JPH09205896A - Gardening net - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare 4 gardening net, consisting of a net, etc., formed of flexible plastic in a specific shape and a specific size, which stably holds liana and can freely be changed in shape according to the kinds and sizes of plants and in superior in assembly and handling. SOLUTION: This net consists of the net 12 formed of plastic in a specific shape and a specific size, a linear or curved column 14 which has rigidity against at least the repulsion of the net 12, and a connector 16 which connects the net 12 to a column 14 or a net 12. The connector 16 is formed preferably integrally with one or both of the plastic net 12 and column 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a horticultural net mainly used for household horticultural products, and more particularly to a horticultural net mainly for vine plants.

[0002]

Conventionally, as a gardening net for vine plants, a lattice-shaped fiber product or a product in which linear members are vertically and horizontally assembled is often used. Among them, as shown in FIG. 9, the fiber product has both ends of the fiber net 1 fixed to the support pillars 2, and the end portions of the support pillars 2 are buried in the ground 3 to stand in a folding screen, or not shown. However, it was often used in a plane by attaching the upper part to a pillar or a hook and hanging it in a curtain shape.

The fiber product 4 can be folded and rolled and is relatively easy to handle, but even when the vine plant is not wrapped, the net 1 is under its own weight.
There was a problem that if the vine plant hangs down, it hangs down more and cannot be held firmly. Moreover, since the column 2 is pulled laterally and bends, in order to prevent this deformation, it is necessary to dispose a column in the lateral direction above the net 1 for reinforcement. In particular, when the vine plant is held in an arched shape, the weight of the vine plant acts in the direction perpendicular to the net surface, so that the plant is easily deformed, and it is necessary to reinforce the column significantly.

These problems can be solved by using a rigid net. That is, if a metal material such as aluminum or iron, or a plastic material is preliminarily formed into a desired shape and then assembled at the site of use, the vine can be stably held. However,
This solution has a problem in that it can be used only in a preformed shape, and the net shape cannot be changed in response to changes in the type and size of the vine. Further, the preformed net is three-dimensionally bulky, and there is a problem that it is extremely inconvenient for the distribution process and storage at home.

Therefore, the present inventor provides a horticultural net which can stably hold vine plants, can change the shape and structure according to the type and size of vine plants, and is easy to assemble. As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above, the present invention has been achieved.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of a gardening net according to the present invention is that a net is formed of a flexible plastic in a predetermined size and has rigidity at least with respect to the repulsive force of the net. It is composed of a straight or curved strut and a connecting tool that connects the net and the strut or the net.

Further, in the horticultural net, the connector is integrally formed on either one or both of the plastic net and the column.

Further, in such a horticultural net, the flexible plastic net has a rectangular shape, and the connecting members provided on the outer peripheral portion of the net are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the line symmetry axis of the net. Especially.

Another aspect of the horticultural net according to the present invention is that a net made of flexible plastic is appropriately curved or is directly connected to a support via a connecting tool, and one or both ends of the support are connected. Buried in the ground,
The purpose is to be able to form any shape or structure.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of a gardening net according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gardening net 10 has three flexible plastic nets 12 and two support posts 14 connected and fixed by a packer 16 which is a connecting tool, and cultivation in a planter 18 is performed. The end of the pillar 14 is inserted into the soil 20 to stand upright. In this horticultural net 10, as the vine plants (not shown) planted in the planter 18 grow and grow,
It becomes entangled with the grid-shaped net 12 and covers the entire surface of the net 12. Further, although the plastic net 12 is easily deformed in a direction perpendicular to the surface, it is hard to be deformed by a pulling force or a compressing force that works in parallel with the surface, so that the support 1
4 is firmly connected to the net 12 and has a structure that is hard to bend. Therefore, even if the vine plant grows large and becomes heavy, the entire net 12 is not deformed or damaged.

