Planter sieve

Abstract

To provide a simple planter sieve permitting maintenance with one hand by solving the problem that it is necessary to dig plants, drop soil with the hand and replant when using a conventional hand scoop in replanting plants from a planter or a pot, or removing unnecessary roots in home garden.SOLUTION: A planter sieve can exhibit a desired effect by installing a recessed net for capturing and sieving roots of plants in a predetermined position of a planter sieve body, an edge part for digging roots of plants in an upper part short direction of the recessed net, and a grip part in the lower part of the recessed net.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a planter sieve used when replanting planters or pots in a home vegetable garden. More specifically, the present invention relates to a handy type planter sieve for home gardens, which is characterized by having a concave mesh for capturing and sieving out plant roots, a cutting edge portion for digging up plant roots in the upper short direction of the concave mesh, and a gripping portion in the lower part of the concave mesh. [Background technology]

[0002] When repotting a planter or pot in a home vegetable garden or gardening, a transplanting trowel is usually used to dig up the plant from its roots, hold the plant's stem directly, and remove the soil by brushing or shaking it off with your hands, before repotting it in a new planter. Or the work of removing unnecessary roots is done inefficiently. In this case, shaking off the soil tangled around the roots by hand can damage the stem or roots of the plant, which can affect the plant's future growth. Also, sorting out the unnecessary roots takes time. As solutions to such problems, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 can be mentioned.

[0003] That is, Patent Document 1 discloses a root-removing shovel that is characterized by having multiple holes lined up vertically and horizontally in the tray part of a cup with frames between the holes. According to this invention, the frames between the holes have notches created in a shape that makes it easy for roots to catch, so that roots remaining in the soil can be removed easily and cleanly without making a mess.

[0004] Furthermore, Patent Document 2 discloses a weeding shovel that can reduce the amount of manual weeding required and enable more efficient work. According to the invention, a weeding shovel is provided by bending three of the four sides of a square, hard, and durable metal plate, attaching a handle to the center of the middle side of the three bent sides, attaching a grip to the top of the handle to make it into a square shovel shape, and sharpening the part of the unbent side that would be the blade edge to a degree suitable for cutting grass. By using this shovel, placing it flat on the ground where grass is growing, scooping up a small amount of soil while pushing it forward in a sliding motion, you can cut the grass down at the root and easily remove many weeds.

[0005] However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques are not suitable for home gardens, and especially when replanting vegetables or flowers in new planters or pots, it takes time to dig up the buried plant roots and remove the soil from the roots without damaging them, and it is difficult to remove the soil easily without damaging the roots or the stems of the plants. In addition, the removal of unnecessary roots also involves unnecessary work and burdens. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2014-173311 A [Patent Document 2] Publication No. 3195530 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The present invention has been proposed in consideration of the above problems, and its main object is to provide a handy type planter sieve that can easily remove unnecessary roots, dig up buried plant roots without damaging them, and remove soil and leaf mold attached to the roots with one hand when replanting vegetables or flowers in a new planter or pot in a home garden. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problems, after much consideration, we have come to the conclusion that the optimum solution is to install a concave mesh at a designated position on the planter sieve body for capturing and sieving out plant roots, a cutting edge portion for digging up plant roots in the short direction at the top of the concave mesh, and a gripping portion at the bottom of the concave mesh, thereby achieving our objective and completing the present invention which can produce the desired effects.

[0009] That is, the desired object is achieved by the following configurations (1) to (6). (1) A planter sieve for a home garden, The planter sieve has a concave mesh that captures and sifts out plant roots, A cutting edge for digging up plant roots is provided in the upper short direction of the concave net, A handy type planter sieve characterized in that the lower part of the concave net has a gripping portion. (2) A planter sieve as described in (1), characterized in that evenly spaced forks are attached to the cutting edge portion provided in the short direction on the upper part of the concave net. (3) A planter sieve as described in (2), characterized in that the tip of the fork joined to the cutting edge portion is approximately elliptical. (4) A planter sieve described in any one of (1) to (3), characterized in that the upper part of the recess is gently inclined within a range of 30 degrees from the front part toward the upper short side direction of the concave net. (5) A planter sieve as described in (4), characterized in that the angle of the cutting edge of the upper short side of the concave net or the fork joined to the cutting edge is within 60 degrees toward the back. (6) A planter sieve as described in (1), characterized in that the gripping portion is provided with an anti-slip grip or an approximately semicircular handle. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, by using a handy type planter sieve that has a concave mesh for capturing and sieving out plant roots, a cutting edge portion for digging up plant roots in the upper short direction of the concave mesh, and a gripping portion in the lower part of the concave mesh, when replanting vegetables or flowers in a new planter or pot, it is possible to quickly remove unnecessary roots, or dig up plant roots buried in the soil without damaging them, and easily remove soil or leaf mold attached to the roots with one hand.

