Potted plant kit

Abstract

To provide a kit for potted plant that, in the case of stacking two or more flowerpots, can improve the strength of stacking a plurality of flowerpots.SOLUTION: A kit for potted plant has a first flowerpot, a second flowerpot, and at least one engaging tool, where the first flowerpot has at least one first engaging part, the first engaging part is protruded from an outer wall surface of a pot wall in the first flowerpot and positioned on a bottom portion in the pot wall, the second flowerpot has at least one second engaging part, the second engaging part is protruded from an outer wall surface of a pot wall in the second flowerpot and positioned on a tip part in the pot wall. In the case of being stacked on the second flowerpot together with the first flowerpot, since the engaging tool connects the first engaging part in the first flowerpot to the second engaging part in the second flowerpot, stacking strength can be made stronger when stacking the flowerpots.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to potted plants, and in particular to a potting kit. [Background technology]

[0002] It is well known that pots are used with potting media (such as sponges or soil) placed inside and plants are planted in the potting media. Conventional pots, due to their structure, can only accommodate one type or a single type of plant, resulting in fewer plants and making it difficult to vary the beauty of the potted plants. Conventional pots also have a drainage hole at the bottom, which can prevent the plant from rotting due to excessive water pooling at the bottom of the pot. However, the water drained from the drainage hole is also lost, so the potter must water the pot every time, which is time-consuming and wastes water resources. Potters sometimes place a water-collecting dish at the bottom of the pot to collect the water drained from the drainage hole, but the water collected by the water-collecting dish cannot be absorbed by the potting media in the pot, which makes it easier for mosquitoes and insects to breed.

[0003] To solve the problems of conventional pots, such as only being able to plant one type or a single type of plant, water being easily discharged directly from the drainage hole and not being effectively supplied to the plant, and the need to water the pot frequently as needed, the following patent-based technology has been developed.

[0004] A utility model published in China with the publication number M528588 and the invention title "Root-watering plant pot" discloses a plant pot including a main body and at least one receiving part, the main body having a bottom, a side wall, a plurality of drainage means, an overflow means and a support means, the at least one receiving part being provided on the outside of the side wall and protruding outward from the side wall. However, the overflow means is provided in the center of the bottom and includes at least one protruding rib and at least one overflow hole, the plurality of protruding ribs protrude from the top and bottom of the bottom, the support means includes a connection part and at least one coupling part, and the coupling part couples the plurality of coupling parts with the protruding ribs of the overflow means to ensure that the plurality of receiving parts are located directly under the drainage means of the upper layer of the root-watering plant pot. However, the following drawbacks still exist:

[0005] 1. Although the positioning based on the support means allows the stacked plant pots to be supported, the connection is only made by the support means located at the center of the main body, so the contact area at this connection point is small and the support force is insufficient. Therefore, the plant pots cannot maintain sufficient stability when stacked, and when subjected to excessive external force (for example, when the wind is strong), the support means is likely to shake violently against the main body of the plant pot, which may result in the support means being destroyed.

[0006] 2. After watering the plant pot, the amount of water that can be absorbed by the planting medium is limited. With a ribbed design on the bottom, the water can be stored in the body for a longer time. However, different plants in different growth stages cannot always have their roots reach the bottom of the body to absorb the stored water for a longer time.

[0007] 3. In order to facilitate the removal of the plantings from the receiving section, a planting cage is used to abut and fix the planting cage to at least one of the receiving sections, thereby preventing the planting cage from falling over. However, when the plantings are growing vigorously, it is necessary to remove the planting cage from the receiving section. However, since the roots of the plantings have climbed up the receiving section, the roots are likely to be broken and destroyed when the plantings are removed.

[0008] 4. When two or more plant pots are stacked, in order to remove or clean one of the plant pots, the connections of the corresponding supporting means must be released in sequence, starting from the plant pot at the forefront, before the plant pots can be removed smoothly, which is inconvenient, time-consuming and ingenious.

