JPH1084796A - Plant housing member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily move a tree without damage, to easily load/unload he tree, etc., and to surely hold it at a carrier for safely moving. SOLUTION: This member for house-holding and carrying a plant is provided with a bottom surface 16 for mounting the plant, a side surface plate 20 for holding the plant and a holding member 21 fixed to at least one of the bottom surface 16 and the side surface plate 20 to be held by a carrying means. At least a part of the side surface plate 20 is freely opened/closed outward in he neighborhood of the root of the plant.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a planting storage member for temporarily planting a tree or the like and moving the tree or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when transplanting a garden tree or a seedling, the soil around the tree is excavated each time, and the root of the tree is taken out. I was letting it.

[0003] As a flower bed in which a plant is planted and can be moved as it is, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-14118. The movable flower bed has a side wall made of bricks or blocks on a base frame provided with casters, and concrete is provided on a bottom surface surrounded by the side wall. A drain hole is formed in the concrete on the bottom surface, which is opened and communicated with the base frame. This movable flower bed can be moved to an arbitrary position by planting a plant with soil inside the side wall.

[0004]

In the above conventional technique, when moving garden trees and seedlings, most of the work such as excavation of soil and removal of trees is performed by human power. The work efficiency was low. The garden trees once planted cannot be easily moved in the direction and position, and changing the layout in an exhibition hall or an event hall requires a great deal of labor.

[0005] Furthermore, the same applies to the landscaping business, where the trees that have arrived are temporarily planted on the premises of stores, etc., and the trees are moved by digging the soil again at the time of shipment, resulting in labor costs due to heavy labor. I was In addition, during the temporary planting of trees, trees are inserted into planted holes that have been dug into the soil, so soil excavated from the planted holes is piled around the soil, and branches with complex shapes hit the soil and are products. Trees could be damaged.

On the other hand, in the case of the movable flower bed, the flower bed on which the plant is planted can be arbitrarily moved by a caster. However, the movable flower bed is used for flowers planted for appreciation, and is not suitable as a means of moving large trees and the like. Furthermore, since the side wall of the movable flower bed is fixed with bricks or blocks, it is not practical to repeatedly load and unload large trees in a landscaping business or the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and can easily move a tree without damaging the tree, and can easily load and unload a tree and the like, and can surely provide a transfer device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plant storage device that can be held and safely moved.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a plant is housed, held and transported, and is attached to a bottom surface on which the plant is placed, a side surface for holding the plant, and at least one of the bottom surface and the side surface. Having a holding unit held by the conveying means,
At least a part of the side surface is a tree-plant accommodation member that can be opened and closed outward near the root of the tree.

[0009] The tree plant accommodating member is a box having a rectangular or cubic shape with an upper opening, and the side surface is formed of four individual side plates, and the lower end of the side plate is formed on four sides of the bottom surface. Each is rotatably mounted. Locking members are provided near both sides of the side plate for locking the side plates at substantially right angles to each other in a state where the side plates are assembled so as to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface. On the lower surface of the bottom surface, casters are provided at four corners.

A holding hole for a forklift serving as a conveying means, into which a fork is inserted, is formed below the bottom surface. The side plate is provided with a plurality of suspending members serving as holding portions for suspending the apparatus from a crane serving as a conveying means.

[0011] In the plant accommodating member of the present invention, the side surface opens outward near the root of the plant, and the plant can be easily loaded and unloaded. A caster, a pallet having a holding hole for a forklift as a transporting means, a hook of a fishing member as a holding portion for a crane, and the like are provided, and can be easily moved.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a tree-plant accommodation member 10 of the present invention. The tree-plant accommodation member 10 is made of a metal, is formed in a box having an open top, and slightly spreads upward. Shape.
A bottom portion of the tree plant accommodating member 10 is a shallow rectangular or square receiving plate portion 14 having an open upper side, and a plurality of through holes 1 for drainage are provided near the center of a bottom surface 16 of the receiving plate portion 14.
8 are formed.

