Cultivation container stand

Abstract

To provide a cultivation container placement table capable of maintaining good drainage and ventilation properties of flowerpots and enabling cultivated plants to grow well with good appearance.SOLUTION: A placement portion 3 on which a flowerpot 2a is placed is provided with a cultivation container placement plate 6 provided with a hole 5 having drainage and ventilation properties, and legs 9 whose lower ends 8 rest on a placement surface 7 are protrudingly provided at a required interval to place the cultivation container placement plate 6 on the placement surface 7. When the cultivation container placement plate 6 is mounted on the placement surface 7, a ventilation opening portion 10 communicating with the hole 5 is provided between the legs 9, 9. A bottomed support post holding hole 11 with an open upper end is provided at a required position on the cultivation container placement plate 6 for detachably inserting and holding a lower portion 12 of a support post 11 for supporting a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container 2 placed on the cultivation container placement plate 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cultivation container stand for placing cultivation containers for plant cultivation, which has an open top and a drainage hole in the bottom. More specifically, the cultivation container stand can maintain good drainage and breathability of the cultivation container placed on it, and can also allow plants such as climbing plants to grow well and look good in the cultivation container. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, when a flowerpot is placed on a surface, its bottom rises above the surface, allowing drainage and ventilation of the cultivation soil inside the flowerpot through drainage and ventilation openings provided in the bottom (for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] However, if the drainage and ventilation of the underside of the flowerpot is poor, it can lead to plant diseases such as root rot. Also, if moisture accumulates at the bottom of the flowerpot, it can easily attract slugs, which can cause problems such as the slugs eating the leaves of cultivated plants and causing them to wither.

[0004] Furthermore, when the plant being cultivated in the flowerpot is a climbing plant or a fruit-bearing plant, in order to stably support the vines or stems, the lower end of the support is thrust into the cultivation soil in the flowerpot (for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3), and the lower end of the support is held by a support lower end holder provided on the side wall of the flowerpot (for example, Patent Documents 4 and 5).

[0005] However, when the lower ends of the supports were stuck into the cultivation soil in the flowerpot, there was a risk that the stuck lower ends would hinder the growth of the plant's roots, and this risk increased the more supports were stuck. Furthermore, even when the lower ends of the supports were stuck into the cultivation soil, or when the lower ends of the supports were held to the side walls of the flowerpot via holders, there was a risk that the flowerpot would tip over when the plant was blown by the wind and wind pressure acted on the supports. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-262151 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-205896 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-65074 [Patent Document 4] Utility Model Registration No. 3001767 [Patent Document 5] Utility Model Registration No. 3054484 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to provide a cultivation container support table that can maintain good drainage and ventilation of the cultivation containers.

[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a cultivation container placing stand that can reliably support the stems and vines with supports, even when the plants cultivated in the cultivation containers are creeping plants or fruit-bearing plants, and allows the plants to grow well and with a good appearance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means. That is, a first aspect of the cultivation container placing stand of the present invention is a cultivation container placing stand for placing cultivation containers for plant cultivation, which has an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, and the placing portion on which the cultivation container is placed has a cultivation container placing plate portion having holes with drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the placing surface protrude at a required interval for placing the cultivation container placing plate portion on an placing surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the placing surface, an air vent opening is provided between the legs which communicates with an air vent space formed on the underside of the cultivation container placing plate portion having the holes, and a support holding hole with an open top is provided at a required position on the cultivation container placing plate portion for removably inserting and holding the lower part of a support that supports a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion.

[0010] A second aspect of the cultivation container support table according to the present invention is a cultivation container support table for supporting cultivation containers for plant cultivation, which has an open top surface and a drainage hole in its bottom surface, and includes a cultivation container support plate having drainage and breathable holes in the support portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, and legs whose lower ends rest on the installation surface protrude at predetermined intervals for installing the cultivation container support plate on an installation surface, and ventilation openings are provided between the legs to communicate with ventilation spaces formed below the cultivation container support plate having the holes when the cultivation container support plate is installed on the installation surface. Furthermore, certain of the legs have a support holding hole with a bottom opening on the top surface of the cultivation container support plate, into which a lower part of a support for supporting a plant to be grown in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container support plate can be detachably inserted and held.

