Planting basket
By setting through holes at the bottom of the planting basket and a radially variable section on the outer side of the basket wall, the problem of the planting basket occupying the upper space of the container is solved, achieving efficient use of container space and fixing of plant roots, thus improving the ornamental value and processing cost-effectiveness of hydroponic plants.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
The existing planting basket occupies the upper cavity space of the container, resulting in a waste of the culture medium holding space in the upper part of the container.
Design a planting basket with a grid-shaped through hole at the bottom that runs through the inside and outside of the basket. A radially variable diameter section is provided on the outer wall of the basket. The radially variable diameter section below the basket opening is supported by the edge of the container opening. The upper part of the basket does not occupy the container space. Through the design of the radially variable diameter section and the through hole, the plant roots can extend into the culture solution.
By effectively utilizing the space above the container, the ornamental value and fixation effect of hydroponic plants are improved, while the mold processing cost of planting baskets is reduced.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of hydroponic plants, specifically to a planting basket. Background Technology
[0002] Desktop hydroponic plants often use planting baskets to support the plants, securing their roots within the basket so they can naturally grow into the container filled with nutrient solution, which provides the necessary nutrients for growth. Currently popular planting baskets have a mesh bottom that runs through the entire basket, or sometimes a mesh that runs through the bottom and lower middle sections of the basket walls as well. The basket opening has an external, flared rim that rests on the container's rim. This results in most of the basket being inside the container; the upper cavity of the container is used to hold the basket, while a small portion of the lower cavity is used to store the nutrient solution. This means the upper part of the container primarily serves as a support for the basket, thus losing its fundamental function of holding the nutrient solution. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a planting basket that avoids the basket body occupying too much of the upper cavity space of the container.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides a planting basket with a grid-shaped through hole at the bottom of the basket, and a radially variable diameter section on the outer wall of the basket, located below the basket opening.
[0005] The above technical solution involves setting a radially variable diameter section on the basket wall at a lower position relative to the basket opening, so that the rim of the container supports the radially variable diameter section. A through hole is opened at the bottom of the basket to allow plant roots to pass through and extend into the culture solution contained in the container. The basket body above the radially variable diameter section is located outside the container and does not occupy the container space, thereby avoiding the waste of the upper cavity space of the container. Attached Figure Description
[0006] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present invention when it is placed on a container;
[0007] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Side view;
[0008] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 AA section view;
[0009] Figure 4 , Figure 7 , Figure 10 , Figure 13 These are perspective views of different embodiments of this utility model;
[0010] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Side view;
[0011] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 BB cross-sectional view;
[0012] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Side view;
[0013] Figure 9 yes Figure 8 CC section view;
[0014] Figure 11 yes Figure 10 Side view;
[0015] Figure 12 yes Figure 11 DD sectional view;
[0016] Figure 14 yes Figure 13 Side view;
[0017] Figure 15 yes Figure 14 EE sectional view. Detailed Implementation
[0018] like Figure 1 , 4 As shown in Figures 7, 10, and 13, a planting basket is provided. The planting basket has through holes 30 in a grid shape on the bottom 10 of the basket, which penetrate the inside and outside of the basket. The basket is characterized in that a radially variable diameter part is provided on the outer wall side of the basket wall 20, and the radially variable diameter part is located below the basket opening.
[0019] A radially variable diameter section is provided on the outer wall section of the basket wall 20, which is lower than the opening of the planting basket. The diameter of the basket wall 20 at the radially variable diameter section changes in the radial direction. The opening of container a supports the radially variable diameter section. The lower section of the basket wall 20 inside the radially variable diameter section can be inserted into the opening of container a. At this time, the height difference between the bottom of the basket 10 and the opening of container a is small, which avoids the serious waste of space surrounding the upper part of container a caused by too many upper and lower insertion sections of the basket wall 20 and container a. Most of the basket body above the radially variable diameter section of the planting basket is exposed on the upper part of container a, which naturally allows more parts of the hydroponic plants to be exposed, improving the ornamental value of the hydroponic plants fixed in the planting basket.
[0020] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figure 3, the radial diameter-changing part is a raised ring 21 provided on the outer periphery of the basket wall 20. The radial diameter of the radial diameter-changing part on the basket wall 20 is increased in the radial direction to form the raised ring 21. The raised ring 21 is supported by the opening edge of the container a, and part of the planting basket body extends into the container a to constrain the planting basket.
[0021] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6, the convex ring 21 includes a flat ring plate 211 extending radially outward from the basket wall 20, and a vertical ring plate 212 extending downward from the outer periphery of the flat ring plate 211. The flat ring plate 211, the vertical ring plate 212, and the outer wall surface of the basket wall 20 form a groove 213 with the slot facing downward.
[0022] The contour of the groove 213 matches the contour of the rim of container a. The vertical ring plate 212 surrounds the outer circumference of the rim of container a, restricting the radial displacement of the planting basket. The rim of container a supports the flat ring plate 211, thereby constraining the planting basket.
[0023] Since the planting basket is an injection molded part with thin walls, the vertical ring plate 212 has elastic deformation properties, and the vertical ring plate 212 can achieve a tight-fitting sleeve connection with the outer circumference of the rim of container a.
[0024] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figure 3, the lower end of the basket wall 20 has a mesh-shaped through hole 30 that extends through the inside and outside of the basket. The height of the flat ring plate 211 that forms the convex ring 21 is higher than or equal to the height of the through hole 30 on the basket wall 20. This design is suitable for basket bottom 10 and basket wall 20 that have a flared conical transition. The through hole 30 at the transition conical surface helps guide the basket body to be inserted into the container a opening.
