JP3000427B2 - Flower staying equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stationary type flower retaining device used for growing various kinds of flowers in a vase, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when arranging flowers in a flat-bottom type vase, a sword mountain is placed in the vase and a flower material is stabbed into the vase. In some cases, a tubular body is placed in a vase, and a flower material is inserted into the tubular body from above to make a living. Further, there is a flower retaining device in which a flower material insertion opening which opens outward is provided at an upper and lower intermediate portion of a vertically long cylinder, and the cylinder is hung on a wall surface or the like.

[0003]

However, in some flower forms, there is a demand for heightening the height of the vase to produce the flower material due to the difference in the flower material. However, since the height of the existing flower retaining device is constant, it is difficult to live while changing the height of the flower material flexibly. However, it is not advisable to prepare a large number of flower retaining devices having different heights.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a flower staying device that can arrange flower materials above the vases while changing the height according to the user's desire. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a flower retaining device which is easy to assemble, has good stability when used with flowers, and can be stored compactly when not in use. An object of the present invention is to provide a flower arrangement that is lightweight, suitable for mass production, and can be provided at low cost.

[0005]

As shown in FIG. 1, the flower retaining device of the present invention comprises a base 2, an intermediate cylinder 4, an upper cylinder 5, and an auxiliary cylinder 6, all of which are made of plastic in one unit. And one set.

The base 2 has a cylindrical portion 3 projecting upward from an upper surface of a seat plate 7 having a certain planar extent. The base 2 may be formed by integrally projecting a hollow cylindrical tubular portion 3 on an upper surface of a horizontal circular seat plate 7.

The intermediate cylinder 4 has a hollow vertically long cylindrical shape, and the lower side thereof can be detachably fitted to the cylindrical portion 3 of the base 2 from above.
It is placed on the cylindrical portion 3. More specifically, the outer peripheral surface on the lower side of the intermediate cylinder 4 is formed to have a small diameter, and the small diameter lower part 4a can be fitted into the cylindrical part 3 so as to be able to be freely inserted and removed from above, and a partition 9 is provided at the upper and lower intermediate part of the hollow interior. Are integrally formed.

The upper tube 5 has a hollow vertically long tube shape, and the lower side thereof can be detachably fitted to the intermediate tube 4 and the tube portion 3 from above, respectively, and is mounted on the intermediate tube 4 or the tube portion 3. Make it possible. Specifically, the outer peripheral surface on the lower side of the cylindrical upper stage cylinder 5 is formed to have a small diameter, and the small diameter lower portion 5a is formed in the upper space 10 above the partition 9 of the intermediate cylinder 4 and in the cylinder portion 3, respectively. It is assumed that the partition wall 12 can be freely inserted and removed from above, and the partition wall 12 is integrally formed at a position near the upper end of the hollow interior. Upper barrel 5
The upper surface of the opening is set to the first flower material insertion opening 15, and the sword mountain 16 can be placed on the partition wall 12 from above and placed. On the outer peripheral wall of the upper cylinder 5, a second flower material insertion port 1 is provided between the partition wall 12 and the stepped surface 11 at the upper end of the small diameter lower portion 5a.
7 are provided. Preferably, two second flower material insertion ports 17 are provided in opposition, but one or three may be provided.

At least one, preferably several, auxiliary cylinders 6 are provided in a set, and are formed in a ring shape with a short vertical dimension, and can be freely inserted and removed from below on the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter lower part 5a of the upper cylinder 5. Can be fitted to More specifically, the outer peripheral surfaces of the small-diameter lower portion 4a of the intermediate cylinder 4 and the small-diameter lower portion 5a of the upper cylinder 5 are respectively set to have substantially the same outer diameter, and the outer circumferences of the two small-diameter lower portions 4a and 5a are described above. Each auxiliary cylinder 6 can be fitted and attached so that it can be freely inserted and removed from below.

[0010]

When arranging the flower material, as shown in FIG. 2, the small-diameter lower part 4a side of the intermediate cylinder 4 is fitted and placed in the cylindrical part 3 of the base 2 from above. Inside upper cylinder 5
The small diameter lower part 5a side is fitted and mounted. The flower retaining device 1 assembled in this way is fixed on the upper surface of the vase via the seat plate 7 of the base 2, and the flower material is inserted into the first and second flower material insertion ports 15 and 17 of the upper barrel 5 to live. become. That is, the small-diameter lower portion 4a of the intermediate cylinder 4 has a stepped surface 8 at the upper end of the lower portion 4a.
Is fitted into the cylindrical portion 3 in a state of abutting on the upper end of the cylindrical portion. The small-diameter lower portion 5a of the upper cylinder 5 has a stepped surface 11 at the upper end thereof.
Are fitted into the upper space 10 of the intermediate cylinder 4 in a state where they abut against the upper end of the intermediate cylinder 4.