On the four sides of the upper end surface of the receiving plate portion 14, four side plates 20 forming the side surfaces of the planting accommodating member 10 are attached. The outer surface of the lower end of each side plate 20 and the outer surface of the upper end of the receiving plate portion 14 are rotatably fixed by hinges 22 so that each side plate 20 is freely opened outward.
At two places near both sides of the upper end surface of each side plate 20, hanging members serving as holding members for fixing a rope, a wire, and the like, and hanging hooks 21 bent in a semicircular shape are respectively attached. .

With the side plates 20 assembled in a box,
A locking member that locks the side plates 20 to each other is fixed to a portion where the side plates 20 are adjacent to each other at a substantially right angle.
First, a bar member 24 bent in a predetermined shape is attached to the locking member near the side of the outer surface of one side plate 20 so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction. The tip of the bar 24 is bent into an L-shape, and the bar 24 can be slid so that the tip of the bar 24 projects outward from the side plate 20. And
An annular portion 26 into which the tip of the bar 24 is inserted is attached to a side end surface of the adjacent side plate 20. At the four corners of the lower surface of the bottom surface 16, casters 28 are mounted so as to be movable in the horizontal direction and change the direction.

The method of using the tree plant accommodating member 10 of this embodiment is as follows. When a tree is housed in the tree plant accommodating member 10, the engagement between the bar members 24, which are the locking members, and the respective annular portions 26 is released. Then, each side plate 20 is opened outward. Then, the tree is placed on the receiving plate portion 14, and each side plate 20 is raised substantially at right angles to the bottom surface 16. Then, the tip of each bar 24 is inserted into the annular portion 26, each bar 24 is rotated in the axial direction, and the L-shaped portion of the tip of the bar 24 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the adjacent side plate 20. In this manner, the side plates 20 are locked with each other, and the box-shaped planting storage member 10 is assembled. Then, soil is put inside the planting accommodating member 10 to bury the roots. In this state, the planting accommodating member 10 is pushed by manpower or the like, or the hanging hook 21 is attached to a crane as a transport device and lifted to move to the destination. When unloading the trees,
The locking of each side plate 20 by 4 is released, and each side plate 20 is opened outward.

According to the planting accommodating member 10 of this embodiment, when the trees are placed, the side plates 20 are opened substantially horizontally with the bottom surface 16 in all directions, so that the side plates 20 can be easily loaded without damaging the roots and branches. And can be taken down. The roots do not have to be cut in accordance with the size of the planting storage member 10, and the bottom 1
The root protruded from 6 is pushed by each side plate 20 when assembling each side plate 20, and is easily stored in the planting storage member 10. Then, when the tree is lowered from the plant housing member 10, it is possible to open each side plate 20 in all directions to drop the excess soil attached to the root, and to put the tree in a tree planting hole provided in the soil as it is and plant it. Workability is improved. In addition, the caster 28 allows a single worker to easily move the tree freely in front, rear, left and right in a flat place. Even in a place having a step or a slope, a rope or a wire can be passed through the hanging hook 21 and hung on a crane, and the tree can be safely and reliably moved without overturning or damaging the tree. Also, even when transported on a vehicle or the like and transported for a long distance, there is no risk of falling over, and the tree can be safely transported without being damaged by tree roots and other parts. Also,
When the planting storage member 10 is not used, the side plate 20
Can be stacked and stored in a state where is spread out in all directions, which is convenient without taking up space.

The planting storage member 10 is made of, for example, a strong metal,
It is made of resin, wood, etc. and can be used to plant trees for a long time. For this reason, it can be used to create an environment at event venues and exhibition halls. The layout of event venues and exhibition halls can be made in a short time, and when the layout is changed, it can be easily moved in a short time without replanting. A through hole 18 is provided in the bottom surface 16 of the planting storage member 10, so that excess water is appropriately drained, so that rooting does not occur even when trees are planted for a long period of time. And
The amount of soil in the planting storage member 10 is small, and there is little loss of water and fertilizer given to the planting storage member 10, and management is easy. Also, in the landscaping business, there is no need to temporarily plant trees on the ground, and the purchased trees can be displayed in a state of being planted in the planting accommodating member 10 and can be shipped as they are. This eliminates the need for temporary planting on the ground, does not damage the trees that are the products, reduces the burden on workers, and reduces labor costs.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the same members as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The planting accommodating member 32 of this embodiment has a rectangular plate-like bottom surface 16.
And four side plates 20 on the four side end surfaces of the bottom surface 16.
Are rotatably mounted on hinges 22, respectively. A pallet 30 for a forklift serving as a transport means is provided below the bottom surface 16, and a holding hole 31 into which a fork is inserted is formed in the pallet 13. In the vicinity of the center of the bottom surface 16, a through hole 18 communicating with the pallet 30 and communicating with the outside is provided.

