JPH09183370A - Foldable carriage for rooted tree - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conveniently move and store a tree in a good condition by standingly providing four side plates at four sides of a rectangular shallow-box base in a removable manner to be connected together one by one to form a preset-depth box. SOLUTION: When a rooted tree is carried and stored, the tree with wrapped roots is first placed on a base 1 with side plates 3 removed. In this case, humus soil may be spread over the base to allow the wrapped roots of the tree to be stabilized and given fertilizer. In the state that the rooted tree stands on the base 1 by itself, the side plates 3 are mounted on four sides of the base 1 with side plate mounting hinges 4 and connected together one by one with side plate connecting latches 5 to form a box. After the rooted tree is loaded, the stems of the tree are tied to a rope ring 6 via a rope, if required. Surplus water sprayed on the tree, is drained through a drain hole 7 at the lower part of the base 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding trolley for mounting and transporting or storing trees with roots.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When moving a tree such as a plant, it is common to dig up the tree, wrap it with an appropriate amount of root soil, and transport it by a truck or the like. Even if a long-distance movement is performed by a truck or the like, it is often necessary to move a short distance after the arrival at the destination in order to arrange the trees at a predetermined position. In such a case, since rooted trees of medium size or larger are heavy, it requires a cargo handling machine such as a unic car or a crane to move even a short distance, and manpower-consuming work using rollers, chain blocks, etc. is complicated, A lot of work is required. Similar problems are associated with rooted tree storage operations.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems in handling heavy rooted trees, and provides a trolley for easily moving and storing the trees. The purpose is to provide.

[0004]

Thus, according to the present invention, (1) a rectangular shallow box-shaped base having casters at the four corners and provided with a slope and drainage holes, and detachable from the four sides of the base. There is provided a foldable cart for rooted trees, which has four side plates that are erected upright and are connected to each other to form a box having a predetermined depth.

Since the base of the folding trolley for rooted trees of the present invention has a low height, the rooted trees can be easily placed on it. After placing the tree on the base in this way, the side plate is erected around it to stabilize it. The side plates are detachably erected on the four sides of the base, and by connecting the side plates to each other, a box that can stably store trees is formed. By filling the gap between the root of the tree and the side plate and the covering soil in the upper part, it is possible to prevent root death and stabilize the posture of the tree.

This trolley is provided with a gentle slope toward the center of the base, for example, and also has a drainage hole at a low slope, so that the tree can be held stably during movement, and It is also convenient for supplying water to trees. Therefore, if fertilization and watering are carried out while the tree is mounted on the trolley, the tree can be kept in a good condition for a considerable period of time, so for example, when arranging the tree at the event venue,
There is no need to transfer trees to flower pots.

Further, this trolley is equipped with casters and can be easily moved even in a narrow place with the trolley having the rooted trees mounted thereon. Therefore, it is useful, for example, when arranging trees at an event venue.

When the folding trolley for rooted trees of the present invention is not used, the side plates may be removed from the base to stack the trolleys on top of each other, and the side plates may be stacked separately. As a result, the overall volume becomes smaller, and the volumetric efficiency during transportation and storage of the truck is high.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, (2) for the rooted trees described in (1) above, wherein the side plates have the same shape, and the left and right sides are substantially symmetrical in shape with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part. A folding cart can be mentioned.

In the present embodiment, the four side plates have a substantially symmetrical shape in which one of the left and right lateral widths is narrowed by the thickness of the side plate. Thus, in the foldable cart for rooted trees according to the present embodiment, the box including the four side plates and the base has a shape that widens toward the upper side, which is useful for stabilizing the tree during transportation or storage.

Still another preferred embodiment of the present invention is (3) the foldable cart for rooted trees as described in (1) above, wherein a rope ring is provided at the upper edge of the side plate. .

Since the rope ring is provided at the upper edge of each side plate of the folding cart for rooted trees in the present embodiment, by connecting the tree trunk to these rings with a rope, Trees can be stabilized during storage.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a folding cart for a tree with roots (reference numeral 10) of the present invention is assembled. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a base, 2 is a caster, 3 is a side plate, 4 is a side plate mounting hinge, 5 is a side plate connecting latch, 6 is a rope ring provided at the upper edge of the side plate, and 7 is a drain hole. Each one is represented.

