WO1988007320A1 - Claie pour pots de plantes et pour plateaux similaires de pots de fleurs, relies entre eux le long de leurs bords - Google Patents

Claie pour pots de plantes et pour plateaux similaires de pots de fleurs, relies entre eux le long de leurs bords Download PDF

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WO1988007320A1
WO1988007320A1 PCT/DK1988/000054 DK8800054W WO8807320A1 WO 1988007320 A1 WO1988007320 A1 WO 1988007320A1 DK 8800054 W DK8800054 W DK 8800054W WO 8807320 A1 WO8807320 A1 WO 8807320A1
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rack
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Torben Henning Koefoed Hansen
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Tkh Plast As
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/08—Devices for filling-up flower-pots or pots for seedlings; Devices for setting plants or seeds in pots
    • A01G9/088—Handling or transferring pots

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  • the present invention relates to a rack for plantpits or similar trays of flowerpots which are interconnected at their edges, said rack comprising a pair of mutually corre- sponding, plateshaped end pieces interconnected by means of a number of connecting bars.
  • Racks of this type are well konown within the field of horticulture.
  • the racks are used for support of plantpits and trays of flowerpots which are interconnected along their edges, and the racks enable the trays to be stacked in a large number above each other during transport, but also during germinating of seeds placed in pots.
  • Such trays are made from plastic sheets by pressing or by vacuum forming.
  • Each tray comprises a large number of depressions forming each of the pots, whereby the pots are interconnected at their upper edges.
  • the trays are placed in the rack in such a way that the connecting bars are placed in the interspaces between the rows of pots, which prevents the trays- from sliding in the racks even under a comparatively rough treat- ment.
  • the known racks are in principle constructed from a pair of mutually corresponding plateshaped end pieces com ⁇ prising a number of sockets for insertion of the same number of connecting bars, which are at both ends provided with a pair of opposite notches, which by rotation of the bars into a vertical position of the bar grips on both sides of the end piece, the sockets having a shape allowing the bars to be inserted when they are tilted.
  • the distance between the sockets corresponds to a multiple of the distance between the pots in the trays. It is a drawback that the racks must corre ⁇ spond to the particular size of pots to be used in order to adapt the distance between the bars to the interspaces between the pots. Otherwise, it is not possible to support the trays between the pots, and the trays will not be fixated in a plane and level condition.
  • the object of the invention is to avoid this draw ⁇ back. It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a rack, which in a simple way may be adapted to plant pits or trays of flowerpots having different sizes of the pots. According to the invention this obtained by arranging some of the sockets on plate elements which are displacable in elongate openings in the longidudinal direction of the end pieces, the openings having such a vertical dimension that the plate elements and the end pieces are secured to each other by means of the notches in the vertical position of the bars. This enables some of the bars to be displaced with respect to the other bars by displacing the plate elements in the elongate openings, the bars at the same time securing the plate lements in the openings.
  • the connecting bars thus act as holding means for the plate elements made as loose platters during the use of the rack in such a way that the displacability does not affect the stability of the rack.
  • the necessary adaptation of the the rack to differing sizes of pots is obtained by displacing the plate elements.
  • the plate elements end the end pieces are provided with a toothing at at least one of their surfaces of contact.
  • the toothing im- proves the interlocking between the plate elements and the end pieces and ensures that the plate elements are not dis ⁇ placed during use.
  • Fig. 1 shows in perspective a known rack for support of trays of plant pits
  • fig. 2 shows an end piece for a rack according to the invention seen from the inside of the rack according to fig. 1, fig.
  • FIG. 3 shows the end piece seen from above and partly in section along the line A-A according to fig. 2
  • fig. 4 shows a section along the line B-B according to fig. 2
  • fig. 5 shows in perspective one end of a connecting bar for interconnecting the end pieces according to fig. 2- 4.
  • a known rack for supporting plant pits is shown in fig. 1.
  • the rack compises two end pieces 1, which are inter- connected by means of a number - in the illustrated embodi ⁇ ment three - connecting bars 3.
  • the connecting bars are in ⁇ serted with their ends in sockets 2 in the end pieces 1.
  • the sockets are designed in such a way that the bars may be in ⁇ serted in a tilted position, but are locked in the vertical position shown in the drawing.
  • the connecting bars forms a support for one or more plantpits 4, manufactured from plastic sheet material.
  • the plastic material may be formed into a number of de ⁇ pressions, which may be used as flowerpots 5 and which are thereby interconnected along their edges as a tray.
  • the tray 4 is supported by means of the connecting bars under the plane portions of the tray between the pots 5. This support fixes the plant pit in the rack and it will not displace during transport and handling of the rack.
  • the known rack does not provide an adaptation to plant pits of different size of the pots. Such an adaptation requires a variation of the distance between the connecting bars 3 in such a way that the distance is a multiple of the distance between the pots 5 in the plant pit to be used in the rack.
  • Such an adaptation is possible, if the rack is constructed with end pieces of the type shown in figs. 2-4.
  • Fig. 2 shows the end piece seen from the inside of the rack.
  • the end piece is moulded from plastic and is shaped like a plate 6 and provided with reinforcing ribs 7 in the longi ⁇ tudinal and crosswise direction of the end piece. In order to save weight and material the end piece is provided with holes 8, which also simplifies handling of the rack during transport.
  • the end piece has a fixed socket 2 1 and some displacable sockets 2" for insertion of connecting bars at the assembly of the rack.
  • the fixed socket 2' is a hole with a special shape through the plate 6.
  • the hole has an oblique portion 2a with a width corresponding to the thickness of the connecting bar and a length corresponding to the heigth H of the connecting bar.
  • the hole further have a vertical portion 2b with a width corresponding to thethickness of the connecting bar, but the length is somewhat smaller.
  • the length corresponds to the distance h between the bottoms of two opposite notches at the ends of each connecting bar.
  • one end of a connecting bar is shown with two notches 9.
  • the width of the notches 9 corresponds to the thickness of the plate 6 surrounding the socket 2, so that the bar, if rotated into a vertical position in the vertical portion of the socket 2b, is fixed with respect to the end piece and so that the two parts cannot move with respect to each other.
  • the end pieces further comprises two rectangular openings 10.
  • the vertical heigth of the openings is larger than the distance h between the bottoms of the notches 9 in the connecting bars, but less than the heigth H of the bar.
  • ribs 7' and 7' are arranged. These ribs 7 1 , 7" are parallel and form together with the plate 6 between the ribs 7' and 7" and the edge 11 a track for guiding a rectangular plate element 12, which partly covers the opening 10.
  • the plate element 12 has the same heigth as the distance between the ribs 7' and 7" , but is shorter than the opening 10. The plate element is therefore displacable in parallel with the edges 11.
  • the plate element 12 is provided with a socket 2" having a shape identical with that of the socket 2' .
  • the thickness of the plate 6 in the area between the edges 11 and the ribs 7' and 7" is adapted to the thickness of the element 12in such a way that the sum of the two thicknesses correspond exactly to the width of the notches 9 in the connecting bars 3.
  • the plate elements 12 are made simultaneously with the end pieces 1 in a single proces. This is obtained if the platelements during the moulding are placed in the holes 8 and are connected with the end pieces by means of fragile tongues 14, which before assembly of the rack may easily be torn thus allowing the plate elements to be moved to the correct position covering the openings 10.
  • a plate element 15 is shown in one of the holes 8.
  • the plate elements 12 may be provided with a toothing 16 on one or both contact surfaces. The toothing may have such a heigth that it is just possible to displace the connecting bar without releasing it, but it must be strong enough to prevent an unintentional displacement due to the weight of the plant pit.
  • fig. 3 the end piece is seen from above and partly in section. The section is cutting through a plate element in its placing during manufacture of the end piece. In the drawing the construction of the end piece is seen with its reinforcing ribs 7.
  • Fig. 4 shows a vertical section through the end piece according to fig. 2.
  • the end pieces 1 are provided with studs 17 at their upper edge enebling a number of racks to be stacked by in- serting the studs into holes in the lower edge of the end pieces.
  • the studs 17 and the holes 18 enable a stable stack ⁇ ing of ten or more racks on top of each other.
  • the embodiment shown in the drawing has three connec- ting bars. If the end pieces are to be used with four or five connecting bars three or four connecting bars, respectively, must be inserted in sockets arranged on dis ⁇ placable plate elements in order to obtain the desired adap- tation to trays with different sizes of the pots.

