Fresh flower packaging container and flower stand

Abstract

To allow a packaging container when packaging fresh flowers and the like for sending and transporting to be used as it is as a flower stand base.SOLUTION: A fresh flower packaging container and flower stand base includes: a cylindrical container body 1 in which a peripheral wall can be folded in a narrowed manner inwardly by a folding line 7; a fresh flower support base 10 to be detachably fixed in a lower part of the container body 1 in a state of storing fresh flowers F; and a flower stand base 20 detachably fixed to the upper part of the container body 1. In each of the fresh flower support base 10 and the flower stand base 20, a peripheral wall has a double structure, and outer size width is corresponded to inner size width of the container body 1 and inner size width is corresponded to outer size width of an opening portion of the container body 1 where the peripheral wall is narrowed, the fresh flower support base 10 is arranged by covering an upper opening of the container body 1, and the flower stand base 20 is fixed to a lower opening of the container body 1, and the container body 1 is supported to stand.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] To provide a packaging container and a flower stand for fresh flowers, which can be used as a flower stand by utilizing the packaging container as it is when packaging fresh flowers or the like for sending or transporting them. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, various packaging containers have been used to send and transport fresh flowers, and the fresh flowers are supported and fixed by a support material so that they do not rattle inside the packaging container. However, these packaging containers are discarded after the fresh flowers are removed and displayed, and are not reused. In other words, for example, after displaying the fresh flowers at the delivery destination, not only must the packaging materials be collected and discarded, but also a separate vase must be prepared to display the fresh flowers, and the vase must be collected after the display period has passed, which is a heavy burden on the florist in any case.

[0003] For this reason, a cardboard case that doubles as a display stand has been proposed in the past, as shown in Patent Document 1. The cardboard case in Patent Document 1 is configured with a square cylindrical case body that encloses fresh flowers supported by an ornament support plate, and after transportation, the case body is supported on mutually crossed support legs, and the fresh flowers are supported by the ornament support plate supported via a support part on the upper part of the case body, making it possible to display the fresh flowers. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 25769195 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The cardboard case also used as a display stand shown in Patent Document 1 is designed to be transported by packing fresh flowers inside the case body, and after transport, the case body is supported by support legs prepared separately from the case body, and the ornament support plate is supported by a support part prepared separately. In this case, when displaying fresh flowers after transport, it is necessary to prepare support legs and support parts separately from the case body that has been transported, which is troublesome and impractical.

[0006] The present invention has been created in consideration of the various problems that have existed in the past as described above, and aims to provide a flower packaging container and flower stand that can be constructed as a flower stand using the container body that supports and encloses fresh flowers, the flower support stand that stores and supports the fresh flowers within the container body, and the flower stand base, etc., and that can be assembled and used without the need for any other parts. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is characterized by comprising a cylindrical container body 1 whose surrounding walls can be folded inwardly into a narrow shape by fold lines 7 along the cylindrical direction, a flower support stand 10 which is removably fixed to the lower part of the container body 1 when fresh flowers F are stored therein, and a flower stand base 20 which is removably fixed to the upper part of the container body 1. The flower support stand 10 and the flower stand base 20 each have a double structure surrounding walls, and the outer width corresponds to the inner width of the container body 1, and the inner width corresponds to the outer width of the opening of the container body 1 with the surrounding walls narrowed, and the flower support stand 10 is placed over the upper opening of the container body 1, and the flower stand base 20 is placed against the lower opening of the container body 1 to support and stand the container body 1. The flower support stand 10 can be composed of a support stand main body 11 formed in the shape of a shallow inverted box with an open lower part and a surrounding support wall 14 formed by folding twice around an upper wall 12 and connected downward, and a flower storage body 15 formed in the shape of a cylinder with an open upper part and having a connecting piece 17 inserted into the upper wall 12 of the support stand main body 11 and bent to be fixed. The flower stand base 20 is formed in a shallow box shape with an open top, and can be constructed by folding a base surrounding wall 22 formed in two parts around a bottom side wall 21 and connecting it to the top. A lower support part 4 can be provided at the lower part of the container body 1 for supporting and fixing a flower support stand 10 that is stored and positioned within the container body 1. An upper support part 5 can be provided on the upper part of the container body 1, on which a flower vase base 20 to be stored in the container body 1 is placed, supported and fixed.

