JP3881744B2 - Cut flower holder - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cut flower holder that is used in a cylindrical vase for inserting cut flowers and holds the cut flowers in an almost upright state.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Traditionally, cut flowers are inserted upright, and vases used as interiors in rooms, etc., and flowers attached to gravestones when visiting graves. Has been.
[0003]
These vases and flower stands have openings for inserting cut flowers, and the number of cut flowers to be inserted is determined according to the size of the openings.
On the other hand, when putting cut flowers in these vases and flower stands, it is common to place cut flowers with some allowance, without standing cut flowers in a state where the gaps in the openings are eliminated. It is.
[0004]
Here, when cut flowers are put in a vase, the cut flowers are often biased to either one of the openings due to the weight of the cut flowers, and it is difficult to make the cut flowers upright.
In particular, the flower stand prepared for the tombstone is often inserted into the flower stand by tying the stem part of the cut flower with a rubber band or string, or simply inserted without putting the cut flowers together, so it is biased to either one and the aesthetics are bad Become.
[0005]
In order to make the cut flowers stand upright, there are cases where the cut flowers are stabbed into a sword mountain and the sword mountain is placed at the bottom of a flower vase or a flower stand. In some cases, a mesh-like member is attached to the opening of a flower vase or a flower stand, and a cut flower is inserted into each of the parts separated by the member to make it stand upright. Further, the cut flower may be held by a clip or the like, and the clip may be fixed to a vase or a flower stand.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, if the cut flower is inserted into the vase as it is and the cut flower is biased to one side of the vase, there is a problem that the center of gravity of the vase is shifted and the vase falls down with some wind and the cut flower is scattered.
[0007]
In addition, the flower stand prepared for the gravestone has a problem that the wind is constantly blowing in the cemetery, and this wind causes the cut flowers to be scattered inside and outside the cemetery.
In addition, even when the cut flower is made upright using Kenzan, the retention force by Kenzan is very weak, so if a strong wind blows, the cut flower will come off and scatter.
[0008]
In addition, when inserting cut flowers one by one using a mesh-like member, it will certainly not scatter in some winds, but it is not possible to insert all cut flowers into the flower stand, and until all cut flowers are inserted There is a problem that it takes time and effort.
[0009]
Furthermore, when a cut flower is gripped with a clip or the like, there is a problem that a force is applied to a specific part of the cut flower and the cut flower rots from that part.
The present invention has been improved in view of the above matters.
[0010]
That is, it is a technical problem to provide a cut flower holder that allows a cut flower to stand upright and that does not scatter due to the influence of wind or the like even when the cut flower is inserted into a vase.
[0011]
Furthermore, it is a technical problem to provide a cut flower holder that does not require time and effort for converging cut flowers and makes the cut flowers last longer.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.
The cut flower holder according to the present invention is a cut flower holder that is housed in a cylindrical vase into which cut flowers are inserted and holds the cut flowers in an almost upright state.
[0013]
The cut flower holder is connected via a hinge, and provided with two opposing elastic bodies that rotate around the hinge to open and close, and the opening operation of the elastic body includes the two elastic bodies. When the body is controlled by abutting against the inner surface of the vase, and the two elastic bodies operate with a cut flower sandwiched between them, the two elastic bodies are caused by reaction forces that abut against the inner surface of the vase. The elastic body is urged in the closing direction to hold the cut flowers.
[0014]
According to the present invention, when a predetermined number of cut flowers are inserted into a space formed by two cut flower holding members, the opposed cut flower holding members are widened by resistance due to the cut flowers.
When the cut flower holder is inserted into the vase together with the cut flower, the cut flower holding member comes into contact with the inner wall of the vase and the reaction force of the inner wall is transmitted to the cut flower holding member. Then, the cut flowers are held with a strong force due to the elastic force of the cut flower holding member, and the cut flower holding member further spreads due to the resistance by the cut flowers, and the contact force of the cut flower holding member to the inner wall of the vase becomes stronger. The cut flower holder itself is fixed in close contact with the vase.
[0015]
In addition, the cylindrical vase includes not only a hollow cylinder but also a polyhedron such as a truncated cylinder, a truncated cone, a truncated pyramid or a cuboid, and it is considered that cut flowers can be inserted inside it. Vases are included. Furthermore, cut flowers include not only fresh flowers but also artificial flowers.
