JP3338689B2 - Flowerpots and flowerpot units - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention is suitable for cultivating various kinds of herbs, plants with short stems such as pansies and julians, and strawberries. About possible flowerpots.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of flower pots for cultivating flowers, plants and the like have been provided. Also, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-313551, a flower pot that can be cultivated even when stacked is provided.

FIG. 12 shows such a flower pot 1 that can be stacked, in which flower pot bodies 2 having the same shape are sequentially stacked.

As shown in FIG. 12A, the flowerpot body 2 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and has a plurality of cutout grooves 2a which open upward at the upper edge thereof. The end surface 2b of the upper edge is a mounting surface for stacking.

In such a configuration, FIG.
As shown in (2), the soil 3 and the seedling 4 are put into the flowerpot body 2 and the leaves of the seedling 4 are projected radially from the cutout groove 2a. Then, as shown in FIG. 12 (C), the seedlings 4 are superimposed on the upper flowerpot
Can be stacked without being crushed.

[0006]

However, in the flowerpot constructed as described above, the seedlings 4 grow radially, that is, laterally, so that they are not suitable for plants growing upward. Had occurred.

[0007] In addition, there is another problem that the overall appearance is impaired because the products having the same shape and size are simply stacked.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a flowerpot which can be applied to plants growing in any of horizontal, downward and upward directions in order to solve the above problems.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a flower pot unit that can improve the appearance when stacked.

[0010]

In order to achieve the object, a flower pot according to claim 1 is provided with a bottomed main body having an inverted truncated polygonal pyramid shape opened upward, and each of the bottomed main body. A mounting portion that protrudes inward from the center of the upper side, and a distance between vertices formed on the upper surface of the mounting portion and expanded inward and adjacent to each other, the distance between the bottoms of the bottomed main body portion The gist is that it has a concave portion substantially equal to the distance between adjacent vertices, and a space formed below the mounting portion by offsetting the wall surface of the bottomed main body inward. And

In the flowerpot according to the first aspect of the present invention, the stacking is possible by engaging the bottom of another flowerpot with the recess formed in the flowerpot, and the recess is provided with the bottomed flowerpot body. Because it is formed on the mounting part that protrudes from the center of the upper side, there is no upper flower pot above the periphery of the corner of the lower flower pot, and it turns upside down around the corner of this lower flower pot It is possible to plant a plant that grows in either direction.

A flowerpot unit according to a second aspect of the present invention is a flowerpot unit in which a plurality of flowerpot bodies having different sizes or different shapes are stacked, wherein the flowerpot body has a bottomed main body that is open upward. A mounting portion projecting inward from the center of each upper side of the bottomed main body, a concave portion formed on the upper surface of the mounting portion and expanding inward, and a wall surface of the bottomed main body; And a space formed below the placement portion by offsetting inward, and the recessed portion of the lower flowerpot main body has the bottomed main body portion of the upper flowerpot main body in the concave portion of the lower flowerpot main body. The point is that the distance between adjacent vertices of the concave portion of the lower flowerpot body and the distance between adjacent vertices of the bottom of the upper flowerpot body are substantially equal so that the bottom portion is engaged.

In the above-described flowerpot unit, since the size or shape of the lower flowerpot body and the size or shape of the upper flowerpot body are different, the lower flowerpot body is not used. It is possible to easily set a portion where the upper flowerpot main body does not exist, and to plant a plant that grows in any of the vertical and horizontal directions in this portion. In addition, since the sizes and shapes are different, it is possible to give an overall change different from a single-shape stack, and it is possible to improve the design.

[0014] flowerpot unit according to claim 3, wherein
In the above item 2, the flowerpot main body moves the bottomed main body portion upward.
The gist of the present invention is to form a truncated pyramid shape that is open in the opposite direction and that is inverted .

The flowerpot unit according to claim 4, wherein
In claim 2, the flowerpot body includes the bottomed body portion,
The gist of the invention is that it has a prismatic shape that opens upward .

[0016] In the flower pot unit according to claim 3 or 4, while having a simple shape,
Vertical stacking design can be facilitated.

[0017]

Next, an embodiment of a flowerpot according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a flowerpot 10 of the present invention. The flower pot 10 has a bottom 11 having a substantially square shape, and a wall 12 raised so as to be inclined outward from each side of the bottom 11.
These form a bottomed main body having a truncated pyramid shape that is upside down.

A plurality of porous drain holes 11a are formed at a plurality of predetermined locations on the bottom portion 11. Also, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the legs 13
Is protruding.

