JP2002000079A - Tool set for cultivating plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant-cultivating tool set capable of more accurately adjusting a growing direction and the like of a plant to a desired direction by standing a plant support for playing a role to support the plant cultivated in a plant cultivating vessel and is useful for adjusting directions of growth of the plant. SOLUTION: In a plant-cultivating vessel opening upward and having through holes made on the periphery of the open part to direct upward and downward, the plant-cultivating vessel consists of the plant cultivating vessel in which the through holes lie at least >=4 corners arranged to be centrosymmetric around their center and the spaces between each corners arranged to be centrosymmetric have each the same distance and plant supports capable of inserting and removing their lower ends to the through holes and supported by a pair of corners point symmetrically arranged around the center when the plant supports are vertically arranged around the periphery of the opening of the plant cultivating vessel by inserting their lower ends into the through holes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plant cultivation tool used for cultivating ornamental plants and the like, and in particular, a pot, a planter, and the like, which are used for putting plant cultivation soil, planting a plant, and growing the plant. A container for plant cultivation and a plant support attached to the container for plant cultivation and supporting a plant grown in the container for plant cultivation, or a plant support used for adjusting the growing direction and the like. In combination, or the pot, a container for accommodating a plant cultivation container such as a planter therein, and attached to the container to support a plant grown in the plant cultivation container contained in the container. The present invention relates to a plant cultivation tool set including a combination with a plant support used for adjusting a growing direction or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plant cultivation container such as a pot or a planter used for cultivating a plant by inserting a soil for plant cultivation, planting the plant, and the like, is manufactured and sold by itself, and cultivated in the plant cultivation container. A support used for supporting the plant to be planted or adjusting the growth direction of the plant, for example, a linearly extending rod or a frame made of a lattice-like skeleton grows the plant. Are prepared separately,
It is common that the lower end side is buried in a plant cultivation soil housed in the plant cultivation container, and is erected at a desired position, for example, at the center of the plant cultivation container. Was.

[0003] By the way, some houseplants grow in a certain direction by being supported by or guided by a plant support standing upright around themselves. Some are aligned, or the plant support is regarded as a wall, and grows along the plant support that plays the role of the wall.

However, as in the prior art, the lower end side of a plant support such as a linearly extending rod or a frame having a lattice-like skeleton is embedded in a plant growing medium to set up the plant support. When it is intended to play the role of adjusting the growth direction of the plant, the standing state of the plant support is often unstable, and the plant support is stably erected. Therefore, it was difficult to align the growing direction of the plants in the desired direction.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a plant support which supports a plant grown in a container for plant cultivation such as a pot or a planter and adjusts the direction of growth, for example, A rod extending in a straight line, a frame made of a lattice-like skeleton, etc. are stably erected on the container for plant cultivation, and the direction in which the plants grown in the container for plant cultivation grow, etc. The purpose is to make sure that the adjustment can be made in a desired direction.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a container for cultivating a plant which is open upward, and which is fitted around the periphery of the opening in the vertical direction. A container for plant cultivation having a mounting hole, a plant having a lower end that can be inserted into and removed from the fitting hole, a lower end being fitted into the fitting hole, and standing upright at an opening edge of the container for plant cultivation. The present invention proposes a plant cultivation tool set including a support tool.

In the present invention, the container for plant cultivation, which is open upward, is filled with soil for plant cultivation, and plants are planted. In addition, any container that accommodates such a container for plant cultivation inside is also included.

In the present invention, the plant support supports a plant grown in the container for plant cultivation, such as a linearly extending rod or a frame having a lattice skeleton. Includes plant supports that play a role in regulating the growth direction.

According to such a plant cultivation tool set of the present invention, the plant support tool is inserted into the fitting hole formed vertically in the periphery of the opening that opens upward in the container for plant cultivation. By fitting and fixing the lower end of the plant support, the plant support tool that plays a role of supporting the plant grown in the plant cultivation container and adjusting the growth direction is attached to the plant cultivation container. Thus, the direction in which the plants grown in the container for plant cultivation grow can be more reliably adjusted to the desired direction.

In the above-described plant cultivation tool set of the present invention, the fitting holes formed vertically in the periphery of the opening of the container for plant cultivation are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting holes. At least four or more corners,
The space between the corners and the corners that are arranged point-symmetrically has corners that are all equal in size, and the lower end side of the plant support tool is fitted into the fitting hole, and the plant is When the support is erected on the periphery of the opening of the container for plant cultivation, the lower end of the plant support is a set of corners and corners that are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole. It can be configured to be supported by the part.

