NL1032206C2 - Holder with engagement devices provide for agrarian products, such as plant bulbs, e.g. lily bulbs or tulip bulbs, with engagement devices engaging at least one of agrarian products - Google Patents

Abstract

The holder with engagement devices provide for agrarian products, such as plant bulbs, e.g. lily bulbs or tulip bulbs, with engagement devices engaging at lesat one of the agrarian products. Dividing devices are created between the engagement devices, with which it is possible to separate the agrarian products, at least in one direction. In particular, root systems of certain products can be maintained well separated. Second dividing devices, particularly in a height position, are adjustable in relation to the basic components. The basic components and the second dividing devices engage each other in at least two separate directions within an adjustable and effective situation. The holder (1) has an edge frame with long side beam profiles (2). In the angles of the holder are angle profiles (4). A number of holders are stackable on the angle profiles. Holders to a certain extent are nestable on each other or on the angle profiles. Beam profiles (3) along the short sides of the holder form a support for strip-shaped or plate-shaped connecting components (5).

Description

HOLDER WITH ACTIVITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

The present invention relates to a holder for agricultural products, such as plant bulbs. For example, but not exclusively, the container for water scalding of flowers, such as tulips, lilies or similar types of flowers or plants, which are suitable for growing or flowering on an earth-free and substrate-free substrate of substantially water .

Such a holder is known, for example, from NL-1,009,435, according to which disclosure comprises a container designed as a container: a bottom with a number of retaining means designed thereon, on which bulbs can be punctured, and which extend around the circumference of the bottom. and upright side walls. With a culture medium, which essentially comprises a body of water in the container on the bottom thereof, and without soil or substrate, the agricultural products are brought to growth and / or flowering on or in the body of water.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a considerably improved container in which a new and inventive one is realized compared to in particular NL-1,009,435 and in general compared to also other known technology, but with which, moreover, technical progress of considerable economic importance.

To this end, a holder according to the present invention differs from the known art by separating means between the engaging means for separating the agricultural products in at least one direction. With a holder according to the present invention, the agricultural products can be effectively separated. This results in a high utilization rate due to a more even distribution in the container with agricultural products, even if these are placed in or on the container manually (instead of automatically). This leads to a lower failure of agricultural products, in particular less mortality during the growth and flowering. A similar result can be achieved in that the separating means can serve as alignment means, with which it can be prevented that agricultural products, in particular flower bulbs, in an embodiment with engaging means designed as skewers, can be injured during bringing the agricultural products into engagement. and the engaging means. In particular the heart of a flower bulb can be sensitive to this. The separating means also ensure that sufficient space is ensured between the agricultural products seized by the gripping means to ensure that the agricultural products can grow and flourish well. The bases can also form alignment means between the engaging means thereon. In particular when between individual engagement means on the bases the bases comprise upwardly or downwardly oriented protrusions, the bases can satisfactorily serve as separating means. The container according to the invention does not need a bottom, which results in a saving in production costs, since less material is required for the container, since no bottom needs to be formed. The body of water required for water scalding can be provided under the holder 30, or the holder can - possibly partially - be submerged in such a body of water, which makes possible a central water basin, without separate water supply and discharge to each individual holder.

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It is noted that the term "body of water" is intended to include both flowing and stationary liquids, in particular but not exclusively water.

The separating means and / or the bases are preferably adjustable in position. Hereby an adaptation is possible to at any time with regard to the separation deemed necessary for this purpose of cultivating or bringing to order species of plants or flowers, in particular the root system or the crown thereof.

An embodiment of a holder according to the present invention is described below in connection with and with reference to the accompanying drawing. In the drawing, the figures show various views of a possible, non-limitative embodiment, in which identical or similar elements, components or parts are designated with identical reference numbers, and in which:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a container according to the present invention; Figure 2 shows a detail in side view along the arrow II in Figure 1;

Figure 3 shows a detail in side view along the arrow III in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 shows a detail in top view along the arrow IV in Figure 1.

The holder 1 shown in Figure 1 comprises an edge frame comprising beam profiles 2 along the long side of the holder and similar or identical beam profiles 3 along the short side of the holder 1. In the corners of the holder 1 angled profiles 4 arranged. A number of the holders 1 can be stacked on the corner profiles 4. In particular, holders 1 can be nested on each other to some extent at or on the corner profiles 4.

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The container 1 is bottomless, and can be arranged in or above a body of water to provide agricultural products arranged thereon with foodstuffs, crop protectors and other common (flow) or non-existent (still present) water carried under the container under the container ) tools.