[0016]
Next, the cut flower holder may be formed by bending the plate with the elastic body. Here, it is preferable that one end is connected via a hinge, and the other end is curved toward the left and right front with the hinge as a center, and opposite U-shaped plates are folded back into the inner space at the tip.
[0017]
Furthermore, this cut flower holder may integrally mold the elastic body with a porous elastic material. Here, it is preferable to attach one end of the opposing C-shaped porous elastic material via a hinge.
[0018]
Next, the cut flower holder according to the present invention is a cut flower holder that is housed in a cylindrical vase into which cut flowers are inserted and holds the cut flowers in an almost upright state.
Then, one end is connected via a hinge, and the other end is attached to each of two holding members that can be opened and closed around the hinge, and two outer wall surfaces of the holding member, and is in contact with the inner wall of the vase. And an elastic body that biases the holding member in the closing direction.
[0019]
Here, when the holding members facing each other by putting cut flowers in the space between the two holding members are spread, the reaction force by the inner wall of the vase is transmitted to the holding member via the elastic body. It holds cut flowers and keeps them almost upright.
[0020]
According to the present invention, when a predetermined number of cut flowers are inserted into a space formed by two holding members, the cut flowers become resistance and the opposing holding members are expanded.
When the cut flower holder is inserted into the vase along with the cut flowers, the elastic bodies attached to the outer wall surfaces of the holding members abut against the inner wall of the vase, and the reaction force by the inner wall is transmitted to the holding member via the elastic bodies. The Then, a force is applied in the direction of closing the holding member by the elastic force of the elastic body. As a result, the cut flowers are held with a stronger force.
[0021]
Furthermore, the cut flower becomes a greater resistance, and a force acts in the direction of expanding the holding member, so that the holding member's abutting force against the inner wall of the vase becomes stronger and the cut flower holder itself is fixed in close contact with the vase.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the cut flower holders 1 and 10 according to Embodiments 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
(1) First, the cut flower holder 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the cut flower holder 1 has one end in the longitudinal direction of a plate connected via a hinge 2, and a semi-cylindrical abutting curved inward from the hinge 2 toward the front. It is formed by two cut flower holding members 3 and 3 having portions 3a and 3a, folded portions 3b and 3b that are folded back from the tip toward the hinge 2, and having holding portions 3c and 3c that are curved in an equal circle shape. ing.
[0023]
Here, the cut flower holding members 3 and 3 are integrally formed by bending a plate body, and predetermined spaces 6 and 6 are provided between the contact portions 3a and 3a and the holding portions 3c and 3c. This is so that the holding portions 3c and 3c of the cut flower holding members 3 and 3 can freely bend in the direction of the contact portions 3a and 3a.
[0024]
The folded-back portions 3b and 3b have a role of an elastic body that urges a force to always separate the holding portions 3c and 3c from the contact portions 3a and 3a.
Next, the cut flower holding member 3, 3 has a circumference that is substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the circumference of the inner wall of the flower vase 4 so that it can be inserted into the flower vase 4 even when the folded portions 3 b, 3 b are in contact with each other. It is preferable to have
[0025]
The cut flower holder 1 has a shape that is slightly tapered from the upper part to the lower part in the length direction so as to match the shape of the flower container 4, and has almost the same height as the flower container 4. is there.
[0026]
However, the height of the cut flower holder 1 does not have to be the same as the height of the vase 4, and the size can be freely determined as long as it is smaller than the height of the vase 4.
[0027]
The two cut flower holding members 3 and 3 are folded back to the hinge 2 side, but the terminal ends of the holding portions 3c and 3c are not connected to the hinge 2 again, but are spaced apart from each other.
[0028]
Here, the predetermined interval is opened because the holding portions 3c and 3c are easily bent toward the contact portions 3a and 3a due to the resistance of the stem of the cut flower 6.
In addition, although the termination | terminus of holding | maintenance part 3c, 3c may contact contact part 3a, 3a, it does not connect to contact part 3a, 3a. Even in this case, it is necessary to provide predetermined spaces 6 and 6 between the holding portions 3c and 3c and the contact portions 3a and 3a.
