JPH0411930Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a case for transporting flowers, which is used, for example, when transporting or carrying flowers such as potted plants, and particularly relates to an improvement in the structure of the case.

[Prior Art] As a conventional general case for transporting articles of this type, a vertically long cylindrical cardboard box having a rectangular parallelepiped shape has been used. That is, the article was accommodated in the cardboard box either directly or via an article holder, and the lid or bottom portion was sealed with duct tape or the like before being transported.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The conventional article transport case as described above has the following problems. When the goods to be stored in the case are potted flowers, etc., a case for transporting goods consisting of a vertical long cylindrical cardboard box is used. At any rate, there is a drawback that the operation when taking out the articles housed in the case to the outside is extremely complicated. In other words, potted flowers, etc.
Since the container could not be turned sideways, the operator had to insert his hand through the top of the long cylindrical cardboard box to grab the pot near the bottom of the box. Such operations are extremely troublesome, and in some cases, there is a risk of damaging potted plants and flowers. To avoid this, the cardboard box is often torn, but the work of tearing the cardboard box itself is complicated and uneconomical since it cannot be reused.

In order to avoid the above problem, make a perforation in the middle of the long cylindrical cardboard box, and then pull the Easy Cut tape that has been pasted near the perforation in advance. There are some that can be broken and the box can be divided into two. However, with the above-described method, it is not always possible to break and divide the box accurately at the perforation, and moreover, the cost of the box is high.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a case for transporting flowers, such as potted plants, which can be easily and accurately packed and taken out without damaging them, and which is also highly economical. purpose.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems and achieve the purpose, the present invention takes the following measures.

That is, at least two positions in the circumferential direction of the circumferential wall of a bottomless long cylindrical case body that can be installed upright are provided with cut-out locking pieces that can be freely displaced so as to be able to project inward of the case body at any time. . A hollow truncated head whose bottom periphery is sized to fit the inner surface of the case body so that it can be slid into the case body when it is installed upright from the upper end of the body by falling under its own weight. - A cone-shaped article holder is provided. An article holder is provided on the upper wall of the article holder so as to be able to hold flowers. An opening is provided in the peripheral wall of the article holder so that the locking piece can engage with it.

In this way, with the root part of the flower or the like being held in the article holding part of the article holder, the article holder is inserted into the case body from the upper end of the case body, and sliding insertion is performed by falling under its own weight. height,
By engaging the locking piece with the opening in the state where the insertion operation is completed, the article holder and the case body can be coupled.
Further, by separating the locking piece from the opening in the coupled state, the article holder and the case body can be separated.

[Effects] As a result of taking the above measures, the following effects occur.

(a) When storing flowers such as potted plants in the case, if the article holder holding the flowers is inserted from the upper end of the case body that is installed upright, the article holder will be placed inside the case body. It receives air resistance and is slid in at a relatively slow, almost constant speed while remaining horizontal until it reaches the bottom of the case body.

That is, the article holder is dimensioned to fit the inner surface of the case body around the bottom, so when the article holder falls, it is subjected to considerably large air resistance within the case body. Moreover, since the article holder has a "truncated pyramid shape" in which the top of a pyramid is cut horizontally, the other parts other than the bottom are in a state of non-contact with the inner surface of the case body. It is in. Therefore, there is less risk of the article holder getting caught on the inner surface of the case body.
Sliding insertion is performed by falling under its own weight in a stable state.

As a result, it is slidably inserted to the bottom of the case body at a relatively slow and substantially constant speed while maintaining a horizontal state.

In this way, the work of accommodating flowers and plants in the case is extremely simplified. Also, at this time, the flowers are always inserted into the case body from the root side. Therefore, the tip of the flower, which generally spreads upward, can be accommodated in the case body without being damaged much.

(b) To connect the article holder and the case body, with the article holder housed in the case body, the locking piece is projected inward into the case body and connected to the opening of the article holder. All you have to do is engage it. By doing so, the article holder and the case body can be easily and stably connected.

In addition, in order to separate the article holder and the case body, while the article holder is housed in the case body, pull the locking piece back to the outside of the case body and remove it from the opening of the article holder. Just let it happen. By doing so, the article holder and the case body can be easily separated.

(c) When taking out flowers such as potted plants to the outside after transportation, the case body may be pulled upward after performing the above-described separation operation between the article holder and the case body. By doing this, only the side of the article holder holding the flowers is left behind from the bottomless case body.