[0011] A third aspect of the cultivation container supporting stand of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the support holding hole has a tapered shape that widens in diameter from its lower end toward its upper end, and when the lower part of the support is inserted and held in the support holding hole, a regulating gap is formed between the upper edge of the support holding hole and the outer peripheral surface of the support, which regulates the inclination of the support when the lower part is inserted and held in the support holding hole by the outer peripheral surface abutting against the upper edge.

[0012] A fourth aspect of the cultivation container supporting stand of the present invention is characterized in that, in the second aspect, the support holding hole has a tapered shape that widens in diameter from its lower end to its upper end, and when the lower part of the support is inserted and held in the support holding hole, a regulating gap is formed between the upper edge of the support holding hole and the outer peripheral surface of the support, which regulates the inclination of the support when the lower part is inserted and held in the support holding hole by the outer peripheral surface abutting against the upper edge.

[0013] A fifth aspect of the cultivation container placing stand according to the present invention is the cultivation container placing stand according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect, characterized in that the cultivation container placing plate is configured as a rectangular plate having a rectangular shape in a plan view, the legs are protruding from the four corners of the rectangular plate, the outward facing outer surfaces of the horizontal connecting pieces connecting the lower end portions of the left and right legs to each other are formed as inclined surfaces sloping upward from their lower edges to their upper edges, and the lower edges of the horizontal connecting pieces are raised above the lower ends of the legs. The inclined surfaces can guide the wind blowing into the ventilation space through the ventilation openings formed between the left and right legs toward the underside of the cultivation container placing plate.

[0014] A sixth aspect of the cultivation container support stand of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first, second, third or fourth aspect, the support stands are installed on the installation surface in a state where they are connected to each other via connecting means.

[0015] A seventh aspect of the cultivation container support stand of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first, second, third or fourth aspect, a connecting engagement protrusion protrudes outward from the lower edge portion of one of the horizontal connecting pieces adjacent to each other at a right angle, and a connecting engagement recess is provided on the underside of the lower edge portion of the other horizontal connecting piece, into which the connecting engagement protrusion can be detachably fitted in the vertical direction. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the present invention, a cultivation container stand can be provided that can maintain the drainage and breathability of the cultivation container well, and plants cultivated in the cultivation container can be grown well while preventing root rot and damage caused by slugs.

[0017] Furthermore, by erecting the support posts at required locations on the cultivation container mounting plate portion of the cultivation container mounting stand, the plants grown in the cultivation containers placed on the cultivation container mounting stand can be stably supported with their stems and vines spreading out outside the cultivation container, thereby making it possible to grow cultivated plants in a more attractive manner.

[0018] Furthermore, even if the plant being cultivated is a fruit-bearing plant, the stems and vines can be stably supported by the support, allowing the plant to grow well.

[0019] In particular, when the support post holding hole is provided in a leg whose lower end rests on the installation surface, the weight of the fruit of the cultivated plant supported by the support post can be transmitted directly to the installation surface via the leg, which has the advantage of not placing undue load on the cultivation container mounting plate portion.

[0020] Furthermore, the posts supporting the plants in the cultivation containers are installed with their lower ends inserted into the post-holding holes in the cultivation container mounting plate, rather than being installed by piercing the bottom end into the cultivation soil in the cultivation container, so there is no risk of the pierced bottom end hindering the growth of plant roots.

[0021] Furthermore, since the lower end portion of the support is not held to the side wall of the cultivation container via a retaining device, even if wind pressure acts on the support supporting the vines and stems of plants being grown in the cultivation container, there is no risk of the cultivation container tipping over.

[0022] Furthermore, if the pillar holding hole has a tapered shape that widens in diameter from its lower end to its upper end, and the regulating gap is provided between the upper edge of the pillar holding hole and the outer peripheral surface of the pillar, when the lower part of the pillar is inserted and held in the pillar holding hole, the regulating action of the regulating gap can regulate as required any abnormal tilt of the pillar, with the lower part inserted and held in the pillar holding hole and in an upright position, by the outer peripheral surface abutting against the upper edge.