In FIG. 1, the base 1 is formed in the shape of a square shallow box, the bottom plate of which has a slope toward the center, and a drain hole 7 is provided in the center.
The side plates 3 have a substantially symmetrical trapezoidal shape with a wide upper portion and a narrow lower portion, and the four side plates 3 have the same shape. The upper edge of the base 1 is provided with one side (for example, a female portion) of a side plate attachment hinge 4 which is a removable hinge, and the other side of the hinge 4 (for example, a male portion).
Is provided at the lower edge of the side plate 3. Hinge 4 in which the male portion of hinge 4 provided at the lower edge of side plate 3 is provided at the upper edge of base 1
The side plate 3 is attached to the base 1 by inserting the side plate 3 into the female part.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a structural example of the side plate connecting latch 5. The four side plates 3 attached to the base 1 as described above are connected to each other by the side plate connecting latch 5 shown in FIG.

The side plate connecting latch 5 includes latch pins 51,
It is composed of a mounting portion 52 that rotatably holds the latch pin 51 on the side plate 3, and a gate-shaped bracket 53 that receives the tip of the latch pin 51. Mounting part 52 for holding the latch pin 51
Is horizontally attached to one of the left and right sides (the left side in the figure) at a height of about 1/3 from the top of each side plate 3, and the catch 53 is provided on the edge of the adjacent side plate 3. It is attached at a position corresponding to the tip of the latch pin 51.

The tip of the latch pin 51 is bent at a right angle so as to hold the edge of the adjacent side plate 3. When the tip of the latch pin 51 is made to go under the metal 53 and is hooked on the edge of the adjacent side plate 3, the adjacent two
The side plates 3 are connected to each other. A handle lever is provided at the other end of the latch pin 51, and by causing this to rotate the latch pin 51 by 90 ° or more, the connection state with the adjacent side plate 3 can be released.

FIG. 2B is a plan view showing a connection state of the side plates 3 by the side plate connection latch 5. Each side plate 3 is sequentially connected to the adjacent side plate 3 by a side plate connecting latch 5,
When the connected state makes one round, it is assembled into a box shape.

3 (a), (b) and (c) are conceptual diagrams showing a situation in which a rooted tree is mounted on the folding cart 10 for rooted trees of the present invention. First, a tree which has been dug up from the ground and subjected to root winding is placed on the base 1 from which the side plate 3 has been removed (FIG. 3A). In this case, if corrosive soil or the like is spread over the base 1 to a certain thickness, the root winding part of the tree can be stabilized and fertilization can be performed on the tree. The base 1 with the side plate 3 removed
Since the height of the tree is low, heavy rooted trees can be placed on the base 1 relatively easily.

Next, with the rooted tree standing on the base 1, the side plates 3 are attached to the four sides of the base 1 by the side plate attaching hinges 4, and the side plates 3 are connected to each other by the side plate connecting latches 5. Then, it is assembled into a box shape (Fig. 3 (b)). In this case, by filling the gap between the root of the tree and the side plate 3 and the upper part with the covering soil, it is possible to prevent root death and stabilize the posture of the tree.

FIG. 3C shows a state in which the rooted tree has been mounted on the folding cart 10 for rooted trees of the present invention. If necessary, the tree trunk may be tied to the rope ring 6. Excess water when water is sprinkled on trees is discharged from the drain holes 7 (see FIG. 1) in the lower part of the base.

[0023]

According to the folding trolley for rooted trees of the present invention, it is possible to easily move even in a narrow place with the rooted trees mounted on the trolley, for example, when arranging trees at an event venue, It is possible to reduce the labor for moving when storing trees. In addition, this trolley
Since it can be folded small when not in use, it is highly volumetric during transportation and storage of the dolly. Furthermore, since fertilization and water sprinkling can be performed with the rooted tree mounted on this trolley, the tree can be kept in a good condition for a considerable period of time.

[0024]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a folding cart for rooted trees of the present invention is assembled.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a side plate connecting latch and a plan view showing a side plate connected state by the side plate connecting latch.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a situation in which a rooted tree is mounted on a folding cart for rooted trees of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base 2 ... Caster 3 ... Side plate 4 ... Side plate mounting hinge 5 ... Side plate connecting latch 51 ... Latch pin 52 ... Mounting part 53 ...
Receptacle 6 ... Rope ring 7 ... Drainage hole 10 ... Folding trolley for rooted trees

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular shallow box-shaped base having casters at four corners and having a slope and a drainage hole, and the base is detachably erected on four sides of the base and connected to each other to have a predetermined depth. Foldable trolley for trees with roots, which has four side plates forming a box.