WO2004063020A2 - Plateau de plantes en pot - Google Patents

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WO2004063020A2
WO2004063020A2 PCT/IL2004/000028 IL2004000028W WO2004063020A2 WO 2004063020 A2 WO2004063020 A2 WO 2004063020A2 IL 2004000028 W IL2004000028 W IL 2004000028W WO 2004063020 A2 WO2004063020 A2 WO 2004063020A2
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Drori Amir
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L.A Drori Growing & Marketing Ltd.
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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
    • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
    • A01G9/029—Receptacles for seedlings
    • A01G9/0295—Units comprising two or more connected receptacles

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  • This invention relates generally to a potted plant and specifically to potted plant storage, cultivation and transportation devices.
  • US patent number 6,125,577 describes such a planting tray apparatus that contains multiple gripping pieces that protrude upward from the body, which lays flat on the ground or a surface of some kind. This implementation of a plant holder may conserve space but is not sturdy enough to provide a stable and reliable solution for growing plants. Potted plant trays of an opposite construction are described in US patents number 5,481,825 and number 4,803,806. Each of these provide a plant holder, including cuplike containers to hold each pot, which restrain the movement of the pots and make the construction much more stable. These containers are held together with a solid tray at the top end of the cups. The solidity of these trays influence their lightweight when compared with other type of trays and increase their cost.
  • a further problem relating to growing plants in pot trays is that the trays must allow proper drainage of water from the pots, which is a factor that influences the health of the growing plant.
  • Many plant trays of the kind described hold the pots in such a position that the bottom end of each pot touches the surface on which the tray is placed. When this is the case, water draining from holes at the bottom of each pot may pool on its surface and be lead into the same pot or a different one. This can lead to many problems; such as high susceptibility to disease infection, insufficient drainage and may create excess moisture in the plant.
  • US patent number 3,542,210 is a planting tray that addresses the problem described above. The tray contains spaces in which the pots may be placed and holds the pots above the surface by elevating the entire tray with an outside frame. This construction of a potted plant tray is useful but causes a waste of space that is expended by the frame.
  • US patent number 3,825,126 is a planting tray that addresses the problem described above.
  • the tray contains spaces in which the pots may be placed and holds the pots above the surface by elevating the entire tray with pin shaped legs.
  • This construction of a potted plant tray is not fitted for storage and transportation purposes, as pin shaped legs are inferring, and have to be disassembled from the tray structure.
  • these pin shaped legs are not suitable for supporting the tray when placed on unstable surfaces such as muddy soils, rubble or any other soft surface.
  • the present invention is designed to conserve space, while allowing proper spacing between each plant and thereby avoiding difficulties such as those described above. All this is done while the simplicity and low cost of a conventional potted plant tray is maintained.
  • the present invention discloses a tray for planted pots, which is comprised of at least four circular frame compartments for holding the planted pots wherein the diameter size of each compartment is less than the respective planted pots top diameter and the edge frame compartments are shaped with elongated legs for supporting the tray.
  • the elongated - legs structure form a wide supporting base for not jeopardizing the stability of the tray.
  • the tray further comprises a spacing holder at the bottom of the compartments legs, preferably having the shape of a triangular.
  • the tray legs' lengths are longer then the plant pots' heights, creating a space between the planted pots' bottoms and the surface upon which the tray is placed.
  • Such tray design enables an efficient storage of multiple trays, which are placed one on top of the other, allowing easy separation.
  • the minimal space maintained between the trays according to the present invention enables distribution of disinfection liquid material between the trays.
  • drainage pipes or flexible irrigation pipe can be installed at the free space between the planted pot bottom and the surface upon which the tray is placed on.
  • the planted pots according to the present invention may include holes enabling the plant roots to be exposed to air at the free space between the planted pots bottom and the surface upon which the tray is placed.
  • the tray according to the present invention is constructed from interlacing strips, said strips forming the tray shape.
  • the tray according to the present invention further includes protruding bumps around the tray frame edge.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a single tray holding two planting pots according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of two stacked trays according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of four trays placed adjacently according to the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a bird's-eye view of four trays placed adjacently according to the present invention.
  • the present invention describes a planting tray 1 that can accommodate a plurality of potted plants at one time.
  • the whole of the tray 1 is shown in Fig.l.
  • the tray is constructed as a single piece, requiring no assembly and may be made of a durable plastic or other such type of material.
  • the design of the tray is compatible to standard equipment used in the art, including pots and trolley carts.
  • each compartment Within the tray are circular compartments 2, each designed to hold one pot or potted plant.
  • the size of each compartment may be customized to fit a certain size of pot 3.
  • Standardized pots are well known in the art. A pot of this kind is identified according to the diameter around the top of the pot. For instance a "12 pot” has an upper diameter of 12 cm. Trays such as those described by the present invention may be manufactured in many different sizes to accommodate each size of the standardized planting pot sizes around the world.
  • the tray may also be structured to hold more than one type of pot separately or at the same time. For example, the same tray may hold 13 cm pots that touch each other at the top or 12 cm pots that are spaced one cm apart from each other or a combination of both sizes.
  • each circular compartment 2 is measured and produced in a way that relates not to the top edge 4 of the pot 3, as is customary in other planting tray structures, but to an area below the edge about one quarter of the way down the pot 3.
  • This unique element allows the compartments to hold each pot 3 in a way such that the bottom end 5 of the pot does not touch the surface 10 on which the tray is placed, which is a very important factor that allows for proper water drainage of each of the pots and prevents disease infection which may be caused in situations where several plants share the same pool of water.
  • This construction also lowers the risk of disease infection and pest attacks from the surface.
  • Each leg 6 also serves as a compartment 2 for a planting pot.
  • This method is an alternative to supporting the tray by positioning separate legs outside of the compartment structure, which is wasteful in terms of space. These elongated legs form a broad base for supporting the tray when positioned on any unstable surface, such as mud or rubble soil.
  • the compartments are held together by interlacing strips 7 that form the tray itself.
  • the use of plastic or plastic- like material strips 7 instead of a solid tray contributes to the lightweight quality and cost effectiveness of the present invention and helps improve air circulation around the plants.
  • planting trays such as this are conventionally used in greenhouses to grow many plants at the same time. For this reason the need may arise to use several trays at the same time.
  • the planting trays 1, when constructed as specified in the present invention, may be placed side by side and one behind the other in rectangular formations, as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.
  • protruding bumps 8 are placed around the edges of each tray..
  • Another advantage of the invention is the ability to stack the trays easily and efficiently on top of each other for storage, easy transportation and disinfection, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the preferred shape of this spacing piece is triangular but any shape may be used. Additionally, assembling the trays one on top of the other allows liquid to reach all parts of the tray, creating a more efficient disinfection of the trays when soaked in a hypochlorite pool.
  • the tray structure is also fitted for trolley carts size, enabling the transportation of up to five trays on each shelf of the trolley.
  • the present invention provides a healthy and effective solution to growing plants in large amounts. Low cost, durability, compatibility with standard equipment used in the art and ease of use, storage, disinfection, and transportation are all factors that are taken into consideration with respect the design of the invention.
  • the invention also addresses common problems such as insufficient drainage of potted plants and inadequate spacing between them to ensure the health of the plants.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un plateau permettant de faire pousser et de transporter des plantes en pot. La forme de ce plateau est telle qu'une distance convenable peut être respectée entre les plantes et que ces plantes ne touchent pas le sol, ce qui permet de créer un environnement sain et d'obtenir un meilleur drainage ainsi qu'une meilleure circulation d'air et de réduire la propagation des maladies tout en permettant aux plateaux d'être placés les uns à côté des autres. La forme et la conception de ce plateau garantissent une utilisation maximale de l'espace existant, lesdits plateaux étant disposés les uns à côté des autres, sans compromettre la santé des plantes. Ces plateaux peuvent être empilés et emboîtés les uns dans les autres afin que l'espace de stockage soit réduit au minimum et que les conditions de désinfection soient les meilleures possibles.
PCT/IL2004/000028 2003-01-13 2004-01-12 Plateau de plantes en pot WO2004063020A2 (fr)