[0023] Furthermore, when the cultivation container mounting stands can be connected to each other via the connecting means, the area of ​​the upper surface of the cultivation container mounting plate can be increased, thereby allowing a larger cultivation container to be mounted on the increased upper surface, or allowing multiple cultivation containers to be mounted on the increased upper surface. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0024] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a cultivation container placing table according to the present invention, seen from above. [Figure 2] 1 is a perspective view of a cultivation container placing table according to the present invention, seen from below. [Figure 3] 10 is a perspective view showing a leg portion protruding from the center of the cultivation container placing plate. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a side view showing the cultivation container placing table in use. [Figure 5] 10 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a support post holding hole and a lower end portion of the support post inserted and held in the support post holding hole. FIG. [Figure 6] 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lower part of the support post is inserted and held in the support post holding hole. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a partial plan view showing the configuration of a cultivation container placing plate portion. [Figure 8]10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the guiding action of the horizontal connecting pieces on the wind flowing into the ventilation space. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which two cultivation container placing tables are stacked with the circular protrusions of the legs fitted into the upper end portions of the support post holding holes. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a usage mode of the cultivation container placing stand. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another example of a usage mode of the cultivation container placing table. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a connecting means for connecting the support columns to each other. [Figure 13] 10 is a plan view showing a state in which the cultivation container placing tables are connected to each other via the connecting means. FIG. [Figure 14] FIG. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a cultivation container placing table that does not have a connecting means. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Example]

[0025] 1 to 6, the cultivation container placing stand 1 of the present invention is a cultivation container placing stand for placing a cultivation container for growing plants, which has an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, and the placement portion 3 on which the cultivation container 2, for example a flower pot, is placed has a cultivation container placing plate portion 6 which has a hole portion 5 with drainage and breathability, and legs 9 whose lower ends 8 rest on the placement surface 7 protrude at a required interval to place the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 on the placement surface 7, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 is placed on the placement surface 7 as shown in Figures 1 and 4, a ventilation opening 10 is provided between the legs 9, 9 which communicates with the ventilation space 4 formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 which has the hole portion 5. 5-6, a support holding hole 15 with an open upper end 13 is provided at a required position of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6, for detachably inserting and holding a lower portion 12 of a support 11 for supporting a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container 2 (FIG. 4) placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion 6. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the cultivation container placing tables 1, 1 can be connected to each other via connecting means 14 as needed. This will be explained in detail below.

[0026] In this embodiment, the cultivation container placing table 1 has a truncated pyramidal shape that widens downward, and is integrally molded from plastic. In this embodiment, the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 is configured as a square plate portion in a plan view, with the length of one side set to, for example, 200 mm for a small size and 280 mm for a large size, and its thickness set to 5 mm. The cultivation containers 2 are placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 with the cultivation container placing table 1 installed on the installation surface 7.

[0027] The legs 9 protrude from the four corner recessed portions 16 (Fig. 2) and the central portion 17 (Figs. 2-3) of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6. As shown in Figs. 2 and 5-6, the legs 9 protrude from the four corner portions. The legs 9 have a cylindrical leg body 19 with a vertical axis, and a circular protrusion 20 with a relatively small diameter and a small protrusion amount protrudes concentrically from the lower end of the leg body 19. The lower surface 21 of the circular protrusion 20 (forming the lower end 8) rests on the installation surface 7. On the other hand, the legs 9 protruding from the central portion 17 are configured as the cross-shaped legs 22 with a cross-shaped cross section, as shown in Figs. 2-3, for example. The size of the cross increases from the lower end 23 to the upper end 25, and the lower end 23 (forming the lower end 8) is placed on the installation surface 7.

[0028] In this embodiment, the lower ends 8 of the cross-shaped legs 22 are slightly raised above the installation surface 7 (Fig. 4). In this state, when a cultivation container 2 is placed on the cultivation container placement plate 6 as shown by the dashed line in Fig. 4, the weight of the cultivation container 2 causes the cultivation container placement plate 6 to bend downward, and the lower ends 8 of the cross-shaped legs 22 are placed on the installation surface 7.

[0029] In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the cylindrical leg body 19 is set to 20 mm, and its vertical length is set to 52 mm. The outer diameter of the circular protrusion 20 is set to 14 mm, and its protruding length is set to 1.3 mm. The lower end width of the cross-shaped pieces 26, 26 of the cross-shaped leg 22 is set to 15 mm.

[0030] As described above, the cultivation container mounting plate 6 has the hole 5 in the mounting portion 3 (FIGS. 1 and 4) on which the cultivation container 2 is mounted. In this embodiment, the hole 5 is configured with elongated linear hole portions 27 as shown in FIG. 1, and the linear hole portions 27 are gathered in the mounting portion 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a large number of the elongated linear hole portions 27 are arranged in parallel via narrow piece portions 31 in each partition portion 30 divided into four by orthogonal diagonal piece portions 29, 29. For example, when looking at the left and right partitions indicated by reference numerals 30a and 30b in Fig. 3, the extension lines of the elongated linear holes 27a and 27b are perpendicular to each other. The pieces 26, 26 intersecting at the cross of the cross-shaped leg 22 protrude downward from the undersides of the diagonal pieces 29, 29 intersecting at the cross. In this embodiment, the width of the narrow piece 31 is set to 4.5 mm, and the width of the elongated linear hole 27 in a plan view is set to 5 mm.