[0008] In the fresh flower packaging container and flower stand according to the present invention constructed as described above, the fresh flower support stand 10 with fresh flowers F stored in the fresh flower support 15 is supported and fixed to the lower part of the container body 1 by the lower support part 4, thereby storing and holding the fresh flowers F inside the container body 1. Also, the flower stand base 20 is placed on the upper part of the container body 1 by the upper support part 5 and supported and fixed, thereby closing the container body 1 with the fresh flowers F stored therein, and the upper and lower parts of the container body 1 can be sent and transported in an appropriately fixed state with their shapes maintained from the inside. At the delivery or transport destination, the flower support stand 10 taken out from the container body 1 is placed on the container body 1 standing in the flower stand base 20, so that the flowers F can be displayed as they are. The container body 1 after the flower support stand 10 is removed is narrowed inward by the folding lines 7 of the surrounding walls to reduce the perimeter and store it within the inside widths of the base surrounding walls 22 of the flower stand base 20 and the supporting surrounding walls 14 of the flower support stand 10, which are smaller than the outside width. The flower vase base 20 is removed from the container body 1 and placed at the place where it is to be displayed, and the container body 1 is stored and supported in a standing manner within the upwardly open base surrounding wall 22. The flower support stand 10 is placed over the narrowed container body 1 by the supporting surrounding wall 14 of the flower vase support stand 10 which is downwardly open, so that the fresh flowers F stored in the flower support 15 are placed directly on the container body 1 for display. The flower support stand 10 is provided with a cylindrical flower storage body 15 in a support stand body 11 in the form of a shallow box with an open bottom, so that the flowers F are stored and held in the container body 1 in the state in which they are to be displayed, and when they are delivered or transported, they are simply set on the container body 1 in the state in which they are to be displayed, allowing easy and quick display work. Effect of the Invention

[0009] Since the present invention is configured as described above, in the container body 1 in which the flowers F arranged in a displayed state are enclosed and packed together with the flower support stand 10 and the flower vase base 20, the flowers F can be used as a flower vase stand as it is by narrowing the container after removing the flowers F from the container or transporting destination and supporting them upright on the flower vase base 20, and by setting the flower support stand 10 on the container body 1. By being able to use the packaging materials for the flowers F as they are as a flower vase stand, waste of resources is reduced, and the flowers F arranged at a florist, for example, can be displayed as they are without requiring any special troublesome work by the recipient of the flowers F.

[0010] That is, in the present invention, the container body 1 is shaped like a cylinder and has surrounding walls which can be folded inwardly, a flower support stand 10 which is removably fixed to the lower part of the container body 1 when fresh flowers F are stored inside, and a flower vase base 20 which is removably fixed to the upper part of the container body 1. In this way, the packaging materials such as the container body 1 can be used as a flower vase when sent and transported, eliminating waste at both the florist and the recipient.

[0011] Furthermore, in the flower support stand 10 consisting of the shallow box-shaped support main body 11 and the cylindrical flower storage body 15, the flowers F arranged at a florist and stored in the flower storage body 15 are supported and fixed in a stored and held state to the lower part of the container main body 1, and being supported at the lower part ensures weight stability during delivery and transportation, and contributes to the stability of the arrangement of the flowers F. Moreover, since the arrangement is maintained even when the flowers are taken out of the container main body 1 at the delivery or transportation destination, they can be displayed in the state they were taken out.

[0012] The shallow box-shaped flower stand base 20 is fixed to the upper part of the container body 1 to close the upper opening of the container body 1 during transportation, etc., and can maintain the shape stability of the container body 1 when packed. After being removed from the container body 1 at the destination, etc., it can be used as a base for supporting the container body 1 on its upright legs, thereby maintaining the upright state of the container body 1.

[0013] The container body 1 itself is folded inward by the fold lines 7 along the tubular direction, so that when the container body 1 is upright, it can adequately support the load applied along the tubular direction, and even if the upper and lower parts of the container body 1 tend to spread outward, this, combined with the fact that it is regulated and supported by the support peripheral walls 14 of the flower support stand 10 and the base peripheral walls 22 of the flower stand base 20, greatly contributes to improving the support stability.

[0014] The lower support part 4 provided at the bottom of the container body 1 supports and fixes the flower support stand 10 stored inside the container body 1, and the upper support part 5 provided at the top of the container body 1 supports and places a flower stand base 20 thereon, so that the parts to be displayed at the destination can be enclosed and transported together.

