JP4740447B2 - Hanging basket support - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hanging basket support base for planting a hanging basket or pruning a plant in the basket.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, planting has been actively performed in public places such as roads, parks, companies, houses, and the like. The easiest thing to plant is the cultivation of vegetation using plant pots and baskets. In particular, using hanging baskets, it has become a daily routine to beautifully decorate various poles such as street lights, fences, wall surfaces and handrails of building structures with flowers. Along with this, various ideas have been made for various types of work such as the type and shape of the hanging basket or irrigation thereof. For example, as disclosed in JP-A-11-168986, a multi-stage hanging basket in which seedlings can be planted from the lateral direction of the basket, or as disclosed in JP-A-11-243797. In addition, there are irrigation tanks for hanging baskets suspended above the poles such as street lights.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, hanging baskets are generally suspended from poles such as street lamps or mounted on the wall or handrail of a building structure, so the bottom of the basket is narrowed down and the bottom area is reduced. ing. When such a hanging basket is placed on a tabletop or a floor, there is a problem that it is easy to fall because of its unstable posture. In particular, when planting a plant in a hanging basket or pruning a plant in the basket, if the hanging basket placed on a tabletop or floor is overturned, the plant in it is damaged. .
[0004]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to prevent the hanging basket of an unstable shape from falling when the plant is planted in the hanging basket or the plant in the basket is pruned, and the plant in the basket is damaged. An object of the present invention is to provide a basket support that can easily perform various operations such as planting and pruning.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention]
In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the hanging basket can be attached to the support stand in an almost upright posture close to the actual installation state, and planting, pruning, etc. can be easily performed in this state. Provide a support base. That is, two struts arranged with a predetermined interval between the support bases, and a horizontal member horizontally disposed between the struts and connected to the struts for hanging and supporting the hanging basket, , Which is pivotally supported at the center of the column and can be rotated between a closed position with respect to the column and a predetermined angle open position, and when the open position is taken, the column is set up at a predetermined angle. ur, and a stay, the horizontal member has a structure that at a pre-determined distance in the vertical direction are arranged at least two. Since a simple straight square member or plate member can be used as the constituent material, the manufacturing is easy. If wood, resin, light metal, etc. are selected as the material for the support base, it is lightweight and easy to carry.
[0006]
In addition, it is preferable to provide a hook for preventing overturning that extends in a direction away from the center of gravity of the support base that supports the hanging basket at the lower portion of the column. If comprised in this way, the high stability of a support stand will be acquired.
Furthermore, since it is configured to provide at least two horizontal members for attaching the hanging basket, both a tall person and a low person attach the hanging basket to the position of a support base that is convenient for each person, planting plants, Pruning etc. can be performed.
[0007]
In addition, when the stay of the hanging basket is folded, the stay and the support are overlapped, and it is preferable to have a simple structure that is flat. This makes it extremely easy to carry and store.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Specific examples as embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a hanging basket support base. FIG. 2 is a front view of the support table viewed from the direction F of FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG. 4 and 5 are views in which a hanging basket is attached to the support base. FIG. 6 is a view of the support base folded and viewed from the side. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a fall prevention hook of the support base. FIG. 8 is a diagram in which the fall prevention hooks having different shapes are attached to the support base.
[0009]
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the support stand 1 is comprised by the combination of the member of the vertical direction and the member of a horizontal direction, and a fall prevention hook. The longitudinal member is composed of two support columns 2 and two stays 4 attached to the support columns 2. The support column 2 is a square member having a cross section of about 3 cm × 2 cm and a length of about 50 cm, and two holes with a diameter of 3 to 4 mm for attaching a fall prevention hook are provided near the lower end of the side surface. The stay 4 is a square member having a cross section of the same size as the support 2 and a length of about 30 cm, and is attached to the support 2 so as to be rotatable with respect to the support 2. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, dowels 26 are inserted into a cylindrical hole 24 provided on the support 4 side of the stay 4 and a cylindrical hole 22 provided on the stay side of the support 2 facing the hole 24. The stay 4 and the support column 2 are coupled via the dowel 26.
[0010]
The horizontal members are plate-like horizontal members 6, 8 and 10 having a cross section of about 7 cm × 1 cm and a length of about 40 cm, and plate-like horizontal members 12 and 14 having a cross section of about 4 cm × 1 cm and a length of about 40 cm. It consists of. These horizontal members are fixed to the support column 2 or the stay 4 with nails 16. The horizontal members 6 and 8 are members for attaching the hanging basket, the horizontal members 10 and 12 are members for reinforcing the connection of the two struts 2, and the horizontal member 14 is a member for connecting the two stays 4. It is a member for reinforcement. The support 2, the stay 4, and the horizontal members 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 can be made of wood, a resin such as polypropylene, a light metal such as an aluminum alloy, or the like. Nail, screw, rivet, adhesive, etc. are used for assembling them.
[0011]
