JP4060266B2 - Water supply box for shipping cut flowers - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a cardboard box for shipping cut flowers.

Traditionally, cut flowers are usually shipped to the market in shipping cardboard boxes, but flowers with low water absorption, such as chrysanthemums, last longer, but cut flowers with high water absorption, such as roses, will wither quickly. In summer, the product value is lost in about 12 hours and the product value is lost.
Therefore, such cut flowers that absorb a lot of water are taken out of the box as soon as they arrive at the market, carefully stored in a bucket filled with water so that they do not wither, and are stored in a dedicated pallet for movement within the venue. It is on display.

Further, when a transaction is performed between markets, the bucket is once replaced with a box and brought into the next market, where the same in-place storage is performed.
As such, the management work with buckets in the market is very laborious and cumbersome, and this is one of the factors that make it impossible to provide products to consumers at low cost.

Therefore, for example, a method has been proposed in which a cut end of a cut flower stalk is inserted into a water retention material storage bag and stored in a cardboard box (see Patent Document 1). Many flowers have a limited amount of water, and if they are replaced with water, they may leak when the box is laid down.
JP 2001-163701 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a water supply box for shipping cut flowers that can be sucked into a cut flower while being placed in a cardboard box and can be safely transported without water leakage even when the box is placed sideways. To do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the cut flower shipping box of the present invention has a band insertion hole formed by cutting out from a part of the bottom side to form a pair of tongue pieces on the left and right side surfaces of the cut flower cardboard box and bending the tongue pieces. A cylindrical stem pillow having a height of about half the depth of the corrugated cardboard box in which inclined pieces are arranged on the left and right so as to face the band insertion hole is disposed, and is divided by the stem pillow and the box Place the water bag with the stalk of the cut bouquet on the narrow space side, place the close part of the water bag on the stem pillow, wrap around the band through the band insertion hole and tighten the band It is configured as a feature.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration described above, the stem pillow is formed by bending cardboard into a rectangular tube shape, and cutting the length of a tongue piece on both sides of the upper surface of the bent corner. Features.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the above-described configuration, the stem pillow is provided with an upright piece having a slight width near the upper surface of both end portions and rising up to the height of the stem pillow.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the above configuration, an extension base is provided on the upper surface of the stem pillow so as to project toward a narrow space defined by the stem pillow.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the above-described configuration, an attached sheet is put on a tightening portion of a band of the water bag.

The present invention is configured as described above, and is capable of absorbing water while the cut flowers are placed in a cardboard box. The drained water bag does not leak and can transport a bundle of cut flowers with peace of mind.
Even when packing, it is sufficient to tighten the band by making a round of the box through the stem pillow on which the mouth bag portion of the water bag is placed and the band insertion hole facing it.
In the market, you can open the lid in the box and display it in a paddle, and when you move to the next market, you can easily move it without transferring it to a bucket.
And since it has become possible to continue supplying water to the cut flowers for a long time from the producer through the market to the retail store, the cut flowers can be provided to the consumer without reducing the freshness.
In the meantime, the cut flowers can be stored very easily because they can be kept standing in the box.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is a mushroom-shaped tongue piece formed by cutting out a bottom edge 1a of a rectangular cut flower cardboard box 1 from one side in the longitudinal direction while cutting off the bottom edge 1a. 2 and the tongue piece 2 is bent to form the band insertion holes 4 and 4.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stem pillow 3 is formed into a cylindrical shape with corrugated cardboard having a height about half the depth of the cut flower cardboard box 1 and the same length as the inner width of the box. .
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the cut end of the cut bouquet stem is inserted into the water bag 6 that does not leak, and the portion close to the mouth 6 a of the water bag 6 is placed on the stem pillow 3.
A band 5 made of PP or the like that bypasses the bottom surface of the box through the band insertion holes 4 and 4 appearing by bending the tongue piece 2 is tightened and tightened so that the cut bouquet can be fixed.

As for the stem pillow 4, it is desirable that the corrugated cardboard is bent and formed into a rectangular tube shape, and the inclined pieces 7a are formed by making cuts 7 about the length of the tongue piece 2 on both sides of the upper surface of the bent corner. Further, an upright piece 8 having a slight width near the upper surface of the both ends of the stem pillow 4 and standing up to the height of the stem pillow 4 is provided, and further, the stem pillow 4 is partitioned by the stem pillow 3 on the upper surface of the stem pillow 4. Further, it is possible to adopt a form such as one provided with an extension base 9 protruding toward the narrow space.
The stem pillow 4 with the cut 7 is an inclined piece by bending the upper surface of both ends of the stem pillow 4 downward through the band insertion holes 4 and 4 to the cut 7 when the cut bouquet is fixed with the band 5. 7a is formed, and the tongue piece 2 can be tilted inside the box so as to overlap the inclined piece 7a so that the band 5 can be easily hung, and the stem pillow 4 can be fixed while preventing the cardboard box 1 from being displaced.
Further, when the upright piece 8 is provided on the stem pillow 4, the cut bouquet can be easily moved to the center, and when the corrugated cardboard box 1 is inclined, the mouth 6 a of the water bag 6 becomes higher by the width of the upright piece 8, thereby preventing water leakage. become.
Furthermore, when the extension base 9 is provided on the stem pillow 4, even if the cardboard box 1 is inclined slightly upside down, the water bag 6 accumulates between the extension base 9 and the side surface of the stem pillow 4 as shown in FIG. 3. , Water leakage is prevented.

In addition, if the band 5 tightening portion of the water bag 6 is covered with the attached paper 11, the stem of the cut flower is not damaged and water leakage due to the backflow can be prevented.
In addition, if the constriction 10 for rubber | gum hanging is provided in the tip of the said tongue piece 2, a cut bouquet can be simply fixed with the rubber band.

Industrial applicability

  The cardboard box of the present invention is used for cut flowers, but may be used for shipping fresh flowers and seedlings.

  It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of this invention.   It is a vertical side view which shows the use condition of the standing state.   It is a vertical side view which shows the use condition of the state laid down.   It is a perspective view of the principal part.   It is a perspective view of a stem pillow.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cardboard box 1a Cardboard box bottom edge 1b Cardboard box side surface 2 Tongue piece 4 Band "insertion hole" 3 Stem pillow 5 Band "6 Water bag 6a Water bag mouth 7 Notch 7a Inclined piece 8 Upright piece 9 Extension base 10 Neck 11 Attached paper

Claims (5)

Cut out from a part of the bottom on the left and right side of the cardboard box for cut flowers to form a pair of tongue pieces and bend the tongue pieces to form a band insertion hole,
A cylindrical stem pillow having a height of about half of the cardboard box depth is arranged facing the band insertion hole,
Place the water bag with the stem of the bouquet cut into the narrow space separated by the stem pillow and the box and place the mouth part of the water bag on the stem pillow, detour to the bottom of the box through the band insertion hole A cut flower shipping box characterized in that the band is rotated and tightened.   The water supply box for shipping cut flowers according to claim 1, wherein the stem pillow is formed by bending corrugated cardboard into a rectangular tube shape and forming an inclined piece by making cuts about the length of the tongue on both sides of the upper surface of the bent corner. .   The water supply box for shipping cut flowers according to claim 2, wherein the stem pillow is provided with an upright piece that has a slight width near the upper surface of both end portions and rises to the height of the stem pillow.   The water supply box for shipping cut flowers according to claim 2 or 3, wherein an extension base is provided on the upper surface of the stem pillow so as to project toward a narrow space defined by the stem pillow.   The water supply box for shipping cut flowers according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a band tightening portion of the water bag is covered with an attached sheet.

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