JP4638552B1 - Aids for flower stands - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an auxiliary tool for a flower stand that can easily fix the flower to a flower stand regardless of whether it is a fresh flower or an artificial flower, and can prevent the flower from being blown off by wind and rain.
A tubular member 11 and a movement restricting member 12 are provided. The movement restricting member 12 is provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical member 11, and is elastically deformed when it is inserted into the flower stand to restrict the movement of the auxiliary tool. The tubular member 11 has a substantially tubular body part 15, upper and lower body upper parts 16, and a body lower part 17. The body upper part 16 is shaped to be squeezed upward in order to make the insertion port 13 smaller than the body part 15. The body lower portion 17 is composed of a plurality of lower leaf springs that extend from a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the body portion 15 toward the bottom of the flower stand and are bent to bring the tip portion closer to the central axis of the body portion 15. It is a shape that is squeezed downward from the body portion 15. The sandwiching port 14 is formed to be smaller than the insertion port 13 by the tip portions of the plurality of lower leaf springs.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a flower stand such as a fresh flower or an artificial flower, and an auxiliary tool for fixing the flower to the flower stand. In particular, the present invention relates to an auxiliary tool for a flower stand that is easy to handle, can be used as an interior, and can be held so that the flowers are not blown away by wind or the like when used outdoors.

In recent years, the use of artificial flowers for tombstones in place of fresh flowers is increasing. Grave attendants living in remote areas have a large burden of replacing or removing fresh flowers once offered, and the number of cases where fresh flowers are left unattended increases. Because it came to be done.
As an invention or a device related to a flower stand for artificial flowers, a holder for a flower stand having an inner cylinder part for holding a stem part of the artificial flower and a fixing part for detachably fixing the inner cylinder part to the flower holder. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Briefly describing this holder, the inner diameter of the inner cylinder portion substantially matches the outer diameter of the stem portion, and when the stem portion is fitted, it is firmly held. The fixed portion is formed of an elastic material at a plurality of locations on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder portion. When the inner tube portion is inserted into the flower stand, the fixed portion is elastically deformed so that the inner tube portion does not come out of the flower stand. The inner cylinder portion has an elongated shape, and the stem portion fitted into the inner cylinder portion is sandwiched by the substantially full length portion of the inner cylinder portion.

If the conventional holder described in Patent Document 1 is used, first, the inner cylinder portion is inserted into the flower stand, and the inner cylinder portion is fixed by the fixing portion so that the inner cylinder portion cannot move within the flower stand. Then, the stem portion of the artificial flower is fitted into the inner cylinder portion, and the artificial flower is set straight on the holder. Therefore, it is possible to make an artificial flower by using the existing flower stand provided in the tombstone as it is.
Since the tombstone is usually outdoors, we want to prevent the artificial flowers held in the holder from being blown away by the wind. Therefore, the inner diameter of the tube portion is made to substantially match the outer diameter of the stem portion, or the inner diameter of the tube portion is set slightly smaller so that the stem portion of the artificial flower is difficult to come off from the inner tube portion of the holder. . If the stem part can be tightly fitted into the inner cylinder part in this way, the artificial flower will not be blown away with a little wind.

JP 2004-204511 A

In the conventional holder for flower arrangements described in Patent Document 1, as described above, even if the stem portion of the artificial flower is inserted into the inner cylinder portion, if the insertion is loose, only the artificial flower may come off due to the wind. . Usually, the stem portion is used by pressing firmly into the inner cylinder portion and fixing.
However, when the stem part is tightly fitted in the elongated inner cylinder part, external forces such as wind and rain repeatedly act on the artificial flowers, so that the load due to the external force is concentrated many times on the stem part near the upper end of the inner cylinder part. This can cause the stem part to break. Conventional holders cannot avoid damage to the artificial flowers themselves due to wind and rain, etc., and cannot be said to provide a completely satisfactory holder for flower stands.

In addition, the holder of Patent Document 1 is exclusively for artificial flowers, and when it is desired to fix a fresh flower instead of an artificial flower in a flower stand, a holder that can be used with a fresh flower must be searched for separately.
Furthermore, since the inner cylinder portion has a constant inner diameter in the above holder, it cannot be applied to a flower with a thick stem or a thin stem. In addition, when it is desired to bundle a plurality of stems and put them in a flower stand, the inner diameter of the inner cylinder portion cannot be adjusted.

