JP3074153B2 - Mobile planter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile planter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, horticultural planters for growing flowers and the like are installed in sunny places. In addition, many elderly and physically handicapped people who live in nursing homes or facilities for the physically handicapped are interested in flowers. These people can see the flower beds and garden plants in the facility,
Cheerful elderly people look forward to daily care.

[0003] However, when the elderly or physically handicapped in a wheelchair care for the flowers planted in the flowerbed or the flowers planted in the planters, the planters are floor-standing and low in height. If you lean forward while riding, you may lose your balance and fall. To prevent this, the caregiver had to support the body and the burden was great, so elderly people in wheelchairs could not directly touch the flowers. Bedridden residents can view the plants by placing a potted plant beside the bed, but the caregiver must put a heavy planter in the room in order to view the many flowers that have grown naturally on the planters installed outdoors. It had to be carried, which was impossible in reality.

[0004] Potted plants are often grown indoors at homes and offices, not limited to nursing homes or facilities for the physically handicapped, but depending on the type and timing of the flowers, it may be better to shine sunlight. . In such a case, the potted plant containing the soil is about 5 to 10 kg and is heavy, it is troublesome to move, and when watering, the water is carried to the place where the pot is placed, It was troublesome when there were many.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, and enables the maintenance of plants and plants planted in a planter while being in a wheelchair. In addition, the present invention provides a mobile planter that can be easily moved to a place exposed to sunlight and watered.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a movable planter, wherein a wheelchair is mounted on a lower portion of a support frame provided with legs at corners by mounting casters on the legs.
Form a wagon to enter , place a water receiving tank on top of this wagon, and take a wheelchair on both sides along the longitudinal direction of this water tank.
Forming a recess into which a part of the body can enter, leaving horticultural soil in this water receiving tank to form a planter, and connecting a drainage hose through the bottom of this planter,
Attaching and detaching the tip side of the wagon or drain hose planters
It is characterized in that a locking portion for locking freely is provided.

[0007] The mobile planter according to the second aspect of the present invention,
An inverted U-shaped handrail is provided on the upper part of the wagon.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a movable planter, which has a water receiving tank 3 placed on a wagon 2 and a horticultural soil 4 placed therein to form a planter 5. The wagon 2 has a support frame 6
A disassembled leg 7 is provided at the corner, and a caster 8 can be attached to the lower end of the corner so that the wheelchair 21 can be moved under the wagon 2 as shown in FIG.

[0009] The water receiving tank 3 has recesses 1 on both sides along the longitudinal direction, into which a part of the body can enter while being on a wheelchair 21.
.. Are formed. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plastic sawboard 11 is provided on the bottom side of the water receiving tank 3, and a drainage space 12 is formed on the bottom side. In addition, a sand net 15 is laid on the upper part of the snowboard 11, and the horticultural soil 4 is packed thereon. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a drain port 14 is attached to the bottom of the water receiving tank 3, and a drain hose 15 is connected thereto. A water stop cock 16 is attached to the end of the drain hose 15, and the water stop cock 16
It is adapted to be detachably locked to a locking portion 17 attached to the wagon 2. Plants 5 are planted in a planter 5 in which the receiving tank 3 is filled with horticultural soil 4. Reference numeral 19 denotes a handrail attached to the upper part of the wagon 2 in an inverted U shape, around which a rubber tube 20 for preventing slippage is attached.

[0010] The mobile planter having the above-mentioned configuration is planted with flowers 18 in the planter 5 at a nursing home, for example, and is kept outdoors in the sun. On a sunny day or the like, as shown in FIG. 4, the caregiver pushes the wheelchair 21 on which the elderly person 22 rides and pushes the wheelchair 21 to the movable planter 1, and moves the wheelchair 21 from the recess 10 to the movable planter 1. To lock the wheels. Since the front side of the body of the elderly person 22 enters the planter 5, it is possible to reach for the flowers 18 over a wide area by reaching.

As described above, since the recesses 10 of the planter 5 are formed at four places as shown in FIG. 1, it is possible for four persons to care at the same time. In addition, since the work is performed on the table while sitting in the wheelchair 21, there is no danger of falling, and since the handrail 19 is also attached, it can be grasped here, without the need of the caregiver's help. Can be groomed. When too much water is used, as shown in FIG. 2, the tip of the drain hose 15 is detached from the locking portion 17 and the water stop cock 16 is opened downward and opened.
Water accumulated in the space portion 12 of the snowboard 11 can be drained, and root rot can be prevented.

When the weather is bad or when there is an elderly person 22 who cannot get on the wheelchair 21, the caregiver pushes the mobile planter 1 to the room and performs care and watering of the flowers 18 in the room. Can be. As described above, the mobile planter 1 of the present invention can appreciate and care for the flowers 18 without being affected by the weather, and can enjoy a sense of happiness that can be touched by nature. You can live a lively life.

When the mobile planter 1 is not used, the planter 5 is detached from the wagon 2 so that the wagon 2 can be disassembled. The legs 7 of the wagon 2 may have a structure in which the height can be adjusted. Further, the locking portion 17 is not limited to the wagon 2 but may be a structure attached to the water receiving tank 3.

[0014]

As described above, according to the mobile planter according to the first aspect of the present invention, the plants planted in the planter can be maintained and the planter can be freely moved while being in a wheelchair. It can be groomed and watched indoors, and can be easily moved and watered to places exposed to sunlight. Furthermore, according to the mobile planter of the second aspect, since the inverted U-shaped handrail is provided on the upper part of the wagon, it is possible to stably work while holding the handrail and supporting the body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a movable planter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cutaway front view of the movable planter shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the mobile planter shown in FIG. 2 before pouring horticultural soil.

FIG. 4 is a side view, partially broken away, showing a state in which the elderly planted in a wheelchair is taking care of the flowers planted in the mobile planter shown in FIG.

[Description of Signs] 1 Mobile Planter 2 Wagon 3 Water Receiving Tank 4 Gardening Soil 5 Planter 6 Support Frame 7 Legs 8 Casters 10 Concave Section 11 Slope 12 Space 14 Drain 15 Drain Hose 16 Water Stopcock 17 Locking Section 18 Flowers 19 Handrail 21 Wheelchair 22 Elderly

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-252652 (JP, A) JP-A-1-168141 (JP, U) JP-A 64-9555 (JP, U) JP-A-6-95 79227 (JP, U) Edited by Grosse Settsuko, “Horticultural Therapy: Relaxing the Mind and Body by Interacting with Plants,” Institute for Regional Studies, Japan, (pp. 6-9-21), p. 212-213 (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A01G 9/00-9/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wagon in which a wheelchair can be formed by attaching a caster to a leg of a support frame having a leg provided at a corner, and a water receiving tank is placed on an upper portion of the wagon. ,
I took a wheelchair on both sides along the longitudinal direction of this tank
A recess for receiving a part of the body is formed as it is , and a horticultural soil is further placed in the water receiving tank to form a planter. The tip side of the is removable
A movable planter, characterized in that a locking portion is provided for locking the platen. 2. An inverted U-shaped handrail is provided on the upper part of the wagon.
The mobile planter according to claim 1, wherein: