Plant support

Abstract

This product is installed in a flowerpot or the like to help the growth of plants such as morning glory, and includes a support body part formed by connecting four support units, and an operating part and a connecting arm provided on the upper part of the support body part, as shown in the "Reference Oblique View of the Use State". Each support unit is a pair of support members made of rod-shaped bodies with a slight curve, which are connected rotatably at the intersection. The upper and lower ends of adjacent support units are connected to each other by an upper connecting member and a lower connecting member so that they can be bent. One end of the connecting arm is connected to the upper connecting member so that it can be rotated, and the operating part connected to the other end of the connecting arm can be raised and lowered. A support shaft is formed protruding from the lower surface of the lower connecting member, and the product is installed in the flowerpot by fitting this into a mounting hole provided in the flowerpot. The position of the intersection is set lower than the middle position of the support members, and as a result, the product takes on an inverted truncated pyramid shape when deployed and used. The shape of the article changes between an unfolded state and a folded state. To fold the article in the unfolded state (see "Reference front view before folding"), the operating part is pushed downward (see "Reference front view at the start of folding"), and then the support column main body is pressed from the outside to bring the upper ends and lower ends of each X-shaped support column unit closer to each other (see "Reference front view during folding"). Finally, the article is in a folded state in which the support column main body has an I-shaped appearance and the operating part is stored inside the support column main body (see "Reference front view after folding"). By performing the above steps in reverse, the shape of the article can be returned from the folded state to the unfolded state.

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