  The present invention has been made in view of the prior art, and the problem to be solved is, first of all, it is possible to easily fix a flower regardless of a fresh flower or an artificial flower, and it is possible to prevent the flower from blowing off due to wind and rain. It is to provide an auxiliary tool for flower arrangement. The second object is to provide an auxiliary tool for flower stand that can prevent the stem portion of the flower from being damaged by an external force such as wind and rain. A third object is to provide an auxiliary tool for a flower stand that can be applied even when the thickness of the stem portion is changed or the amount of flowers is increased or decreased.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an auxiliary tool for flower arrangements according to claim 1 of the present invention is for fixing fresh flowers or artificial flowers to a cylindrical flower stand, and is attached to a stem portion of a flower. An auxiliary tool that is inserted into the flower stand together with the stem portion, and is characterized by the following.
That is, the auxiliary tool of the present invention includes a cylindrical member and a movement restricting member. First, the cylindrical member is a substantially cylindrical member having an insertion port for inserting the stem portion and a clamping port for clamping the inserted stem portion. Further, the movement restricting member is provided on the outer periphery of the tubular member, and includes a member that is elastically deformed by being sandwiched between the tubular member and the flower stand when inserted into the flower stand. The inner surface of the flower stand is pushed by force to restrict the movement of the cylindrical member in the axial direction.
Specifically, the cylindrical member includes, in order along the axial direction, an upper body portion that forms the insertion port, a body portion, and a lower body portion that forms the clamping port.
The upper part of the body is shaped to be squeezed from the body part toward the insertion port. In addition, the lower part of the body extends from a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the body part toward the clamping port, and a plurality of lower plate members bent so that a tip end portion thereof approaches the central axis of the cylindrical member The plurality of lower plate members form a shape that is squeezed from the body portion toward the clamping port.
The clamping port is formed smaller than the size of the insertion port, and slightly when the stem portion inserted from the insertion port is pushed into the clamping port due to elastic deformation of the plurality of lower plate members. It is characterized in that a part of the stalk portion that is opened and held is held by elastic force.

According to this invention, a flower can be fixed to a flower stand by attaching an auxiliary tool to the stem portion of the flower and inserting it into the flower stand together with the stem portion regardless of whether it is a fresh flower or an artificial flower. In other words, since the auxiliary tool is fitted into the tube part of the flower stand and the movement is restricted, and the stem portion of the flower is firmly clamped by the auxiliary tool, the flower inserted in the flower stand can easily fly due to wind and rain. Such a thing disappears.
When using the auxiliary tool configured as described above, first, stem portions such as fresh flowers and artificial flowers are inserted from the upper insertion port, which is one of the cylindrical members, and the lower holding port, which is the other mouth. Pass through. When the stem portion is pushed into the sandwiching opening, the sandwiching opening formed by the tip portions of a plurality of lower plate members (corresponding to leaf springs) that are elastically deformed slightly expands. Due to the elastic deformation of the leaf spring that occurs at this time, the stem portion inserted into the clamping port is firmly pinched by the tip portion of the leaf spring, so that the auxiliary tool does not easily fall out of the stem portion. Since the elastic deformation of the leaf spring is used, it can also be applied when the thickness of the stem portion is changed or the amount of flowers is increased or decreased.
Furthermore, just by inserting the auxiliary tool into the flower stand together with the stem part, the auxiliary tool is held in the flower stand by the elastic deformation of the movement restricting member, so that the flower can be easily fixed to the flower stand and the strong wind blows Even the flowers and auxiliary equipment will not come out of the flower stand.
In addition, since the upper part of the body is squeezed upward, the upper insertion port is formed smaller than the cross-sectional size of the body part. On the other hand, the insertion port is larger than the size of the lower clamping port. In other words, the size of the insertion opening is set to be larger than the outer diameter size of the stem portion to be inserted, and when inserting a plurality of stems, the size is set to be larger than the outer diameter size of the bundled stems. Will be. Therefore, the flower stem portion is held by the auxiliary tool only at a portion where the lower holding port holds. On the other hand, there is a gap between the stem portion and the inner peripheral edge of the insertion port in the vicinity of the insertion port, so that the flower stem portion can be freely tilted to some extent with the pinching port as a fulcrum. Therefore, even if the flower repeatedly receives external force such as wind and rain, the load of the external force is not concentrated on one part of the stem part, and the stem part is not easily broken.