[0031] As described above, bottomed support post holding holes 15 with open upper ends 13 are provided at required positions of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 for detachably inserting and holding the lower portions of the supports 11 that support plants to be cultivated in the cultivation containers 2 (FIG. 4) placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion 6. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the support post holding holes 15 are provided in required leg portions of the legs 9, i.e., in this embodiment, in each of the legs 9a, 9a, 9a, 9a arranged at the four corners of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6, so as to open on the upper surface 32 of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6.

[0032] 5, in this embodiment, the support holding hole 15 is configured in a tapered shape that expands in diameter from the lower end 33 of the cylindrical leg body 19 toward its upper end 34. As described above, the upper end 34 of the support holding hole 15 opens at the upper surface 32 of the cultivation container mounting plate portion 6, and the lower end 15a of the support holding hole 15 is provided with a drainage hole 15b that opens at the center of the circular protrusion 20. In this embodiment, the depth of the support holding hole 15 is 50 mm, and the upper end diameter is set to 15 mm and the lower end diameter is set to 14 mm.

[0033] 5(B), it is preferable to provide locking ridges 34a extending up and down at intervals of, for example, 90 degrees in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface 15a of the support post holding hole 15. As the lower portion 12 of the support post 11 is inserted into the support post holding hole 15, the locking ridges 34a are pressed against the outer peripheral surface 12a of the lower portion 12, thereby more reliably preventing the lower portion 12 from coming off.

[0034] 6, when the lower portion 12 of the support 11 is inserted and held in the support-holding hole 15, a restriction gap G is formed between the upper edge 36 of the support-holding hole 15 and the outer circumferential surface 37 of the support 11. The restriction gap G can restrict the tilt of the support 11 when it is inserted and held in the support-holding hole 15 by the outer circumferential surface 37 abutting against the upper edge 36, thereby preventing the support 11 from bending excessively.

[0035] In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 1, below each of the four sides 46, 46, 46, 46 of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6, thin, elongated rectangular horizontal connecting pieces 47 are arranged parallel to the sides 46, and both ends 49, 49 of the horizontal connecting pieces 47 are connected to the lower parts 50 of the adjacent cylindrical leg main bodies 19, 19 to reinforce the cultivation container placing table 6. The outer surfaces (outward-facing outer surfaces) 51 of each of the four horizontal connecting pieces 47, 47, 47, 47 are inclined upward by positioning the lower edges 52 outward of the upper edges 53, as shown in Fig. 8(A), and are connected to the lower outer peripheral surfaces 49 of the cylindrical leg main bodies 19 in this inclined state. As a result, a frame-shaped inclined frame portion 57 is formed by the four horizontal connecting pieces 47, 47, 47, 47, and the frame-shaped inclined frame portion 57 appears thick when viewed from the side because the outer surface 51 is inclined.

[0036] In this embodiment, in order to firmly connect the frame-shaped inclined frame portion 57 to the cylindrical leg main body 19, as shown in Fig. 1, the four upper (front) corner edges 60 of the frame-shaped inclined frame portion 57 are connected to the outer peripheral surface 55 of the upper end portion of the cylindrical leg main body 19 by outwardly protruding large triangular reinforcing pieces 66 whose outer edges 62 slope diagonally outward from their upper end 63 to their lower end 65. In addition, the four lower (back) corner edges 67 of the frame-shaped inclined frame portion 57 are connected to the outer peripheral surface 69 of the lower end portion of the cylindrical leg main body 19 by small triangular reinforcing pieces 70 as shown in Fig. 2.

[0037] In this embodiment, as described above, the legs 9 protruding from the four corners rest on the installation surface 7 with the lower surfaces 21 (lower ends 8) of the circular protrusions 20, whereby the cultivation container mounting table 1 is installed on the installation surface 7 (FIG. 4), and in this installed state, the lower edge 71 of the frame-shaped inclined frame portion 57 is slightly raised from the installation surface 7. This raising causes a drainage gap 72 to be formed between the lower edge 71 and the installation surface 7. Furthermore, since the lower edge 71 is raised from the installation surface 7 in this manner, even if there is a slight protrusion on the installation surface 7, this raising can absorb the protrusion, and the cultivation container mounting table 1 can be installed stably.

