JPH06292465A - Container for cultivating plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a plant cultivation container capable of changing its volume, corresponding to various many plants different in their sizes, and arranging the plants at prescribed distances to form a beautiful flower bed, etc. CONSTITUTION:Openings 6 for planting plants are formed in the body wall 2 of a cylindrical main body 1 in which a bellow is formed in at least a part of the body wall 2 so that the volume can be adjusted. An insertion type connection member 15 comprising a male cylinder 7 and a female cylinder 10 is placed at both the ends of the main body 1 so that the main body can continuously be connected to other main bodies.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to sowing plants, especially flowers.
The present invention relates to a cultivation container called a flower pot (planta) in a broad sense for planting a flower that has been grown or grown.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plant cultivating container having a predetermined size and shape made of clay, glass, synthetic resin or the like is well known and is widely used by ordinary households and gardeners.

These well-known plant cultivation containers are filled with soil and sown and grown, or plants grown flowers and the like for viewing as they are, or transplanted grown flowers and the like to a desired place for viewing. However, since all of them are made to have a predetermined size and shape in advance, it is necessary to select and use an appropriate capacity in consideration of the size of the plant after growth. Therefore, especially for a horticulturist, it is necessary to prepare a large number of types of plant cultivation containers having different sizes and shapes, and it is necessary to secure a storage place for them, and the economic burden is large.

In addition, when a large number of plants in a container for cultivating plants are transplanted or buried in the soil as they are to form a flower bed or the like, it takes considerable skill to arrange them at regular intervals in order to enhance their aesthetic appearance. Especially when plants are planted as they are by sequentially filling a large number of plant cultivation containers almost adjacent to each other, if the size of the plant cultivation containers is different, it will be extremely difficult to plant them at a predetermined interval, which will impair the aesthetics. .

[0005]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that a conventional plant cultivation container has a certain size and shape as it is made, so that it is necessary to prepare a large number of types and store them. Securing a place and unavoidable financial burden,
In addition to this, it is difficult to bury a large number of plants planted at regular intervals in the soil.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention firstly forms an opening for planting a plant in the body wall of a cylindrical main body having at least a part of the body wall as a bellows. Secondly, a structure in which a fitting type connecting portion is formed at both ends of a cylindrical main body having at least a part of the trunk wall as a bellows, and an opening for planting a plant is formed in the trunk wall. In the both ends of the cylindrical main body having at least a part of the trunk wall as a bellows and the trunk wall, a fitting type connecting portion is formed, and an opening for planting a plant is formed between the respective connecting portions of the trunk wall.
It was configured as. Further, in these configurations, it is preferable that a plurality of openings are formed in the center line direction of the main body at predetermined intervals, or the main body has a non-circular end face.

[0007]

[Function] The main body is filled with soil from the opening and sown or a plant is planted. At this time, the bellows portion is elongated to adjust the size after growth, in particular, the volume suitable for the spread of the root, and when a plurality of openings are provided, the interval is adjusted to a desired predetermined interval. In addition, a large number of plants are arranged at predetermined intervals by being connected to each other by the connecting portion.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show a first embodiment, in which the end face is a cylindrical shape having an oval shape and the body wall is A large number of two bellows are provided on the side of the main wall 1, which is a bellows, facing the bottom wall 3 of the two main flat walls facing each other. The drainage holes 4 are provided, and two openings 6 for planting plants are provided on the side that becomes the top wall 5 at predetermined intervals in the center line direction of the main body 1.

Further, at one end of the main body 1, there is provided a locking projection 9 which is similar to the body wall 2 and has an oval end surface which is closed by the end wall 8 and extends circumferentially on the outer peripheral surface. A hollow male cylinder portion 7 having is formed in a protruding manner, and a locking groove 11 extending in the circumferential direction is formed on the inner peripheral surface at the other end portion, and the hollow female cylinder portion 10 having a rectangular end face and the end face are formed by the end wall 13. A hollow male cylinder portion 12 having a locking projection 14 extending in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface, which is closed, is formed in a continuous manner so as to form a fitting-type connecting portion 15. .

In this embodiment having such a structure, the main body 1 is filled with soil from the opening 6 and sown and grown, or a grown plant is planted. In consideration of the spread, the trunk wall 2 which is contracted in an empty state is expanded so that the main body 1 has an appropriate capacity and the soil is filled.

In this embodiment, since the main body 1 has an oval end surface, it can be stably placed on a shelf or the like, and since both ends are closed by the end walls 8 and 13, the soil will not be washed away, and Excess water is drained from the water draining hole 4, which allows the plant to be grown and managed in the same manner as in a normal flower pot.

The plant planted in the plant cultivation container of this embodiment can be taken out and transplanted, but without taking it out, the container is buried in the soil while the plant is planted to make a flower bed or the like. You can also In this case, when arranging a large number of plants, the male cylinder portion 12 on the left side of FIG. 1 is cut and removed with a knife, scissors, etc. to open the end surface of the female cylinder portion 10 to remove the soil therein, and Inserting either of the male cylinder parts 7 and 12 of another plant cultivation container, the locking projections 9,
The work of connecting by engaging 14 with the locking groove 11 is performed in sequence (see FIG. 4).

