WO1999030987A1 - Carrier for potted plants, vases containing flowers and the like - Google Patents

Carrier for potted plants, vases containing flowers and the like Download PDF

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WO1999030987A1
WO1999030987A1 PCT/NL1998/000710 NL9800710W WO9930987A1 WO 1999030987 A1 WO1999030987 A1 WO 1999030987A1 NL 9800710 W NL9800710 W NL 9800710W WO 9930987 A1 WO9930987 A1 WO 9930987A1
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carrier
folding lines
connecting strip
vase
upright wall
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Gerard Johannes Van Gils
Arie Gerrit Van Buren
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Gerard Johannes Van Gils
Arie Gerrit Van Buren
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A47G7/06—Flower vases
    • A47G7/07—Guiding means for flowers in vases, e.g. perforated covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
    • B65D85/52—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for living plants; for growing bulbs

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  • the invention relates to a carrier for potted plants, flowers and the ike.
  • Plants, flowers and the like are generally displayed in unpackaged condition at the sales outlets, and generally they are packaged by the salesperson once the customer has made his choice. This is a time-consuming activity, which makes the sale of such products in for example self-service stores and the like problematic.
  • the carrier is provided with a lower part, which comprises a bottom and a circumferential, upright wall, and with an upper part, which comprises a circumferential wall substantially in line with the upright wall of the lower part, whilst the upper part and the lower part are interconnected by connecting strips, whose ends can pivot about folding lines with respect to the lower part and the upper part respectively, whilst at least one further folding line is formed in each connecting strip, in such a manner that said folding lines extend at least substantially parallel to each other, intersecting the longitudinal axis of the carrier at least substantially perpendicularly.
  • a pot containing a plant, a vase containing flowers or the like can be placed in the lower part of the carrier.
  • the carrier can be picked up by the upper part, for example, for transport of the filled carrier, whereby the connecting strips will assume a stretched position under the influence of the weight of the potted plant, the vase containing flowers or the like, in which position they will be substantially in line with the circumferential walls of the lower and the upper part.
  • the upper part can be pushed in the direction of the lower part so as to display the crop present in the carrier, whereby the connecting strips will fold outwards, thus forming openings between the connecting strips, through which the crop present in the carrier will be exposed to view.
  • the potential buyers will thus be able to view the crops present in the various carriers through said openings, and after having made their choice, pick up the carrier that serves as a package, so that it is no longer necessary to package the purchased product separately once the buyer has made his choice.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic, perspective view of an embodiment of a carrier according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic, larger-scale view of a vase which can be placed into a carrier according to Figure 2.
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of an apertured disc, which can be used in conjunction with the vase as shown in Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is a view of a wrapper.
  • the carrier 1 which is shown in Figure 1, which may be made of a flat sheet of cardboard or a suitable plastic material, for example, is provided on its bottom side with a bottom (not shown), which extends horizontally during normal use, a circumferential upright wall
  • Wall 2 which extends concentrically about the longitudinal axis of the carrier, which extends perpendicularly to the bottom.
  • Wall 2 is built up of a number of strip-shaped parts 3, which join each other along folding lines 4 extending perpendicularly to the bottom.
  • Connecting strips 6 join the upper ends of said strip-shaped parts 3 along folding lines 5 extending parallel to the bottom.
  • the upper ends of the connecting strips 6 are connected, by means of folding lines 7 extending parallel to folding lines 5, to strip-shaped parts 8 being in line with the strip-shaped parts 3, which strip-shaped parts 8 jointly form a circumferential wall of an upper part 9 of the carrier.