The method of using the plant accommodating member 32 of this embodiment is the same as that of the above embodiment, and has the same effect as that of the above embodiment. Furthermore, the pallet 30
Because of this, it is securely held by the fork of the forklift, and large and heavy trees can be easily moved by the forklift. Further, since the side plate 20 is formed in a rectangular shape having a corner portion of approximately 90 degrees, the manufacture is easy and the cost can be reduced.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same members as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The planting accommodating member 32 of this embodiment is formed by a side plate 34 having a low height. An auxiliary rope hole 38 through which the rope 36 and the like pass is provided in a portion near the upper end of each side plate 34. A suspension hook 21 is formed on the upper end surface of each side plate 34, and a pallet 30 is provided below the bottom surface 16.

The planting accommodating member 32 of this embodiment is mainly used as a transporting member for moving trees as shown in FIG. First, a tree whose roots are wrapped in straw or the like for movement is placed on the bottom surface 16 with each side plate 34 opened. Then, the side plates 34 are assembled, and the tree is fixed to the planting accommodating member 32 through the rope 36 through the auxiliary rope hole 38. In this state, it is moved by a crane or a fork. The tree plant accommodating member 32 of this embodiment has the same effect as the above embodiment. Moreover, the planting accommodating member 32 of this embodiment is also convenient when a large amount of small seedlings and flowers are moved as shown in FIG.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the same members as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The planting accommodating member 40 of this embodiment is formed by a side plate 34 and a bottom surface 16 similar to the third embodiment. The casters 28 are attached to the four corners on the lower surface of the bottom surface 16. The method of using the tree plant accommodating member 40 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and has the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment.

In addition, the planting accommodating member of the invention has a weight of 100 k.
It can be formed to an appropriate weight, such as in the range of g to 1000 kg,
The material may be wooden or resinous material other than metal. Further, the planting accommodating member of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the material and the shape of each member can be appropriately changed. The locking member for locking the side plates to each other may be other than the bar and the annular portion, and may be any member that can be simply and securely locked. The number and mounting positions of the hanging hooks and casters can be appropriately changed. Moreover, the one provided with both casters and pallets may be used.

[0024]

According to the plant accommodating member of the present invention, garden trees, plant trees and the like can be moved safely and easily. In particular, in the landscaping business, trees and the like can be easily displayed and shipped without the need for work such as temporary planting, and the efficiency is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tree plant accommodating member according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the tree plant accommodating member of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a tree plant accommodating member according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tree plant accommodating member according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a use state of the tree plant accommodating member of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the tree plant accommodating member of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a tree plant accommodating member according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 32 Planting storage member 16 Bottom surface 18 Through hole 20 Side plate 21 Suspension hook 24 Bar material 26 Annular part 28 Caster

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plant accommodating member having a bottom surface on which a plant with roots is placed and a side surface for holding a root portion of the plant tree, wherein the plant accommodating member is attached to at least one of the bottom surface and the side surface. A planting storage member, comprising: a holding portion that is held by a transporting means to be moved, wherein at least a part of the side surface is openable and closable outward from a root portion of the planting tree. 2. The tree plant accommodating member is a box having an open top, and the side surface is formed of four individual side plates, and the lower end of the side plate is rotatably attached to each of four sides of the bottom surface. In the vicinity of both sides of each side plate, a locking member for locking each side plate to each other in a state where the side plates are assembled so as to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface is provided. The planting accommodating member according to claim 1, wherein 3. The planting accommodating member according to claim 1, wherein a caster is provided on a lower surface of the bottom surface. 4. The planting storage member according to claim 1, wherein a holding hole serving as a holding portion for a forklift serving as a conveying means is formed on a back surface side of the bottom surface. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of suspending members serving as holding portions for suspending from a crane serving as a conveying means are formed on the side plate.
The planting accommodating member according to the above.