At the center of the upper side 12a of each wall 12, there is formed a mounting portion 12b projecting inward. The mounting portion 12b is formed with a concave portion 12c that expands and opens at a right angle inward. Further, the wall surface 12 is integrally formed with a concave wall surface 12e that is offset inward so as to form a space 12d below the mounting portion 12b. Furthermore, when lifting the flowerpot 10 for movement or the like, the bottom surface of the mounting portion 12b also serves as a grip portion in which a hand (fingertip) is inserted into the space portion 12d, and has a concave wall surface 12e.
Rigidity is ensured in cooperation with.

The bottom portion 11 has a lower end of the concave wall surface 12e and does not have a substantially square shape, but has a regular square shape when each vertex is connected. The distance L1 between the vertices T1 adjacent to each other of the concave portion 12c is set to be equal to or longer than the distance L2 between the vertices T2 adjacent to each other in the leg portion 13.

At this time, if the distance L2 between the vertices is longer than the distance L1 'between the centers of the open ends of the adjacent recesses 12c, the plant pot 10 can be placed (stacked) upward. Considering the stability at the time, it is preferable that they are the same or substantially the same.

FIG. 2 shows a second flowerpot 20 of the present invention. The flower pot 20 has a bottomed main body having a prismatic shape with a substantially square bottom 21 and a wall surface 22 raised from each side of the bottom 21.

A plurality of water drain holes 21a are formed at a plurality of predetermined locations on the bottom 21. Also, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, from the bottom side corner of the bottom 21,
Is protruding.

At the center of the upper side 22a of each wall 22, there is formed a mounting portion 22b projecting inward. The mounting portion 22b is formed with a concave portion 22c that expands and opens at a right angle inward. In addition, the wall surface 22 is integrally formed with a concave wall surface 22e offset inward so as to form a space 22d below the mounting portion 22b. Further, the bottom surface of the mounting portion 22b also serves as a grip portion for inserting a hand (fingertip) into the space portion 22d when lifting the flowerpot 20 for movement or the like, and the concave wall surface 22e.
Rigidity is ensured in cooperation with.

The bottom 21 has a lower end of the concave wall surface 22e and does not have a substantially square shape, but has a regular square shape when each vertex is connected. In addition, the distance L3 between adjacent vertices of the concave portion 22c is equal to the distance L2 between vertices of the leg portion 13 of the flowerpot 10, or the distance L2 between vertices is substantially the same in the direction shorter than the distance L3 between vertices. The detailed dimensional conditions are the same as the distance L1 between vertices).

FIG. 5 shows a third flowerpot 30 of the present invention. The component of the flowerpot 30 is the same as that of the above-described second flowerpot 20 except that the size in plan view is different (the height is not specified). That is, the flowerpot 30 has a substantially square bottom 31 and a wall 3 raised from each side of the bottom 31.
2 form a bottomed main body having a prismatic shape.

A plurality of water drain holes 31a are formed at a plurality of predetermined locations on the bottom 31. A leg 33 protrudes from the bottom side corner of the bottom 31.

At the center of the upper side 32a of each wall 32, there is formed a mounting portion 32b projecting inward. The mounting portion 32b is formed with a concave portion 32c that expands and opens at a right angle inward. Further, the wall surface 32 is integrally formed with a concave wall surface 32e that is offset inward so as to form a space 32d below the mounting portion 32b. Further, the bottom surface of the mounting portion 32b also serves as a grip portion in which a hand (fingertip) is inserted into the space portion 32d when the flowerpot 30 is lifted for movement or the like.
Rigidity is ensured in cooperation with.

The bottom 31 has a lower end of the concave wall surface 32e and does not have a substantially square shape, but has a regular square shape when each vertex is connected. The distance L4 between adjacent vertices of the leg portion 33 matches the distance L1 between the vertices L1 and L3 with respect to the concave portions 12c and 22c of the flower pots 10 and 20, or the distance L4 between vertices is shorter than the distance L1 and L3 between vertices. The directions are almost the same.

FIG. 6 shows a third flowerpot 40 of the present invention. The flower pot 40 has a bottomed main body having a prismatic shape with a substantially square bottom 41 and a wall surface 42 raised from each side of the bottom 41.

A plurality of water drain holes 41a are formed at a plurality of predetermined locations on the bottom portion 41. A leg 43 protrudes from a bottom side corner of the bottom 41.

A mounting portion 42b is formed in the center of two opposing upper sides 42a of the upper side 42a of the wall surface 42 so as to protrude inward. The wall surface 42 is integrally formed with a concave wall surface 42e that is offset inward so as to form a space 42d below the mounting portion 42b. Further, the bottom surface of the placement portion 42b also serves as a grip portion for inserting a hand (fingertip) into the space portion 42d when lifting the flowerpot 40 for movement or the like. Also, the placing section 42
b to secure the strength when lifting.
May be configured.