The beam profiles 3 along the short sides of the holder 1 form a support for strip-shaped or plate-shaped connecting elements 5, which extend between the short sides of the holder 1. Moreover, these connecting elements 5 form embodiments of bases for the engaging means in the sense of the present invention. The engaging means are in turn designed as pins 6. In the embodiment shown here, the plate-shaped connecting elements 5 are wave-shaped, with between two adjacent pins 6 or a valley 7 or a peak 8.

Pegs 6 are also arranged on the beam profiles 2 along the long side of the holder 1, a comb or back 9 having a shape corresponding to that of a peak 8 being arranged between pairs of pegs 6.

The peaks 8 in the wave form of the connecting elements 5 and the ridges or ridges 9 form, on the one hand, separation means and, on the other hand, alignment means within the meaning of the present invention. The separating means can serve to separate outgrowth (roots 11 and / or foliage, branches, etc.) from the various agricultural products and keep them separate from each other. To this end, the corrugated and plate-shaped connecting elements 5 extend from one short side of the holder 1 to the other.

In the embodiment shown here, the agricultural products are bulbs 10, in particular tulip bulbs, lily bulbs or similar or other agricultural products. These are put on the pins 6. Each sphere is herein preferably placed on at least two, and preferably four, pins 6 over valleys 7 in the corrugated and plate-shaped connecting elements 5. This prevents the core or the heart 12 of the balls 10 from being picked by the pins. pierced, as shown in Figure 2. Thus, in particular, the peaks 8 of the connecting elements 5 also form alignment means. On a peak 8 in the waveform of the connecting elements 5, a sphere can hardly, if at all, be placed on a pin 6; the peak 8 prevents the spheres 10 from being placed (too deeply) on the pins 6. In this way damage to the core or the heart 12 of the bulbs 10 can also be prevented in the event of incorrect and / or undesired alignment of the balls 10 relative to the pins 6.

Between the long sides of the container 15 comb-shaped and plate-shaped elements 13 extend which, in a similar but not identical manner in the embodiment shown here, have crests 14 and recesses 15. The comb and plate-shaped elements 13 also form an embodiment here of both alignment means and separation means. The comb-shaped elements 13 are preferably coupled to the plate-shaped elements 5 and adjustable in height. Any coupling means can be used for this purpose. For example, it is possible to form a slot-slot coupling, wherein in the elements 13 slots extending from the lower edge to below the height of the tops 14 are provided in the elements 13, and in which the elements 5 are located at the location grooves extending downwards from the peaks 8 are provided, wherein the slots in the elements 5 and the elements 13 can be pushed into one another or inserted into each other to effect the coupling.

Many additional and alternative embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention, which should be considered as embodiments of the invention, insofar as they meet the definitions of the appended claims and / or the spirit of the present invention. , without any limitation to what has been described above and shown in the drawings. It is thus possible for the coupling between the plate-shaped elements 5 and 13 not to be adjustable, but to form a fixed connection. The pickers 6 can be replaced by arbitrary gripping means, for example resilient bulges, between which bulbs and / or other agricultural products can be clamped on the outer surface thereof without internal damage to the agricultural products. The holder can comprise higher side walls than the beam profiles 2, 3, but this can then be at the expense of higher material costs. The elements 5, 13 in the drawings are linear plates or strips. In addition to the waveforms with valleys 7 and peaks 8, resp. tops 14 and recesses 15, the elements 5, 13 can also have other shapes than the linear shapes shown in the drawings. For example, the elements 5, 13 can include honeycomb shapes and many other shapes in bottom or top view, other than the rectangular shapes in the drawings.

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Claims (7)

Holder for agricultural products, such as plant bulbs, for example lily bulbs or tulip bulbs, comprising strip-shaped basic elements, on which are arranged: - gripping means for gripping at least one of the agricultural products; - separating means between the engaging means for separating the agricultural products in at least one direction; 2. Holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the separating means form aligning means for aligning the agricultural products when they are brought into engagement with the engaging means. Holder as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the separating means approach or exceed at least the effective height of the engaging means. 20 Holder as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein at least second separating means are adjustable in position, in particular the height thereof, with respect to the basic elements. 25 Holder as claimed in claim 4, wherein the basic elements and the second separating means engage in at least two separate directions within an adjustable and effective distance. 30 Holder according to at least one of the preceding claims 1-5, wherein the holder is bottomless. 1032206. 7. Holder according to at least one of the preceding claims 1-6, wherein the holder is nestable. 1032206