[0015] The reference numerals in the sections of the Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention are given for ease of reference to the components shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the structures, shapes, etc. shown by the descriptions and reference numerals in the drawings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] This is an exploded perspective view of the same when assembled into a flower vase stand. [Diagram 5] FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 in the drawings denotes a container body having, for example, a square cross section for enclosing and packaging fresh flowers F of a given size, and this container body 1 is formed, for example, into a rectangular tube shape consisting of front, back, left and right side walls. Each side wall is folded slightly inward by a fold line 7 arranged on each side wall along the height direction (tubular direction). The container body 1, including the flower support stand 10 and flower stand base 20 described below, is formed, for example, from a cardboard base paper of an appropriate thickness.

[0018] The upper and lower openings of this container body 1 are closed by an upper cover plate 2 and a lower cover plate 3, and with the upper cover plate 2 and the lower cover plate 3 respectively placed over the openings, they are tied together by a string 6 wound around the front and rear and left and right sides of the container body 1 in the vertical direction.

[0019] A flower support stand 10 is detachably supported and fixed to the lower part of the container body 1. The flower support stand 10 comprises a support stand body 11 formed in the shape of a shallow inverted box with an open lower part and a surrounding support wall 14 formed by folding twice around the upper wall 12 and connected downward, and a flower storage body 15 formed, for example, in the shape of a rectangular tube with an open upper part and having a connecting piece 17 inserted and bent to be fixed to the upper wall 12 of the support stand body 11. The double-wall structure of the surrounding support wall 14 is an air gap structure formed by folding back the extended part extending from the periphery of the upper wall 12 via the peripheral wall part of an appropriate width and fixing it appropriately inside the periphery of the upper wall 12.

[0020] In the support base main body 11, the outer width of the supporting peripheral wall 14 corresponds approximately to the inner width of the container main body 1, and the inner width of the supporting peripheral wall 14 has a width that is smaller by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the supporting peripheral wall 14 having a double structure. The double structure makes the support base main body 11 itself robust, and the container main body 1, which has been folded and narrowed at the fold line 7 as described below, is placed over the smaller inner width, so that the support base main body 1 is supported by the container main body 1.

[0021] A slit-shaped insertion connection hole 13 is drilled in the upper wall 12 of the support base body 11, matching the position of the surrounding wall 16 of the fresh flower storage body 15 to be placed and set on the upper wall 12, and the connecting piece 17 connected to the lower end of the surrounding wall 16 of the fresh flower storage body 15 is forcibly inserted into the insertion connection hole 13 and the protruding part is bent under the upper wall 12, so that the fresh flower storage body 15 can be firmly fixed to the support base body 11 (see Figure 3). In the figure, the connecting pieces 17 arranged at the four corners of the flat rectangular fresh flower storage body 15 are bent in different directions to be inserted into the insertion connection hole 13.

[0022] In the fresh flower storage body 15 in the fresh flower support stand 10 thus formed, fresh flowers F, the base of which has been treated to prevent leakage, are inserted and fixed, and the fresh flowers F themselves are arranged in what is called floral foam made of, for example, moistened synthetic resin.

[0023] In addition, this flower support stand 10 is fixed in place by pressing a lower support part 4, which is formed by folding inward into an L-shape at a corner part at the bottom inside the container body 1, against the upper surface, so that it is sandwiched between the lower cover plate 3 that closes the lower opening of the container body 1.

[0024] A flower vase base 20 is stored and held in the upper part of the container body 1. This flower vase base 20 is formed in the shape of a shallow bottom box with an upward opening, which has a structure almost the same as that of the support base body 11, and is formed by folding the base surrounding wall 22 twice around the bottom side wall 21 and connecting it to the upper part. That is, the outer width of the base surrounding wall 22 almost corresponds to the inner width of the container body 1, and the inner width of the base surrounding wall 22 has a width that is smaller by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the base surrounding wall 22 having a double structure. The double structure makes the flower vase base 20 itself strong, and allows the container body 1, which is folded and narrowed at the folding line as described below, to be placed and stored within the narrowed inner width.

[0025] In addition, this vase base 20 is placed on the upper support part 5, which is formed by folding inward in an L-shape at the upper corner inside the container body 1, so that it is supported by being sandwiched between the upper cover plate 2 that closes the upper opening of the container body 1. In this way, the vase base 20 is stored and arranged neatly inside the upper part of the container body 1, which also has the advantage of providing a protective function for the inside of the container body 1 against external impacts and other forces applied to the upper part of the container body 1.

[0026] In addition, since the container body 1 in the figure is formed in a substantially square shape when viewed from above, the flower support stand 10, the flower vase base 20, etc. are also formed in a square shape when viewed from above. Of course, the planar shape of the container body 1 may be formed in a rectangular shape, a triangular shape, other polygonal shapes, a circular shape, etc., and correspondingly, the flower support stand 10 and the flower vase base 20 are also formed in a similar planar shape.

