JP6141934B2 - Plant invitation clip - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip for attracting a stem of a plant such as a tomato in a desired direction by being locked to a support wire supported so as to hang down.

  Conventionally, what was described in patent document 1 is known as an invitation citation clip of a plant. This clip is a clip that is attached to a supporting wire that hangs down and supports a plant stem on the supporting wire. A main body formed of a metal plate material having a spring property and a clamping member formed of an elastic foam and fixed to the main body. The main body has one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction, and is bent in one direction against the spring force at the central portion in the longitudinal direction when mounted, and grips the support wire by the restoring force to the extended state. The holding member is fixed to the inner side surface of the main body on the curved side, and can be refracted when the main body is bent to hold a plant stem inside. The main body has a bending operation portion at both ends in the longitudinal direction for bending the main body by placing a finger, a spring plate portion extending along the outer surface of the clamping member, and extending from both ends of the spring plate portion to the tip portion. And a pair of gripping claws having a gripping portion bent in a C shape. The pair of gripping claws cross each other when the main body is curved, so that the gripping portions are opposed to each other, a support wire is received between the both gripping portions, and the support wire is interposed between the two gripping portions by the restoring force to the extended state of the main body. Is configured to grip.

WO / 1999/022587

  The above-described conventional clip for plant invitation is not easy to guide the support wire between a pair of relatively narrow gripping portions, and has a drawback that the guiding operation must be repeated several times. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a clip that can easily guide a support wire between a pair of relatively narrow gripping portions, and can perform a plant attracting operation more smoothly.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
The clip 1 of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a clip that is attached to a supporting wire W that hangs down and supports a plant stem S on the supporting wire W. A main body 2 formed of a metal plate material having a spring property and a clamping member 3 formed of an elastic foam and fixed to the main body 2 are provided. The main body 2 has one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction, and is bent in one direction against a spring force at the central portion in the longitudinal direction at the time of mounting, and holds the support wire W by a restoring force to the extended state. The holding member 3 is fixed to the inner side surface of the main body 2 on the curved side, is refracted when the main body 2 is bent, and can hold the plant stem S inside. The main body 2 includes a bending operation portion 4 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, a spring plate portion 5 extending between the both bending operation portions 4, and a first and second pair of gripping claws extending from both ends of the spring plate portion 5. 6 and 7. The spring plate part 5 extends along the outer surface of the clamping member 3, and continues to one bending operation part 4 at one end in the longitudinal direction, and continues to the other bending operation part 4 at the other end in the longitudinal direction. The first gripping claw 6 has a gripping portion 6a that extends from one end in the longitudinal direction of the spring plate portion 5 to the inside of the curvature of the main body 2 and bends in a C shape toward the one bending operation portion 4 at the distal end. Have. The second gripping claw 7 extends from the other end in the longitudinal direction of the spring plate portion 5 to the inside of the curve of the main body 2 and bends in a C shape toward the other bending operation unit 4 at the tip. Have The first gripping claw 6 and the second gripping claw 7 cross each other when the main body 2 is curved so that the gripping portions 6a and 7a face each other, receive a support wire W therebetween, and The support wire W is gripped between the gripping portions 6a and 7a by the restoring force to the extended state. The pair of bending operation portions 4 are each configured in a triangular cylinder shape including a pressing surface portion 4a, a guide surface portion 4b, and a descending surface portion 4c. The pressing surface portion 4 a is continuous with both end portions of the spring plate portion 5. The guide surface portion 4b rises from the pressing surface portion 4a by bending at a predetermined angle inward of the curvature of the main body 2. The descending surface portion 4c is bent from the tip of the guide surface portion 4b toward the pressing surface portion 4a and joined to the pressing surface portion 4a at the end. When the main body is curved, the pair of guide surface portions 4b are opposed to each other in an outwardly extending V shape, and the support wire W is slid and guided between the two gripping portions 6a and 7a opposed to each other.

In the clip 1 of the present invention, the guide surface portion 4b of the bending operation portion 4 slides the support wire W and guides it without hesitation between the pair of gripping portions 6a and 7a, so that the plant attracting operation can be performed more smoothly. it can.

It is a perspective view of the mounting state of the plant invitation clip which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the state before mounting | wearing with the plant invitation clip of FIG. It is a top view of the extension state of the plant invitation clip of FIG. It is a rear view of the extension state of the plant invitation clip of FIG. It is a top view of the curved state of the plant invitation clip of FIG. It is a top view of the mounting state of the plant invitation clip of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
For example, the clip 1 is attached to a support wire W that is suspended from a suspension line (not shown) that extends horizontally in a greenhouse and is suspended and supports a plant stem S on the support wire W. It is. The clip 1 includes a main body 2 formed of a metal plate having a spring property and a clamping member 3 formed of an elastic foam and fixed to the main body 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the main body 2 has one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the body 2 is bent in one direction against the spring force at the center in the longitudinal direction when mounted. As shown in FIG. 6, the support wire W is gripped by the restoring force to the extended state.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the holding member 3 is fixed to the inner surface of the main body 2 on the curved side, and can be bent when the main body 2 shown in FIG.

  The main body 2 includes a pair of bending operation portions 4, a spring plate portion 5, and a first and second pair of gripping claws 6 and 7.