[0009] In summary, as can be seen from the above description, the designs of conventional planter pots are not yet perfect and there are areas that need improvement. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0010] In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a potted planting kit that can improve the strength of stacking multiple planting pots when two or more planting pots are stacked together. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a potting kit including a first planting pot, a second planting pot, and at least one engaging device. The first planting pot includes at least one first engaging portion, which protrudes from the outer wall surface of the pot wall of the first planting pot and is located at the bottom of the pot wall. The second planting pot includes at least one second engaging portion, which protrudes from the outer wall surface of the pot wall of the second planting pot and is located at the tip of the pot wall. The engaging device connects both the first engaging portion of the first planting pot and the second engaging portion of the second planting pot when the first planting pot is placed on the second planting pot. Effect of the Invention

[0012] The effect of the present invention is that when two or more plant pots are stacked, if one of the plant pots needs to be removed or cleaned, the connection between the multiple plant pots can be released by the engaging device, so that one of the plant pots can be smoothly removed, and once removal is complete, the engaging device can be used again to stack the other separated plant pots again. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a planter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the planting pot shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a top view of the planting pot shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the planting pot shown in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the planting pots shown in FIG. 1 when stacked together. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a part of the configuration when the planting pots shown in FIG. 5 are stacked. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the planting pots shown in FIG. 6 stacked together. [Figure 8]FIG. 2 is a local enlarged view of the indicated part A in FIG. 1. [Figure 9] FIG. 7 is a top view of the planting pots shown in FIG. 6 stacked one on top of the other. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a part of the configuration when the planting pots shown in FIG. 1 are stacked. [Figure 11A] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an engaging member of the plant pot shown in FIG. 6. [Figure 11B] 7 is a perspective view of the engaging device of the plant-pot shown in FIG. 6, seen from another viewing angle. [Figure 11C] FIG. 11C is a front view of the engaging device shown in FIG. [Figure 12] 7 is a cross-sectional view of the engaging device of the plant-pot shown in FIG. 6, seen from the direction 12-12. [Figure 13] 13 is a cross-sectional view of the engaging device of the plant-pot shown in FIG. 10, seen from the direction 13-13. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] In order to more clearly explain the present invention, preferred embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. A planting pot 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figs. 1 to 4. The planting pot 10 includes a pot body 12 and at least one sub-pot body 14. The pot body 12 is configured to form a pot body having an internal space S1 by a pot bottom 121 and a pot wall 122 surrounding the pot bottom 121. The at least one sub-pot body 14 is connected to the tip of the pot wall 122 of the pot body 12. The at least one sub-pot body 14 has a planting space S2 and a communication opening 14a. The at least one sub-pot body 14 communicates with the internal space S1 of the pot body 12 through the communication opening 14a. In this embodiment, the number of sub-pot bodies 14 is plural, and they are distributed on the outer wall surface of the pot wall 122 of the pot body 12. The sub-pot bodies 14 are disposed at equal intervals at the tip of the pot wall 122 and extend outward at an inclined angle. In one embodiment, the sub-pot bodies 14 are integrally formed with the pot body 12. However, in other embodiments, the sub-pot bodies may be independent means that are connected to the pot wall 122 of the pot body 12 from the outside.

[0015] The pot body 12 according to this embodiment has a drainage port 12a in the center of the pot bottom 121. A plurality of rib pieces 13 are connected to the outer tube wall of the hollow tube 11 and the hole wall of the drainage port 12a, so that the hollow tube 11 stands upright at the port 12a. The pot bottom 121 is preferably inclined toward the drainage port 12a. This helps to collect irrigation water and guide it to the drainage port 12a. The pot bottom 121 also has at least one diversion area near the pot wall 122. The diversion area is for guiding a portion of the irrigation water in the pot body 12 to the outside of the pot bottom 121. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, there are a plurality of diversion areas according to this embodiment, each of which has a hole 12b located between two adjacent sub-pot bodies 14 and penetrating the pot bottom 121.

[0016] Referring again to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, as shown, a planting medium such as a sponge 15 is placed in the planting space S2 of each sub-pot body 14 in the above-mentioned planting pot 10 according to this embodiment, and plant seeds (not shown) may be buried in the sponge 15 in advance. Since the sub-pot body 14 is formed to extend so as to protrude outward at an inclination angle, when irrigation water is poured into the sponge 15, a part of the irrigation water enters the internal space S1 of the pot body 12 along the inner surface of the pot wall of the sub-pot body 14. Hereinafter, the configuration of the planting pot 10 according to the present invention for firmly providing the sponge 15 in the planting space S2 of the sub-pot body 14 will be described again. Moreover, the configuration for effectively utilizing water resources will be described. In addition, the planting pots 10 according to the present invention may be stacked to increase the number of potted plants. Next, the configuration of firmly stacking the planting pots 10 according to the present invention will be described below.