In this way, the work of taking out flowers and plants from the case is extremely simplified. Also, at this time, the case body is removed by moving from the root side of the flower to the tip side. For this reason, the tip of flowering plants, which generally spreads upward, is
The case itself can be removed with little damage.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view of a case for transporting plants and flowers, as seen diagonally from below. Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1 is a long cylindrical case body that can be installed upright, and is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped box by bending and joining sheet members such as cardboard. At the upper end of this case body 10, a second
An interlocking type lid 11 consisting of four pieces as shown in the figure is provided, and an open portion 12 is provided at the lower end. In other words, the case body 10 is a box with a lid and no bottom. Two opposing upper walls of the circumferential wall of the long cylindrical case body 10 have windows 13a and 1 for gripping, so that they can be easily carried around.
3b is provided. Further, at least two parts in the circumferential direction are provided at a lower part of the peripheral wall of the case body 10.
The cut-out locking pieces 14a, 1 are movably displaceable at locations (three corner locations in this embodiment) so as to be able to protrude inward of the case body 10 in an L-shape at any time.
4b and 14c are formed. Note that a notch A into which a finger can be inserted is provided at the center of the upper edge of each of the locking pieces 14a, 14b, and 14c to facilitate displacement operation.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes an article holder in the shape of a hollow truncated cone. That is, this article holder is made by bending and joining sheet members such as cardboard in the same manner as the case body 10, so that the peripheral wall has a trapezoid shape (more precisely, the apex part of the pyramid is cut horizontally) and the peripheral wall has an inclination angle θ. It is a hollow truncated/pyramidal box. This article holder 20 is
The size of the periphery of the bottom part is set to a size that fits the inner surface of the case body 10 so that it can be slid into the case body 10 when it is installed upright from the upper end of the body 10 by falling under its own weight. It is becoming.

As shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b, the upper wall of the article holder 20 is provided with an article holder 21 consisting of a circular hole and a plurality of fan-shaped pieces around the hole. A bottom portion 22 is provided. Incidentally, the broken line 23 in FIG. 3b indicates a flower article such as a potted flower held by the holding portion 21. The four corners of the peripheral wall of the article holder 20 have openings 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d (24d is (not shown) is provided.

In this way, in order to combine the article holder 20 and the case body 10, the article holder 20 is attached to the case body 1.
When the locking pieces 14a, 1 are slid into the inside of the 0 as shown in FIG.
By pressing the tops B of 4b and 14c as shown by the arrows, they are made to protrude inward of the case body 10,
Three of the openings of the article holder 20, namely 24a-24c, 24b-24d, 24c-24
a, 24d to 24b (for example, 2
4a to 24c) as shown in the fifth figure. By doing this, the article holder 2
0 and the case body 10 can be easily and stably combined.

Further, in order to separate the article holder 20 and the case body 10, the article holder 20 must be separated from the case body 10.
When the locking piece 14 is housed in the
a, 14b, 14c as shown by the arrows in FIG.
What is necessary is to separate it from the openings 24a to 24c.
By doing so, the article holder 20 and the case body 10 can be easily separated.

Next, the usage and effects of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, a case will be described in which a flower article 23 such as a potted flower is housed in a case. As shown in FIG. 6, when the article holder 20 holding the flowering article 23 is opened from the top end of the lid 11 of the case body 10 installed upright, the article holder 20 is The case body 10 is subjected to air resistance and is slid into the case body 10 at a relatively slow and almost constant speed while maintaining a horizontal state.
Reach the bottom of 0. That is, the article holder 20 is dimensioned to fit the inner surface of the case body 10 around the bottom, so the article holder 20 is subjected to considerably large air resistance within the case body 10 when falling. In addition, the article holder 20 is, for example, a "truncated pyramid" having a shape in which the top of a pyramid is cut horizontally.
Since the case body 10 has a "pyramid-like" shape, other parts other than the periphery of the bottom part are in a non-contact state with the inner surface of the case body 10. Therefore, there is little risk that the article holder 20 will get caught on the inner surface of the case body 10, and the sliding insertion will be carried out under its own weight in a stable state.
As a result, it is slidably inserted to the bottom of the case body at a relatively slow and substantially constant speed while maintaining a horizontal state.

In this way, the work of accommodating the flowers and plants 23 in the case is extremely simplified. Also, at this time, the flowers are always inserted into the case body 10 from the root side. Therefore, the tip of the flower, which generally spreads upward, can be accommodated in the case body 10 without being damaged much.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, by pressing the tops B of the locking pieces 14, 14b, 14c of the case body 10, the article holders are made to protrude inward from the case body 10 as shown by the arrows. 20 openings 24
a to 24c. By doing so, the article holder 20 and the case body 10 are easily and stably connected. Then, if the lid 11 is closed, it becomes ready for transport.