Further, in the auxiliary tool for flower arrangement according to claim 2, the upper part of the trunk extends from a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the trunk part toward the insertion port, and a tip part of the cylindrical member is extended. It consists of a plurality of upper plate members bent so as to approach the central axis, and is formed into a shape that is squeezed from the body portion toward the insertion port by the plurality of upper plate members. When an external force such as wind and rain is applied to the flower inserted into the insertion opening and the stem portion of the flower is tilted, at least one of the upper plate members is elastically deformed according to the tilt of the stem portion. The energy of the external force is preferably absorbed.
According to the present invention, the upper part of the body of the tubular member is composed of a plurality of upper plate members (corresponding to leaf springs) in the same manner as the lower part of the body. Can only be absorbed. That is, the leaf spring at the upper part of the trunk is not for sandwiching the stem portion, but for allowing the stem portion to tilt freely to some extent as described above. However, if the upper part of the body is not composed of a plurality of leaf springs, each time the flower is repeatedly shaken by wind and rain and the stem part tilts, external force such as wind and rain acts on the entire auxiliary part, so the auxiliary tool gradually May be lifted up and eventually fall out of the flower stand. In the present invention, since the upper part of the body is formed by a plurality of leaf springs, energy of external force such as wind and rain is absorbed by some leaf springs. As a result, the external force does not act on the entire assisting tool, and the possibility that the assisting tool falls off the flower stand is reduced.

Moreover, in the auxiliary tool for flower arrangements according to claim 3, the cylindrical member is made of a single plate material having elasticity, and the upper part of the body, the body part and the lower part of the body of the tubular member are integrally formed. it is preferred that processed and are formed to be.
According to this invention, since the whole cylindrical member can be formed with a single material called a single leaf spring having elasticity, the manufacturing time and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Moreover, in the auxiliary tool for flower arrangements according to claim 4, it is preferable that the movement restricting member is formed of an elongated leaf spring extending in the vertical direction from a plurality of locations on the outer periphery of the body portion.
According to the present invention, since the movement restricting member is formed of an elongated leaf spring, it becomes easy to adjust the extent of spreading of the leaf spring in accordance with the inner diameter size of the flower stand, and it can be applied to flower stands having different inner diameters.

Also, aid for Hanatate in claim 5, said tubular cylindrical member, provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical member, and a plate-shaped lid member for covering the mouth of the Hanatate Prepare. The lid member has a weight that prevents the entire auxiliary tool from falling down with the flower even when it receives wind and rain. Moreover, it is preferable that the said cylindrical member is divided | segmented up and down by the said trunk | drum, and is attached to this cover member on both sides of the through-hole provided in the center part of the said cover member.

  According to the present invention, since the lid member is formed so as to have a weight that does not cause the flower to fall down due to wind and rain, the lid member functions as a weight by simply placing the lid member on the mouth portion of the flower stand. As a result, the flowers sandwiched between the cylindrical portions can be firmly fixed to the flower stand.

It is a figure which shows the usage example of the auxiliary tool for flower stand concerning 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the auxiliary tool. It is a cross-sectional view of the auxiliary tool. It is a top view of the auxiliary tool. It is a bottom view of the auxiliary tool. It is an expanded view of the cylindrical member of the said auxiliary tool. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for demonstrating the effect of the said auxiliary tool. It is a cross-sectional view explaining another usage of the auxiliary tool. It is a side view which shows the usage example of the auxiliary tool for flower arrangements concerning 2nd embodiment. It is a disassembled side view for demonstrating the structure of the said auxiliary tool.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an example of a specific method for using an auxiliary tool for flower arrangement according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The auxiliary tool 10 is inserted into the tubular flower stand 20 together with the stem portion S as shown in FIG. 5B while being attached to the stem portion S such as artificial flowers as shown in FIG. . Fresh flowers or artificial flowers can be fixed to the flower stand 20 by such a very simple method. The flower stand 20 is an example of a cylindrical flower stand that is set in advance on a table on which a gift is placed, such as a tombstone. However, the shape of the flower stand is not limited to this, and a flower formed by opening a cylindrical hole in a tombstone. It can also be applied to vertical holes. Further, the present invention is not limited to outdoor ones, and can be applied to desktop flower stands and decorative flower stands for shops.

