JPH07327799A - Flower vase - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a flower vase in which flower arrangement abundant in changes in a wide range extending from an upright posture to nearly a horizontal posture can be stably and easily carried out. CONSTITUTION:A flower vase is formed in such a way that a water absorptive sponge body 8 is housed inside a circular recessed part 1 of a vase vessel B consisting of a circular recessed part of a prescribed diameter that has been formed in the central part, a wide-diameter recessed part that has been provided with a stepped part on its upper peripheral part and that is continued to the circular recessed part 1, a flange part 4 continuously formed to the upper peripheral part of this wide-diameter recessed part, and a plurality of leg parts 5 that have been continuously formed to the suspended part of the outer circumference of the flange part 4; and also that a flange part 11 of a hemispherical shape is continuously formed in the upper peripheral stepped part of the circular recessed part 1 so as to cover the sponge body 8; and further that the flange part 11 of the cover member C having a large number of circular holes 12 on its hemispherical surface is detachably fitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vase used for ikebana, and more particularly to a vase capable of arranging flowers at various angles from an upright state to a considerably inclined state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Ikebana has been handed down as a flower arrangement since ancient times in Japan. There are many schools such as Ikenobo style, immature style, and Ohara style. Ikebana is a deep vase filled with water and cut branches of plants. Various flower arrangements are known, such as bottle flowers that throw leaves and flowers, and pottery, iron, and wooden basins that are filled with water and the Mt.

As described above, the ikebana with various styles plays a major role not only in observing the flowers, but also by making the room gorgeous and softening the atmosphere and calming the hearts of people.

[0004]

[Issues to be solved by the invention]
Along with the diversification of styles, it is not only simple to insert flowers upwards on Kenzan, but there are avant-garde Morihana that are mixed at various angles from the upright state to the state of lying on the basin. It is very difficult to make such a flower just by using it. In addition, a water-absorbent sponge has been used in recent years as a flower insert having the same function as Kenzan, but there is a problem that the sponge tends to become brittle and the insertion hole becomes large due to repeated use, and the desired flower arrangement cannot be achieved.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vase capable of easily performing a flower arrangement in which the flowers are mixed at various angles from an upright state to a considerably inclined state.

[0006]

That is, the vase of the present invention has a circular concave portion having a required diameter provided in the center and a circular or polygonal wide diameter continuous with the circular concave portion having a stepped portion at its upper edge. A water-absorbing sponge is formed in the circular recess of the flower stand, which is composed of a recess, a flange that is connected to the upper edge of the wide-diameter recess, and a plurality of legs that are connected to the hanging portion on the outer periphery of the flange. The collar portion of the lid member, which accommodates the body and has a semicircular spherical collar portion formed on the outer periphery of the step portion at the upper edge of the circular recess so as to cover the sponge body, is detachably fitted. It is a combination.

As the lid member having a hemispherical shape and a collar portion continuously formed on its outer periphery, a lid member having a large number of circular holes on its hemispherical surface is used.

The lid member, which is hemispherical in shape and has a collar portion continuously formed on the outer periphery thereof, is a stainless net which is woven in a hemispherical shape in a hexagonal shape using a stainless wire, and each lower end of the net is formed. A circular stainless steel plate is joined to the outer periphery of the bottom surface so as to sandwich it to form a collar portion.

[0009]

In the vase of the present invention, a water-absorbing sponge body is placed in a circular recess having a required diameter provided in the center of a flower stand, and a hemispherical lid member is fitted so as to cover the sponge body. , This lid member has a large number of circular holes on its hemispherical surface, or the hemispherical lid member itself forms a hexagonal net structure, so these circular holes or hexagonal nets From here, you can easily insert flowers etc. into the sponge body, and you can enjoy a variety of flower arrangements from upright to a wide angle depending on the insertion position.

In the vase of the present invention, the flower stand and the lid member are manufactured separately, but the flower stand is made of a die-cast alloy such as Al-Si or Al-Mg as a raw material, and is punched on the surface of the collar portion by a die-cast casting method. Can be easily obtained with. It is also possible to make a plastic flower stand by compression molding or injection molding.

The lid member having the collar portion on the outer periphery and the large number of circular holes on the semi-spherical surface can be easily obtained by die casting. The net-like lid member is formed into a semi-circular sphere by knitting in a hexagonal shape using, for example, a stainless wire, and the lower end thereof is sandwiched by two donut-shaped stainless steel plates and joined by welding, brazing or the like. It can be obtained by providing a collar portion.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vase of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment thereof. FIG. 1 shows a vase A of this invention.
(A) is a plan view thereof, and (b) is XX of (a).
It is a line sectional view. In addition, FIG. 2 shows a flower stand B that constitutes the flower vase A.
Where (a) is a plan view thereof, and (b) is Y- of (a).
A cross-sectional view taken along the line Y, FIG. 3 shows a cover member C, (a) is an explanatory view of a cover member C-1 by die casting, and FIG. 3 (b) is a cover member C-2 formed of a stainless wire in a hexagonal shape. FIG.