[0027] To explain how to enclose and pack fresh flowers F using this method, first, the surrounding wall 16 is connected and fixed to the support base body 11 by the connecting pieces 17 to assemble the flower support base 10, and the arranged fresh flowers F are stored inside the surrounding wall 16. Then, as shown in Fig. 1, the flower support base 10 containing the fresh flowers F is placed on the lower cover plate 3, the container body 1 is placed from above to cover the fresh flowers F, and the lower support part 4 is fixed so as to press and hold down the support base body 11 on the flower support base 10. Next, the flower stand base 20 is supported and stored inside the upper part of the container body 1 by the upper support part 5, and the upper cover plate 2 is placed to cover the flower stand base 20, and the upper opening of the container body 1 is closed. After that, the container body 1 is tied together with the upper and lower cover plates 2, 3 by the string material 6 to prepare it for delivery and transportation (see Fig. 2).

[0028] At the delivery or transport destination, the container body 1 is opened and the fresh flowers F are taken out, and the fresh flowers F are displayed on the flower stand assembled from the container body 1, the flower stand base 20, the flower stand 10, etc. That is, the flower stand base 20 is taken out from the opened container body 1, the flower stand 10 in which the fresh flowers F are stored and which is revealed when the container body 1 is removed is temporarily removed, and the flower stand base 20 is placed and set at the display location of the fresh flowers F. Next, as shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the peripheral side walls of the container body 1 itself are slightly folded inwardly along the folding lines 7, and the container body 1 is inserted into the peripheral base wall 22 of the flower stand base 20 so as to be upright. After that, the flower stand 10 itself is set on the top of the container body 1 so as to be covered with the support base body 11, and the fresh flowers F are displayed.

[0029] In this way, the top and bottom of the hollow cylindrical container body 1, whose surrounding walls taper inward, are covered and closed by the flower stand base 20 and the flower support stand 10 to form a flower stand configuration of a predetermined height, and furthermore, the fresh flowers F can be displayed in the same state as they are stored in the flower support stand 10 at the time of packaging (see Figure 5).

[0030] Considering that it will be displayed as a flower vase, it is possible to provide suitable markings on the surrounding wall 16 of the flower support stand 10 and the outer surface of the container body 1, etc., appropriate for the location where it will be displayed. It is also possible to paint the flower vase base 20 itself, the flower support stand 10 itself, etc., in a color such as black, to create an appropriate atmosphere in the location where it will be displayed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] F…Fresh flowers 1…Container body 2...Top lid plate 3…Lower lid plate 4…Lower support part 5...Top support part 6…String material 7…broken line 10...Flower support stand 11…Support body 12…Upper wall 13... Insertion connection hole 14...Supporting perimeter wall 15...Flower storage unit 16...Enclosure wall 17…Connection piece 20…Flower stand 21…Bottom side wall 22... Foundation surrounding wall

Claims

1. The container body is a cylindrical container whose surrounding walls can be folded inwardly along fold lines along the cylindrical direction, a flower support stand which is removably fixed to the lower part of the container body when fresh flowers are stored therein, and a flower stand base which is removably fixed to the upper part of the container body, wherein the flower support stand and the flower stand base each have a double-structure surrounding wall with an outer width which corresponds to the inner width of the container body, and the inner width corresponds to the outer width of the opening of the container body with the surrounding walls narrowed, the flower support stand is placed over the upper opening of the container body, and the flower stand base is placed against the lower opening of the container body to support and stand the container body.

2. The fresh flower support stand as described in claim 1 comprises a support stand body formed in the shape of a shallow inverted box with an open bottom, with a support surrounding wall formed by folding twice around the upper wall and connected downward, and a fresh flower storage body formed in the shape of a cylinder with an open top and having a connecting piece that is inserted into the upper wall of the support stand body and bent to fix it.

3. 2. The fresh flower packaging container and flower stand according to claim 1, wherein the flower stand base is formed in the shape of a shallow bottom box that is open upward, and a base peripheral wall is formed by folding twice around the bottom side wall and connected to the upper part.

4. 2. The fresh flower packaging container and flower stand according to claim 1, further comprising a lower support portion provided at a lower portion of the container body for supporting and fixing the fresh flower support positioned within the container body.

5. 2. The fresh flower packaging container and flower stand according to claim 1, further comprising an upper support portion provided on an upper portion of the container body for supporting and fixing a flower stand to be stored in the container body.

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