[0017] First, from the viewpoint of maintaining the stability of the sponge 15, the structure having a plurality of ribs provided by the present invention is used to restrict the sponge 15. As shown in Figs. 5 to 9, the ribs are configured to have at least one protruding rib 123 extending downward from the bottom of the pot body 12 according to this embodiment. The sub-pot body 14 has at least one pair of ribs 141 and a positioning rib 142 (see Fig. 8) inside. The pair of ribs 141 are respectively connected to the inner walls of the two opposing sides of the sub-pot body 14. The positioning rib 142 is located between the pair of ribs 141. Since the sponge 15 is deformable by pressure, when the sponge 15 is placed between the pair of ribs 141 and the positioning rib 142, the sponge 15 is restricted in position from multiple directions, making it difficult to fall off. In addition, the positioning rib 142 according to this embodiment further has an abutting portion 142a and a fork 142b. The abutting portion 142a is diagonally connected to the inner surface of the pot wall of the sub-pot body 14. The fork 142b is located at the lower part of the abutting portion 142a. As shown in FIG. 7, the side of the sponge 15 is close to the abutting portion 142a, and the lower edge is hooked on the fork 142b. When the planting pots 10 are stacked vertically in the state shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, if the upper planting pot 10 is defined as the first planting pot 10A and the lower planting pot 10 is defined as the second planting pot 10B, the rib 141 and the positioning rib 142 of the second planting pot 10B, together with the protruding rib 123 of the first planting pot 10A, sandwich the sponge 15 in the vertical direction, so that the sponge 15 can be more firmly fixed inside the sub-pot body 14. The first planting pot 10A and the second planting pot 10B stacked vertically constitute a potted planting kit defined in the present invention. It should be noted that the number and installation positions of the protruding ribs 123 may be determined correspondingly to the number of sub-pot bodies 14. In this embodiment, the multiple protruding ribs 123 are installed at intervals on the bottom of the pot body 12. When the planting pots 10 are not stacked, if the pot body 12 is elevated by the multiple protruding ribs 123 for a single planting pot 10, it is possible to prevent the bottom of the planting pot 10 from getting wet more than necessary, which may lead to the breeding of mosquitoes and insects.

[0018] As shown in Figures 2 and 7, from the viewpoint of effectively utilizing water resources, the pot body 12 according to this embodiment has at least one protruding portion 124 inside, which is raised from the pot bottom portion 121. The protruding portion 124 forms a water pooling recess 124a at the top. The water pooling recess 124a is configured to be recessed in an arc shape to form a water pool. The water pooling recess 124a is located horizontally between the pot bottom portion 121 and the sub-pot body 14. The water pooling recess 124a is also located at a lower position facing the communication opening 14a. When irrigation water drips from above the plant pot 10 and enters the plant pot 10, a part of the water collects at the drainage port 12a along the bottom 121 of the pot and continues to overflow downward, thereby preventing too much irrigation water from collecting in the plant pot 10, and another part drips from the holes 12b located in each of the diversion areas in the bottom 121 of the pot and is received by the water pool recess 124a. The small amount of irrigation water received by the water pool recess 124a is absorbed by the roots as the plant grows, so that it is possible to prevent the roots from invading too much irrigation water, which would cause root rot. The water pool recess 124a according to this embodiment has a plurality of small arc-shaped protrusions 124b. The plurality of small arc-shaped protrusions 124b protrude from the concave surface of the water pool. The small arc-shaped protrusions 124b are for plant roots to climb up and absorb the irrigation water collected in the water collecting recess 124a. It will be explained that when the number of the protrusions 124 corresponds to the number of the sub-pot bodies 14 and the sub-pot bodies 14 are spaced apart from each other on the pot wall 122, the protrusions 124 are located below the communication openings 14a of the sub-pot bodies 14.