[0038] Furthermore, each of the four side portions 46 of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 and the horizontal connecting piece 47 that faces the side portion 46 vertically are connected to one of the leg portions 9a by two thin plate-like vertical connecting pieces 73 (Fig. 1) that are inclined in the extension direction of the narrow piece portion 31, thereby reinforcing the cultivation container placing table 1. The upper ends 76, 76 of the two vertical connecting pieces 73 are connected to the lower surface 77 of the narrow piece portion 31, and the lower ends 79 are connected to the outer surface 51 of the horizontal connecting piece 47, and are inclined in the extension direction of the narrow piece portion 31 as shown in Fig. 1.

[0039] In the cultivation container placing stand 1 according to this embodiment, since the horizontal connecting pieces 47 and the vertical connecting pieces 73 of the frame-shaped inclined frame portion 57 are inclined as described above, the horizontal connecting pieces 47 and the vertical connecting pieces 73 appear thick in a side view, even though they are thin plates. This gives the impression of stability when the cultivation container placing stand 1 is installed.

[0040] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 9, the circular protrusion 20 can be fitted into the upper end portion 80 of the support holding hole 15, and the cultivation container placing tables 1 can be stacked in this fitted state when cleaning up, etc.

[0041] Figure 4 shows an example of the use of a cultivation container placing stand 1 having such a configuration, in which a cultivation container 2 is placed on the central part (the aforementioned placing part 3) of the cultivation container placing plate part 6 of the cultivation container placing stand 1, which is installed on the installation surface 7 by the legs 9, and plants are cultivated in the cultivation container 2.

[0042] As described above, the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 is provided with a collection of linear holes 27, and the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 is in a state of being raised above the installation surface 7. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, between the legs 9, 9, between the leg 9 and the vertical connecting piece 73, and between adjacent vertical connecting pieces 73, 73, ventilation openings 81 that become the ventilation opening portion 10 are provided.

[0043] The cultivation container mounting stand 1 having such a configuration has the hole 5 provided below the bottom of the cultivation container 2 mounted on the cultivation container mounting plate 6, and also has the ventilation opening 10 communicating with the ventilation space 4 formed on the underside of the cultivation container mounting plate 6. This allows excess water inside the cultivation container to be drained through the hole 5, and also allows ventilation inside the cultivation container through the hole 5. This ensures good drainage and ventilation of the cultivation container 2, prevents root rot and the attraction of slugs, and allows for good plant cultivation in the cultivation container 2.

[0044] In this embodiment, the outer surface 51 of the horizontal connecting piece 47 is formed as an inclined surface 82 that slopes upward, so that the wind blowing into the ventilation opening 10 is guided obliquely upward by the inclined surface 82, as shown by the arrows in Figures 8(A) and (B), and flows into the ventilation space 4. Therefore, as shown in Figure 8(B), the blown wind is likely to hit the lower ends 5a of the holes 5, improving the ventilation of the cultivation container 2.

[0045] When using the cultivation container mounting stand 1 of this embodiment, when cultivating plants as described above, the required support holding holes 15 provided at the four corners of the cultivation container mounting plate portion 6 can be selected depending on the plant to be cultivated, and the lower part 12 of the support 11 can be inserted and held in the support holding hole 15 to place the support 11 in an upright position.

[0046] 10 shows an example in which the lower portion 12 of the support 11 is inserted and held in the support holding hole 15, thereby placing the support in an upright position. The support posts 11 are erected in the support holding holes 15 provided at the four corners of the cultivation container mounting plate 6, and the four support posts 11 are curved inward toward the center of the cultivation container mounting table 1 in a plan view, and their upper end portions 39 are bound with binding material 40 to form a vertically long obelisk-like plant cultivation shelf 41. The height of the plant cultivation shelf 41 from the upper surface 32 of the cultivation container mounting plate 6 is, for example, about 115 cm.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 6(A), the support 11 is made of a relatively thin elastic pipe, and its lower end portion is a bulging shaft portion 42, which constitutes the lower portion 12. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the lower portion 12 (bulging shaft portion 42) is inserted and held in the support holding hole 15. When the axis L1 of the bulging shaft portion 42 is vertical, the regulating gap G is formed between the upper edge 36 of the support holding hole 15 and the outer peripheral surface 37 of the support 11. The bending state of each support 11 due to its elastic deformation is regulated by the regulating gap G, and for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the support 11 is curved inward toward the center of the cultivation container mounting table 1 in a plan view. The plant cultivation shelf 41 formed in this manner can be appropriately covered with a net or cover (not shown) to improve cultivation or to protect from rain, etc.