[0029]
The cut flower holder 1 folds the cut flower holding members 3 and 3 around the hinge 2 as shown in FIG. 2 and holds the stem of the cut flower 5 in the space formed by the cut flower holding members 3 and 3.
[0030]
Here, as shown in FIG. 3, when the cut flower 5 is held, the folded portions 3b and 3b act as an elastic body, so that the holding parts 3c and 3c are bent in the direction of the contact parts 3a and 3a by the resistance of the stem of the cut flower 5. Then, this action causes the cut flower holding members 3 and 3 themselves to spread outward.
[0031]
When the cut flower holder 1 is inserted into the vase 4 as shown in FIG. 6, the contact portions 3a and 3a of the cut flower holding members 3 and 3 hit the inner wall 4a of the vase 4, and the pressure from the inner wall 4a of the vase 4 is cut flower. Join the holding members 3 and 3. On the contrary, the pressure from the vase 4 acts to close the cut flower holding members 3 and 3 inward.
[0032]
Therefore, the holding parts 3c and 3c of the cut flower holder 1 hold the stem of the cut flower 5 more strongly due to the reaction by the vase 4. Further, when the holding portions 3c and 3c are bent in the direction of the contact portions 3a and 3a, the cut flower holding members 3 and 3 act so that the contact force against the inner wall 4a of the vase 4 becomes stronger. That is, due to the resistance of the stem of the cut flower 5 and the pressure from the inner wall 4 a of the flower vase 4, the cut flower holding members 3, 3 are sandwiched between the two, and the inner wall 4 a of the vase 4 is strongly adhered and fixed.
[0033]
Next, the vase 4 into which the cut flower holder 1 is inserted has an opening for inserting the cut flower 5 in its upper part as shown in FIG. 4 and has a certain height so that the cut flower 5 can be supported. It is the column shape which made hollow. And it is the shape which made the taper a little from the upper part of the length direction to the lower part.
[0034]
And the material which forms the cut flower holder 1 can use a metal or a synthetic resin. In addition, it is preferable to use a copper plate or a stainless steel plate for the metal, and it is preferable to use a plastic for the synthetic resin, but there is no particular limitation on the material.
[0035]
Moreover, the material of the vase 4 can also use a metal, a synthetic resin, glass, etc., and there is no limitation about a material.
Next, the cut flower holder 1 is connected to one end in the length direction through a hinge 2 (not shown), and continues from the hinge 2 to the front, and is bent inward in two semi-cylindrical perforations. You may form with a material elastic body.
[0036]
Here, urethane foam or the like having a certain degree of hardness can be used for the porous elastic body. Further, synthetic rubber or elastic synthetic resin can be used as the elastic body.
[0037]
Next, when formed with a porous elastic body, when the cut flower 5 is held, the porous elastic body tends to spread outward due to the resistance of the stem of the cut flower 5. When the cut flower holder 1 is inserted into the flower container 4, the outer wall of the porous elastic body hits the inner wall 4a of the flower container 4, and pressure from the inner wall 4a of the flower container 4 is applied to the porous elastic body. Then, the pressure from the vase 4 acts to close the porous elastic body inward.
[0038]
Therefore, the porous elastic body holds the stem of the cut flower 5 more strongly due to the reaction by the flower vase 4, and the contact force against the inner wall 4a of the flower vase 4 becomes stronger due to the resistance of the stem.
[0039]
Moreover, since force is uniformly applied to the whole stem of the cut flower 5 by setting it as such a structure, it can prevent decay from a specific site | part and can make the cut flower 5 last long.
[0040]
Furthermore, the cut flowers 5 can be easily gathered by the cut flower holder 1 without taking time and effort.
(2) Next, the cut flower holder 10 according to the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the cut flower holder 10 has two half-cylindrical holding members 12 which are connected to one end in the length direction of a plate body via a hinge 11 and curved from the hinge 11 to the left and right front. , 12 and semi-cylindrical elastic bodies 13 and 13 curved toward the left and right front so that both ends abut against the inner wall of the vase 14.
[0041]
The elastic bodies 13 and 13 are configured such that the center of the outer edge length of the holding members 12 and 12 in the short direction and the center of the outer edge length of the elastic bodies 13 and 13 in the short direction are back to back. It is attached to the outer wall of the holding members 12, 12.