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EP2167402A2 (fr) * 2007-06-14 2010-03-31 Trentcom Aps Pty Ltd. Contenant permettant de cultiver des plantes et support pour celui-ci
WO2010052472A1 (fr) * 2008-11-07 2010-05-14 John Newsome Cooley Appareil et procédé d'élagage à l'air
US9338948B2 (en) 2012-12-18 2016-05-17 East Jordan Plastics, Inc. Plant pot holder tray
CN108211776A (zh) * 2018-03-27 2018-06-29 武恩泽 一种植物型空气净化装置
GB2566797A (en) * 2017-07-27 2019-03-27 Plantopia Ltd Carry tray for planting pots

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US3542210A (en) * 1967-09-18 1970-11-24 Jens Ole Sorensen Tray for plant pots
US6138403A (en) * 1998-10-05 2000-10-31 Bartlett, Jr.; J. Pike Wire channel bench tray
EP1086621A1 (fr) * 1999-09-27 2001-03-28 Akira Sakanaka Dispositif et méthode pour la culture de jeunes plantes

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US3542210A (en) * 1967-09-18 1970-11-24 Jens Ole Sorensen Tray for plant pots
US6138403A (en) * 1998-10-05 2000-10-31 Bartlett, Jr.; J. Pike Wire channel bench tray
EP1086621A1 (fr) * 1999-09-27 2001-03-28 Akira Sakanaka Dispositif et méthode pour la culture de jeunes plantes

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2167402A2 (fr) * 2007-06-14 2010-03-31 Trentcom Aps Pty Ltd. Contenant permettant de cultiver des plantes et support pour celui-ci
EP2167402A4 (fr) * 2007-06-14 2013-01-16 Trentcom Aps Pty Ltd Contenant permettant de cultiver des plantes et support pour celui-ci
WO2010052472A1 (fr) * 2008-11-07 2010-05-14 John Newsome Cooley Appareil et procédé d'élagage à l'air
US9338948B2 (en) 2012-12-18 2016-05-17 East Jordan Plastics, Inc. Plant pot holder tray
GB2566797A (en) * 2017-07-27 2019-03-27 Plantopia Ltd Carry tray for planting pots
CN108211776A (zh) * 2018-03-27 2018-06-29 武恩泽 一种植物型空气净化装置
CN108211776B (zh) * 2018-03-27 2024-04-26 武恩泽 一种植物型空气净化装置

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