Therefore, by appropriately setting the lengths of the male cylinder portions 7 and 12 and the female cylinder portion 10 in accordance with the center-to-center distance of the openings 6, the plurality of openings 6 are successively connected at a predetermined predetermined interval. It is possible to arrange them in a line and arrange the plants planted in them in a predetermined interval. In addition, in consideration of the spacing when planting in a flower bed or the like, the trunk wall 2 can be extended so that the openings 6 have a predetermined spacing in an empty state, and when the planting is performed in the flower bed, the bellows wall 2 having a bellows is curved It is also possible to plant plants not only on a straight line but on a curved line.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment and a third embodiment, and like the first embodiment, the end face has a cylindrical shape with an oval shape and almost the entire body wall 22 is bellows. A male cylinder portion 27 is formed at one end of the main body 21, which is assumed to be, and a female cylinder portion 30 and a male cylinder portion 32 are formed at the other end, respectively. Female tube portions 36, 36 are formed adjacent to each other, and these constitute a fitting type connecting portion 35.

In the second embodiment of FIG. 5, female cylinder portions 36, 36 are provided in the center of the body wall 22, and three openings 26 are formed on both sides of the female cylinder portion 36 at predetermined intervals in the center line direction of the main body 21. Is.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, female cylinder portions 36, 36 are provided at two positions on the body wall 22, and a right portion is provided between the female cylinder portions 36, 36 and the male cylinder portion 27 and the female cylinder portion 30 at both ends. Two openings, two openings, and one opening 26 are formed at predetermined intervals in the center line direction of the main body 21 in this order.

In these embodiments, the bellows body wall 22
The intervals and the lengths of the female tube portions 36, 36 are set so that the openings 26 are equidistant when they are extended to the middle between the state of being left empty and the state of being extended most.

The use and handling of these embodiments are the same as those of the first embodiment, but when a large number of plants are successively connected to form a row of plants of a predetermined length, an intermediate female tube portion 36 is provided. , 3
By cutting and separating 6, it is possible to plant in a section of a predetermined length without excess or deficiency.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the main bodies 1 and 21 have the oval end faces, but any non-circular shape such as a semi-circular shape or a square shape that can be placed stably can be used. However, if the bottom portion on the opposite side of the openings 6 and 26 is supported by a stopper for preventing rolling, or if it is slightly buried in the soil, the end surface may be circular.

Further, in the first embodiment, it is possible to adopt a structure in which the number of the openings 6 is one and the connecting portion 15 is not provided. With this structure, the capacity is variable and various sizes can be obtained without preparing a plurality of types. The first object of the present invention to be applicable to the above plants is achieved.

Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the main bodies 1, 21 are formed almost entirely by the bellows body walls 2, 22. However, a part of the main walls 1, 22 may be bellows.

Furthermore, the plant cultivation container of the present invention is made of a synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene, waterproof paper, or an appropriate thin material such as a laminated body of synthetic resin, paper and metal, and the connecting portion 15 , 35, they are preferably made of a material that can be easily cut with a knife, scissors or the like. Also, these can be reused by digging out what was buried in the soil for a certain period,
If it is made of biodegradable synthetic resin that is decomposed by microorganisms in the ground, it will not be left behind and cause pollution problems even if it is left in the flowerbed.

[0023]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, firstly, the body wall of the cylindrical main body can be expanded by the bellows and the capacity can be arbitrarily adjusted. Therefore, it is appropriate according to the size of the plant, especially the spread of the root. It is possible to fill the soil and plant plants by filling it with various volumes, eliminating the need to prepare many types with different sizes and shapes in advance, and it is possible to significantly reduce the storage space and reduce economic burden. it can.

Secondly, since it has a structure in which a plug-in type connecting portion is provided, a large number of plants are arranged neatly at a predetermined interval over a long distance by sequentially connecting them, and not only are they simply arranged. It is possible to easily create flower beds, etc. that give high aesthetics by creating arbitrary letters and geometric patterns without requiring skill.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional partial view showing a connected state of a connecting portion.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 21 body, 2, 22 body wall, 6, 26 opening, 15, 35 connecting part,

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plant cultivation container comprising a tubular main body having at least a part of a body wall formed in a bellows, and an opening formed in the body wall for planting a plant. 2. A tubular main body in which at least a part of the body wall is formed into a bellows, insertable connecting portions formed at both ends of the body, and plants formed in the body wall are planted. A plant cultivation container characterized by comprising an opening. 3. A tubular main body in which at least a part of the body wall is formed into a bellows, a fitting type connecting portion formed on both ends of the body and the body wall, and between each connecting portion of the body wall. A plant cultivation container, characterized in that it comprises an opening through which a plant formed in the above is planted. 4. The plant cultivation container according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of openings are formed at predetermined intervals in the center line direction of the main body. 5. The body according to claim 1, wherein the end surface is non-circular.
3. The plant cultivation container according to any one of 3.