devised to attract attention in other points. Therefore, the size of the entire stab label may be as small as a palm size or smaller.

The material for the stab label used in the present invention has a thickness of 0.5 such as a plastic thin plate capable of color printing or photographic (color) printing and a similar water resistant thin plate.
Any conventionally used sheet having a thickness of mm or less can be used.

The stab label of the present invention has a vertical and horizontal dimension of about 5 cm to 8 cm (20 to 20 cm) so that the type of flower can be identified only by observing the appearance of the label part from a point about 3 m away. The size is preferably about 50 cm ² .

According to the present invention, the requirement (a) of the label portion defines the shape, the requirement (b) defines the color, and the requirement (c) defines the proportion of the color photograph of the flower. It is a collection of conditions that should be appealed to. In the requirement (C), it was specified that the area occupied by the color photograph of the flower occupies the "main part of the central part of the label part", but this purpose is based on characters except for the peripheral area of about 5 mm in width. This means that a color photograph of a flower occupies an area that is almost equal to or larger than the portion occupied by information. This is substantially 1/4 or more of the total area of the label portion, preferably 1/3.
It corresponds to the area occupying the above.

By doing so, it becomes easy to distinguish the kinds of flowers, for example, tulip and daffodil from a long distance point 3 m or more. And
Narcissus can be designed, for example, so that 6 petals fit within a circle, and tulips can be an oval with two petals combined, or all the petals can be shown in a circle with the petals on top. You can make a design by making a notch and making a white outline. Designing is optional, but it is important to design or deform the types of flowers, such as tulips and narcissus, to the extent that ordinary consumers can distinguish them by their appearance and outline. However, in the present invention, in order to further improve the identification function, for example, pink or red, which is a typical petal color of tulips, yellow for daffodils, and yellow for daffodils, and a small hook for Muscari, are provided around the label. Since it blooms as a collection of bell-shaped flowers, one flower is designed as an elliptical or circular shape, or it is shaped or displayed and the peripheral part is made into a typical color blue. Alternatively, it is possible for general consumers to easily identify the type of flower.

Further, according to the requirement (c) in the label portion of the stab label of the present invention, 1/4 or more of the total area of the label portion from the lower side to the upper central portion or from the upper side to the lower central portion. A color photograph at the time of flowering of a bulb plant which occupies an area of preferably ⅓ or more, particularly preferably half, is arranged large to enhance the function of discriminating the kind of flower further in combination with the above label appearance. Is. 3 if the area of a color photograph is less than 1/4
The identification function deteriorates when viewed from a distance of m. The label portion of the stab label of the present invention has a large appeal to the flower type in appearance or appearance as described above to improve the identification function, and the surface character information of the flower type and variety is displayed as in the past. The name of the flower type,
For example, it is desirable to display tulips as large as possible. The display of the character information on the back surface of the label portion can be the same as that of the conventional stab label.

Further, in the stab label of the stab label of the present invention, the stab portion gives an image of a leaf in order to complement and enhance the distinctive function according to the appearance of the flower type. Preferably. Specifically, for example, the shape of the entire piercing part is a form in which the shape of all or part of the leaves of the bulbous plant is designed while maintaining the piercing function, and the color of the piercing part is It is preferable to use a color similar to that of the leaves (normal varieties are almost green). Even if all or part of the shape of the leaf is designed, the original function of the piercing part should not lose the shape that makes it easy to pierce the soil. A shape that does not hurt, for example, the piercing part becomes thinner toward the lower end, but it is preferable that the tip end be rounded so as not to hurt human hands.

It is preferable that the stab portion has a notch that can be folded from the central portion to the lower end in a lower half portion thereof. As a result, the puncture label can be slightly bent toward the back surface of the stab at the fold line to facilitate stab into the soil.

Since the stab label of the present invention is produced by cultivating producers by dividing the types of flowers, it is generally 2 cm to 15 cm from the surface of the soil after planting the bulbs in pots or planters, or It is used by being stabbed at the time of shipment of a pre-extending bulb plant product in the middle of growth in which shoots are grown to a height of about 10 cm. In the case of dry sale products, generally, two to several bulbs are put in a net bag or the like for sale, but they are attached to this bag or stapled for use. In addition, when using the stab label of the present invention on a dry sale product, not only will the general purchaser be appealed to identify the type of flower at the time of sale of the product, but the consumer will also be able to attach a bulb to the planter or flower bun. It is convenient to use it as a stab label after planting.