  The pair of bending operation parts 4 are formed on both ends of the main body 2 in the longitudinal direction, and when the main body 2 is bent, it is pressed with a finger from the back side of the bending.

  The spring plate part 5 extends along the outer surface of the clamping member 3, and continues to one bending operation part 4 at one end in the longitudinal direction, and continues to the other bending operation part 4 at the other end in the longitudinal direction.

  The first gripping claw 6 extends from one end of the spring plate 5 in the longitudinal direction to the inside of the curve of the main body 2. The first gripping claw 6 has a gripping portion 6a that is bent in a C shape toward the one bending operation portion 4 at the tip.

  The second gripping claw extends from the other longitudinal end of the spring plate part 5 to the inside of the curvature of the main body 2. The second gripping claw 7 has a gripping portion 7a that is bent in a C-shape toward the other bending operation portion at the tip.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the main body 2 is curved, the first gripping claws and the second gripping claws cross each other to oppose the gripping portions 6a and 7a so as to receive the support wire W. Let As shown in FIG. 6, after receiving the support wire W, the support wire W is gripped between the gripping portions 6 a and 7 a by the restoring force of the main body 2 to the extended state.

The pair of pressing operation portions 4 of the main body 2 is configured in a triangular cylinder shape including a pressing surface portion 4a, a guide surface portion 4b, and a descending surface portion 4c. The pressing surface portion 4 a is continuous with both end portions of the spring plate portion 5. The guide surface portion 4b rises from the pressing surface portion 4a by bending at a predetermined angle inward of the curvature of the main body 2. The descending surface portion 4c is bent from the tip of the guide surface portion 4b toward the pressing surface portion 4a and joined to the pressing surface portion 4a at the end.

A pair of guide surface portion 4b, upon bending of the main body 2 shown in FIG. 5, two gripping portions 6a which is opposed to facing the V-shaped splayed to converge at the center between 7a, whereby two gripper The support wire W is slid in the center between 6a and 7a, and it guides reliably.

In the extended state of the main body shown in FIG. 2, the back side of the curve is directed toward the palm, the thumb of one pressing operation unit 4 is hung, the index finger and the middle finger are hung on the other pressing operation unit 4, and the other hand is used. The stem S is held by the holding member 3 by holding the stem S and applying it to the holding member and curving the main body 2 together with the holding member 3 as shown in FIG. In this state, the first gripping claws and the second gripping claws intersect, and the gripping portions 6a and 7a face each other. The support wire is grasped with the other hand that has become free and guided between the gripping portions 6a and 7a. At this time, the guide surface portion 4b slides the support wire W and guides it to the center between the pair of gripping portions 6a and 7a without hesitation, so that the plant attracting operation can be performed more smoothly. As shown in FIG. 6, if the hand is released after receiving the support wire W, the support wire W is gripped between the gripping portions 6a and 7a by the restoring force of the main body 2 to the extended state. The stem S is supported by the support wire W.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip 2 Main body 3 Clamping member 4 Bending operation part 4a Pressing surface part 4b Guide surface part 4c Lowering surface part 5 Spring plate part 6 First holding claw 6a Holding part 7 Second holding claw 7a Holding part S Stem W Support wire

Claims (1)

A clip that is attached to a supporting wire that hangs down and supports a plant stem to the supporting wire,
It is formed of a metal plate material having a spring property, and has one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction, and is bent in one direction against the spring force at the center in the longitudinal direction at the time of mounting, and is restored by the restoring force to the extended state. A body for gripping the support wire;
A holding member that is formed of an elastic foam, is fixed to the inner surface of the curve of the main body, is refracted when the main body is bent, and can hold the stem of the plant inside;
The main body has a pair of bending operation portions formed on both ends in the longitudinal direction, and extends along the outer surface of the clamping member, and continues to one bending operation portion at one end in the longitudinal direction, and at the other end in the longitudinal direction. A spring plate portion that is continuous with the other bending operation portion, and a gripping portion that extends from one end in the longitudinal direction of the spring plate portion to the inside of the bending of the main body and bends in a C shape toward the one bending operation portion at the distal end portion And a second gripping portion that extends inwardly from the other end in the longitudinal direction of the spring plate portion and bends in a C shape toward the other curving operation portion at the tip end portion. A gripping nail,
The first gripping claw and the second gripping claw intersect each other when the main body is curved, thereby allowing the gripping portions to face each other so as to receive the support wire, and restoring force of the main body to the extended state Is configured to grip the support wire between both gripping parts,
The pair of bending operation portions are respectively a pressing surface portion that is continuous with both end portions of the spring plate portion, a guide surface portion that is bent from the pressing surface portion toward the inside of the bending of the main body by a predetermined angle, and a guide surface portion of the guide surface portion. Consists of a triangular tube shape consisting of a descending surface portion bent from the tip to the pressing surface portion and joined to the pressing surface portion at the end,
Guide surface portion of the pair of bending operation portion, when said inter-body curved pair of bending operation portion approaches, two gripping portion to which the first gripping claws and the opposite of the second gripping claws An angle is set so as to face each other in an outwardly V-shaped shape converging in the middle between the two, so that the support wire is slidably guided to the center between the two gripping portions. An inspirational clip of the plant.

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