The specific structure of the auxiliary tool 10 is demonstrated based on FIGS. As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the auxiliary tool 10 includes a cylindrical member 11 into which a stem portion is inserted, and four or a plurality of elongated leaf springs 12 (movement restriction members) provided on the outer periphery thereof. Broadly divided.
The cylindrical member 11 is a substantially cylindrical member having openings at both upper and lower ends in the figure. The upper mouth is an insertion port 13 into which the stem portion is inserted, and the stem portion inserted from the insertion port 13 can be passed to the lower holding port 14. Hereinafter, the cylindrical member 11 will be described by dividing it into a substantially cylindrical body 15 at the center, and an upper body 16 and a lower body 17 formed above and below the body 15.

  FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the body portion 15 shown by arrows III-III in FIG. The body portion 15 has an annular cross-sectional shape as shown in the figure (the cross-sectional portion is indicated by hatching with diagonal lines). On the inner side of the annular shape, the shape of the body lower portion 17 and the shape of the holding port 14 seen from above can be seen. Elongated leaf springs 12 are welded to the outer periphery of the body portion 15 at four locations at a central angle pitch of 90 degrees or at a plurality of locations at a predetermined central angle pitch. In FIG. 3, the four leaf springs 12 are shown in a rectangular cross section.

<Upper fuselage>
The body upper part 16 has a shape that is squeezed from the body part 15 toward the mouth part of the flower stand (upward in FIG. 2). The insertion port is formed near the upper end of the body upper portion 16, and the size of the insertion port 13 is smaller than the cross-sectional size of the body portion 15. The body upper portion 16 is composed of eight or a plurality of upper leaf springs extending upward from the eight locations along the outer periphery of the trunk portion 15 or from a plurality of locations. Eight or a plurality of upper leaf springs are arranged at equal intervals. In order to bring each distal end portion closer to the central axis of the body portion 15, the upper leaf spring is gently bent toward the central axis. Furthermore, a range of about a quarter of the tip portion of the upper leaf spring is bent in the opposite direction and is open until the tip portion is substantially horizontal.

FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the upper body 16 viewed from above. The upper leaf springs 16 </ b> A to 16 </ b> H are opened radially like petals that have just begun to bloom. From the figure, it can be seen that the insertion port 13 is formed by the bent portions near the upper ends of the eight or plural upper leaf springs 16A to 16H. Thus, the torso upper part 16 resembles the shape of the upper part of the flower bud.
The width dimensions of the upper leaf springs 16 </ b> A to 16 </ b> H, that is, the width dimension along the outer peripheral direction of the body portion 15 are substantially uniform toward the tip portion. Moreover, the front-end | tip part of upper leaf | plate spring 16A-16H is processed into the semicircle.

<Lower trunk>
As shown in FIG. 2, the fuselage lower portion 17 has a fuselage portion in order to make the size of the lower clamping port 14 smaller than the cross-sectional size of the fuselage portion 15 and further smaller than the size of the upper insertion port 13. It is a shape that is squeezed from 15 toward the bottom of the flower stand (downward in FIG. 2). The clamping port 14 is formed near the lower end of the body lower portion 17.
The trunk | drum lower part 17 consists of eight sheets or several lower side leaf | plate springs extended toward the lower side from eight places or several places along the outer periphery of the trunk | drum 15. As shown in FIG. The eight or a plurality of lower leaf springs are arranged at equal intervals, and are bent toward the central axis in order to bring the lower end portion closer to the central axis of the body part. In addition, the portion slightly ahead of the lower end portion is bent in the opposite direction. By bending only the lower end part so that it folds outward, the user can easily remove the stem part when removing the flower. The trunk lower part 17 resembles the shape of the lower part of the flower bud.