The bottom portion 41 has a lower end of the concave wall surface 42e and does not have a substantially square shape, but has a regular square shape when each vertex is connected. The distance L6 between the vertices of the leg 43 adjacent to each other is the same as the distance L5 between the vertices of the concave portion 32c of the flowerpot 30 or the distance L6 between vertices is substantially the same in the direction shorter than the distance L5 between vertices. .

In such a configuration, each of the flower pots 10,
When 20, 30, and 40 are not used, FIG.
As shown in (A) and (B), flower pot 2
0, the flowerpot 10, the flowerpot 30, and the flowerpot 40 can be set without being bulky by being nested.

At this time, since the concave wall surface 20e of the flower pot 20 and the space 10d of the flower pot 10 are engaged with each other, not only the compactness of the housed state with the flower pots 20 and 10 is maintained, but also the storage time is reduced. Stability at the time of movement in a set state such as when used can be maintained.

On the other hand, when each of the flower pots 10, 20, 30, and 40 is used, as shown in FIGS.
Then, the flange portions of the upper sides 12a, 22a, 32a and 42a and the legs 13, 23, 33 and 43 are not shown).
In order from the bottom, the flower pot 20, the flower pot 10, the flower pot 30, and the flower pot 40 can be stacked and used in a unit state.

That is, the flower pot 1 is inserted into the recess 22c of the flower pot 20.
The first leg 13 of the flowerpot 30 is engaged with the concave portion 12c of the flowerpot 10 and the leg 43 of the flowerpot 40 is engaged with the concave portion 32c of the flowerpot 30.

At this time, the flower pots 20, 10, 30, 40
Are engaged with each other by 90 ° in the upper and lower relations. Due to this shift, the plantable space S1 (four places) where the flowerpot 10 does not exist above the flowerpot 20 and the flowerpot where the flowerpot 30 does not exist above the flowerpot 10 The possible space S2 (four places) and the plantable space S3 (four places) where the flowerpot 40 does not exist above the flowerpot 30 are formed. In addition, flowerpot 40
Is the highest order, and the entire upper surface is a plantable space S4.

The plantable space S1 and the plantable space S
2. The plantable space S2 and the plantable space S3 are shifted by 90 °. Therefore, it is possible to prevent interference between the plants planted in the plantable space S1, the plants planted in the plantable space S2, and the plants planted in the plantable space S2 and the plants planted in the plantable space S3.

Further, each of the plantable spaces S1, S2, S3
Since the space portions 12d, 32d, and 42d of the flower pots 10, 30, and 40 located above are located above, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the plants P1, planted in the plantable space S1 The spread of the branches and leaves of P2 is allowed.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which four different types of flower pots 10, 20, 30, and 40 are used for each one has been described, but the number of use (number of stages) can be freely combined. In particular, in the case of the flowerpot 10, it is possible to stack a plurality of stages by using a single kind thereof.

The same kind of flower pots 10, 20, 30,
As a combination of stacking (units) when two or more 40s are not used, the following combinations (lower to upper) can be considered.

In the case of two-stage stacking, a combination of (1) flowerpot 10 → flowerpot 30 (2) flowerpot 20 → flowerpot 30 (3) flowerpot 20 → flowerpot 10 (4) flowerpot 30 → flowerpot 40.

In the case of three-stage stacking, a combination of (1) flowerpot 10 → flowerpot 30 → flowerpot 40 (2) flowerpot 20 → flowerpot 30 → flowerpot 40 (3) flowerpot 20 → flowerpot 10 → flowerpot 30

In the case of four-stage stacking, (1) a combination of the flowerpot 20 → the flowerpot 10 → the flowerpot 30 → the flowerpot 40.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the flower pots 10 having the truncated square push-up shapes in the opposite direction and the flower pots 20, 30, and 40 having the square pillar shapes having different sizes are disclosed.
Truncated triangular shape, truncated pentagonal shape, truncated hexagonal shape
-Other truncated polygonal pyramids, such as triangular prisms, pentagonal prisms, hexagonal prisms, etc., are polygonal prisms (preferably regular polygons) or have different numbers of corners. It may be a combination. Although not included in the concept of a polygon, a column can be used as long as it is not a column alone.

[0048]

As described above, in the flowerpot according to the first aspect, a bottomed main body having an inverted truncated polygonal pyramid shape opening upward and a center of each upper side of the bottomed main body are provided. A mounting portion that protrudes inward from and a distance between vertices formed on the upper surface of the mounting portion and expanding inward and adjacent to each other is adjacent to each other at the bottom of the bottomed main body portion By providing a concave portion substantially equal to the distance between the vertices and a space formed below the placing portion by offsetting the wall surface of the bottomed main body inward, sideways, The present invention can be applied to plants that grow in any of downward and upward directions.