[0019] 1, 2, 5 to 7, the structure for stacking a plurality of planting pots 10 firmly on each other in this embodiment is that at least one first positioning part and at least one second positioning part are integrally formed on the pot body 12 of each planting pot 10. The first positioning part is located at the top of the pot wall 122 of the pot body 12, while the second positioning part is located at the bottom of the pot wall 122 of the pot body 12. Moreover, the shapes of the first positioning part and the second positioning part are complementary to each other. In this embodiment, the number of the first positioning parts is four, and each is located between the adjacent sub-pot bodies 14. The number of the second positioning parts is eight, and each is installed at the bottom of the pot wall 122 at intervals. Among them, the four second positioning parts correspond to one first positioning part, and the other four second positioning parts correspond to one sub-pot body 14, and the second positioning parts corresponding to the sub-pot body 14 are further connected to the protruding rib 123. As shown in FIG. 2, the first positioning parts are positioning grooves 125. Each positioning groove 125 has a groove mouth extending from the inner wall surface of the pot wall 122 to the top edge. The positioning groove 125 has a groove bottom 125a and two groove walls 125b. The two groove walls 125b are connected to the groove bottom 125a. As shown in FIG. 1, the second positioning parts are protruding positioning protruding ribs 126. Each positioning protruding rib 126 has a bottom 126a and two side sides 126b. The two side sides 126b are connected to the bottom 126a. The contours of the bottom 126a and the two sides 126b, and the shapes of the groove bottom 125a and the two groove walls 125b in the positioning groove 125 complement each other. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, when two planting pots 10 are stacked, the four positioning protruding ribs 126 on the bottom of the upper planting pot 10 are fitted into the positioning groove 125 on the top edge of the lower planting pot 10, and the two groove walls 125b in the positioning groove 125 limit the range in which the positioning protruding ribs 126 can move in the left-right direction. In addition, the other four positioning protruding ribs 126 connected to the protruding ribs 123 on the bottom of the upper planting pot 10 are fitted into the sub-pot body 14 of the lower planting pot 10.Similarly, the two sides of the sub-pot body 14 connected to the pot body 12 limit the range in which the positioning protruding rib 126 can move in the left-right direction. This prevents the overlapping planting pots 10 from being rotated improperly, which causes the sub-pot body 14 of the upper planting pot 10 and the sub-pot body 14 of the lower planting pot 10 to be misaligned. And there is a relatively large growing space for plants. At the same time, the holes 12b in the respective diversion areas of the upper planting pot 10 are slightly aligned vertically with the sub-pot body 14 of the lower planting pot 10, which means that during the irrigation process, a part of the irrigation water flowing into the upper planting pot 10 drips directly from the holes 12b in the diversion areas into the sub-pot body 14 of the lower planting pot 10, and is absorbed by the sponge 15 installed on the sub-pot body 14.

[0020] From the viewpoint of enhancing the stability between the overlapped planting pots 10, the reinforcing structure provided by this embodiment includes providing at least one first engaging portion 16 and at least one second engaging portion 17 on each planting pot 10, and including at least one engaging device 20. Similarly, for convenience of description, the upper planting pot 10 overlapped with each other will be defined as the first planting pot 10A, and the lower planting pot 10 will be defined as the second planting pot 10B. Referring to Figs. 5, 6, 10, and 11A to 11C, the first planting pot 10A and the second planting pot 10B according to this embodiment each have a plurality of second engaging portions 17 on the outer wall surface of the pot wall 122 of the pot body 12 and a tip portion located on the pot wall 122, and a plurality of first engaging portions 16 on the outer wall surface of the pot wall 122 and a bottom portion located on the pot wall 122, and the first engaging portions 16 and the second engaging portions 17 are arranged in a staggered manner in the vertical direction. Among them, the first engaging part 16 and the sub-pot body 14 are further installed at positions corresponding to each other in the up-down direction along the vertical direction. The first engaging part 16 has an upper engaging groove 16a with an opening facing upward. The second engaging part 17 has a lower engaging groove 17a with an opening facing downward. The engaging part 20 has a pair of enclosures 22 on the back surface. In one embodiment, the engaging part 20 recesses a connecting hole 21 in the center part of the back surface. The engaging part 20 recesses from the hole wall of the connecting hole 21 to form two receiving grooves 23. Each of the receiving grooves 23 is located below the pair of enclosures 22. Among them, the pair of enclosures 22 protrude from two opposing positions on the hole wall of the connecting hole 21. As can be seen from the disclosure of FIG. 11C, the maximum distance D2 between the pair of enclosures 22 in the connecting hole 21 is smaller than the hole diameter D1 of the connecting hole 21.

