JP3233706U - Plant containers and container fixtures - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container for plants to which a container body can be easily attached by an attractive force of a magnet. SOLUTION: A plant container 11 is for accommodating a plant, and has a container body 12 having a bottomed box shape with an open upper end and a magnet 14 provided on an outer surface of a side wall 13 of the container body 12. I have. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a plant container for accommodating a plant and a container mounting tool having a mounting surface on which the plant container is mounted.

Generally, as a plant container for accommodating a plant, a container that is attached to the attachment surface by using nails, bolts, or the like is known.

However, when the plant container as described above is attached to the attachment surface, it is necessary to hit a nail or tighten a bolt on the attachment surface, which is troublesome. Therefore, a plant container that can be easily attached to the attachment surface is desired.

Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems and their actions and effects will be described.
The plant container for solving the above problems is a plant container for accommodating a plant, and includes a container body having a bottomed box shape with an open upper end and a magnet provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the container body. , Is the gist.

According to this configuration, the container body can be easily attached to the attachment surface made of a material on which the magnet can be attracted by the attractive force of the magnet.
In the plant container, it is preferable that the side wall of the container body is provided with a drainage portion that limits the height of the water surface in the container body when water is put into the container body.

According to this configuration, when too much water is put into the container body, the excess water is discharged from the drainage part. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the height of the water surface in the container body from becoming higher than necessary. As a result, it is possible to prevent the roots of the plants housed in the container body from rotting.

In the plant container, the container body is preferably made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin material.
According to this configuration, the height of the water surface inside the container body can be easily visually recognized from the outside.

The container mounting tool for solving the above problems is a container mounting tool having a mounting surface on which the plant container having the above configuration is mounted, and the mounting surface is made of a material to which the magnet can be attracted. The gist is that.

According to this configuration, the container body can be easily attached to the attachment surface by the attractive force of the magnet.

According to the present invention, the container body can be easily attached by the attractive force of the magnet.

The perspective view which shows the container for a plant of one Embodiment. (A) and (b) are perspective views showing how a plant is supported by a plant support. The perspective view which shows the state when the container for a plant containing a plant supported by a plant support is attached to a container attachment.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the plant container will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the plant container 11 is one of a container body 12 having a bottomed rectangular box shape with an open upper end and two rectangular side walls facing each other in the width direction X in the container body 12. It is provided with a pair of magnets 14 provided on the outer surface of the side wall 13. The container body 12 is made of, for example, a transparent or translucent synthetic resin material. As an example, the container body 12 of the present embodiment is made of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin.

The pair of magnets 14 are provided at the upper ends of both ends of the container body 12 in the longitudinal direction Y on the outer surface of the side wall 13. The pair of magnets 14 have a disk shape, and a portion other than the surface opposite to the side wall 13 side thereof is covered with a bottomed circular box-shaped yoke 15. The pair of magnets 14 are fixed to the side wall 13 at the center thereof together with the yoke 15 by, for example, bolts and nuts.

A pair of drain holes 16 as an example of a drainage portion that limits the height of the water surface in the container body 12 when water is put into the container body 12 penetrates at a position between the pair of magnets 14 on the side wall 13. It is provided. As an example, the pair of drain holes 16 are arranged at a height of about 70% of the height of the side wall 13.

Next, the configuration of plants and the like housed in the plant container 11 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the plant container 11 is housed in a state where the plant 17 is supported by the plant support 18. The plant support 18 is composed of, for example, a water-absorbing sponge having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in a square view. In this case, the water-absorbing sponge is preferably an open-cell urethane foam. As an example, the size of the plant support 18 is set so that exactly four of the plant supports 18 can be accommodated side by side in the longitudinal direction Y in the container body 12.

The plant support 18 has a plurality of (eight in this embodiment) cuts 19 extending from the center toward the outer peripheral side on the upper surface 18a thereof. Each cut 19 extends radially when viewed from the upper surface 18a. Each cut 19 reaches from the upper surface 18a to the lower surface 18b of the plant support 18. One of the plurality of cuts 19 reaches one corner portion 20 of the plant support 18 when viewed from the upper surface 18a. Therefore, in the plant support 18, one cut 19 of one corner portion 20 opens in the horizontal direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the plant 17 is supported by the plant support 18, after the plant support 18 is made to absorb water, the cut 19 of the corner portion 20 of the plant support 18 is made. The plant support 18 is elastically deformed so as to open in the horizontal direction. Subsequently, the portion of the root 21 of the plant 17 in the state where the soil has been removed is inserted into the plant support 18.

After that, as shown in FIG. 2B, the plant 17 is supported by the plant support 18 by closing the open cut 19 of the corner portion 20 of the plant support 18 by an elastic restoring force. That is, the plant support 18 supports the plant 17 in a state where the root 21 portion of the plant 17 is housed in each cut 19 and the leaf 22 portion of the plant 17 is exposed to the outside.

Next, a container attachment to which the plant container 11 is attached by the attractive force of the pair of magnets 14 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the container attachment 23 is configured by a so-called A-type stand as an example. That is, the container attachment 23 is configured by connecting the upper ends of the pair of rectangular steel plates 24 with each other by a hinge (not shown). Since the steel plate 24 contains iron, which is a ferromagnet, it has a property that a magnet 14 is attached.