Next, a case will be described in which the flower article 23 such as a potted flower is taken out of the case after being transported. By inserting a finger into the notch A for finger insertion and pulling the locking pieces 14a, 14b, and 14c of the transported case body 10 back to the outside of the case body 10, the article holder 20 is secured. Opening 2
4a to 24c. By doing so, the article holder 20 and the case body 10 are in a separated state. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the case body 10 is pulled upward as shown by the broken line arrow. In this case, only the side of the article holder 20 holding the flowering article 23 is left behind from the bottomless case body 10. At this time, since the article holder 20 has a truncated conical shape and has a tapered peripheral wall, it is not pulled up together with the case body 10, and only the case body 10 is pulled up smoothly.

In this way, the work of taking out flowers and plants from the case is extremely simplified. Also, at this time, the case body 10
is removed by moving from the base of the flowering plant to the tip. Therefore, the case body 10 can be removed without damaging the tip of the flower, which generally spreads upward.

In this way, in this embodiment, it is possible to easily and accurately accommodate and take out plants without damaging them. In addition, since the case body 10 is bottomless, less material is needed to form the case, and there is no need for special processing to divide the case into two, but only a simple punching process is required, so it can be manufactured at low cost. can. Moreover, the case body 1
0 can be reused. Therefore, an economical case for transporting flowers and plants can be obtained.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment, the case main body 10 and the article holder 20 are both square cylinder-shaped, but they may also be polygonal cylinder-shaped, cylindrical, etc. other than the above-mentioned shapes. . Further, in the above embodiment, the number of locking pieces 14 is three, but the number may be two or four or more, and in short, "at least two" is sufficient.
It goes without saying that various other modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, the following effects can be expected.

(a) When storing flowers such as potted plants in the case, it is sufficient to simply insert the article holder holding the flowers from the upper end of the case main body which is installed upright. That is, in this case, the article holder is subjected to air resistance within the case body, and is slid and inserted at a relatively slow and substantially constant speed while maintaining a horizontal state, and reaches the bottom of the case body.

In this way, the work of accommodating flowers and plants in the case is extremely simplified. Also, at this time, the flowers are always inserted into the case body from the root side. Therefore, the tip of the flower, which generally spreads upward, can be accommodated in the case body without being damaged much.

(b) To connect the article holder and the case body, with the article holder housed in the case body, the locking piece is projected inward into the case body and connected to the opening of the article holder. All you have to do is engage it. By doing so, the article holder and the case body can be easily and stably connected.

In addition, in order to separate the article holder and the case body, while the article holder is housed in the case body, pull the locking piece back to the outside of the case body and remove it from the opening of the article holder. Just let it happen. By doing so, the article holder and the case body can be easily separated.

(c) When taking out the flowers such as the potted plants to the outside after transportation, the case body may be pulled upward after performing the above-described separation operation between the article holder and the case body. By doing so, only the side of the article holder holding the flowers is left behind from the bottomless case body.

Therefore, the work of taking out the flowers and plants from the case becomes extremely simple. Also, at this time, the case body is removed by moving from the root side of the flower to the tip side. Therefore, the case body can be removed without damaging the tip of the flower, which generally spreads upward.

(d) In this way, plants and flowers can be stored and removed easily and accurately without any damage. Furthermore, since the case body is bottomless, less material is needed to form the case, and no special processing is required to divide the case into two, so it can be produced at a low cost. Moreover, the case body can be reused. Therefore, an economical case for transporting flowers and plants can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 8 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a case for transporting flowers and plants, Figure 2 is a top view of the case body, and Figure 3 is a top view of the case body.
Figures a and b are a top view and a partially cutaway side view of the article holder, Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views and sectional views showing the function of the locking piece, and Figures 6 to 8.
The figure is a diagram for explaining usage and effects. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Case body, 14a-14c... Locking piece, 20... Article holding body, 21... Article holding part, 23... Flowering article, 24a-24d... Opening for engagement.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A bottomless long cylindrical case body that can be installed upright, and a peripheral wall of the case body that is displaceable at at least two locations in the circumferential direction so as to be able to protrude inward of the case body at any time. A cut-out type locking piece is formed, and the periphery of the bottom part is large enough to fit the inner surface of the case body so that it can be slid into the case body when it is installed upright from the upper end of the body by falling under its own weight. an article holder in the shape of a hollow truncated cone whose dimensions are set to 1, an article holder provided on the upper wall of the article holder so as to be able to hold flowers, and a peripheral wall of the article holder. and an opening provided so that the locking piece can engage with the locking piece, and the article holder is held in the article holder with the root part of the flower being held in the article holder. By inserting the article into the case body from the upper end of the case body and slidingly inserting the article by its own weight, the locking piece is engaged with the opening when the insertion operation is completed. The article holder and the case body can be separated by making it possible to connect the holder and the case body, and detaching the locking piece from the opening in the connected state. Characteristic case for transporting plants and flowers.