FIG. 5 shows a bottom view of the body lower portion 17 as viewed from below. It can be seen that eight or a plurality of lower leaf springs 17A to 17H are in the shape of the lower half of the bud, and the clamping port 14 is formed by bending near the lower end thereof.
The width dimension of the lower leaf springs 17A to 17H, that is, the width dimension along the outer peripheral direction of the body portion 15 is gradually narrowed toward the lower end portion, and the tip end portion thereof is pointed. However, in order to prevent the user from being injured at the tip portion, the sharp tip portion is given a small roundness.

<Manufacturing method>
Based on FIG. 6, the manufacturing method of the cylindrical member 11 is demonstrated easily. As the material of the cylindrical member 11, a stainless steel strip for springs having a thickness dimension in the range of 0.05 mm to 2 mm is used.
First, one steel strip is processed so as to have, for example, a developed shape shown in FIG. That is, the belt-like portion that becomes the body portion 15, the eight or plural upper leaf springs 16 having a semicircular tip on the left side thereof, and the eight or plural lower leaf springs that are triangular on the right side. The 17 parts are processed so as to be integrated. And the part which becomes the body part 15 of the center is bent, and the upper and lower end faces 15A and 15B of the part which becomes the body part 15 in the figure are joined together, thereby forming the substantially cylindrical body part 15.
Next, a bending process for bending the upper leaf spring 16 and the lower leaf spring 17 into respective shapes is performed. At this time, in order to make the upper and lower sides of the cylindrical member 11 into a bud shape, a drawing process is appropriately performed.

In this way, the cylindrical member 11 processed from one steel strip is joined with four or a plurality of elongated leaf springs 12 on the outer periphery of the body portion 15 to complete the auxiliary tool 10. Four or a plurality of leaf springs 14 are joined to four or a plurality of joining locations 21 (portions indicated by hatching in FIG. 6) of the body portion 15. Four or a plurality of joints 21 are located substantially in the middle of the notch 18 for forming the upper leaf spring 16 on the left in FIG. 6 and the notch 19 for forming the lower leaf spring 17 on the right in FIG. Part.
Even if the upper leaf spring 16 or the lower leaf spring 17 is greatly expanded outward from the state of the auxiliary tool 10 in FIG. 2 by joining the elongated leaf spring 12 to the joining portion 21, it does not interfere with the elongated leaf spring 12. Just do it. Therefore, the operation | work which inserts a stem part in the cylindrical member 11 and pulls out conversely can be performed easily.

  In order to secure the strength of the upper and lower leaf springs 16 and 17, a pair of sides of the leaf springs indicated by reference numerals 22 and 23 in FIG. 6 may be folded outward by about 130 degrees. In this way, the leaf springs 16 and 17 are reinforced without damaging the stem portion inserted into the tubular member 11, and the durability is improved.

<Elongated leaf spring on the outer periphery>
Four or a plurality of elongated leaf springs 12 are arranged at an equal pitch along the outer periphery of the body portion 15 of FIG. The joint location to the body portion 15 is as shown in FIG. Each leaf spring 12 extends vertically from the body portion 15. In addition, in a state where the auxiliary tool 10 is housed in the flower stand, each distal end portion of the leaf spring 12 extends so as to contact the inner surface of the flower stand.
Four or a plurality of leaf springs 12 are elastically deformed in the gap between the tubular member 11 and the flower stand 20 in a state of being inserted into the flower stand 20 as shown in FIG. All the tip portions of the plurality of leaf springs 12 are pressed against the inner surface of the flower stand 20. Therefore, even if the auxiliary tool 10 is moved inside the flower stand 20 by pushing and pulling the flower up and down, the movement of the auxiliary tool 10 is restricted by the frictional force generated between the auxiliary tool 10 and the flower stand 20. That is, with an external force of about the level of wind and rain, the flower does not come out of the flower stand 20, and four or a plurality of elongated leaf springs 12 function as a movement restricting member.