The upper space 1 above the partition 12 of the upper cylinder 5
In FIG. 3, a sword mountain 16 is inserted from above and placed on the partition wall 12.
The upper space 13 is appropriately filled with water. And the first
The flower material is inserted into the flower material insertion opening 15 with the lower end of the flower material pierced into the sword mountain 16 from above. Water is also appropriately filled in the upper space 10 of the intermediate tube 4, and the flower material is inserted into the second flower material insertion port 17 of the upper tube 5 from the side. This flower material can be produced so that the lower end of the flower material can reach the partition 9 in the upper space 10 of the intermediate cylinder 4 via the lower space 19 below the partition 12 of the upper cylinder 5.

When it is desired to finely adjust the position of the flower material to make it live, one or both of the small-diameter lower part 4a of the intermediate cylinder 4 and the small-diameter lower part 5a of the upper-stage cylinder 5 are appropriately selected, and the auxiliary cylinder 6 is moved from below. Fit externally. As shown in FIG. 3, when the small-diameter lower portion 5 a of the upper tube 5 is directly fitted and placed in the tube portion 3 of the base 2, the position where the flower material is laid becomes lower. It should be noted that the auxiliary cylinder 6 for height adjustment can also be fitted to the small-diameter lower portion 5a of the upper cylinder 5 in this case.

[0013]

According to the flower retaining device according to the present invention, the constituent members include the base 2, the intermediate cylinder 4, the upper cylinder 5, and the auxiliary cylinder 6 used as required, and these can be separated. The intermediate cylinder 4 can be assembled on the base 2 and the upper cylinder 5 can be assembled on the intermediate cylinder 4 in this order by a fitting method. Therefore, the components can be disassembled during transportation or storage so that the components are not bulky. In addition, it is easy to use because it is simply assembled by the fitting method in order at the time of use.

A small-diameter lower portion 4 of an intermediate cylinder 4 is provided in a cylindrical portion 3 of the base 2.
a is fitted from above and the small-diameter lower part 5a of the upper cylinder 5 is fitted into the upper space 10 of the intermediate cylinder 4 from above, so that the fitting connection part is unified and unified into a single state. And the fitting state can be reliably maintained.

Since the lower part of the upper cylinder 5 can be fitted into the cylinder 3 of the base 2 from above without using the intermediate cylinder 4,
In this case, the flower material can be made lower. Further, in any case, the height of the flower material can be further finely adjusted by fitting the auxiliary cylinder 6 to the small-diameter lower part 5a of the upper-stage cylinder 5 to make use of it. Thus, the flowers can be grown over a fairly wide area with the desired height.

The base 2 has a seat plate 7 and is placed in a standing position via the seat plate 7, so that it can be used stably. Since the upper barrel 5 has the first flower material insertion opening 15 into which the flower material can be inserted from above and the second flower material insertion hole 17 into which the flower material can be inserted from the side, a variety of flower forms is provided. You can choose. At this time, a partition wall 12 is provided in the upper cylinder 5, and a sword mountain 16 is put on the partition wall 12 and placed thereon.
By piercing the lower end of the flower material inserted from above via 5 into the sword mountain 16, the flower material can be securely held. Also, the small-diameter lower portion 5a of the upper cylinder 5 fits in the upper space 10 of the intermediate cylinder 4 or the cylinder 3 of the base 2,
The flower material inserted into the second flower material insertion port 17 is also deeply penetrated into the upper space 10 of the intermediate tube 4 or the inside of the tube portion 3 through the lower space 19 of the upper tube 5, and is securely held. it can.

Since the base 2, the intermediate cylinder 4, the upper cylinder 5 and the auxiliary cylinder 6 are made of plastic and are formed in a hollow shape, they are lightweight, convenient for handling, and can be mass-produced at low cost. is there.

[0018]

1 and 2, a flower retaining device 1 according to the present invention comprises a plastic base 2, an intermediate cylinder 4, an upper cylinder 5, and an auxiliary cylinder 6, all of which are made of plastic. One set.

The base 2 is formed by integrally projecting a hollow cylindrical tube part 3 upwardly at the center of the upper surface of a circular seat plate 7 having a certain large area. Thus, the cylindrical portion 3 has a hollow shape with a hollow interior and an open upper end. Specifically, the diameter of the seat plate 7 was set to about 140 mm, and the cylindrical portion 3 was set to have a height of about 55 mm, an outer diameter of about 54 mm, and an inner diameter of about 51 mm.