[0019]

The present invention and comparative examples will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Example 1 (corresponding to claims 1 and 3) The stab labels shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) and 1 (c) are sold by Oji Yuka Synthetic Paper Co., Ltd. under the trade name "Yupo". It was made by color printing using (water resistant paper or synthetic paper) as a material. The material has a thickness of about 0.3 mm. Label part 1 in the stab label shown in FIG.
The surface of was designed by designing the shape of the petals when the tulip was in bloom, and it was placed in a circle of about 7 cm in a straight shape. And
The letter "Tulip" of the flower type is displayed above the center of the label 1 with the largest possible letter, and it is 5 mm wide from the bottom of the tulip to the bottom of the label, that is, from the bottom of the label to the center. A color photograph 4 of a tulip at the time of flowering having an area of about ½ or more of the label surface area was arranged except for the peripheral portion 5 of the degree. 2 is a stab part, and 3 is a notch part of a polygonal line. The color of the tulip in the label part 1 and the peripheral part other than the color photograph 4 are pink, and the breed name of Golden Abel Dawn is displayed above the color photograph of 4,
This variety has almost crimson petals.

The label (b) in FIG. 1 is designed by designing six petals of daffodils to be filled in a circle of about 7 cm in a straight shape, displaying "Suisen" characters as in the case of tulips, and color photograph 4 is displayed. The outermost circumference except for this character and the color photograph is colored yellow and petals are colored yellowish brown. In the upper part of the color photograph 4 at the time of flowering, the variety name “Teta Tate” that matches the color photograph is displayed, and the petals of this variety are yellow. 2 is a piercing part, and 3 is a polygonal line notch.

The stab label shown in FIG. 1C is designed by designing one of the Muscari flowers (bell-shaped) as viewed from above,
A color photograph 4 of the flower of Muscari is placed in the label part 1 which is expressed in a circular shape of about 7 cm in a circular shape, as in the case of the tulips and daffodils described above. Blue, which is the representative color of the petals (flowers) of Muscari, is applied to the outer peripheral portion other than the letters 4 and Muscari. 2 is a piercing part, and 3 is a polygonal line notch.

The overall size of the stab labels (a), (b) and (c) is approximately the size of the palm. Then, when used in a pot or a planter, it may be bent to the back side with the score line cut portion facing forward and inserted into the soil in the pot so that the top end of the score line is buried. For dry sale bulbs, the top of the stab label can be stapled to the top of the net, which is packed in a net bag, and can be attached as appropriate, so that it will not hinder the reuse of the bulb after planting. It is essential to

Example 2 (corresponding to claims 2 and 3) The stab labels shown in (a), (b) and (c) of FIG. 2 were color-printed using the same material as that used in Example 1. I made it. The size of each stab label was substantially the same as in the case of Example 1.

The label portion 1 of the stab label shown in FIG.
Is the same as in Example 1 except that the petal shape of the flowering tulip is shaped like an oval, and the letter display of the tulip is large, and the arrangement, size, and color of the outer periphery of the color photograph 4 are almost the same. And However, the breed name is Angelique, which is different from the one in Example 1,
The color of the petals is different.

The stab label shown in FIG. 2B has a label portion 1
The shape of the flowering daffodil is modeled as a pattern, and the arrangement part of the color photograph 4 of the flowering daffodil is the label part of (1) of Example 1 except that the outer peripheral part other than the word "Suisen" is displayed in yellow. Almost the same.

The stab label shown in FIG. 2C is a character display except that the outer shape of the label portion 1 is formed by designing all petals (one small bell-shaped flower) into an elliptical shape. The color of the outer peripheral portion, the arrangement of the color photographs, and the display of the product name were substantially the same as those in the label portion of (c) of Example 1.

