JPH08289832A - Live flower holding tool of honeycomb structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To stably fix live flowers in an optional direction regardless of the size and the shape of a material by force-fitting a honeycomb structure composed of a synthetic resin sheet to the inner wall surface of a flower vase or a vase-like container while turning the axial direction of the cell of the honeycomb structure in a vertical direction. CONSTITUTION: After the contour of the honeycomb structure 11 is cut to the dimension of an optional depth slightly larger than the inner side contour of the vase-like container 10 by a cutter, it is force-fitted to the inner side of the vase 10. Since the honeycomb structure 11 is fixed by frictional force against the inner wall surface of the vase 10, when flower branches are inserted inside the optional cells (c) present in a large number and water is filled in the vase 10, the inserted position and the posture of the live flowers are held and their death due to dryness is prevented by water absorption. As the material sheet for constituting the honeycomb structure 11, a synthetic resin sheet having the thickness of 30-150μm composed of a colorless and transparent or translucent thermoplastic synthetic resin or a thermosetting resin is used and diameter of the cell is defined as 1-5cm.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a general-purpose fresh flower holder for holding the position and posture of a fresh flower branch when a fresh flower is inserted in a general vase such as a basin or a vase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since ancient times, in order to maintain the position and posture of fresh flower branches, a branch is attached to a sword in a basin, and a natural branch that has a fork is inserted in a vase to serve as a holder. Recently, various simple flower holders have been devised. The Kenzan, which has been known for a long time, has a defect that it destroys cells because it pierces a flower branch into a needle mountain. The present invention has developed a simple-type flower holder that does not have such drawbacks. Examples related to the present invention are as shown in FIGS. 8 to 13. Among them, the one shown in FIG. 8 (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-5566) is a net which is horizontally arranged with two upper and lower spaces. The flower-shaped shelves 21 and 22 are fixed by the vertical columns 20 and further fixed to the bottom of the vase by the suction cups 23.
This is a configuration in which a flower branch is inserted into any of the cells to hold its position and posture. In addition, actual Kaihei 6-33570
Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper flower receiving plate 31 and the lower flower receiving plate 32, which are horizontally arranged with a space between the upper and lower two stages, are connected to the vertical support 30.
After fixing it on the bottom of the flower vase with the suction cup 23, the flower branch is inserted into the arbitrary hole 33 of the upper flower receiving plate 31 and the tip of the branch is fixed to the misalignment projection 34 provided on the lower flower receiving plate 32. It is pierced to maintain the position and posture of the flower branch. Furthermore, in the actual Kaihei 5-34975, FIG.
As in No. 1, the water-absorbing sponge 41 is filled in the top open metal frame 40, and the wire net 42 is provided on the upper surface, and the flower branch is pierced into the sponge 41 through an arbitrary mesh in the wire mesh. The position and posture of the flower branches are maintained. All of the above three examples should be applied to the basin-shaped vase and are not suitable for the vase-shaped vase.

FIG. 12 shows an application to a vase-shaped vase.
-13 are known (Actual Kaihei 4-3215).
2). In this thing, the tip claw 54 of the elastic support limb 53 of the holding plate 50 is hooked and fixed on the upper edge of the vase 10,
The flower branch 13 is inserted into the hole 51 to hold its position and posture. At this time, the elastic auxiliary limbs 52 provided as if the hands were opened from the holding plate 50 to both sides of the flower vase 10 as shown in FIG. It is said that the inner wall surface is stretched to thereby hold the position of the holding plate 50 more stably.

[0004]

The problems shown in FIGS. 8 to 9 are those in which two nets or perforated plates are arranged vertically by columns and fixed with suction cups, so that considerable labor is required for production. It costs. In addition, as shown in Figs. 10 to 11, the sponge is pierced into the sponge, which damages the sponge. Therefore, when the fresh flower is replaced, the sponge must be refilled, and the sponge powder adheres to the cut end of the flower branch to absorb water. The inconvenience of interference is inevitable.