Here, the net 12 made of flexible plastic is molded from a general-purpose resin such as PE (polyethylene) or PP (polypropylene), but is not limited thereto. Flexible plastic net 1
2 means a plastic net that is flexible enough to be bent and shaped into a desired shape by hand, and when the shape is maintained and vine plants are wrapped around it. In addition, it is necessary to have enough rigidity to maintain the shape. Furthermore, assuming that the net 12 is bent in an arch shape, for example, elastic deformation is desirable rather than plastic deformation in order for the shape of the formed arch to draw a smooth arc, and the plastic net 12 has a moderate impact resilience. Is required. With metals that are easy to form, such as aluminum and iron, the impact resilience is small and plastic deformation tends to occur.
Considering that it is difficult to form a metal having a large impact resilience such as a spring material, plastic is the most suitable material.

The net 12 is formed by extrusion molding, injection molding or the like, but injection molding is preferable. In the case of a long molded product obtained by extrusion molding, the shape uniformity of each filament forming the net 12 is deteriorated, and especially when the cross-sectional shape is not uniform, there is a problem in that fixing due to uneven engagement with the packer 16 is varied. There is. On the other hand, if injection molding is used, the shape uniformity of the filaments and the overall shape are good,
The surface is smooth and has a beautiful appearance, and when fixed by the packer 16, the holding force is stable and stable, which is preferable. Note that the net 12 is generally formed in a lattice shape in which the filaments cross each other in the vertical and horizontal directions, but may be one in which the filaments cross in an oblique direction, and is not limited. Further, the wire diameter of each wire constituting the net 12 is set to a size capable of retaining the above-mentioned shape in relation to the material, and the wire diameter of the outer peripheral portion of the net 12 and the wire of the wire forming the inner grid. The diameter and the diameter can be changed appropriately. Further, the interval between the filaments forming the net 12 can be appropriately set depending on the type of the target plant, and is not particularly limited.

The post 14 is formed of plastic, metal, plastic-coated metal, etc., and it is preferable that the surface of the post 14 is plastic, particularly the same, in consideration of measures against corrosion and appearance balance with the plastic net 12. It is preferable that the materials have the same shade. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the column 14 is preferably circular so that it can be easily engaged with the packer 16, but when it is necessary to prevent rotation, it may be a polygon such as a hexagon or an octagon. Also, it is not particularly limited. Further, the thickness and length of the support column 14 are optimally set in consideration of the size of the plastic net 12, usage conditions, etc., and are not particularly deformed by the repulsive force generated when the plastic net 12 is bent. It is necessary to have a certain degree of rigidity. The support 14 may be linear as shown in the drawing, but may be curved, and may be selected according to the design of the gardening net 10 to be formed, and is not limited. Alternatively, the pillar 14 may be made of a material that can be plastically deformed, and the user may appropriately deform the pillar 14 before use.

Next, the packer 16 is a connecting and fixing tool used for connecting the filaments constituting the plastic net 12 and the support 14 in parallel, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. The packer 16 is composed of a linear grip portion 22 that grips the linear wires that form the plastic net 12, and a pillar grip portion 24 that grips the pillar 14. The semi-cylindrical bodies having arcuate cross sections are connected back to back. The inner radius of the semi-cylindrical body is slightly smaller than the radius of the opponent to be gripped, the circumferential angle of the circular arc exceeds 180 °, and preferably set in the range of 200 ° to 300 °. Suitable for putting on and taking off.

The packer 16 means a connecting and fixing device by engaging with concave and convex, and is not limited to the example shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, in order to fix the columnar column 14 or the filament, it is preferable that the column 14 is formed of a tubular body having an arc cross section, but the column 14 or the filament is provided with a protrusion such as a protrusion. Various forms can be adopted, such as a packer that is formed and has a concave portion that engages with the convex portion. The positional relationship between the column 14 and the strut 14 to be fixed is not limited to the parallel relationship as in the example of FIG. 2, and although not shown, it may be orthogonal to 90 ° or may be rotatable. The angle may be arbitrarily selected. Further, either the linear grip portion 22 or the pillar grip portion 24 may be fixed to the linear wire or the pillar in advance. Further, the inner diameter and the length of the wire grip portion 22 and the strut grip portion 24 may be different or may have the same dimensions, and there is no particular limitation, and the material thereof is not limited to plastic.