[0025] The lower end of the basket wall 20 is provided with a through hole 30 to facilitate the plant roots to extend from the side and immerse in the culture solution. The height of the flat ring plate 211 is higher than the height of the through hole 30 to avoid interference with the through hole 30. When it is equal to the height of the through hole 30, the space in the upper part of the container a can be utilized to the maximum extent.
[0026] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figure 3, the bottom edge of the vertical ring plate 212 is aligned with the height of the basket bottom 10. That is, the bottom edge of the vertical ring plate 212 and the height of the basket bottom 10 are basically the same. It is not strictly required that they be geometrically equal in height. This ensures reliable fixing of the planting basket while reducing the processing cost of the molding mold.
[0027] The vertical ring plate 212 can be implemented in a variety of ways:
[0028] Preferred, such as Figure 4 , 5As shown in Figure 6, the lower edge of the vertical ring plate 212 is a grooved shape with varying heights, and the lower convex part is lower than the height of the basket bottom 10. The lower edge of the vertical ring plate 212 can be set to an uneven shape, which can also constrain the planting basket body. Furthermore, the downward convex contour is set to be lower than the basket bottom 10, which allows the lower convex contour to provide a greater torque against the wall of the container a when the planting basket body is subjected to external loads, compared to the part of the basket wall 20 that is higher than the basket bottom 10, thereby preventing the planting basket from tipping over or falling off.
[0029] More preferably, such as Figure 7 , 8 As shown in Figure 9, the convex ring 21 includes a flat ring plate 211 extending radially outward from the basket wall 20, and a vertical ring plate 212 extending downward from the outer periphery of the flat ring plate 211. The vertical ring plates 212 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential range. The flat ring plate 211, the vertical ring plate 212 and the outer wall surface of the basket wall 20 form a groove 213 with the slot facing downward.
[0030] The arrangement of several vertical ring plates 212 at intervals not only satisfies the constraint between the vertical ring plates and the outer peripheral wall of the container a in the radial direction, but also makes the elastic performance of the vertical ring plates 212 more prominent, and saves on the material used.
[0031] like Figure 10-15 In the embodiment shown, a diameter-changing section is constructed at the lower end of the basket wall 20, where the diameter-changing wall is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom. The diameter-changing platform is a flat ring plate 211. A vertical ring plate 212 extends downward around the outer periphery of the flat ring plate 211. The vertical ring plate 212, the flat ring plate 211, and the lower part of the basket wall along the inner ring of the flat ring plate 211 form a groove 213 with the slot facing downward.
[0032] like Figure 12 As shown, the lower section of the basket wall 20 can be regarded as a stepped basket cavity that is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom. The lower end of the basket wall 20 extends inward at the diameter change point to form a flat ring plate 211. The basket wall 20 extends downward from the inner circumference of the flat ring plate 20 to connect with the basket bottom 10. The outer circumference of the flat ring plate 211 extends downward to form a vertical ring plate 212. The groove 213 formed by the flat ring plate 211, the vertical ring plate 212 and the inner wall surface of the basket bottom 20 located below the flat ring plate 211 can also complete the constraint of the planting basket by cooperating with the edge of the container a, and can also avoid the waste of the upper cavity space of the container a.
Claims
1. A planting basket, the planting basket being characterized by a basket bottom (10) having through-holes (30) which form a mesh shape through the inside and outside of the basket body, wherein: The radial variable diameter part is arranged on the outer wall of the basket wall (20) below the basket mouth.
2. The planting basket of claim 1, wherein: The radial variable diameter part is a convex ring (21) arranged on the outer periphery of the basket wall (20).
3. The planting basket of claim 2, wherein: The convex ring (21) comprises a flat ring plate (211) extending radially outward from the basket wall (20), a vertical ring plate (212) extending downward at the outer periphery of the flat ring plate (211), and the flat ring plate (211) and the vertical ring plate (212) are configured as a groove (213) with the outer wall surface of the basket wall (20) as a notch facing downward.
4. A planting basket according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that: The lower end of the basket wall (20) has a grid-shaped through hole (30) penetrating the inside and outside of the basket body, and the height of the flat ring plate (211) constituting the convex ring (21) is higher than the height of the through hole (30) on the basket wall (20).
5. The planting basket of claim 3, wherein: The bottom edge of the vertical ring plate (212) is equal to the height of the basket bottom (10).
6. The planting basket of claim 5, wherein: The lower edge of the vertical ring plate (212) is in a concave-convex shape with high-low groove positions, and the position of the lower convex part is lower than the height of the basket bottom (10).
7. The planting basket of claim 2, wherein: The convex ring (21) comprises a flat ring plate (211) extending radially outward from the basket wall (20), a vertical ring plate (212) extending downward at the outer periphery of the flat ring plate (211), and the vertical ring plate (212) is arranged in a circumferential range, and the flat ring plate (211) and the vertical ring plate (212) are configured as a groove (213) with the outer wall surface of the basket wall (20) as a notch facing downward.
8. The planting basket of claim 1, wherein: The lower end of the basket wall (20) is configured as a variable diameter part at the variable diameter wall with the upper part being larger and the lower part being smaller, and the variable diameter platform is a flat ring plate (211), and the outer periphery of the flat ring plate (211) has a downward extending vertical ring plate (212), and the vertical ring plate (212) and the flat ring plate (211) are configured as a groove (213) with the lower basket wall along the inner ring of the flat ring plate (211) as a notch facing downward.