JPH0532004B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a plant support used to prevent flowers and vegetables from falling.

[Prior art and its problems]

Conventionally, when cultivating plants that tend to lodge, such as orchids and dahlias, props 1, as shown in Figure 12, are erected for each stem rod as so-called plant supports to prevent them from lodging. The support ring 3 that surrounds the plant was fixed to the support 2 that was erected around the plant using wire, etc., as shown in Figure 13. .

However, the former method requires the same number of supports 1 as the stems of the plants, which increases the cost, and has the drawback that a large number of supports 1 stand in a forest, spoiling the aesthetic appearance. In addition, in the latter case, it is necessary to prepare a support ring 3 with an outer diameter that matches the size of each flower pot, which cannot be used for other purposes, resulting in uneconomical results. Since it is difficult to predict the future height, the plant generally has the disadvantage of being unbalanced in size and appearance.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present inventor previously proposed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 161462/1983, as shown in FIG. There is one in which the L-shaped bent portion of the other end of a plurality of fixed arms 5 is detachably attached to a support 7 via a coil spring 6. According to this structure, the beauty of the plant is not impaired by the small number of supports 7, and the height of the support ring 4 can be changed in accordance with the growth of the plant.

However, when using the above as a support for plants that have already grown large,
When the support ring 4 is placed over a thick plant and lowered, it tends to damage flowers, branches and leaves, which is a drawback.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances,
The first invention is for plants that can easily prevent the lodging of plants with many stems or large-grown plants with a minimum of support, thereby providing an excellent appearance and reducing costs. The pillar,
In addition to the first invention, the second invention aims to provide a support for plants that can be easily added to the top according to the growth of the plant.

[Structure of the invention]

A plant support according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a support that is installed upright on a plant, and a support that is provided at an upper end of the support so as to extend horizontally therefrom and has a locking hook at its tip. and an annular locking ring provided at the corner of the supporting portion and the support portion, and the plant support of the second invention is the same as that of the first invention. In addition to this, a tubular connector is provided on the upper part of the support part and is capable of expanding and contracting in diameter.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the plant support of the first invention. This plant support 10 is integrally molded from a material such as aluminum alloy, anti-rust treated steel, or synthetic resin, and is composed of a support portion 11, a support portion 12, and a locking ring 13. It is something that

The support portion 11 of this plant support support 10 is a portion for inserting the lower end into a plant such as above a pot or on the ground, and the support portion 12 is formed at its upper end. This support part 12 is a part to support the plant from the surroundings and prevent it from falling down, and the material of this plant support 10 is returned to the upper end position of the support part 11 and horizontally from the upper end of the support part 11. It is formed to extend. This support portion 12 is formed to be curved in the horizontal direction, and a locking hook portion 14 is formed at the tip thereof by being bent downward. The locking ring 13 is formed between the pillar section 11 and the support section 12.
This locking ring 13 has a small diameter that is formed by rotating the tip of the locking ring 13 horizontally in a substantially circumferential direction when twisting the material of this plant support 10 to form the support section 12. It is circular.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, in the plant support 10, the locking hook portions 14 of the adjacent plant support 10 are sequentially inserted into the locking ring 13 of one of the plant support 10. However, the support portion 12 as a whole
... are assembled into a ring shape and put into use.

According to such a plant support 10, even in the case of a growing and lodging orchid as shown in FIG. 3a, the three plant supports 10 can be used as shown in FIG. , each support part 12
By assembling the stems of the orchid while sequentially pressing them inward, the orchid can be easily and reliably supported with a small number of supports.

Moreover, FIG. 4 shows an example of a tubular connector used in the second invention.