The flower arrangement assisting tool 10 according to the present embodiment is configured as described above, and its operation will be described below.
First, the upper and lower ports (insertion port 13 and clamping port 14) of the cylindrical member 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The upper insertion port 13 of the cylindrical member 11 is formed by the most constricted portion among the tip portions of the eight or a plurality of upper leaf springs constituting the upper body portion 16. Further, the lower holding port 14 of the cylindrical member 11 is formed by the most constricted portion among the tip portions of the eight or plural lower spring plate members constituting the body lower portion 17.

  In the present embodiment, when a stem portion of a plurality of bundles is inserted from the insertion port 13 and pushed into the clamping port 14, the clamping port 14 is formed by elastic deformation of eight or plural lower leaf springs 17A to 17H. Slightly open. Since the pushed-in stem part is firmly clamped by the elastic force of the lower leaf springs 17A to 17H generated at this time, the auxiliary tool 10 is not easily detached from the stem part. When the auxiliary tool 10 is inserted into the flower stand together with the stem portion, the auxiliary tool 10 is held in the flower stand by the elastic deformation of the four or a plurality of elongated leaf springs 12, so that a strong wind blows. However, the auxiliary tool 10 does not come out with the flower.

  In the present embodiment, the insertion port 13 is formed smaller than the cross-sectional size of the body portion 15 and larger than the lower clamping port 14. That is, the size of the insertion port 13 is set to be larger than the outer diameter dimension of the stem portion to be inserted. When a plurality of stems are bundled and inserted, the degree of opening of the insertion port 13 can be set to be larger than the outer diameter dimension of the bundled stems. Therefore, the stem portion is held only by the portion clamped by the lower clamping port 14. Since the inner diameter dimension of the insertion opening 13 is set larger than the outer diameter dimension of the stem portion, a certain gap is generated between the stem portion and the edge of the insertion opening 13, and the flower stem portion is tilted freely to some extent. It is like that. When a stem portion is fitted and held in an inner cylinder of a predetermined length as in a conventional holder, when a flower is blown by wind and rain, the load of the external force concentrates on the stem portion near the entrance of the cylinder. Then, since external forces such as wind and rain repeatedly act on the flowers, there is a possibility that the stem portion is easily broken in the conventional holder. On the other hand, in the present invention, the holding portion 14 holds one part of the stem portion, and the stem portion can be freely tilted to some extent at the insertion port 13 above this portion, so that the stem portion is easily broken. Can be prevented.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the body upper portion 16 is also composed of a plurality of upper plate springs 16A to 16H as in the case of the body lower portion 17, so that external forces such as wind and rain are absorbed by one or several upper plate springs. It will be. The upper leaf springs 16A to 16H are not for sandwiching the stem portion but for allowing the stem portion to tilt freely to some extent as described above. However, if the body upper portion 16 is not formed by a plurality of leaf springs, an external force such as wind and rain acts on the entire auxiliary unit 10 every time the flower is repeatedly shaken by the wind and the stem portion is inclined, and the auxiliary tool 10 is gradually raised. There is a possibility that the flowers will be lifted and eventually fall out of the flower stand 20 together with the flowers. On the other hand, in the present invention, since the body upper portion 16 is formed by a plurality of upper leaf springs, the energy of external forces such as wind and rain can be absorbed by some upper leaf springs. The operation of the trunk upper portion 16 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, when an external force F such as wind and rain is applied to the flower inserted from the upper insertion port 13 and holding the stem portion S by the lower holding port 14, the body is changed according to the inclination of the stem portion S. Only one upper leaf spring 16D of the upper portion 16 is elastically deformed, so that energy of external force is absorbed. As a result, the external force does not act on the entire auxiliary tool 10, and the possibility that the auxiliary tool 10 falls off the flower stand 20 is also reduced.

Moreover, in this embodiment, since the elongate leaf | plate spring 12 was joined so that it might extend in the up-down direction from 4 places or several places of the outer periphery of the trunk | drum 15, it can change the space | interval of the front-end | tip parts of the leaf | plate spring 12 freely. If the opening degree of the tip portion is adjusted according to the inner diameter dimension of the flower stand 20, the same auxiliary tool 10 can be used for flower stands having different inner diameter dimensions.
The above description is the same when the auxiliary tool 10 is attached to a single stem or when the auxiliary unit 10 is attached in a state where a plurality of stems are bundled.