In the flower stand B of FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a circular recess formed in the central portion, and a step portion 2 is formed on the upper edge of the circular recess 1 and has a diameter larger than that of the circular recess 1. The recess 3 is formed. The upper edge of the concave portion 3 has a flange portion 4 formed continuously on the periphery thereof, and a plurality of leg portions 5 are formed on the hanging portion on the outer periphery of the flange portion 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a pattern formed on the surface of the collar portion 4 by punching or the like, and it is arbitrary whether the pattern 6 is partially or entirely applied to the surface.

In FIG. 2, the collar portion 4 has a two-tiered structure for decorative purposes. The wide edge portion 4a in the upper row is provided with the pattern 6 and the narrow edge portion 4b in the lower row is provided with projection patterns 7 at equal intervals. Has been done. Then, these patterns may be formed at the same time when the flower stand B having the above configuration is obtained by die casting.

The wide-diameter recess 3 formed by the step 2 on the upper edge of the circular recess 1 has an octagonal shape in the drawing, but may have a circular shape or another polygonal shape.

Next, the lid member C detachably fitted in the wide-diameter concave portion 3 formed in the stepped portion 2 of the flower stand B having the above-described structure is shown as C-1 in FIG. 3 (a). In addition, a semi-spherical shape having a flange portion 11 on the peripheral surface, and a large number of circular holes 12 provided in the semi-spherical spherical surface 13 is used. The lid member C-1 may be formed by die casting as in the above-mentioned flower stand, or may be made of plastic. In any case, the lid member C-1 is the circular recess 1 of the flower stand B.
It has a hemispherical shape having a height capable of covering the water-absorbing sponge body 8 to be placed therein, and the flange portion 11 has the same thickness as that of the step portion 2 so as to be flush with the flange portion 4 at the periphery of the wide-diameter concave portion 3. It is preferable that they can be detachably fitted.

In addition to this, the lid member C may have a hemispherical net shape, for example, about 1 as shown by C-2 in FIG. 3 (b).
Welded and brazed with a stainless steel wire 21 of ~ 2 mmφ knitted into a hexagonal shape 22 to form a semi-spherical shape, and the lower end thereof is sandwiched by two doughnut-shaped stainless steel plates 23 having a thickness of about 0.8 mm. It is obtained by forming the brim portion 24 by joining the collar portions with each other.

1 (a) and 1 (b) show a water absorbing sponge body 8 placed in a circular recess 1 of a flower stand B having the above-mentioned structure, and a step 2 in which the circular recess 1 and the wide-diameter recess 3 are connected to each other. Three
The vase A of the present invention obtained by fitting the lid member C-1 of (a)
Is shown. In the figure, the same pattern is arranged as the pattern 6 at four places of the collar portion 4, but this is an example, and it is possible to apply a different pattern to the entire surface.

Further, one hole 15 is formed in the flange portion 11 of the lid member C-1, and the amount of water in the flower vase A can be confirmed while the flower vase A is blooming.

[0020]

As described above, the vase of the present invention comprises a flower stand and a lid member, and uses a water-absorbing sponge body as a flower insert in place of the conventional Kenzan or Cloisonne.
With this water-absorbing sponge body, flowers and the like can be inserted at any angle as desired, and the flower inserted through the hole or net of the semi-spherical lid member fitted so as to cover the water-absorbing sponge body. Since the angle of can be maintained for a long time, you can enjoy a variety of ikebana, and in addition to that, the vase itself can also be used as an interior decorating tool due to the pattern on the brim of the vase.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows a vase according to the present invention, (a) is a plan view thereof, and (b) is a sectional view taken along line XX of (a).

FIG. 2 shows a flower stand constituting the flower vase of the present invention, (a)
Is a plan view thereof, and (b) is a sectional view taken along line YY of (a).

3 (a) and 3 (b) are explanatory views of a lid member constituting the flower vase of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A flower vase B flower stand C lid member 1 circular concave portion 2 step portion 3 wide diameter concave portion 4 collar portion 5 leg portion 6 collar portion pattern 7 collar portion protrusion pattern 8 water absorbing sponge body 11 lid member collar portion 12 circular hole 22 turtle shell mesh

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A circular recess having a required diameter provided at the center, a circular or polygonal wide-diameter recess having a stepped portion on the upper edge thereof and being continuous with the circular recess, and a continuous recess at the upper edge of the wide-diameter recess. The water-absorbing sponge body is housed in the circular recess of the flower stand, which is composed of the formed flange portion and a plurality of legs provided continuously on the hanging portion on the outer periphery of the flange portion, and covers the sponge body. A vase formed by detachably fitting the flange portion of a lid member having a semicircular spherical shape and a flange portion continuously formed on the step portion at the upper edge of the circular recess. 2. The vase according to claim 1, wherein an arbitrary pattern is applied to the brim portion formed on the upper edge of the large-diameter concave portion of the flower stand. 3. The vase of claim 1, wherein the hemispherical lid member has a large number of circular holes on its hemispherical surface. 4. The hemispherical lid member is a stainless net woven in a hemispherical shape using a stainless wire, and a flange is formed by joining a circular stainless steel plate to the outer periphery of the bottom surface. The vase of 1. 5. The vase of claim 4, wherein the hemispherical lid member has a hexagonal shape of a stainless net woven into a hemispherical shape using a stainless wire.