With such a configuration, the opening on the upper end side of the fitting hole is a combination of corners arranged with the center thereof as the center of point symmetry, and is arranged symmetrically with respect to the point. There are at least two or more combinations of corners in which the intervals between the corners are equal in size.

Therefore, using the same plant support, the lower end thereof is fitted and supported on a pair of corners arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the opening of the upper end of the fitting hole. After letting
If the plant support tool is pulled out and the lower end side is fitted to and supported by another set of corners and corners arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the opening of the fitting hole upper end side, The direction of the same plant support that is fitted and erected in the same fitting hole can be changed in the circumferential direction of the fitting hole, and the plant growing in the plant growing container can be changed. The growth direction can be modified along a more desired direction.

The corners are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole, as described above, so that the container for plant cultivation used in the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention is provided. The fitting holes formed in the periphery of the opening in the vertical direction have at least four or more even-numbered corners, for example, four.
It has an even number of corners, such as six, eight, etc.

The corners are not arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole, but the number of corners is odd, and the fitting hole having an odd number of corners has a cross section of a triangle or more. Adjusting the direction of the plant support provided on the periphery of the opening of the container for plant cultivation by fitting the lower end of the plant support formed in a polygonal shape and erecting the plant support. Is also possible. However, the lower end side of the plant support is formed in a polygonal shape having a cross section of a triangle or more, and is fitted at an appropriate position of a fitting hole having an odd number of corners, so that the opening of the container for plant cultivation is opened. In order to be able to adjust the direction of the plant support standing on the periphery,
It is complicated to prepare a plant support having a polygonal cross section, which is triangular or more.
Therefore, as described above, the fitting hole includes at least four or more corners that are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole, that is, four or more even-numbered corners. Is desirable.

As described above, the corners provided in the fitting holes have the same interval between the corners arranged symmetrically with respect to each other. Therefore, the lower end side of the plant support that is fitted and supported at a set of corners and the corners that are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole is arranged at the point symmetry. It is possible to easily insert and remove the lower end of the plant support, and use the same plant support to cultivate the plant by keeping the plate-shaped body having a length equal to the interval between the corners of each set. It is desirable from the viewpoint of adjusting the direction of standing on the periphery of the opening of the container for use and from the viewpoint of production cost.

Further, in the above-described plant cultivation tool set of the present invention, a plurality of fitting holes formed vertically in the periphery of the opening of the container for plant cultivation may be provided. it can.

That is, for example, it is possible to provide four fitting holes at a central angle of 90 degrees at the periphery of the opening of the container for plant cultivation which is circular when viewed in a plane. According to this configuration, the support can be provided upright in the fitting hole provided at a more preferable position for supporting the plant grown in the container for plant cultivation.

[0018]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) and 1 (c) show a container 1 for plant cultivation used in the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention.
2 (a) and 2 (b) show a plant support used in the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention.
(B) and (c) show a plant support 2 that constitutes the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention in combination with the illustrated container 1 for plant cultivation.

The container 1 for plant cultivation shown in FIG. 1 is used for planting and cultivating a plant into which soil for plant cultivation is placed, and is open upward at the upper end side. An opening 3 is provided, and a water hole 4 is formed in the closed bottom wall.

In the periphery of the opening 3, four fitting holes 5, 1
5, 25 and 35 are drilled in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, the plant support 2 has a central vertical rod 6,
The horizontal rods 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e attached vertically in the center of the central vertical rod 6 and the vertical rods 7a, 7b attached in the vertical direction are formed in a lattice shape (FIG. 2 ( a), (b)), the lower end 6a formed in the plate shape of the central vertical rod 6 is provided with fitting holes 5, 15, 25 provided on the periphery of the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation. , 35, and the lower end 6a of the central vertical rod 6 is fitted in the fitting holes 5, 15, 25, 35, and is fitted around the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation. It is to be erected.

In the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention,
At least four fitting holes 5 to 35 pierced vertically in the periphery of the opening 3 of the container for plant cultivation 1 are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting holes 5 to 35. Are provided, and the intervals between the corners arranged symmetrically with respect to each other have the same size. Then, the lower end side of the plant support 2 is fitted with the fitting holes 5 to 35.
When the plant support 2 is erected on the periphery of the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation, the lower end of the plant support 2 is positioned with respect to the center of the fitting holes 5 to 35. It is configured to be supported by a pair of corners that are arranged point-symmetrically.