In the horticultural net 10 of the present invention, it is desirable that the plastic net 12, the pillars 14, and the packer 16 be set in advance and sold. If the user wants to assemble the gardening net 10 by obtaining each material separately, he / she can select the size of the plastic net 12, the thickness of the filaments, the thickness and length of the support columns 14, the type of the packer 16, etc. This is because not only is the work time consuming, but also the trouble that the combination is mistaken is likely to occur. The gardening net 10 in which a predetermined number and the number of pieces are set in advance is assembled by the user considering the design of the gardening net 10 arbitrarily. The gardening net 10 can be assembled simply by fitting the plastic net 12 and the support 14 into the packer 16, and the workability is greatly improved as compared with the conventional fixing with a vinyl tie or the like. Further, the assembled gardening net 10 is three-dimensional, but is not bulky because it is disassembled and planar when it is sold. Furthermore, the user can freely assemble the product by considering the design, and it is possible to deal with the individuality and originality of the user.

The embodiment of the horticultural net according to the present invention has been described above in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the above exemplification.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to integrally form the plastic net 26 and the packer 28. That is, a plurality of packers 28 are integrally provided at appropriate locations on the outer peripheral portion of the rectangular plastic net 26 and the inner line 30 forming the lattice. Since the central axis of the pillar holding portion 32, which is a tubular body having an arcuate cross section in the packer 28, is parallel to the axial direction of the filament 30, the pillar is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the rectangular plastic net 26 and the filament 30. Will be fixed in parallel with. Further, when the support is fixed to the inside of the plastic net 26 instead of the outer periphery thereof, the support grip 32 may be provided so as to be at a right angle, not parallel to the filaments 30. The packing of the packer 28 to the plastic net 26 may be performed by adhering, welding, fitting or the like after manufacturing each of them, but it is preferable that both are integrally molded. According to the injection molding, the surface is smooth, the overall appearance is good, and the dimensional accuracy of the molded product is good, so that the packer 28 having a stable gripping force can be formed.

The following effects can be expected by integrally molding the plastic net 26 and the packer 28. That is, since the filament 30 that forms the flexible plastic net 26 is relatively thin, 2 mm to 6 mm, the gripping force of the packer 28 that grips it by the concave and convex engagement does not become so large. Further, since the plastic net 26 is flexible, the deformation force applied to the entire plastic net 26 is not evenly distributed, and the stress tends to be locally concentrated at the gripping point of the packer 28. Therefore, the packer 28 is required to have more gripping force than when a solid net is used, and it is particularly useful to integrally mold the plastic net 26 and the packer 28 and pre-join them.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, twelve packers 28 formed integrally with the linear strip 36 located on the outer peripheral portion of the rectangular plastic net 34 are two line-symmetrical lines indicated by a chain line. The filaments 38 are distributed asymmetrically with respect to each of the axes X and Y, and the filament 38 located in the central portion of the interior has 2
The individual packers 40 are integrally molded. In this way, by arranging the packers 28 on the outer periphery asymmetrically, for example, the gardening net 42 shown in FIGS. 5 (a) (b) (c),
44, 46, when two plastic nets 34 are connected adjacent to each other at the same position of one column 48,
It is possible to prevent the packer 28 from overlapping and becoming unable to be fixed. Plastic net 34 and packer 28
If it is not integrated, the position of the packer 28 can be freely determined, so this problem does not occur, but when the plastic net 34 and the packer 28 are integrated, the assembled shape or structure of the gardening net is changed. This is a useful measure to allow free choice. Furthermore, if the packer is arranged at an asymmetrical position with respect to the rotational symmetry axis perpendicular to the surface of the rectangular plastic net, it is more desirable because the plastic nets can be connected to each other on the two front and back surfaces. The packer 40 provided inside the plastic net 34 does not have the above-mentioned problems, and can be freely designed.