  The elongated leaf spring 12 on the outer periphery is manufactured by processing a plate-like elastic member such as a stainless steel strip like the cylindrical member 11 inside, but the auxiliary tool 10 is securely fixed to the flower stand 20. In view of this, it is better to use a harder elastic member than the cylindrical member 11 for the outer leaf spring 12. On the other hand, the inner cylindrical member 11 uses soft elastic members to increase the range of application of the outer diameter of the stem portion S to be inserted, from a thin portion to a thick portion of the stem portion S. It is better to be able to hold it widely.

  As described above, if the auxiliary tool 10 for flower arrangement of this embodiment is used, the flower is fixed to the flower stand 20 simply by inserting the auxiliary tool 10 together with the stem portion S into the flower stand when setting up the flower. It is very easy to handle. In other words, since the auxiliary tool 10 is fitted into the tube portion of the flower stand 20 and the movement is restricted and the stem portion S of the flower is firmly held, the flower inserted in the flower stand 20 can be easily blown away by wind and rain. You can prevent such things.

  In the present embodiment, not only the use example of FIG. 1 (B) but also inserting a flower stem portion S1 having a petal inside the tubular member 11 as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. A method of using such as inserting a stem portion S2 such as green into the outside of the cylindrical member 11 is also possible.

Second Embodiment FIG. 9 is a side view showing an auxiliary tool for flower stand according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
The assisting tool 110 of the present embodiment has a configuration that is partly in common with the assisting tool 10 shown in FIG. 2 described above, but the point that the cylindrical member 111 is formed in a vertically divided state and the aforementioned 4 The point which is provided with the plate-shaped cover member 112 used as a cover of the flower stand 20 instead of the book or the several elongate leaf | plate spring 12 differs greatly. Here, members different from those described above will be described.

FIG. 10 is an exploded side view for explaining the structure of the auxiliary tool 110. As shown in the figure, the upper half of the cylindrical member 111 includes a male screw portion 115A having a through hole and a plurality of upper leaf springs 116 joined to the upper side of the male screw portion 115A. The through hole of the male screw portion 115A and the insertion port 113 at the upper end have the same central axis. The lower half of the cylindrical member 111 includes a female screw part 115B having a through hole and a plurality of lower leaf springs 117 joined to the lower side of the female screw part 115B. The through hole of the female screw portion 115B and the holding port 114 at the lower end have the same central axis.
A circular hole 118 is formed in the center of the plate-like lid member 112, and the male screw portion 115A from above and the female screw portion 115B from below are screwed together with the circular hole 118 interposed therebetween. . A vertical plate 119 capable of displaying a family crest or the like is detachably attached to the lid member, which is useful when the auxiliary tool 110 is used for a flower stand such as a tombstone.

  What is characteristic in the present embodiment is that the lid member 112 has a weight that does not fall even if the flower receives wind and rain in a state where it is placed on the mouth portion of the flower stand 20. That is, the lid member 112 serves as a weight, and the flowers sandwiched between the cylindrical portions 111 can be firmly fixed to the flower stand, and the same effects as in the above embodiment can be achieved.

  In addition, about the auxiliary tool 10 demonstrated by said 1st embodiment, it can also be used independently as a flower stand. For example, in the state shown in FIG. 1 (A), the position of the auxiliary tool 10 is adjusted so that the flower stem portion S does not fall below the lower ends of the four or plural leaf springs 12, and the table is left as it is. It can also be used as an interior by standing on a stand.