[0021] When the first plant pot 10A and the second plant pot 10B are stacked vertically as shown in Fig. 6, in order to connect the first engaging portion 16 and the second engaging portion 17 with the engaging device 20, the engaging device 20 is first swung in the horizontal direction as shown in Fig. 12, and at this time, the engaging device 20 fits the portion of the maximum hole diameter D1 of the connecting hole 21 into the first engaging portion 16 and the second engaging portion 17, and then the engaging device 20 is rotated so that the engaging device 20 changes to the vertical direction as shown in Fig. 13, and at this time, one of the enclosures 22 of the engaging device 20 fits into the upper connecting groove 16a, while the other enclosure 22 of the engaging device 20 fits into the lower connecting groove 17a. This allows the first plant pot 10A and the second plant pot 10B to be firmly connected. It will be explained again that the first engagement portion 16 and the second engagement portion 17 may be integrally formed on the outer wall surface of the pot wall 122 of the planting pot 10, or may be detachably connected to the pot wall 122 of the planting pot 10. In this embodiment, the first engagement portion 16 is detachably connected to the pot wall 122 of the planting pot 10, while the second engagement portion 17 is integrally formed on the outer wall surface of the pot wall 122 of the planting pot 10.

[0022] In summary, the planter 10 according to the present invention has the following advantages. 1. The first positioning portion and the second positioning portion of the pot body 12 complement each other and can be joined to the pot wall 122, so that sufficient stability can be maintained when the planting pots 10 are stacked together. 2. The pot body 12 has a water collecting recess 124a located inside for storing some excess irrigation water, so that the irrigation water can be supplied to plants in different growth stages so as to be absorbed by them, extending the time that the irrigation water remains in the planting pot 10. 3. The two opposing ribs 141, the positioning rib 142 on the sub-pot body 14, and the plurality of protruding ribs 123 on the pot body 12 can hold the sponge 15 for planting plants when the planting pots 10 are stacked together. In addition, the sponge 15 is not easily slid. 4. The first engaging portion 16, the second engaging portion 17 and the small engaging member 20 of the pot body 12 can improve the stacking strength when the planting pots 10 are stacked together. 5. By arranging the first engagement portion 16 and the second engagement portion 17 so that their positions are staggered in the vertical direction, and by arranging the first engagement portion 16 and the sub-pot body 14 so that their positions correspond in the up-down direction, the sub-pot body 14 of the planting pot 10 stacked above and the sub-pot body 14 of the planting pot 10 stacked below are arranged in a staggered manner, and a relatively large growing space for plants is formed.

[0023] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and any equivalent replacement based on the specification and scope of the present invention is obviously within the scope of the patent of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 10. Plant Pot 10A First Planter 10B Second Planter 11 Hollow tube 12 Pot body 12a Drain 12b hole 121 Bottom of pot 122 Pot wall 123 Protruding rib 124 Convex 124a Puddle recess 124b Small arc-shaped convex part 125 Positioning groove 125a Groove bottom 125b Groove wall 126 Positioning protruding rib 126a bottom 126b Lateral 13 Rib Piece 14 Sub-pot body 14a Communication port 141 Ribs 142 Positioning Rib 142a Contact part 142b Fork 15. Sponge 16 First engaging part 16a Upper coupling groove 17 Second engaging part 17a Lower coupling groove 20 Engagement tool 21 Connection hole 22 Enclosure 23 Receptor groove S1 interior space S2 Planting space D1 Hole diameter D2 Maximum distance between enclosures

Claims

1. A first planting pot includes at least one first engagement portion, the first engagement portion protruding from an outer wall surface of the pot wall of the first planting pot and located at a bottom portion of the pot wall, and the first engagement portion has an upper coupling groove; A second planting pot including at least one second engagement portion, the second engagement portion protruding from an outer wall surface of the pot wall of the second planting pot and located at a tip portion of the pot wall, the second engagement portion having a lower coupling groove; and and at least one engaging member that, when the first plant pot is placed on the second plant pot, engages both a first engaging portion of the first plant pot and a second engaging portion of the second plant pot; The engaging member has a coupling hole, The pair of enclosures protrude from two opposing positions on the wall of the coupling hole, respectively; When the engaging member is coupled to the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, both the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are positioned in the coupling hole, A potting kit, characterized in that one of the mating enclosures is located in the upper connecting groove while the other enclosure is located in the lower connecting groove.

2. The upper connecting groove of the first planting pot has an opening facing upward; The potting kit according to claim 1 , wherein the lower connecting groove of the second planting pot has a groove mouth facing downward.

3. The engaging member has two receiving grooves, The two receiving grooves are recessed from the hole wall of the coupling hole, and each receiving groove is located below the corresponding surrounding portion; 2. The potting kit of claim 1, wherein the maximum distance between the mating enclosures in the connecting holes is smaller than the hole diameter of the connecting holes.

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