JPH078469Y2 - Cut flower shipping container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container used for transporting cut flowers from a producer to a wholesale market and further from the wholesale market to a flower shop.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container for transporting cut flowers which has been widely and conventionally used is a long cardboard box, and about 10 cut flowers are contained in this box.
It is packed in units of 0 and laid side by side in a transportation vehicle. At the market, the boxes are opened for display, and they are inspected. At the flower shop, the cut flowers are taken out of the cardboard box and transferred to a large bucket filled with water for display, and the empty cardboard box is discarded. That is, it is a disposable container.

The transportation of cut flowers in the above cardboard boxes is not long-lived because they must be drained during packaging. Therefore, the current situation is that the business operators have to rush the transportation and have an unreasonable schedule. Also, if you carry a cardboard box containing cut flowers sideways, the flowers on the lower side of the box will be damaged, and since the flowers are light-flexible, the flowers with a soft stem will bend under the neck and have a commercial value. Will decrease.

As a container for solving the problems associated with the transportation of cut flowers in a corrugated cardboard box, there has recently been proposed a container configured so that cut flowers can be stored vertically and can be transported by stacking several stages while the lower end of the stem is immersed in water. Appeared.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The latter cut flower transportation container described above has the effect of retaining the freshness and shape of the flowers during transportation, so that it is possible to prevent a decrease in the commercial value of the flowers, but the material of the container body still remains. Since it is corrugated cardboard, the contents cannot be understood in the packed state. Therefore, like the former corrugated cardboard container for transporting cut flowers, it is very troublesome because it is necessary to open each box at the time of exhibition and inspection in the market, and labor is also required, which causes work in the market to be delayed. It is also becoming.
Furthermore, at the flower shop, empty boxes have to be discarded,
The time and effort required for this disposal are enormous.

An object of the present invention is to provide a container for cut flower transportation which solves the problems of the conventional containers for cut flower transportation and is easy to use and sufficiently suitable in terms of cost.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention covers a container for cut flowers, at least a part of the peripheral surface of which is a trough-shaped container body, and an upper opening of the container body. It is composed of a lid, a water reservoir medium container that fits in the bottom of the container body, and a stem bundling container with a water permeable hole placed in the center of the middle container,
The container in the water reservoir is provided with at least a pair of hanging frames along the inner surface of the container body, and each hanging frame is provided with upper and lower engaging portions which are engaged with and disengaged from the edges of the container body.

[0008]

A suitable amount of water is put into a medium container placed at the bottom of the container body, and the cut flowers collected by putting the lower part of the stem into the stem bundling container are put therein, and the container is covered for transportation. It can be stacked with the lid on. The stability of the medium container during transportation is maintained by the hanging of the medium container hanging frame to the edge of the container body.

The cut flowers can be seen from the transparent portion without removing the lid. Remove the lid during inspection. If necessary, the suspension container is pulled up to pull up the middle container, and the lower engaging portion is hooked on the edge of the container body, so that the upper half of the cut flower appears outside. At the flower shop, the upper half of the cut flower can be taken out and displayed as it is, and the empty container can be returned to the producer as a container and reused.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the structure of the cut flower transport container of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view with a lid, and FIG. 2 is a plan view with the lid removed. Reference numeral 1 is a rectangular trough-shaped container body, and 2 is a removable cover that covers an upper surface opening of the container body 1, both of which are molded of colorless and transparent hard synthetic resin. Only one or two sides of the container body 1,
Alternatively, a part of a specific surface may be made transparent like a viewing window. The lid 2 may be partially transparent.

A reinforcing rib 1A is provided on the bottom surface of the container body 1.
However, the opening edge is formed with a reinforcing edge 1B which is bent outward in an inverted L shape. A part of the reinforcing edge 1B1 is lowered at the center of each side of the opening edge, and a breathing gap S is formed between the lid 2 and the edge 2B of the lid 2 when the lid 2 is covered.

On the upper surface of the lid 2, a grip 2C is formed in the center together with a reinforcing rib 2A. Further, a hook 3 for hanging the removed lid 2 on the opening edge of the container body 1 is provided on one side of the back surface of the lid 2.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a box-shaped container for storing water which fits just under the bottom of the container body 1. This container is also made of a hard synthetic resin, but its color is black in order to prevent spoilage of water stored therein. Good. The plate-shaped suspension frame 5 having a length reaching the opening edge along the inner surface of the container body 1 is provided on two opposite sides of the edge of the container 4 in the water reservoir.
・ 5 is connected. Although the suspension frame 5 in the illustrated example is integrally integrated with the container 4 for storing water, another suspension frame may be attached to the edge of the container 4 for storing water via a hinge component. 6 is a stem-bundle container with a water-permeable hole placed in the center of the container 4 in a water reservoir, which is as if it were a flowerpot-shaped container. This container 6 is also a molded product of hard synthetic resin. A plurality of projections 12 for positioning the stem bundling container 6 placed on the bottom of the container 4 in the water reservoir are formed at regular intervals on the circumference.