The intermediate cylinder 4 has a hollow, vertically long cylindrical shape, and has a lower outer peripheral surface formed to have a small diameter, and the small-diameter lower part 4a is fitted into the cylindrical part 3 so as to be freely inserted and removed from above. It is mounted on the cylinder 3. More specifically, the height of the intermediate cylinder 4 is set to about 130 mm, and about 60 mm from the lower end.
The area up to the height is a small-diameter lower portion 4a having an outer diameter set to about 51 mm. The upper region of the small-diameter lower portion 4a is set to have an outer diameter of about 54 mm and an inner diameter of 51 mm, similarly to that of the cylindrical portion 3.

The outer peripheral surface of the intermediate cylinder 4 has a small-diameter lower part 4
A downward stepped surface 8 is formed at the upper end of a. Intermediate cylinder 4
Until the stepped surface 8 comes into contact with the upper end of the cylindrical portion 3, the small-diameter lower portion 4 a is fitted into the cylindrical portion 3 so as to be freely inserted and removed. A partition wall 9 is provided in the intermediate cylinder 4 at a depth of about 45 mm from the upper end thereof.
The inside of the intermediate cylinder 4 is vertically divided by the partition wall 9, and water can be stored in the upper space 10. In the intermediate cylinder 4, the dimension between the stepped surface 8 and the upper end is about 70.
mm, and this dimension is the effective height of the intermediate cylinder 4 in the use state in which the intermediate cylinder 4 is fitted to the cylinder portion 3.

The upper cylinder 5 has a hollow and vertically long cylindrical shape.
The outer peripheral surface on the lower side is formed to have a small diameter, and the small-diameter lower part 5a is fitted into the upper space 10 or the cylindrical part 3 of the intermediate cylinder 4 so as to be freely inserted and removed from above. 3 can be placed. That is, the height from the lower end to the upper end of the upper cylinder 5 is set to about 150 mm, and the area having a height from the lower end to about 47 mm has an outer diameter of about 51 mm.
Is set as the small diameter lower portion 5a. This small diameter lower part 5a
In the upper region, the outer diameter is set to about 54 mm, which is the same as that of the cylinder portion 3 and the intermediate cylinder 4, and the inner diameter is set to about 51 mm.

Thus, a small-diameter lower portion 5
A downward stepped surface 11 is formed at the upper end of a. The upper cylinder 5 is moved until the stepped surface 11 contacts the upper end of the intermediate cylinder 4.
The small-diameter lower portion 5a can be inserted into and removed from the upper space 10 of the intermediate cylinder 4 until the stepped surface 11 contacts the upper end of the cylindrical portion 3 of the base 2. They can be freely fitted. A partition 12 is integrally provided in the upper cylinder 5 at a position lower by about 40 mm from the upper end of the upper cylinder 5.
Water is stored inside.

The upper surface of the upper barrel 5 is entirely open and is set to a first flower material insertion opening 15 facing upward. Upper barrel 5
In the upper space 13, a sword mountain 16 dropped through the first flower material insertion port 15 can be placed on the partition wall 12. Furthermore, two second flower material insertion ports 17 are provided on the outer peripheral wall of the upper cylinder 5 between the partition wall 12 and the stepped surface 11 at the upper end of the small-diameter lower portion 5a, respectively. The second flower material insertion ports 17 and 17 are formed so that the outer peripheral wall of the upper barrel 5 is cut out diagonally to penetrate the inside and outside, and are different in size from each other.

As described above, when the stepped surface 11 abuts on the upper end of the intermediate tube 4 or the upper end of the cylindrical portion 3, the dimension between the stepped surface 11 and the upper end is about 103 mm.
, And this dimension is the upper cylinder 5 in use.
Of the effective height.

The auxiliary cylinder 6 is formed in the shape of a circular ring having a short vertical dimension, and specifically has an outer diameter of about 54 mm, an inner diameter of about 51 mm, and a vertical dimension of about 15 mm. . As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the auxiliary cylinder 6 can be loosely attached to the small-diameter lower part 4 a of the intermediate cylinder 4 from below, but can be detachably loosely attached to the small-diameter lower part 5 a of the upper cylinder 5 from below. Can be installed.