Next, the usage method of the support stand 1 is described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stay 4 is completely pulled out from the column 2. In that case, the upper end surface of the stay 4 comes into contact with the surface of the horizontal member 8 opposite to the hanging basket 3 and the stay 4 is prevented from further rotation. Therefore, the support stand 1 is in a stable state. In this state, the support base 1 is placed on a tabletop, a floor surface or the like, and the hanging basket 3 is attached to the horizontal member 6 or 8 of the support base 1 via the S-shaped hook 5. Then, the hanging basket 3 is attached to the support base 1 in a substantially upright posture close to the actual installation state on the wall surface of the building structure or the handrail. When attached to the horizontal member 6, the hanging basket 3 is at a high position on the support base 1 as shown in FIG. 4, and the lower portion of the hanging basket 3 is supported by the horizontal member 8. When attached to the horizontal member 8, the hanging basket 3 is at a lower position of the support base 1 as shown in FIG. 5, and the lower portion of the hanging basket 3 is supported by the horizontal member 10. In this state, planting, pruning, fertilization, weeding, etc. can be easily performed using the support table 1 as a working table for the hanging basket 3 at each of the upper and lower positions. Since the hanging basket 3 attached to the horizontal member 6 or 8 is stable, there is no fear of the basket falling over during the above operations.
[0012]
When the support 1 is folded, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear surface 4a of the stay 4 provided between the two support columns 2 overlaps with the rear surface 2a of the support column 2 so that the stay 4 is The position is closed with respect to the column 2 and the entire support base 1 is folded into a flat plate shape. Therefore, it is very easy to carry and store the support base 1.
[0013]
Moreover, the fall prevention hook 7 can be attached to the support stand 1 as needed. As shown in FIG. 5, the fall prevention hook 7 extends from the lower end of the support base 1 in the front direction (F direction in FIG. 5), that is, away from the center of gravity of the support base 1 that supports the hanging basket 3. As shown in FIG. 7, the shape is such that the contact portion with the floor surface or the like is long and is formed of a steel wire having a diameter of 2 to 3 mm. In order to attach the fall prevention hook 7 to the support base 1, as shown in FIG. 5, both ends of the hook 7 may be inserted into the holes 20 for attaching the fall prevention hook provided near the lower end of the side surface of the column 2. . Further, the fall prevention hook 7a can be formed into a simple shape as shown in FIG. 8 so as to be integrally formed on the left and right sides and inserted into a single hole provided near the lower end of the front surface of the column 2. Alternatively, although not shown, the fall prevention hooks 7, 7 a can be made of wood, resin, etc., instead of being formed of steel wire, and can be fitted to the lower end of the column 2 from the front.
[0014]
Furthermore, the support stand 1 to which the hanging basket 3 is attached can be used as it is as a flower stand for viewing.
Conventionally, the place where the hanging basket 3 is decorated has been limited to various poles such as street lamps for attaching the hanging basket 3, fences, wall surfaces and handrails of building structures. However, when the hanging basket support 1 according to the present invention is used as a flower stand for viewing, the place can be freely placed in any desired place as long as the place is flat. Moreover, since it is easy to carry, the hanging basket support 1 can be moved freely in accordance with natural conditions such as sunlight and rain. Furthermore, even when the hanging basket 3 is loaded on an automobile or the like, the basket can be moved by simply mounting the hanging basket support base 1 attached with the basket on the automobile seat and the like so as not to move with the seat belt. It can be transported without damaging the plants inside.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a hanging basket support base.
FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where a hanging basket is attached to a support base.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which a hanging basket is attached to a support base.
FIG. 6 is a side view of a folded support base.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a fall prevention hook of the support base.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which a fall prevention hook having a different shape is attached to a support base.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hanging basket support stand 2 ... Column 2a ... Column rear surface 4 ... Stay 4a ... Stay rear surface 3 ... Hanging basket 5 ... S-shaped hooks 6, 8, 10 ... Horizontal members 12, 14 ... Horizontal members 7, 7a ... Fall prevention hook 16 ... Nail 20 ... Fall prevention hook mounting hole 22 ... Cylindrical hole 24 ... Cylindrical hole 26 ... Dowel

Claims (5)

A support for a hanging basket,
Two struts arranged at a predetermined interval;
A horizontal member horizontally disposed between and connected to the struts to hang and support a hanging basket;
It is pivotally supported by the central part of the support column, and can be rotated between a closed position with respect to the support column and a predetermined angle open position, and when the open position is taken, the support column can be set at a predetermined angle. , With stays,
It said horizontal member, a support for a hanging basket, characterized in that at a pre-determined distance in the vertical direction are arranged at least two.   2. The hanging basket support according to claim 1, wherein a hook for preventing a fall is provided at a lower portion of the support column and extending in a direction away from the center of gravity of the support base supporting the hanging basket. Stand.   3. The hanging basket support table according to claim 1, wherein at least two horizontal members are disposed at a predetermined interval between the upper portion of the column and the central portion of the column.   The stay is pivotally supported at substantially the same position as the horizontal member at the center of the column, and the upper end of the stay abuts against the horizontal member at the center of the column at the predetermined angle open position, 4. The hanging basket support base according to claim 3, wherein the opening is prevented from being opened by a predetermined angle or more.   The hanging basket support base according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the stay overlaps with the support pillar in a closed position with respect to the support pillar, whereby the support base is folded into a flat plate shape. .

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