It is possible to construct gardening nets having various shapes or structures by using the plastic net, packer, and pillar described above, or by using the plastic net and pillar in which the packer is integrally formed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the arched gardening net 52 can be assembled by bending the plastic net 50. That is, the plastic net 12 is arranged so as to straddle between the two columns 14, and is fixed by the packer 16 to form two sets of flat bodies 54. The ends of the columns 14 are placed in the flower pot 56. Insert it in the soil 58 and make it stand upright. The plastic nets 50 curved in an arch shape are connected by the packer 16 to the upper portions of the two sets of flat bodies 54. Due to the repulsive elasticity of the bent plastic net 50, the shape of the arch becomes a smooth curved line, and the two flat bodies 54 try to be expanded, but the lower part of the flat body 54 is pressed against the edge of the flower pot 56. It does not move because it is there, and it is firmly fixed as a whole. Therefore, even if a heavy vine plant is wrapped around, it will not be deformed or damaged.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Two sets of flat bodies 54 composed of the pillars 14 of the book and the plastic net 12 are formed, the two pairs of flat bodies 54 are arranged so as to face each other, and one end of the pillars 14 is embedded in the ground to stand upright. Then, the plastic net 60 is curved so as to surround half of the outer circumferences of the side faces of the two sets of flat bodies 54, and is fixed to the support 14 by the packer 16. Furthermore, this 2
The plastic net 60 shown by the dotted line in the drawing is curved so as to surround the other half of the side surface outer circumference of the pair of flat bodies 54, the plastic net 60 is curved and fixed to the column 14 by the packer 16, and the gardening net 62 is assembled. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, two pillars 64 curved in a semi-arcuate shape are arranged substantially parallel to each other, and two plastic nets 66 straddle the two pillars 64. It is also possible to assemble the horticultural net 68 by arranging, the plastic net 66 is curved along the shape of the support column 64, and fixed by the packer 16. As described above, the shape of the support column 64 is not limited to the linear shape, and may be a curved shape, and the curved shape may be any shape.

In addition, the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various improvements, modifications and variations are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Next, an embodiment of the gardening net according to the present invention will be described in detail below.

[0028]

[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the gardening net 10 having the shape shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The plastic net 12 has a diameter of 3.
It was made of 8mm PE filament and was molded by injection molding.
It is a grid net with square cm. The shape is a rectangle of 50 cm × 15 cm. The pillar 14 is an iron pipe coated with PE, and has a diameter of 6.9 mm and a length of 75 cm. In the packer 16, as in the case shown in FIG. 2, tubular bodies having an inner radius of 3.3 mm and an inner radius of 1.8 mm and having an arcuate cross section are joined back to back, and each of them is a column grip portion 24 and a line grip portion. 22 is formed.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the gardening net 10 is formed by using two columns 14 and three plastic nets 12.
Was assembled, inserted into the cultivation soil 20 in the planter 18, and stood almost vertically. The packer 16 is a single column 14
They were assembled with 6 pieces each, and 12 pieces in total. The plastic net 12 of this example is easily bent by a force perpendicular to the net surface, but is hard to be deformed by a force parallel to the net surface.
The four were rigidly connected and there was no need to add additional struts 14 in the lateral direction for reinforcement. Assembling is as simple as inserting the packer 16 into the plastic net 12 at an appropriate place, placing the three pieces side by side on the floor, and then inserting the support posts 14 into the packer 16, which can be easily performed by a woman or a child. Met.

When the foliage quince was planted in a planter 18 equipped with the horticultural net 10 of this example and two of them were arranged in a row and used as a room partition, an extremely high evaluation as an interior green was obtained.