Hooks 7 and 8 are provided at the upper end and the middle of the outer surface of each of the hanging frames 5 as engaging portions to be hung and removed from the opening edge of the container body 1. Hook 7 ・ 8 in the illustrated example
Is provided so as to be caught in the slit 9 formed in the lowered portion 1B1 of the reinforcing edge 1B, but if it is caught in the reinforcing edge 1B, the hooks 7 and 8
There is no limitation on the structure of. Further, instead of the hooks 7 and 8, a slit is formed at a predetermined position of the hanging frame 5, and a convex portion for hooking the slit is formed in the lower portion 1B of the reinforcing edge 1B.
1 may be provided.

A bending portion 10 is provided at a portion just above the lower hook 8 of each suspension frame 5 so that the suspension frame 5 can be easily bent outward. The refraction part 10 may have a hinge intervening only in the outward direction. At the upper end of each hanging frame 5, a hook 11 is provided in addition to the hook 7.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container 4 in the water reservoir is housed in the bottom of the container body 1 and the hook 7 at the upper end of each hanging frame 5 is hooked on the slit 9 of the reinforcing edge 1B of the container body 1, Water W is put in the container 4 in the water reservoir. Then, as shown by the chain line F, the cut flowers that have been put into the stem bundling container 6 and collected are stored so that the stem bundling container 6 is dipped in the water W of the middle container 4, and the lid 2 is used for transportation. The chain line 1a is a stacked upper container, and the bottom of the upper container 1a is the reinforcing rib 2 of the lid 2 of the lower container.
It fits into the recess of A to prevent lateral slippage. The stem bundling container 6 may be a hand-held container.

In FIG. 3, the hook 3 of the removed lid 2 is hooked on the slit 9 of the lowered portion 1B1 of the reinforcing edge 1B of the container body 1, and the lid 2 is locked along the side surface of the container body 1. The state is shown, and the place where the removed lid 2 is placed is not confused.

FIG. 4 shows that the handholding portion 11 of the hanging frame 5 is raised to raise the container 4 for storing water to the middle of the container body 1.
It shows a state in which the upper half of the cut flower F is exposed to the outside by hooking the lower hook 8 on the slit 9 and stopping it. The upper half portion of the hanging frame 5 that has come out by pulling up the container 4 in the water reservoir folds outward from the bending portion 10 and hangs substantially along the outer surface of the container body 1, so that it is drawn out of the hanging frame 5. The flowers are not hidden in the areas where they are covered, which does not interfere with inspections and exhibitions.

Although the above embodiments have described the transportation and display of cut flowers, it goes without saying that potted ornamental plants, Phalaenopsis orchids, and other high-class plants can be stored as they are.

[0020]

As described above, the container for transporting cut flowers of the present invention fits in a trough-shaped container body having at least a part of its peripheral surface transparent, a lid for covering the upper opening of the container body, and the bottom of the container body. It consists of a container in the water reservoir and a stem bundle container with a water permeable hole placed in the center of the container, and the container in the water reservoir is equipped with at least a pair of hanging frames along the inner surface of the container body, and each hanging frame is a container. Since there are two upper and lower engaging parts that hang on the edge of the main body, you can see the condition of the flower at any time through the transparent part even after storing the cut flowers, and just remove the lid when inspecting at the market. You can pick up flowers. Furthermore, if necessary, the middle container can be pulled up to expose the upper half of the flower, so there is no need to unpack one by one like the conventional container for cutting flowers made of corrugated cardboard. In addition, there is an effect that the labor at the time of inspection can be saved and the work in the market can be performed smoothly.

The cut flower transportation container of the present invention, which has been brought to a flower shop, can be used as an exhibition container as it is because the lid is removed and the container is pulled up to expose the upper half of the flower. No need to transfer to another container. Since the empty container is repeatedly used as a container, it eliminates the need to dispose of it in a store like a conventional corrugated cardboard container, and has an effect of reducing packaging and transportation costs.

Since the cut flowers stored in the container for transporting cut flowers of the present invention are carried in a state of being immersed in water, their freshness is sufficiently maintained, and since they are carried in a vertical direction, the flowers are damaged and the stems of the flowers are bent due to the tropism. Without it, you can keep the commercial value of flowers for a long time. Furthermore, the cut flower transport container of the present invention is not limited to cut flowers,
It is also effective as it can be used to carry relatively bulky potted plants.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of a container for transporting cut flowers according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view with a lid removed.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view of the upper half of the container body taken along the line AA in FIG. 2 with the removed lid locked to the container body.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of a state in which a container in a water reservoir is pulled up.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Container Main Body 2 Lid 3 Hook 4 Container in Water Storage 5 Hanging Frame 6 Stem Bundling Container 7 Upper Hook 8 Lower Hook 9 Slit 10 Refraction Part 11 Handle

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A trough-shaped container body, at least a part of the peripheral surface of which is transparent, a lid for covering an upper opening of the container body, a water reservoir medium container which fits in the bottom of the container body, and a central container of the medium container. Comprising a stem bundling container with a water permeable hole, the container in the water reservoir is provided with at least a pair of hanging frames along the inner surface of the container body,
Engage the hanging parts on the hanging frame to the edges of the container body.
A cut flower transportation container characterized by being provided in several places.