  The flowering aid of the present invention can be used not only to fix flowers to existing flower stands such as tombstones, but also to help fix flowers to any cylindrical flower stand. . For example, it is also effective when fixing decorative flowers in stores and the like. Moreover, if it is used for a transparent flower stand made of acrylic or the like, a cylindrical portion formed in a bud shape exhibits a decorative effect as an interior. Furthermore, the auxiliary tool can be used alone as a flower stand.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Auxiliary tool 11 Cylindrical member 12 Elongated leaf | plate spring (movement control member)
13 Insertion Port 14 Clamping Portion 15 Body portion 16 Body upper portion 16A-16H Upper leaf spring (a plurality of upper plate members on the body upper portion)
17 Body lower part 17A-17H Lower leaf | plate spring (The several lower board | plate material of the body lower part)
20 Flower stand 112 Lid member S Flower stem

Claims (5)

For fixing fresh flowers or artificial flowers to a cylindrical flower stand, an auxiliary tool inserted into the flower stand together with the stem portion in a state attached to the stem portion of the flower,
A substantially cylindrical tubular member having an insertion port for inserting the stem portion, and a clamping port for clamping the inserted stem portion;
The inner surface of the flower stand is formed by a member that is provided on the outer periphery of the tubular member and is elastically deformed by being sandwiched between the tubular member and the flower stand when inserted into the flower stand. A movement restricting member that restricts the movement of the cylindrical member in the axial direction by pushing
The cylindrical member, in order along the axial direction, comprises a fuselage upper part that forms the insertion port, a fuselage part, and a fuselage lower part that forms the clamping port,
The upper part of the body is shaped to be squeezed from the body part toward the insertion port,
The lower portion of the body is composed of a plurality of lower plate members that extend from a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the body portion toward the clamping port and that are bent so that the tip portion approaches the central axis of the cylindrical member. , And a shape that is squeezed from the body portion toward the clamping port by the plurality of lower plate materials,
The clamping port is formed smaller than the size of the insertion port, and slightly opens due to elastic deformation of the plurality of lower plate members when a stem portion inserted from the insertion port is pushed into the clamping port. A part of the pressed stem portion is clamped with an elastic force. The auxiliary tool for flower stand according to claim 1,
The upper part of the body is composed of a plurality of upper plate members that extend from a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the body part toward the insertion port and are bent so that the tip end portion is close to the central axis of the cylindrical member. In addition, the plurality of upper plate members are shaped to be squeezed from the body portion toward the insertion port,
When an external force such as wind and rain is applied to the flower inserted into the insertion opening and the stem portion of the flower is tilted, at least one of the upper plate members is elastically deformed according to the tilt of the stem portion, An auxiliary tool for flower arrangements characterized by absorbing the energy of external force. The auxiliary tool for flower arrangements according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cylindrical member is a single plate material having elasticity, and the upper body portion, the body portion, and the lower body portion of the cylindrical member are integrally formed. aid for Hanatate, characterized in that it is processed to form so. In the auxiliary tool for flower arrangements in any one of Claim 1 to 3,
The movement restricting member is an auxiliary tool for flower arrangement, wherein the movement restricting member is formed of elongated leaf springs extending vertically from a plurality of locations on the outer periphery of the body portion. For fixing fresh flowers or artificial flowers to a cylindrical flower stand, an auxiliary tool inserted into the flower stand together with the stem portion in a state attached to the stem portion of the flower,
A substantially cylindrical tubular member having an insertion port for inserting the stem portion, and a clamping port for clamping the inserted stem portion;
Provided on an outer periphery of the tubular member, and a plate-shaped lid member for covering the mouth of the Hanatate,
The cylindrical member, in order along the axial direction, comprises a fuselage upper part that forms the insertion port, a fuselage part, and a fuselage lower part that forms the clamping port,
The upper part of the body is shaped to be squeezed from the body part toward the insertion port,
The lower portion of the body is composed of a plurality of lower plate members that extend from a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the body portion toward the clamping port and that are bent so that the tip portion approaches the central axis of the cylindrical member. , And a shape that is squeezed from the body portion toward the clamping port by the plurality of lower plate materials,
The clamping port is formed smaller than the size of the insertion port, and slightly opens due to elastic deformation of the plurality of lower plate members when a stem portion inserted from the insertion port is pushed into the clamping port. And sandwiching a part of the pressed stem part with an elastic force,
The lid member has a weight that prevents the entire auxiliary tool from falling together with the flower even when it receives wind and rain,
The tubular member is divided into upper and lower parts at the body portion, and is attached to the lid member with a through hole provided in a central portion of the lid member. Ingredients.

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