  • each connecting strip is built up of three parts 10 - 12.
  • the width of bottom part 10 gradually decreases in a direction away from the respective folding line 5, and bottom part 10 is connected to middle part 11 via a folding line 13 extending parallel to folding line 5.
  • the width of middle part 11 is substantially constant over the entire height thereof, and said middle part 11 joins upper part 12 via a folding line 14 near its upper end, which upper part 12 joins the upper part of the carrier at its upper end via folding line 7.
  • the width of part 12 gradually increases in a direction towards folding line 7.
  • a handle 15 is furthermore connected to the upper part 9 of the carrier.
  • a flower vase 16 as schematically shown in Figure 2 can be placed in the lower part 2 of the carrier, for example.
  • a disc 17 as shown in Figure 3 can thereby be placed in the upper end of the flower vase 16 so as to make it possible to arrange the flowers in an easy and efficient manner.
  • Disc 17 is provided with two projecting ears 18, which can be supported in the upper edge of flower vase 16.
  • a number of holes 19 are formed in the disc, through which holes the stems of the flowers can be passed, so that they will automatically be arranged in a desired manner in the vase upon being passed through holes 19.
  • the vase containing flowers, a potted plant or the like can now be placed into the lower part 2 of the carrier, and be transported by means of said carrier, whereby the carrier also functions as a package.
  • the connecting strips 6 When the carrier is lifted by handle 15, the connecting strips 6 will assume a substantially stretched position, in which they will be in line with the strip-shaped parts 3 and 8 of the lower part 2 and the upper part 9, respectively, of carrier 1.
  • the wrapper 20 which is shown in Figure 4 may be used, which wrapper can be passed round the stretched connecting strips 6 near parts 11.
  • the ends of said wrapper can be fixed together by inserting the lip 21 which is formed on one end of the wrapper into a slotted hole which is formed in the other end of said wrapper.
  • the width of the wrapper is preferably such that the wrapper will overlap the ends of part 10 and 12 that join part 11.
  • the wrapper may be provided with a commercial text, an advertising text, a trade name and the like.
  • a number of carriers containing plants, flowers or the like can be placed in a box in order to be shipped.
  • the upper part 9 of the carrier can be pushed down some distance with respect to part 2 of the carrier after the carrier has been put down and the wrapper 20 has been removed, as a result of which the various parts 10 - 12 of the connecting strips 6 will pivot about the respective folding lines with respect to lower part 2 and upper part 9 and with respect to each other, so that openings will be formed between connecting strips 6, as is shown in Figure 1, through which openings the flowers, plants or the like which are present in the carrier will be clearly exposed to view.
  • holes 20 may also be provided at least in some of the strip-shaped parts, so that also the vase, the pot or the like which is present in lower part 2 will be exposed to view.
  • the carrier 6 When a buyer has made his choice, he can pick up the carrier 6 by handle 15 again, whereby the connecting strips will resume their stretched position and the carrier can function as a package again during transport. If desired, the wrapper can be used again for locking the connecting strips 6 in their stretched position.
  • connecting strips may for example be cut out in a different manner so as to give the carrier a different appearance.
  • connecting strips wherein only one folding line is provided between the ends of the connecting strips.
  • the carrier for a vase with flowers or for a potted plant, it is also conceivable to use the carrier for accommodating other products.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a carrier (1) for potted plants, vases containing flowers and the like. The carrier (1) is provided with a lower part, which comprises a bottom and a circumferential, upright wall (2), and with an upper part, which comprises a circumferential wall (9) substantially in line with the upright wall of the lower part. The upper part and the lower part are interconnected by connecting strips (6), whose ends can pivot about folding lines (5, 7) with respect to the lower part and the upper part respectively, whilst at least one further folding line (13, 14) is formed in each connecting strip. The folding lines extend at least substantially parallel to each other, intersecting the longitudinal axis of the carrier at least substantially perpendicularly.