The surface of the steel plate 24 is a mounting surface 24a to which the plant container 11 can be mounted by the attractive force of the pair of magnets 14. That is, the mounting surface 24a is made of a material capable of attracting a pair of magnets 14 of the plant container 11. The mounting surface 24a is preferably colored, for example, white or black with a paint.

Next, the operation of the plant container 11 when used will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the plant container 11 is used to decorate an outdoor or indoor space with a plant 17, first, a pair of steel plates 24 of the container attachment 23 are opened at a predetermined angle on the floor. Stand on the surface. Subsequently, the plant container 11 is attached to the desired position on the attachment surface 24a of the container attachment 23 by the attractive force of the pair of magnets 14. Subsequently, a plurality of (four in this example) plant supports 18 in a state of supporting the plant 17 are housed side by side in the container body 12 of the plant container 11.

At this time, the plurality of plant supports 18 may all have different colors from each other, some of them may be different from others, or all of them may have the same color. Further, at this time, the plants 17 supported by the plurality of plant supports 18 may all be of different types, some of them may be different from others, and all of them are of the same type. You may.

Subsequently, water is put into the container body 12. At this time, since the container body 12 is colorless and transparent, the position of the water surface in the container body 12 can be visually confirmed from the side of the container body 12. Further, at this time, if too much water is put into the container body 12, the excess water is discharged from the pair of drain holes 16 to the outside of the container body 12. Therefore, an appropriate amount of water can be easily put into the container body 12.

As described above, the plant container 11 can be easily attached to the attachment surface 24a of the container attachment 23 by the attractive force of the pair of magnets 14, so that the outdoor or indoor space can be easily decorated with the plant 17. Can be done. Further, since the plant container 11 is attached to the attachment surface 24a of the container attachment 23 by the attractive force of the pair of magnets 14, the attachment position can be easily changed within the attachment surface 24a.

According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following effects are exhibited.
(1) The plant container 11 includes a container body 12 having a bottomed box shape with an open upper end, and a magnet 14 provided on the outer surface of the side wall 13 of the container body 12.

According to this configuration, the container body 12 can be easily attached to the attachment surface 24a made of a material capable of attracting the magnet 14 by the attractive force of the magnet 14.
(2) In the plant container 11, the side wall 13 of the container body 12 is provided with a drain hole 16 that limits the height of the water surface in the container body 12 when water is put into the container body 12.

According to this configuration, when too much water is put into the container body 12, the excess water is discharged from the drain hole 16. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the height of the water surface in the container body 12 from becoming higher than necessary. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the root 21 of the plant 17 housed in the container body 12 from rotting.

(3) In the plant container 11, the container body 12 is made of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin material.
According to this configuration, the height of the water surface in the container body 12 can be easily visually recognized from the side of the container body 12.

(4) The container mounting tool 23 has a mounting surface 24a to which the plant container 11 is mounted. The mounting surface 24a is made of a material to which the magnet 14 can be attracted.
According to this configuration, the container body 12 can be easily attached to the attachment surface 24a of the container attachment 23 by the attractive force of the magnet 14.

(Change example)
The above embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. Further, the above-described embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.

-The container body 12 is not limited to the colorless and transparent synthetic resin material, and may be made of a colored transparent, colored translucent, or colorless and translucent synthetic resin material.
-The container body 12 does not necessarily have to be made of a synthetic resin material. That is, the container body 12 may be made of, for example, glass, ceramic, metal, or the like.

-The number and arrangement of the drain holes 16 provided in the container body 12 may be changed as appropriate.
-The drain hole 16 in the container body 12 may be omitted.
-A notch may be provided at the upper end of the side wall 13 of the container body 12 as a drainage portion instead of the drainage hole 16.

-The shape of the magnet 14 is not limited to a disk shape, and may be, for example, a polygonal plate shape.
A synthetic resin pocket capable of accommodating the magnet 14 may be provided on the outer surface of the side wall 13 of the container body 12, and the magnet 14 may be attached to the container body 12 by accommodating the magnet 14 in the pocket.

-The plant support 18 may support the plant 17 with soil attached to the root 21. In this case, the plant support 18 is formed with a support hole (not shown) capable of accommodating and supporting the root 21 with soil instead of the plurality of cuts 19.

-The container fitting 23 may be made of a steel plate for hanging on a wall. In this case, the shape of the steel plate may be arbitrary.
-The length of the container body 12 in the longitudinal direction Y may be changed as appropriate. In this case, it is preferable to appropriately change the number and arrangement of the magnets 14 attached to the side wall 13 according to the length of the container body 12 in the longitudinal direction Y.

11 ... Plant container 12 ... Container body 13 ... Side wall 14 ... Magnet 15 ... York 16 ... Drainage hole as an example of drainage part 17 ... Plant 18 ... Plant support 18a ... Top surface 18b ... Bottom surface 19 ... Cut 20 ... Corner part 21 ... Root 22 ... Leaf 23 ... Container fixture 24 ... Steel plate 24a ... Mounting surface X ... Width direction Y ... Longitudinal direction

Claims (4)

A plant container that holds plants
A bottomed box-shaped container body with an open top and
A magnet provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the container body and
A container for plants characterized by being equipped with. The plant according to claim 1, wherein the side wall of the container body is provided with a drainage portion that limits the height of the water surface in the container body when water is put into the container body. Container for. The plant container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container body is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin material. A container mounting tool having a mounting surface on which the plant container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is mounted.
A container mounting tool, wherein the mounting surface is made of a material capable of attracting the magnet.

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