The plant pot unit according to claim 2 is a flower pot unit in which a plurality of flower pot bodies having different sizes or shapes are stacked, wherein the flower pot body has a bottomed main body portion opened upward, A mounting portion projecting inward from the center of each upper side of the bottomed main body, a concave portion formed on the upper surface of the mounting portion and expanding inward, And a space formed below the placement portion by offsetting the wall surface inward, and the bottomed main body portion of the upper flowerpot body in the concave portion of the lower flowerpot body. As the bottoms of the lower pots are engaged, the distance between adjacent vertices of the concave portion of the lower flowerpot main body and the distance between adjacent vertices of the lower portion of the upper flowerpot main body that are adjacent to each other are substantially equal, thereby stacking. To improve the appearance Can.

Further, in the case of a housing situation where land and living space are narrow, it is possible to reduce the installation space and to make effective use of other spaces by stacking, and in a housing situation where the land and living space are large. In such a case, it is possible to realize a spacious use by single use.

Further, since a plurality of or a plurality of types of flowerpot bodies can be nested, it is possible to improve the ease of transportation and the storability during transportation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a flowerpot according to an embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a plan view of a first flowerpot, and (B) is a front view of the first flowerpot.

2A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 3A is a plan view of a second flowerpot,
(B) is a front view of the second flowerpot.

4A is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 5A is a plan view of a third flowerpot.
(B) is a front view of the third flowerpot.

FIG. 6 (A) is a plan view of a fourth flowerpot,
(B) is a front view of the fourth flowerpot.

FIG. 7A is a plan view in which first to fourth flower pots are stored in a nested state, and FIG. 7B is a front view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the first to fourth flowerpots in a stacked state.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the first to fourth flowerpots in a stacked state.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the first to fourth flowerpots in a stacked state.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a usage example in a state where a plant is planted.

12A and 12B show a conventional flowerpot, wherein FIG. 12A is a perspective view of a flowerpot in a stacked state, FIG. 12B is a perspective view of a flowerpot in a state where seedlings are planted, and FIG. It is a perspective view of a flowerpot.

[Explanation of symbols]

 T1 ... Vertex T2 ... Vertex 10 ... Flower pot 11 ... Bottom part 12 ... Wall surface 12a ... Top side 12b ... Placement part 12c ... Depression 12d ... Space part 12e ... Concave wall surface 20 ... Flower pot 21 ... Bottom part 22 ... Wall surface 22a ... Top side 22b ... Placement Part 22c ... concave part 22d ... space part 22e ... concave wall surface 30 ... flowerpot 31 ... bottom part 32 ... wall surface 32a ... top side 32b ... mounting part 32c ... concave part 32d ... space part 32e ... concave wall surface 40 ... flowerpot 41 ... bottom part 42 ... wall surface 42a ... Top side 42b ... Placement part 42c ... Concave part 42d ... Space part 42e ... Concave wall surface

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] An inverted truncated polygonal pyramid-shaped bottomed main body opening upward, a mounting portion projecting inward from the center of each upper side of the bottomed main body, and a mounting portion of the mounting portion. A concave portion formed on the upper surface and expanded inward and having a distance between adjacent vertices substantially equal to a distance between adjacent vertices on the bottom of the bottomed main body portion; and a wall surface of the bottomed main body portion. And a space formed below the placement portion by offsetting the inward direction. 2. A flower pot unit comprising a plurality of flower pot bodies having different sizes or shapes stacked on each other, wherein the flower pot body has a bottomed main body portion that is open upward, and an inside of the bottomed main body portion that extends from the center of each upper side of the bottomed main body portion. The mounting portion protruding toward the mounting portion, the concave portion formed on the upper surface of the mounting portion and expanding inward, and the wall surface of the bottomed main body portion is offset inward. And a space formed below the placing part, and the lower part of the lower body part of the upper flower pot body is engaged with the concave part of the lower flower pot body. A flower pot unit, wherein a distance between adjacent vertices of the concave portion of the flower pot main body is substantially equal to a distance between adjacent vertices of the bottom portion of the upper flower pot main body. 3. A flowerpot unit smell of claim 2
Te, the flowerpot body, flowerpot unit, characterized in that a truncated pyramid shape in the opposite direction that opens the bottom body portion upward. 4. A flowerpot unit smell of claim 2
Te, the flowerpot body, flowerpot unit, characterized in that a polygonal shape which is open the bottom body portion upward.