[0011] In addition, the cutting edge of the planter sieve of the present invention and the fork part connected to the cutting edge are angled and processed to a specific angle, so that the roots of the plant to be transplanted can be scooped up together with the soil from the planter or flowerpot, and by shaking the planter sieve body from side to side while scooping up the roots, the soil on the roots falls off, allowing the plant to be replanted without damaging the roots. It is also easy to separate out unnecessary roots.

[0012] Furthermore, by attaching a grip that fits the shape of the palm of the hand to the gripping part and by attaching semicircular handles to both sides of the stick, it is easier to apply force when working, reducing the workload and improving work efficiency by allowing the tool to dig deeper into the soil. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of a planter sieve of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a side view of an example of a planter sieve of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a planter sieve of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0015] As described above, the main object of the present invention is to provide a handy type planter sieve that can quickly remove unnecessary roots when replanting vegetables or flowers in a new planter or pot in a home garden, dig up the roots of plants buried in the soil without damaging them, and easily remove soil and leaf mold attached to the roots with one hand.

[0016] According to claim 1 of the present invention, there is provided a handy type planter sieve for home gardening, characterized in that the planter sieve has a concave mesh (Figure 1, item 1) for capturing and sieving out plant roots, a cutting edge portion (Figure 1, item 3) in the upper short direction of the concave mesh for digging up plant roots, and a gripping portion (Figure 1, item 2) in the lower part of the concave mesh.

[0017] Here, the shape and size of the mesh of the concave net may be any shape depending on the purpose of use, and any material such as metal or resin may be used as long as it does not impair the purpose and effect of the present invention. The mounting position of the gripping part may also be any position based on the center. For example, if it is installed in the center, soil will get on your hands when sifting soil, which is uncomfortable. Therefore, it is convenient to install it at the edge so that soil does not get on your hands.

[0018] Forks may be attached at equal intervals to the blade tips provided in the short direction at the top of the concave net to make it easier to scrape the soil in the planter, and it is preferable that the tips of the forks be formed into a roughly elliptical shape (Drawing 1, No. 4) to reduce the load of inserting them into the soil and to avoid damaging the roots of the plants. There is also an advantage to making the forks roughly elliptical. That is, it reduces the labor required to remove unnecessary roots, and is convenient for catching roots.

[0019] That is, according to claim 2, there is provided a planter sieve as described in claim 1, characterized in that evenly spaced forks are attached to the cutting edge portion provided in the short direction at the top of the concave net, and according to claim 3, there is provided a planter sieve as described in claim 2, characterized in that the tips of the forks attached to the cutting edge portion are approximately elliptical.

[0020] In order to improve the sieving of the captured soil inside the recessed net, it is preferable to design the upper part of the recessed part (Figure 2) to be gently inclined within a range of 30 degrees from the front. The joints of the forks can also be fixed with screws or the like at both ends of the recessed part so that the angle can be changed. Furthermore, by designing the angle of the cutting edge of the upper short side of the concave net or the fork attached to the cutting edge to be within 60 degrees toward the back (Drawing 2), it is possible to respond conveniently to changes in the size of the planter and the amount of clumping of the soil under optimal conditions.

[0021] That is, according to claim 4, there is provided a planter sieve as described in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the upper part of the recess is gently inclined within a range of 30 degrees from the front toward the upper short side direction of the concave net, and according to claim 5, there is provided a planter sieve as described in claim 4, characterized in that the angle of the cutting edge portion in the upper short side direction of the concave net or the fork joined to the cutting edge portion is within 60 degrees toward the rear.

[0022] In addition to the various ideas for making each of the above-mentioned operability more efficient, it is preferable that the gripping portion (Figure 1, item 2) be provided with a non-slip grip or a roughly semicircular handle so that children and elderly users with weak grip strength can use it without difficulty.

[0023] That is, according to claim 6, there is provided the planter sieve described in (1), characterized in that the gripping portion is provided with a non-slip grip or a handle having a substantially semicircular shape. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1. Recessed mesh 2. Grip of the holding part 3. The cutting edge of the mesh in the recess 4. Approximately elliptical part at the tip of the blade 5. Inclination of the recess (within 30 degrees) 6. Inclination of the fork attached to the blade tip (within 60 degrees)

Claims

1. A planter sieve for home gardening, The planter sieve has a concave mesh that captures and sifts out plant roots, A cutting edge for digging up plant roots is provided in the upper short direction of the concave net, A handy type planter sieve characterized in that the lower part of the concave net has a gripping portion.

2. A planter sieve as described in claim 1, characterized in that equally spaced forks are attached to the cutting edge portion provided in the short direction at the upper part of the concave net.

3. 3. The planter sieve according to claim 2, wherein the tip of the fork joined to the cutting edge portion is substantially elliptical.

4. 4. A planter sieve as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the upper part of the concave net is gently inclined within a range of 30 degrees from the front part toward the upper short side direction of the concave net.

5. A planter sieve as described in claim 4, characterized in that the angle of the cutting edge of the upper short side of the concave net or the fork joined to the cutting edge is within 60 degrees toward the back.

6. 2. The planter sieve according to claim 1, wherein the gripping portion is provided with a non-slip grip or a substantially semicircular handle.

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