This tubular connector 20 is a ring-shaped one made of a material such as rubber or highly elastic synthetic resin, and the size of the hole 21 is such that when the diameter is expanded slightly using the elasticity, two holes are formed. The above-mentioned support columns 11, 11 can be inserted therethrough. Here, this tubular connector 20 is attached to the support portion 11a of the plant support support 10a in advance. As shown in FIG. 5, the tubular connector 20 has a lower end portion of the support portion 11 inserted into the locking ring 13a of the plant support 10 provided at the upper part of the plant support 10a. It is designed to be inserted into the hole 21. Here, the tubular connector 2
0. When the lower end of the support column 11 is inserted into the hole 21, it is slightly pushed and expanded, so the support column 11 inserted into the hole 21 due to its contraction force,
11a are integrally connected to each other.

According to the plant support 10a equipped with such a tubular connector 20, as shown in FIG. 6, it can be used for making Andon plants such as morning glories by sequentially stacking them upward and assembling them.
In addition, as in the case of growing small seedlings in a blunter as shown in Figure 7, the vinyl film can be used as a protective support in the early stages, and when some of the seedlings have grown, as shown in Figure 8. Furthermore, it can also be used to support the grown seedlings by assembling one layer on top. Moreover, since the connection is made using the contraction force due to the elasticity of the tubular connector 20, the attachment is extremely easy.

In the above embodiment, an example was explained in which three plant supports 10 were assembled, but the present invention is not limited to this. Two plant supports 10, 10 may be assembled and used.On the other hand, when used outdoors, the curvature is increased as shown in FIG. 10, and a large number (six in the figure) of the above plants It may be assembled using the supporting posts 10.

Further, the locking ring 13 can also have various shapes as shown in FIGS. 11a and 11b.

Further, the tubular connector 20 is not limited to the cylindrical shape described above, but may be an open ring shape having a small diameter hole and an incision,
The support columns 11 and 11a may be gripped and connected to each other by pushing the notches apart.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the plant support of the first invention includes a support that is installed upright on a plant, and a support that is provided at the upper end of the support so as to extend horizontally from the top and at the tip. The plant support of the second invention comprises a support portion having a locking hook portion, and an annular locking ring provided at a corner of the support portion and the support portion. In addition to the first aspect of the present invention, a tubular connector is provided on the upper part of the support part and is capable of expanding and contracting in diameter. Therefore, according to the first aspect of the invention, plants having many stems or plants that have grown large can be easily supported with the minimum number of support sections. For this reason, it has an excellent appearance and can be mass-produced, making it possible to significantly reduce costs. Moreover, in the case of the second invention, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, it is also possible to add layers upward as appropriate according to the growth of the plant. Furthermore, since the tubular connector is capable of expanding and contracting in diameter, and the contraction force is utilized for connection, handling is extremely easy. Therefore, these plant supports have the advantage that they can be used not only to prevent plants from lodging, but also to support protective covers such as vinyl film or cheesecloth during seedlings. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the plant support of the first invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 a and 3 b each show an assembled example of the plant support shown in FIG. 1. A perspective view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the tubular connector used for the plant support of the second invention, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the state in which the tubular connector is used, and FIG. 7 to 1 are diagrams showing an embodiment of assembly using plant supports according to the second invention.
Figures 1a and 1b are diagrams showing various usage examples using the plant supports of the first and second inventions, respectively.
2 to 14 are perspective views showing conventional plant supports, respectively. 10, 10a... Plant support, 11, 11a...
...Strut portion, 12... Support portion, 13, 13a... Locking ring, 14... Locking hook portion, 20... Tubular connector, 21... Hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plant support that prevents plants from lodging,
A support section provided erected on the planting of the plant; a support section provided at the upper end of the support section so as to extend horizontally therefrom and having a locking hook section at the tip; this support section and the support section; 1. A plant support comprising: an annular locking ring provided at a corner of the plant support; 2. A plant support that prevents plants from falling down,
A support section provided erected on the planting of the plant; a support section provided at the upper end of the support section so as to extend horizontally therefrom and having a locking hook section at the tip; this support section and the support section; 1. A plant support comprising: an annular locking ring provided at a corner of the support portion; and a tubular connector provided at the upper portion of the support portion and capable of expanding and contracting in diameter.