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Abstract

Une claie, pour des pots de plante et des plateaux similaires de pots de fleurs, qui sont reliés entre eux le long de leurs bords, comprend une paire de parties d'extrémité (1) en forme de planche, placées en correspondance l'une par rapport à l'autre et pourvues d'un certain nombre d'ouvertures d'emboîtement (2) dans lesquelles est inséré le même nombre de barres de liaison (3), lesquelles présentent à leurs deux extrémités des encoches opposées. Lors de la rotation des barres dans une position verticale, lesdites encoches s'emboîtent sur les deux côtés de la partie d'extrémité, la forme de la partie d'emboîtement étant conçue de sorte que les barres puissent être introduites dans l'ouverture d'emboîtement lorsqu'elles sont inclinées. Afin de permettre une adaptation de la claie à des pots de plante de grandeurs différentes, on dispose une partie des ouvertures d'emboîtement sur des éléments de planche (12) qui sont mobiles dans des ouvertures allongées ménagées dans les parties d'extrémité (1), la dimension verticale desdites ouvertures étant conçue de sorte que les éléments de planche et les parties d'extrémité sont fixés les uns aux autres grâce aux encoches lorsque les barres occupent la position verticale.
PCT/DK1988/000054 1987-04-03 1988-03-30 Claie pour pots de plantes et pour plateaux similaires de pots de fleurs, relies entre eux le long de leurs bords WO1988007320A1 (fr)

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DK170687A DK170687A (da) 1987-04-03 1987-04-03 Reol til formeringsbakker, priklebakker og lignende i pladeform forbundne urtepotter
DK1706/87 1987-04-03

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EP0422704A2 (fr) * 1989-09-11 1991-04-17 Synbra B.V. Dispositif pour cultiver des plantes

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US3127022A (en) * 1964-03-31 Adjustable shelf partition
NO136170B (fr) * 1975-06-25 1977-04-25 Vefi As

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US3127022A (en) * 1964-03-31 Adjustable shelf partition
NO136170B (fr) * 1975-06-25 1977-04-25 Vefi As

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EP0422704A2 (fr) * 1989-09-11 1991-04-17 Synbra B.V. Dispositif pour cultiver des plantes
EP0422704A3 (en) * 1989-09-11 1991-07-24 Simon Johannes Marie Veenman A cup-shaped body as well as a device for removing a ball of cultivating material from a cup-shaped body, and a method for filling a cup-shaped body

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