[0031]

Example 2 As shown in FIG. 3, the plastic net 26 integrally formed with the packer 28 was manufactured. The plastic net 26 and the packer 28 were integrally formed by injection molding using PE resin colored green. The lattice spacing of the plastic net 26 is 5 cm,
The diameter of the cylindrical filament 30 was 3.8 mm. The shape of the plastic net 26 is a rectangle of 50 cm × 15 cm. Four packers 28 were provided on the long side of the plastic net 26 and two packers 28 on the short side. The shape of the column grip portion 32 is a tubular body having an arcuate cross-section, the inner radius of which is 3.3 mm, and the direction of the central axis of the tubular body is aligned with the direction of the side of the plastic net 26 in which it is located. That is, the packer 28 is provided so that the pillar having a diameter of 6.9 mm is fixed along each side of the rectangular plastic net 26.

Using the plastic net 26 of this example,
The same gardening net 10 as in Example 1 was assembled. The work of fitting the packer 28 into the plastic net 26 is omitted, and the assembling work is simpler than that of the first embodiment. Further, since the plastic net 26 and the packer 28 are integrally molded and the connection is strengthened, the overall strength of the gardening net 10 is increased and it is not deformed even if some force is applied.

[0033]

Third Embodiment As shown in FIG. 4, the packer 28,
A plastic net 34 having 40 integrally molded was manufactured. The size of the plastic net 34 is 50 cm x 15 cm
It is a rectangular shape, and 12 packers 2 are formed by integral molding.
8 is provided on the outer peripheral portion and two packers 40 are provided on the inside. When the packer 28 on the outer peripheral portion is classified into A to F according to the position, the distance from the center O of the plastic net 34 is A: 10 cm, B: 11 cm, C: 22 cm, D: 24c.
m, E: 25 cm, F: 25.5 cm. The positions of these packers 28 are the two line symmetry axes X and
Both have an asymmetric positional relationship with Y. By using the plastic net 34 of this example, two adjacent plastic nets 34 are fixed by a single column 48 as in gardening nets 42, 44 and 46 shown in FIGS. 5 (a) (b) (c). However, the packer 28 could be stably fixed on both the long side and the short side of the plastic net 34 without overlapping.

[0034]

[Fourth Embodiment] The plastic net 12 used in the first embodiment.
Assembling the arch-shaped gardening net 52 similar to that shown in FIG. 6 by using 3 pieces, 4 columns 14, and 20 packers 16 was easy. When this miniature rose 52 was planted and cultivated by inserting the gardening net 52 into a round pot 56 of No. 8, the miniature rose grew to cover the gardening net 56 completely, and it was possible to finish it as a wonderful appreciation pot.

[0035]

According to the horticultural net of the present invention, vine plants can be stably held, the shape can be freely changed according to the type and size of the plant, and the assembling can be facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a gardening net according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of a packer used in the gardening net according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing an example of a packer-integrated plastic net used for the gardening net according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view showing another example of the packer-integrated plastic net used for the gardening net according to the present invention.

5 (a) to 5 (c) are plan explanatory views showing other embodiments of the horticultural net according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing still another embodiment of the gardening net according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing still another embodiment of the gardening net according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front explanatory view showing still another embodiment of the gardening net according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional gardening net.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 42, 44, 46, 62, 68: Gardening net 12, 26, 34, 50, 60, 66: Plastic net 14, 48, 64: Support 16, 28, 40: Packer 20, 58: Cultivation soil 22: Wire grip portion 24, 32: Strut grip portion 30, 36, 38: Wire wire 54: Planar body

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A net formed of a flexible plastic in a predetermined size, a linear or curved strut having rigidity against at least a repulsive force of the net, and the net and the strut or net. A gardening net characterized by being composed of a connecting tool to be connected. 2. The horticultural net according to claim 1, wherein the connector is integrally formed with either one or both of the plastic net and the support. 3. The flexible plastic net has a rectangular shape, and a connector provided on an outer peripheral portion of the net comprises:
The horticultural net according to claim 2, wherein the net is arranged asymmetrically with respect to the axis of line symmetry of the net. 4. A net made of flexible plastic is appropriately curved, or is directly connected to a support via a connecting tool, and one or both ends of the support are buried in the ground,
A gardening net characterized in that it can be formed into any shape or structure.