On the other hand, in the structure shown in FIGS. 12 to 13, elastic supporting limbs and elastic holding limbs must be manufactured in accordance with the diameter of the vase, and since the position of the flower branch is held by only one hole, The posture is difficult to stabilize. Each of the holders according to these devices has a drawback that it can be applied only to either a basin-shaped vase or a vase-shaped vase.

[0006]

In view of such circumstances, the present invention is not intended to provide a novel flower holder which can be applied to both a basin and a vase, which is as follows. Since it has such a structure, it can be easily cut by a manual cutter or the like, and thus can be easily attached to a basin or vase having an arbitrary shape.

That is, the fresh flower holder according to the present invention is made of a honeycomb structure mainly composed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin or a thermosetting resin (hereinafter, simply referred to as plastic), and the structure is a honeycomb structure. While paying attention to the fact that the honeycomb structure exerts a rigid strength in the axial direction of cells to be formed (hereinafter, abbreviated as cell direction), but has elasticity in a direction orthogonal to the axial line, the honeycomb structure Along the cell direction, the stem of a fresh flower or flower branch is inserted into the cell, while utilizing elasticity or flexibility in the direction orthogonal to the cell direction, which is one of the characteristics, It is characterized in that the direction orthogonal to the cell direction is made to fit along the inner wall surface of the basin or vase while being forcibly fitted and fixed in the basin or vase.

Further, since the above-mentioned honeycomb structure is made of plastic, it can be easily cut by scissors or a cutter as a tool, and therefore, in use, it is optional depending on the size of the basin or vase. It can be cut to size. Furthermore, since it has strong water resistance, it can be reused repeatedly.

By the way, the fresh flower holder according to the present invention needs to be made of plastic, and is preferably colorless and transparent or translucent. Since it is to enhance the color of the fresh flowers to be inserted, it is possible to color the flowers in an appropriate color if necessary. The plate thickness of the honeycomb structure is 30 to 150 μm.
m and the cell diameter (see the lower case letter l ... L in FIGS. 2 to 3) are preferably 1 to 5 cm.

[0010]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 is an example showing an example in which the fresh flower holder of the present invention is housed (pressed) into a vase-shaped vase in which kitchen utensils such as cups are housed (press-fitted) therein.
The contour of No. 1 is slightly larger than the inner contour of the vase-like container 10 described above, and the depth thereof is cut into an arbitrary size by a cutter and then press-fitted into the vase 10. Honeycomb structure 1
1 is fixed by the frictional force with the inner wall surface of the flower vase 10, so if a flower branch is inserted into any of many existing cells c to fill the vase 10 with water, the fresh flower is inserted at the position. It can be held while maintaining its posture, and can be prevented from dying by absorbing water.

Since the honeycomb structure of the present invention has a honeycomb-like morphology as a literal shape,
Including a quadrangular cross section as shown in FIG. 3 or a roll core shape not shown in the drawing, these are collectively referred to as “honeycomb structure” in this specification. Further, as the material sheet constituting the honeycomb structure, it is preferable to use a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin as described above, because it is lightweight and has corrosion resistance, more preferably vinyl chloride, PET, PP or the like. It is suitable to use a synthetic resin, and the thickness of the sheet is preferably 25 to 150 μm so that the honeycomb structure retains an appropriate rigidity, while the cell diameter is preferably about 1 to 5 cm. The material synthetic resin sheet may be colorless and transparent or translucent, or variously colored ones may be used.

The height (depth) d of the honeycomb structure 11 can be variously set according to the application, and the dimensions can be easily set by a cutter at the same time as cutting the contour. In addition, if the honeycomb structure 11 having several kinds of depth d is prepared in advance, it is more practical because it is not necessary to cut the cutter according to the depth d each time.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of a vase-shaped vase, in which a holder (honeycomb structure 11) having a cell 1 having a relatively large diameter 1 and a small depth d is vertically arranged in the vase 10. In this example, two pieces are press-fitted at an appropriate interval. Then, if any combination is selected from a large number of cells provided in both holders 11 and the flower branch 13 is inserted, the posture of the fresh flowers can be stably held vertically or diagonally at any angle. You can

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a basin-shaped flower vase, and a holding member 11a made of a honeycomb structure is formed by cutting the distance between the inner walls facing each other of the rectangular basin-shaped flower vase 10a to be slightly longer. While press-fitting, tilt and tilt from vertical to fix. Then, by selecting an arbitrary cell c in the holder 11a and inserting a branch into the cell c, the posture of the fresh flower can be held in an arbitrarily inclined state according to the fixing direction of the holder.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which two honeycomb structure holders 11 are press-fitted in parallel between the opposing inner walls of the basin-shaped flower vase 10 and one is fixed vertically and the other diagonally. This is arranged in a staircase-like flowerbed as shown in FIG. 7, and after properly combining the lengths of the flower branches 13, these are divided into a vertical holder 11 and a diagonal holder 11a so that they can be inserted. By doing so, the flowers at the tips of the branches can be arranged and expanded in a continuous slope.

[0016]

[Effect] A large number of synthetic resin honeycomb structures are supplied at low cost, and the present invention utilizes the fact that this structure is rigid in the cell direction but has elasticity in the direction orthogonal thereto. Then, by compressing itself in the orthogonal direction and fitting it into the vase as appropriate, and adjusting the fixing position of the structure at the same time, the fresh flower can be stabilized in any direction regardless of the size and shape of the material. The effect that it can be fixed is exhibited.

On top of that, the honeycomb structure of the present invention is
Since the outline can be easily cut with scissors, a cutter, etc., it can be applied to both a basin-shaped vase and a vase-shaped vase, and it can be used as a versatile flower holder, and even if a fresh flower is inserted, it will not be damaged. It can be used again and again.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a case where the honeycomb structure of the present invention is attached to a vase-shaped container.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a fresh flower holder having a honeycomb structure whose plane is a honeycomb structure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a fresh flower holder including a honeycomb structure whose plane is a quadrangular shape.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment in which the fresh flower holder of the present invention is fitted into the upper and lower two layers in a vase-shaped vase.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a case where the fresh flower holder of the present invention is applied to a basin-shaped container.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment in which the fresh flower holder of the present invention is used in a basin-shaped vase.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the entire flowerbed for explaining a case where the basin-shaped vases shown in FIG. 6 are arranged in a staircase.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a first example of a conventional holder in a basin-shaped vase.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a second example of a conventional holder in a basin-shaped vase.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a third example of a conventional holder in a basin-shaped vase.

11 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional holder applied to a vase-shaped vase.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an application example of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Vase or basin-shaped container 11 Honeycomb structure 12 Cells constituting a honeycomb 13 Flower branch

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A honeycomb structure mainly composed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin sheet or a thermosetting resin sheet is used, and a fresh flower is inserted in the axial direction of cells constituting the structure, and the honeycomb structure is orthogonal to the axis. While having the orthogonal direction along the inner wall surface of the basin or vase-shaped container by utilizing the property of exhibiting elasticity in the direction in which the honeycomb structure is forcibly fitted and fixed in the container, A fresh flower holder characterized in that 2. A honeycomb structure mainly composed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin sheet or a thermosetting resin sheet is used, and a fresh flower is inserted in the axial direction of the cells constituting the structure, and is orthogonal to the axis. A fresh flower holder that is compressed in the direction in which it is pressed into the inner wall of a basin or vase-shaped container. 3. A colorless transparent or semitransparent layer having a thickness of 30 to 15
A honeycomb structure made of a 0 μm synthetic resin sheet having a cell diameter of 1 to 5 cm is cut into a size larger than the inner contour of a vase-shaped or basin-shaped container of any shape, and the structure is cut to an arbitrary depth. A fresh flower holder that is cut into pieces and is pressed into the inside of the container. 4. The honeycomb structure is formed by coloring the honeycomb structure.
4. A fresh flower holder for a honeycomb structure according to any one of 1 to 3.