In this embodiment, the shape and color of the piercing portion 2 are completely different from those of the piercing portion of the first embodiment, and the leaves corresponding to the kinds of flowers shown in each label portion 1 are spread. It is manufactured by designing the shape of the leaves and shaping the shape so as not to cause any inconvenience when stabbed, and adding a green color to each label so as to be integrally added to each label portion. Further, the piercing part 2 of each stab label of (a), (b) and (c) of FIG. The stab part 2 is designed by capturing the characteristics of the leaf part of each flower type and modeling it, and is adapted to the label part of each flower, but the stab part of FIG. It is compatible with the piercing part 2 of (b) and (c). Further, the combination of each label portion 1 and each insertion portion 2 of each stab label in FIG. 2 is optimal for attracting the sight of a knowledgeable gardening lover. From this point of view, the stab portion that images a leaf is basically bilaterally symmetric, but in order to make the best use of the characteristics of the leaf, it can be bilaterally asymmetric.

Comparative Example (a) of FIG. 3 is a stab label for tulips, and the size of the stab label is almost the same as the size of the stab label of the embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 3B shows a stab label for Muscari, and FIG. 3C shows a stab label for pan. The appearance or outer shape of the label portion 1 of each stab label is a rectangular business card size with a little roundness at the top,
A color photograph 4 of each flower at the time of flowering is arranged almost in the center of the label part, and the kind of flower is displayed in the upper part of the color photograph instead of the kind of flower, and the kind of flower such as tulip, muscari and suisen is It is displayed in relatively small letters at the bottom of the color photograph, which is almost elliptical. A substantially triangular colorless stab part 2 is attached to the lower end or the bottom of each label part 1, and a scored part 3 of a polygonal line is made in the center part of them to extend to the lower tip part. And
The outer part of the color photo is colored green in (a) tulip, blue in (b) Muscari, and yellow-brown in (c) excluding the part indicating the type of flower. .

The stab labels produced in Examples 1 and 2 and the stab labels of the comparative example were randomly attached to a white wall surface, and the same as in the case of the visual acuity test, under the normal room brightness. Investigated whether or not the types of flowers can be distinguished from distant distance points. The target of the survey was 20 people who visited the park during the Flower in Season (existing) in Niigata City, and had them select the type of flower and the impression (image) received from the stab label, and compared them. investigated. The results of the comparative investigation are summarized in Table 1.

[0031]

[Table 1]

It can be seen from Table 1 that the people who come to visit the garden are more interested in gardening than ordinary consumers, and are more interested in it. The number of people who can identify a typical tulip is large at a short distance, but the number of people who can be identified decreases drastically if it is more than 6 m away. As for Muscari, it can be seen that the number of people who can be identified from a short distance of 3 m is small. It is recognized that the stab labels of Example 1 of the present invention and the stab labels of Example 2 have a higher degree of discriminating ability than the stab labels of Comparative Examples in identifying the flower type, but the numerical value (number of people There is no difference). However, in the stab label of the example, it is recognized that the stab label of the example 2 is superior to the stab label of the example 1 when compared in terms of impressive image degree. In addition, even with the stab labels of the examples, no distinction is found in the distinguishability within a distance of 3 m, which is regarded as the average distance between the aisles in the store and the aisle, but from the distance of 6 m to 10 m, it is It is recognized that the distinguishability is slightly reduced. However, it turns out that there is no problem in practical use.

[0033]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION (1) With the stab label of the present invention, general consumers can easily understand the types of flowers and their shapes by simply looking at the display shelf from the aisle. (2) The stab label of the present invention is stabbed in the soil part of a product such as a pot or a planter in which a bulb plant before leaf spreading is planted, or attached to a dry sale product of the bulb for general consumption. A person can identify the type and variety of flowers at a glance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a stab label (corresponding to claim 1) showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a stab label (Claim 2) showing another example of the present invention.
Correspondence).

FIG. 3 shows a stab label of a comparative example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Label section 2 stab 3 Polygon notch 4 color photographs 5 peripheral area

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A thin plate-like plant comprising a label section in which the type and / or variety of the plant is shown in letters and a flower shape is shown in a photograph or a picture, and a stab section provided under the label section. A stab label, wherein (a) the shape of the label is a shape that can be recognized as the flower, and (b)
A representative color of the flower is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the label portion, and (c) a color photograph of the flower is arranged in the main part of the central portion of the label portion. Stab label. 2. The thin plate stab label for a plant according to claim 1, wherein the stab portion has a shape and color that image a leaf. 3. The stab label for a thin plate plant according to claim 1, wherein the stab label for a thin plate plant is a stab label for a preplant leaf bulb plant.