Description

CARRIER FOR POTTED PLANTS, VASES CONTAINING FLOWERS AND TOE LIKE
The invention relates to a carrier for potted plants, flowers and the ike.
Plants, flowers and the like are generally displayed in unpackaged condition at the sales outlets, and generally they are packaged by the salesperson once the customer has made his choice. This is a time-consuming activity, which makes the sale of such products in for example self-service stores and the like problematic.
According to the invention, the carrier is provided with a lower part, which comprises a bottom and a circumferential, upright wall, and with an upper part, which comprises a circumferential wall substantially in line with the upright wall of the lower part, whilst the upper part and the lower part are interconnected by connecting strips, whose ends can pivot about folding lines with respect to the lower part and the upper part respectively, whilst at least one further folding line is formed in each connecting strip, in such a manner that said folding lines extend at least substantially parallel to each other, intersecting the longitudinal axis of the carrier at least substantially perpendicularly.
When using a carrier according to the invention, a pot containing a plant, a vase containing flowers or the like can be placed in the lower part of the carrier. The carrier can be picked up by the upper part, for example, for transport of the filled carrier, whereby the connecting strips will assume a stretched position under the influence of the weight of the potted plant, the vase containing flowers or the like, in which position they will be substantially in line with the circumferential walls of the lower and the upper part. After the carrier has been put down, the upper part can be pushed in the direction of the lower part so as to display the crop present in the carrier, whereby the connecting strips will fold outwards, thus forming openings between the connecting strips, through which the crop present in the carrier will be exposed to view. The potential buyers will thus be able to view the crops present in the various carriers through said openings, and after having made their choice, pick up the carrier that serves as a package, so that it is no longer necessary to package the purchased product separately once the buyer has made his choice.
The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying figures. Figure 1 is a schematic, perspective view of an embodiment of a carrier according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic, larger-scale view of a vase which can be placed into a carrier according to Figure 2.
Figure 3 is a plan view of an apertured disc, which can be used in conjunction with the vase as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a view of a wrapper.
The carrier 1 which is shown in Figure 1, which may be made of a flat sheet of cardboard or a suitable plastic material, for example, is provided on its bottom side with a bottom (not shown), which extends horizontally during normal use, a circumferential upright wall
2 which extends concentrically about the longitudinal axis of the carrier, which extends perpendicularly to the bottom. Wall 2 is built up of a number of strip-shaped parts 3, which join each other along folding lines 4 extending perpendicularly to the bottom. Connecting strips 6 join the upper ends of said strip-shaped parts 3 along folding lines 5 extending parallel to the bottom. The upper ends of the connecting strips 6 are connected, by means of folding lines 7 extending parallel to folding lines 5, to strip-shaped parts 8 being in line with the strip-shaped parts 3, which strip-shaped parts 8 jointly form a circumferential wall of an upper part 9 of the carrier.
In the illustrated embodiment, each connecting strip is built up of three parts 10 - 12. The width of bottom part 10 gradually decreases in a direction away from the respective folding line 5, and bottom part 10 is connected to middle part 11 via a folding line 13 extending parallel to folding line 5. The width of middle part 11 is substantially constant over the entire height thereof, and said middle part 11 joins upper part 12 via a folding line 14 near its upper end, which upper part 12 joins the upper part of the carrier at its upper end via folding line 7. The width of part 12 gradually increases in a direction towards folding line 7.
In the illustrated embodiment, a handle 15 is furthermore connected to the upper part 9 of the carrier. A flower vase 16 as schematically shown in Figure 2 can be placed in the lower part 2 of the carrier, for example. A disc 17 as shown in Figure 3 can thereby be placed in the upper end of the flower vase 16 so as to make it possible to arrange the flowers in an easy and efficient manner. Disc 17 is provided with two projecting ears 18, which can be supported in the upper edge of flower vase 16. A number of holes 19 are formed in the disc, through which holes the stems of the flowers can be passed, so that they will automatically be arranged in a desired manner in the vase upon being passed through holes 19. The vase containing flowers, a potted plant or the like can now be placed into the lower part 2 of the carrier, and be transported by means of said carrier, whereby the carrier also functions as a package. When the carrier is lifted by handle 15, the connecting strips 6 will assume a substantially stretched position, in which they will be in line with the strip-shaped parts 3 and 8 of the lower part 2 and the upper part 9, respectively, of carrier 1.
In order to lock the parts of the carrier in said stretched position, the wrapper 20 which is shown in Figure 4 may be used, which wrapper can be passed round the stretched connecting strips 6 near parts 11. The ends of said wrapper can be fixed together by inserting the lip 21 which is formed on one end of the wrapper into a slotted hole which is formed in the other end of said wrapper. The width of the wrapper is preferably such that the wrapper will overlap the ends of part 10 and 12 that join part 11. The wrapper may be provided with a commercial text, an advertising text, a trade name and the like.
A number of carriers containing plants, flowers or the like can be placed in a box in order to be shipped.
When the carrier is displayed at a sales outlet, the upper part 9 of the carrier can be pushed down some distance with respect to part 2 of the carrier after the carrier has been put down and the wrapper 20 has been removed, as a result of which the various parts 10 - 12 of the connecting strips 6 will pivot about the respective folding lines with respect to lower part 2 and upper part 9 and with respect to each other, so that openings will be formed between connecting strips 6, as is shown in Figure 1, through which openings the flowers, plants or the like which are present in the carrier will be clearly exposed to view. As is furthermore shown in Figure 1, holes 20 may also be provided at least in some of the strip-shaped parts, so that also the vase, the pot or the like which is present in lower part 2 will be exposed to view.
When a buyer has made his choice, he can pick up the carrier 6 by handle 15 again, whereby the connecting strips will resume their stretched position and the carrier can function as a package again during transport. If desired, the wrapper can be used again for locking the connecting strips 6 in their stretched position.
It will be apparent that additions to and/or modifications of the embodiment of the carrier as described and illustrated will be conceivable within the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the connecting strips may for example be cut out in a different manner so as to give the carrier a different appearance.
Furthermore, it will suffice in some cases to use connecting strips wherein only one folding line is provided between the ends of the connecting strips. On the other hand, it will also be possible to provide more than two folding lines extending parallel to each other in a connecting strip.
In addition to using the carrier for a vase with flowers or for a potted plant, it is also conceivable to use the carrier for accommodating other products.