For example, the fitting hole 15 shown in FIG. 1 is a corner portion 15a which is arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole 15.
Similarly, the fitting hole 35 shown in FIG. 1 is formed by fitting the four corner portions, namely, the corner portion 15b and the corner portion 15c and the corner portion 15d.
And four corners, that is, a corner 35a and a corner 35b and a corner 35c and a corner 35d, which are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center. Here, the distance between the corners 15a and 15b and the distance between the corners 15c and 15d are the same, and the distance between the corners 35a and 35b and the corner The distance between 35c and the corner 35d is the same.

On the other hand, the lower end side of the plant support 2, that is,
In the example shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the lower end 6a formed in a plate shape of the central vertical rod 6 is fitted in the fitting holes 5 to 35, and the plant support 2 is formed. Is erected on the periphery of the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation, at the lower end of the plant support 2, that is, in the example shown in FIGS. The lower end side 6a of 6 is configured to be supported by a pair of corners arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the centers of the fitting holes 5 to 35.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example, a plant is set up by being fitted into a fitting hole 15 drilled vertically in the periphery of the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation. The lower end side 6a of the vertical rod 6 at the center of the support 2 is supported by the corners 15a and 15b of the fitting hole 15, while the peripheral edge of the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation is vertically pierced. The lower end 6a of the central vertical rod 6 of the plant support tool 12 to be fitted and erected in the fitting hole 35 provided is supported by the corners 35c and 35d of the fitting hole 35. By changing the positions of the corners and the corners that are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the centers of the fitting holes 5 to 35 on which the lower end side of the plant support 2 is supported, Or 15, 25, 3
5, the direction of the same plant support 2 to be erected
Like the plant supports 2 and 12 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fitting holes 5 to 35 can be changed in the circumferential direction. Thereby, the growing direction of the plant 9 growing in the container 1 for plant cultivation can be corrected to a desired direction.

If at least four corners are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting holes 5 to 35 as shown in FIGS. Like the plant supports 2 and 12, the direction of the plant supports standing upright in the container 1 for plant cultivation cannot be changed in the circumferential direction of the fitting holes 5-35, but if it is four or more. , Plant cultivation container 1
Fitting holes 5-3 in the direction of the plant supports 2, 12 standing on
5 can be changed in the circumferential direction.

If the number of corners arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the centers of the fitting holes 5 to 35 increases, the container 1
Fitting holes 5-3 in the direction of the plant supports 2, 12 standing on
The change in the circumferential direction of No. 5 can be more finely adjusted. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the fitting holes 45, 55, 65, and 75 pierced vertically in the periphery of the opening 3 of the container for plant cultivation 1 are respectively located at the centers of the fitting holes. Eight corners that are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to each other, and the corners between the corners that are arranged point-symmetrically have corners that are all equal in size, Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the direction of the plant supports 2, 12 which are erected and fitted in the same fitting holes 5, 75 can be adjusted more finely than in the case of FIG. become.

In the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention,
As shown in FIGS. 1B and 4, a plurality of fitting holes drilled vertically in the periphery of the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation can be provided. The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 4 shows an opening 3 of a container 1 for plant cultivation which is circular when viewed in plan.
The four fitting holes 5, with a central angle of 90 degrees each,
15, 25, and 35 are provided.

In this way, the plant support 2 is fitted into the fitting hole provided at a more preferable position for supporting the plant 9 grown in the container 1 for plant cultivation.
12 can be erected.

For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the lower end 6a of the vertical rod 6 at the center of the plant support 2 fitted into the fitting hole 15 is attached to the corner of the fitting hole 15. Instead of being supported by the portion 15a and the corner 15b, the corner 15c
And the corners 15d, the opening 3 of the container 1 for plant cultivation, which is circular when viewed in a plane,
It can be divided into an upper semicircular portion and a lower semicircular portion. That is, a plurality of fitting holes 5 to 35 provided on the peripheral edge of the opening 3, the lower ends of the fitting holes 5 to 35 can be inserted and removed, and the lower ends of the fitting holes 5 to 35 are fitted. The space above the opening 3 of the plant cultivation container 1 can be divided into a desired area and a planar shape by a combination with the plant support 2 erected on the periphery of the opening 3 of the plant cultivation container 1. it can.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and has the technical scope understood from the description of the claims. It can be changed to various forms.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the explanation has been made using the plant cultivation container 1 in the form of a flower pot.
(A), (b) As shown, the container 11 for plant cultivation in the form of a planter can also be used. FIG. 7 (a),
(B) The illustrated container 11 for plant cultivation is used for planting and cultivating plants into which soil for plant cultivation is to be put, and has an opening opening upward at the upper end side. 1
3 and the closed bottom wall has a water hole 14a.
~ 14e are drilled. On the periphery of the opening 13, there are six fitting holes 85, 95, 105, each having four corners arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole.
115, 125 and 135 are bored in the vertical direction.

In the case of this embodiment, for example, FIG.
(A), (b) As shown, the plant supports 22, 32, 4
By erecting 2, 52, 62, 72 in the fitting holes 85 to 135, the space above the opening 13 of the plant cultivation container 11 is partitioned by the plant supports 22, 32, 42, 62, 72. Planar view, quadrilateral part and plant support 4
It can be divided into a quadrangular portion and a plan view defined by 2, 52, and 62.

The plant cultivation containers 1 and 11 employed in the above-described plant cultivation tool set of the present invention are used for plant cultivation soil, planting plants, and cultivating them. And having openings 3 and 13 opened upward at the upper end side, and having water passage holes 4 and 14a to 14e formed in a closed bottom wall. For example, although the description has been made using the one having the form of a general flower pot or a planter, the one in which the flower pot or the planter is housed may be used. For example, in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6, the plant cultivation container 1 employed in the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention having a shape similar to the flower pot 21 includes
Is used when the device is used after being loaded.

Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention described above, the fitting holes provided in the periphery of the openings 3 and 13 of the plant cultivation containers 1 and 11 are provided with the fitting holes provided in the plant cultivation containers 1 and 11. Is provided on the outer periphery at the upper end side of the peripheral wall of the container, but it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which a fitting hole is provided on the inner periphery at the upper end side of the peripheral wall of the plant cultivation containers 1 and 11 or It is also possible to make the peripheral walls of the containers 1 and 11 thicker so that a fitting hole is formed in the upper end surface of the peripheral wall.

[0037]

According to the present invention, a plant support tool that supports a plant grown in a container for plant cultivation such as a pot or a planter and controls the growth direction of the plant, for example, , Such as a linearly extending rod or a frame made of a lattice-like skeleton, stably erected on a container for plant cultivation, the direction in which the plants grown in the container for plant cultivation grow, etc. Can be more reliably adjusted in a desired direction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining an example of a container for plant cultivation employed in the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention, wherein (a) is a side view, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a central longitudinal section. FIG.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an example of a plant support adopted in the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view.

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating a state in which the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention is used.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a state where another plant cultivation tool set of the present invention is used.

FIG. 6 is a partially cut-away side view illustrating another use mode of the plant cultivation container employed in the plant cultivation tool set of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which another plant cultivation tool set of the present invention is used, (a) is a plan view,
(B) is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11 Plant cultivation container 2, 12 Plant support 3, 13 Opening of plant cultivation container 5, 15, 25, 35 Fitting hole 6 Center vertical rod of plant support 6a Lower end 15a of plant support , 15b, 15c, 15d Corners of fitting holes 45, 55, 65, 75 Fitting holes

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A container for plant cultivation, which is open upward, wherein the container for plant cultivation has a fitting hole drilled vertically in the periphery of the opening, and A plant cultivation implement set comprising: a lower end side capable of being inserted / removed, a lower end side fitted into the fitting hole, and a plant support standing upright on the periphery of the opening of the plant cultivation container. 2. A fitting hole drilled in the vertical direction on the periphery of the opening of the container for plant cultivation, at least four or more corners arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the fitting hole. Portion, the corner between each of the corners and the corners that are arranged point-symmetrically has a corner that is the same size,
When the lower end side of the plant support is fitted in the fitting hole, and the plant support is erected on the periphery of the opening of the container for plant cultivation, the lower end of the plant support is the fitting hole. The plant cultivation tool set according to claim 1, wherein the set is supported by a pair of corners arranged symmetrically with respect to the center. 3. The plant cultivation tool set according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of fitting holes formed in a vertical direction in a periphery of an opening of the container for plant cultivation are provided. .