When using the flower retaining device 1 of the present invention, a small-diameter lower portion 4a of the intermediate cylinder 4 is fitted into the cylindrical portion 3 of the base 2 from above as shown in FIG. A small-diameter lower portion 5a of the upper cylinder 5 is fitted into the inside from above. This is one standard form of use. When the height of the flower material is further finely adjusted, the auxiliary cylinder 6 is fitted and attached to one or both of the small-diameter lower part 4a of the intermediate cylinder 4 and the small-diameter lower part 5a of the upper cylinder 5 from below. The thus-assembled flower retaining device 1 has a height from the upper surface of the seat plate 7 to the second flower material insertion opening 17 of about 160 mm and the first flower material at the upper end of the upper tube 5 when one auxiliary tube 6 is mounted. Height to insertion slot 15 is about 245mm
Becomes

In the flower retaining device 1 assembled in the manner described above, the seat plate 7 is placed on the inner bottom of the vase and is set in a standing position, and if necessary, in the upper space 10 of the intermediate cylinder 4 and the upper part of the upper cylinder 5. Water is put in the space 13. Furthermore, the upper space 1 of the upper cylinder 5
In 3, put Kenyama 16 through the first flower material insertion port 15,
This sword mountain 16 is received on the partition wall 12. Thus the first
A flower material is inserted into the flower material insertion opening 13 from above, and the lower end of the flower material is pierced into the sword mountain 16 to live. Further, the flower material is also inserted into the second flower material insertion ports 17 and 17 from the lateral outer side, and the lower end of the flower material is connected to the upper space of the intermediate tube 4 via the lower space 19 below the partition 12 side of the upper tube 5. Add up to 10.
As a result, the flower material that has been laid in the second flower material insertion ports 17, 17 has its lower end immersed in the water in the upper space 10 of the intermediate cylinder 4, and has its branches or stems attached to the opening edge to be able to live.

Even if the center of gravity of the whole becomes higher or the center of gravity is displaced in a state in which the flower material is arranged, the seat plate 7 of the base 2 makes the whole of the flower staying device 1 firmly stable at the inner bottom of the vase. So you don't accidentally fall. Since the seat plate 7 is installed on the inner bottom of the vase, it is not noticeable from the outside, and the overall appearance does not deteriorate.

When the flower material can be made low, the small-diameter lower part 5a of the upper-stage cylinder 5 is directly fitted into the cylinder part 3 of the base 2 as shown in FIG. At this time, the height from the upper surface of the seat plate 7 to the second flower material insertion port 17 is about 60 mm, and the height from the upper end to the flower material insertion port 15 is about 160 mm. Even in such a case, the height can be finely adjusted by externally fitting one or more auxiliary cylinders 6 to the small-diameter lower part 5a of the upper cylinder 5. At this time, water is stored in the cylindrical portion 3 and the second flower material insertion port 1 is stored.
The lower end of the flower material inserted in 7 can also be dipped in water.

When not in use, the intermediate cylinder 4 is removed from the cylindrical portion 3 of the base 2 and the upper cylinder is removed from the intermediate cylinder 4 and the auxiliary cylinder 6
Can be separated and separated from each other, so they can be carried in a compact state and stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a flower retaining device.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view in a state where the flower staying device is highly assembled.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the flower retaining device in a state where it is assembled low.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flower staying device 2 Base 3 Tube part 4 Intermediate cylinder 4a Small-diameter lower part of intermediate cylinder 5 Upper cylinder 5a Small-diameter lower part of upper cylinder 6 Auxiliary cylinder 7 Seat plate 8 Stepped surface 9 Partition wall of intermediate cylinder 10 Upper space of intermediate cylinder 11 Stepped surface 12 Partition wall of upper cylinder 13 Upper space of upper cylinder 15 First flower material insertion port 16 Kenzan 17 Second flower material insertion port

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. On the upper surface of the seat plate 7HollowThe cylinder 3Upward
TogetherProtrudingPlasticBase 2 andHollow Vertically long cylindrical shape, lower sideThe outer peripheral surface of is formed with a small diameter,
This small diameter lower part 4aThe cylindrical part 3Pull in and out from above
In the presentCan be mated,A partition 9 is located at the upper and lower middle part of the hollow interior.
Plastic formed on the bodyAn intermediate cylinder 4,Hollow Vertically long cylindrical shape, lower sideThe outer peripheral surface of is formed with a small diameter,
This small diameter lower part 5aIntermediate cylinder 4Upper space 10 above partition wall 9
Inside and aboveTube part 3It can be freely inserted and removed from inside and from above
Can be mated,Bulkhead 12 is integrated into the hollow interior near the upper end
Formed of plasticWith the upper cylinder 5
And upper cylinder 5Is set at the first flower material insertion port 15
And a sword mountain 16 can be placed on the partition wall 12,  Upper barrel 5The partition wall 12 and the small-diameter lower portion 5
a between the stepped surface 11 at the upper end ofThe second flower material insertion port 17
A flower arrangement device, which is provided. 2. A ring formed in a ring shape having a short upper and lower width.
Equipped with an auxiliary cylinder 6 made of plastic, the small diameter of the upper cylinder 5
The auxiliary cylinder 6 is inserted and removed from below on the outer periphery of the lower part 5a.
The flower stay device according to claim 1, wherein the flower stay device can be fitted therein .