Claims

1. A carrier for potted plants, vases containing flowers and the like, characterized in that the carrier is provided with a lower part, which comprises a bottom and a circumferential, upright wall, and with an upper part, which comprises a circumferential wall substantially in line with the upright wall of the lower part, whilst the upper part and the lower part are interconnected by connecting strips, whose ends can pivot about folding lines with respect to the lower part and the upper part respectively, whilst at least one further folding line is formed in each connecting strip, in such a manner that said folding lines extend at least substantially parallel to each other, intersecting the longitudinal axis of the carrier at least substantially perpendicularly.
2. A carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that two folding lines are formed in a connecting strip between the ends thereof.
3. A carrier according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the width of a connecting strip varies along the length thereof, seen in a direction parallel to the folding lines.
4. A carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the width of a connecting strip decreases from the ends towards the middle, at least along part of the length thereof, seen in a direction parallel to said folding lines.
5. A carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one opening is provided in the upright wall of the lower part.
6. A combination of a vase and an apertured disc, which is provided near the upper end of said vase.
PCT/NL1998/000710 1997-12-12 1998-12-10 Carrier for potted plants, vases containing flowers and the like WO1999030987A1 (en)

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DE1272215B (en) * 1963-11-14 1968-07-04 Olga Balzar Geb Nitschke Packaging for the transport of flowers made of rigid material
US3767104A (en) * 1971-10-14 1973-10-23 Pillsbury Co Supporting disc for packaging cut flowers and the like
DE2817803A1 (en) * 1978-04-22 1979-10-31 Senta Janssen Cut flowers or pot plant transport container - has two covers joined to form sloping roof with handle on fixing device
DE8702461U1 (en) * 1987-02-18 1987-04-02 Color Druck Baiersbronn Wilhelm Mack GmbH & Co KG, 7292 Baiersbronn box
NL9400634A (en) * 1994-04-20 1995-12-01 Cebeco Handelsgroep Akker En T Water holder for a bouquet

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1272215B (en) * 1963-11-14 1968-07-04 Olga Balzar Geb Nitschke Packaging for the transport of flowers made of rigid material
US3767104A (en) * 1971-10-14 1973-10-23 Pillsbury Co Supporting disc for packaging cut flowers and the like
DE2817803A1 (en) * 1978-04-22 1979-10-31 Senta Janssen Cut flowers or pot plant transport container - has two covers joined to form sloping roof with handle on fixing device
DE8702461U1 (en) * 1987-02-18 1987-04-02 Color Druck Baiersbronn Wilhelm Mack GmbH & Co KG, 7292 Baiersbronn box
NL9400634A (en) * 1994-04-20 1995-12-01 Cebeco Handelsgroep Akker En T Water holder for a bouquet

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