[0048] FIG. 12 shows another example in which the lower portion 12 of the support 11 is inserted and held in the support holding hole 15 to set the support 11 in an upright position. The support 11 is set upright in the support holding holes 15, 15, 15, 15, provided at the four corners of the cultivation container mounting plate 6. Two parallel support columns are connected to each other by a connecting member 43, as shown in FIG. 9, for example. As shown in FIG. 12(B), the connecting member 43 is connected to the support 11 by fitting clamping portions 44, which have a C-shaped cross section and are provided on both ends of the connecting member 43, into the support 11. Note that in FIG. 9, the connecting member 43 is illustrated by a thick straight line, and the C-shaped clamping portions 44 are not shown. The connecting member 43 also functions to attract plants, so it is recommended that it be appropriately positioned at a desired height of the support 11 depending on the growth of the plants in the cultivation container. The plant cultivation shelf 41 thus formed is appropriately covered with a net or cover (not shown) to improve cultivation and to protect from rain, etc.

[0049] 13 shows two truncated pyramidal cultivation container support tables 1 arranged side by side with the edges 86, 86 of the horizontal connecting pieces 47 abutting against each other and connected via the connecting means 14. This arrangement doubles the area of ​​the top surface of the cultivation container support plate 6, so that a horizontally elongated cultivation container can be stably placed on the doubled top surface with its length aligned with the direction of the arrangement. Alternatively, multiple cultivation containers can be placed on the doubled top surface.

[0050] An example of the connecting means 14 will be described with reference to Figures 13 and 14. As shown in Figure 14(A), the cultivation container placing table 1 according to this embodiment has a connecting engagement protrusion 89 protruding outward from a lower edge portion 87 of one horizontal connecting piece 47a of the horizontal connecting pieces 47, 47 adjacent to each other at right angles, and a connecting engagement recess 91 into which the connecting engagement protrusion 89 can be detachably fitted in the vertical direction is provided on the lower surface portion of the lower edge portion 87 of the other horizontal connecting piece 47b.

[0051] By fitting the connecting engagement protrusion 89 having such a configuration into the connecting engagement recess 91 (Figure 14(B)), the cultivation container placing stands 1, 1 can be detachably connected to each other, and misalignment of the connected cultivation container placing stands 1, 1 can be prevented.

[0052] When the cultivation container 2 is set up in this manner, the support 11 can be erected in the required support holding hole 15 according to the condition of the cultivated plant, thereby supporting the vines and stems of the plant by the support 11 and the connecting member 43, such as that described above, that connects the supports 11, 11 to each other.

[0053] Here, the erection of the support poles will be specifically described. Whether the support poles 11 need to be erected, at what point the support poles 11 should be erected, which support pole holding holes 15 should be selected to erect the support poles 11, the number of support pole holding holes 15 to be selected (hence, the number of support poles 11 to be erected), the length of the erected support poles 11, whether the length of the erected support poles 11 should be changed during the plant cultivation, etc. are set as required depending on the type of plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container 2 and the growth rate of the plant.

[0054] For example, when cultivating short plants, erecting supports 11 may not be necessary, but when cultivating vines that spread outward, such as clematis, it is preferable to select the required support holding hole 15 and erect a long support 11 in that support holding hole 15. In this case, in order to stably support the plant with the erected support 11, it is preferable to connect the supports 11, 11 to each other, for example, as shown in Figure 11, with an appropriate connecting member 43, for example, as shown in Figure 12.

[0055] Furthermore, when cultivating fruit-bearing plants such as cucumbers and tomatoes, it is preferable to erect long supports 11 in the required support holding holes 15, and the plants are then guided appropriately to the supports 11. In this case, the load received by the supports 11 that hold the fruit is transmitted to the installation surface 7 via the legs 9 whose lower ends 8 rest on the installation surface 7, so that the application of an excessive load to the cultivation container mounting table 1 due to the load can be prevented.

[0056] