JPH09121689A - Corner cap for supporting prop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a corner cap capable of supporting a cultivating plant or a net to a prop easily and surely. SOLUTION: This corner cap for supporting a prop 1 is provided with a cylindrical cap main body 2, a pair of projecting parts 3 extended as facing each other from the cap main body 2, a supporting part formed between a pair of the projecting parts 3 and a insertion hole 8 for inserting the top end of a prop, and is formed from a resin material as one unit. The cap supports a connecting prop 10 by the supporting part 4 and holds it by nipping with the projecting parts 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cap, and more particularly to a support pillar corner cap mounted on the upper end of a support pillar.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In plant cultivation of vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc., in order to improve the quality and increase the yield, the stems of the plants are directly fastened with tightening bodies such as strings or clips, or the nets are fastened. ,
Support posts that support the plants are utilized.

For example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-6761, caps are fitted to both ends of an agricultural and horticultural support in which a steel pipe is coated with a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride, and rainwater penetrates into the steel pipe. It is known to prevent the occurrence of rust and corrosion and to prevent injury to the body during work at the peripheral edge of the steel pipe end. Also, in fact fair 7-1827
No. 6 discloses an agricultural and horticultural support in which the tip of the cap at the lower end of the support is shaped like an arrowhead to prevent wobbling of the support. In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-24025, a colored portion is provided on the upper cap to display the flower color. Shows a home gardening stanchion. Actual Kaihei 5
Japanese Patent No. 55858 discloses a safety cap that is detachably attached to the outer periphery of a plant pillar.

As a pillar cap for supporting the net,
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-34512 discloses a cap for a bird-prevention net that can easily attach a metal wire by inserting a locking portion into an insertion hole formed in the top of the cap. Also,
In the net tensioning punch shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-19024, a cap is attached to a recessed portion provided at an end portion of the punch body to prevent the cap from bending and falling off, and at the same time, a projection portion facing the cap top portion. And a recess, and a punch having the edge of the net inserted in the recess is disposed between the nets to prevent the net from loosening.

[0005]

Since the cap of the conventional column supports the edge portion of the net and prevents the net from loosening, it is impossible to support the entire net. When supporting the entire net, both ends of the net are fastened to the support columns with tightening bodies. Further, in the case of vertically connecting the columns, the ends of the columns to be connected must be assembled in a cross shape and fastened with a tightening body, or one column must be connected with a branch or the like that supports the other column. It is necessary to prepare and connect branches suitable for the connection, which is troublesome for work. Further, if the tightening of the tightening body is loose, the tension of the net or the connection of the columns cannot be maintained.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pillar-supporting square cap capable of easily and reliably supporting a plant or a net on a pillar.

[0007]

A square pillar for supporting a pillar according to the present invention comprises a cylindrical cap body and a pair of protrusions extending from the cap body so as to face each other, and is integrally molded of a resin material. . A support is formed on the upper part of the cap body between the pair of protrusions, and an insertion hole to be mounted on the upper end of the column is formed on the cap body, and another column is formed by the support between the pair of protrusions. Hold. This square pillar for supporting a pillar is formed in a right-angled hole formed by penetrating each protrusion at substantially right angles to the central axis of the pillar arranged in the supporting portion, or with respect to the central axis of the pillar arranged in the supporting portion. Parallel holes are formed in the upper part of the cap body substantially parallel to each other, and the tightening body is inserted through the right-angled holes or the parallel holes to fix the support column or the net to the support portion. A retaining ring is placed in the gap between the column and the insertion hole.

With the pair of projecting parts facing upward, the insertion holes of the supporting pillar square caps are fitted to the upper ends of the supporting pillars that are vertically supported, and other supporting pillars are substantially horizontal or inclined to the supporting portion. It is possible to easily support the support column which is held by and is connected by the support portion and the projecting portion. Further, since the supporting column to be connected is fixed by inserting the tightening body into the right-angled hole or the parallel hole, the supporting columns can be surely interconnected. Further, the tightening body inserted in the right-angled hole or the parallel hole can easily support the net, and the net can be reliably supported and the tension can be maintained. Place the retaining ring in the gap between the post inserted into the insertion hole and the inner circumference of the insertion hole,
It is possible to prevent wobbling of the pillar support square cap.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a support pillar square cap according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the pillar support square cap 1 of the present invention has a cylindrical cap body 2, a pair of projecting portions 3 extending from the cap body 2 so as to face each other, and Supporting portions 4 formed between the protruding portions 3, the right-angled holes 5 that are inserted from the respective sides of the protruding portions 3 toward the supporting portion 4, and the right-angled holes 5 are displaced by 90 degrees from the inserting direction. A parallel hole 6 penetrating the cap body 2 in parallel with the support portion 4 and a conical insertion hole 8 into which the upper end portion 7 a of the column 7 is inserted are provided. The right-angled hole 5 is formed so as to penetrate each of the protrusions 3 substantially at right angles to the central axis 11 of the support column 10 arranged in the support portion 4. Further, the parallel holes 6 are formed in the upper portion of the cap body 2 substantially parallel to the central axis 11 of the pillar 10 arranged in the support portion 4. The columns 7 are rods made of metal, wood, or synthetic resin, rods, bamboo, etc. used for commercial agricultural and horticultural purposes. Although not shown, a resin coating is usually provided on the surface of the column 7 to prevent corrosion.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the prop support corner cap 1 is mounted on a commercially available prop for agriculture and horticulture. The pillar support square cap 1 is made of polypropylene, nylon, polyacetal,
It is integrally molded of synthetic resin material such as ABS resin and polycarbonate resin. The inner diameter d of the insertion hole 8 is determined by the outer diameter of the pillar 7 that requires strength to support the connecting pillar 10 and the net 13 and the growing plant, but the outer diameter of the commercially available pillar for agricultural and horticultural use. To 11 mm to 1
It is preferably 6 mm. Post 7 to be inserted into the insertion hole 8
5 is smaller than the inner diameter d of the insertion hole 8, the holding ring 9 is arranged in the gap between the supporting pillar 7 to be inserted and the inner circumference 8a of the inserting hole 8 as shown in FIG. The square cap 1 for supporting the pillar may be securely fixed. The holding ring 9 shown in FIG. 4 is formed of a flexible resin in an annular shape, and when the support pillar angular cap 1 is removed from the pillar 7, it is pulled to release the fitting between the pillar supporting angular cap 1 and the retaining ring 9. You may provide the tongue piece 9a.

When using the pillar-supporting square cap 1, first, the conical upper end portion 7a of the pillar 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 8 of the pillar-supporting square cap 1. If necessary, the retaining ring 9 is attached to the column 7 in advance. As shown in FIG.
When the columns 7 are connected to each other, the columns 10 to be connected are placed on the supporting portion 4 substantially horizontally. The pillar 10 is formed of the same material as the pillar 7 or another material, and is supported by the supporting portion 4 and held by the protruding portion 3. Further, a pillar 10 for inserting and tightening a tightening body 12 such as a thin string or wire into the right-angled hole 5 or the parallel hole 6
Is fixed. As shown in FIG. 7, when supporting the net 13, the tightening body 12 of the net 13 is inserted into the right-angled hole 5 or the parallel hole 6 and fastened. For example, as in the method for cultivating the plant shown in FIG. 8, the column support pillars 1 are attached to two agricultural and horticultural columns 7, and the tightening body 12 is inserted through the parallel holes 6 of the column pillars 1 for supporting columns. The pillar 10 is fixedly connected with, and the tightening body 12 of the net 13 is inserted into the right-angled hole 5 of the pillar supporting square cap 1 and fastened to support the net 13. The plant to be grown grows and is supported along the net 13. The net 13 is attached to each of the columns 7 and 10 by tightening members 12 to hold the tension of the net 13. If there is a distance between the two struts 7, a strut 7 with the stanchion supporting angular caps 1 attached is added between the struts 7 at both ends to support the struts 10 and to connect the edges of the net 13 with a string or the like. The tension of the net 13 may be adjusted by engaging with. Alternatively, the edge portion of the net 13 may be simply locked by the support portion 4 of the support pillar square cap 1 attached to the support pillar 7 without connecting the support pillar 10. Further, the square cap for supporting the column can be used not only for plant cultivation but also for installing a sports net in a park, beach, etc. where there is no sports facility.

The pillar 10 connected by the projecting portion 3 and the supporting portion 4 can be easily supported, and the right-angled hole 5 or the parallel hole 6 is provided.
Since the column 10 to be connected by inserting the tightening body 12 is fixed to the column, the columns 7 and 10 can be reliably connected to each other. Further, the net 1 is provided by the tightening body 12 inserted through the right-angled hole 5 or the parallel hole 6.
3 can be easily supported, the net 13 can be prevented from shifting due to the weight of the supporting plant, and the tension of the net 13 can be reliably maintained. The retaining ring 9 is arranged in the gap between the support 7 inserted into the insertion hole 8 and the inner circumference 8a of the insertion hole 8 to prevent the support cap square cap 1 from wobbling, and to increase the outer diameter of the support 7 and the insertion hole 8. Column and insertion hole inner surface 8 due to the difference from the inner diameter of
The gap with a can be corrected. In addition, since the support pillar corner cap 1 can be removed and the pillar support corner cap 1 and the support pillar 7 can be separately stored, they can be stored without being bulky.

[0014]

As described above, according to the square cap for supporting a pillar according to the present invention, the pillars can be easily connected to each other and can be surely connected to each other, and the net can be easily fastened to surely support and tension the net. Can be prevented from loosening.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pillar support square cap according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pillar support square cap according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which a support column corner cap is attached to an agricultural and horticultural support column.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a retaining ring used in the pillar supporting square cap according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which a supporting column corner cap is attached to a supporting column together with a retaining ring.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a column is connected to a column support square cap.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a net is supported by a support column corner cap.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plant is cultivated by using a square cap for supporting a pillar.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ・ ・ Square cap for supporting columns, 2 ・ ・ Cap body,
3 ... Protrusion, 4 ... Support, 5 ... Right angle hole,
6 ... Parallel holes, 7 ... Posts, 7a ... Post upper end,
8 ... Insertion hole, 9 ... Retaining ring, 9a ... Tongue, 10 ... Connecting post, 11 ... Post central axis,
12 ... Fastened body, 13 ... Net,

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cap body having a cylindrical shape and a pair of protrusions extending from the cap body so as to face each other, and integrally molded with a resin material. And a support column between the pair of protrusions to hold another support column, and an insertion hole attached to the upper end of the support column is formed in the cap body. 2. A right-angled hole formed by penetrating each of the protrusions substantially at right angles to the central axis of the supporting column arranged in the supporting section, wherein a tightening body is inserted through the right-angled hole to support the supporting column or the supporting section. The square cap for supporting a pillar according to claim 1, which fixes a net. 3. A parallel hole is formed in an upper portion of the cap body substantially parallel to a central axis of a pillar arranged in the support portion, and a tightening body is inserted into the parallel hole to form the pillar or the net in the support portion. The column cap for supporting a pillar according to claim 1, which is fixed. 4. The support pillar corner cap according to claim 1, wherein a retaining ring is arranged in a gap between the support pillar and the insertion hole.