[0042]
Here, in order to attach the elastic bodies 13, 13 to the holding members 12, 12, the respective contacts are connected by three hooks 15. In addition, the connection method may weld both or may be attached with a screw.
[0043]
Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the outer edge length of the elastic bodies 13, 13 in the short direction so that both ends of the elastic bodies 13, 13 can be inserted into the flower container 14 while abutting against the inner wall 14 a of the flower container 14. Is preferably adjusted.
[0044]
The cut flower holder 10 has a shape that is slightly tapered from the upper part to the lower part in the length direction so as to match the shape of the flower container 14, and has almost the same height as the flower container 14. is there.
[0045]
Next, when the cut flower 5 is held by the holding members 12 and 12 as shown in FIG. When the cut flower holder 10 is inserted into the flower container 14, both ends of the elastic bodies 13, 13 hit the inner wall 14 a of the flower container 14, and the pressure from the inner wall 14 a of the flower container 14 is held via the elastic bodies 13, 13. To join. Then, by the pressure from the vase 14, the holding members 12 and 12 act so as to shrink inward. Therefore, the holding members 12 and 12 hold the stem of the cut flower 5 more strongly due to the reaction by the vase 14.
[0046]
By the way, since the elastic bodies 13 and 13 are curved from one end to the other end, if pressure is applied to both ends so as to widen the elastic bodies 13 and 13, there is a force that narrows both ends of the elastic bodies 13 and 13. Arise. That is, when the elastic bodies 13 and 13 are in strong contact with the inner wall 14a of the vase 14 and pressure is applied to both ends, the elastic bodies 13 and 13 exhibit a spring function.
[0047]
Next, since the substantially symmetrical holding members 12 and 12 are connected via the hinge 11, it has the cut flower holder 10 with the cut flower 5 in one hand and the vase 14 in the other hand. Can be set easily without applying.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the cut flower holder formed by the hinge and the elastic body makes the cut flower almost upright. It adheres to the inner wall of the vase and is fixed to the vase with the cut flowers, so it will not scatter due to the influence of wind or the like.
[0049]
Furthermore, it takes no effort to converge the cut flowers and set the cut flowers on the holder, and the force is applied almost uniformly to the entire stem of the cut flowers, so that the cut flowers can be made to last for a long time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a perspective view of a cut flower holder according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cut flower holder according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a cut flower holder according to Embodiment 1. FIG. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the vase. Fig. 5 is an operation diagram of inserting the cut flower holder according to the first embodiment into the vase. Fig. 6 is a cut flower holder according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cut flower holder according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 8 is a top view of a cut flower holder according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 9 is a cut flower according to Embodiment 2. Operation diagram for inserting the holder into the vase [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cut flower holder 2 ... Hinge 3 ... Cut flower holding member 4 ... Flower container 5 ... Cut flower 6 ... Space 10 ... Cut flower holder 11 ... Hinge 12 ... Holding member 13 ... elastic body 14 ... vase 15 ... 鋲

Claims (4)

A cut flower holder for storing a cut flower in a cylindrical vase to hold the cut flower in an almost upright state,
Two opposing elastic bodies that are connected via a hinge and rotate around the hinge to open and close are provided, and the opening operation of the elastic body is that the two elastic bodies abut against the inner surface of the vase When the two elastic bodies operate while holding the cut flower between them, the two elastic bodies are urged in the closing direction by a reaction force that abuts against the inner surface of the vase. A cut flower holder characterized by holding a cut flower. The cut flower holder according to claim 1, wherein the elastic body is formed by bending a plate. The cut flower holder according to claim 1, wherein the elastic body is integrally formed of a porous elastic material. A cut flower holder for storing a cut flower in a cylindrical vase to hold the cut flower in an almost upright state,
One end is connected via a hinge, and the other end is attached to each of two holding members that can be opened and closed around the hinge, and the outer wall surfaces of the two holding members, and abuts against the inner wall of the vase to hold the holding An elastic body that urges the member in the closing direction, and when the holding members facing each other are expanded by putting cut flowers in the space between the two holding members, the reaction force by the inner wall of the vase is A cut flower holder, wherein the cut flower holder is transmitted to the holding member through an elastic body to hold the cut flower, and the cut flower is maintained in an almost upright state.

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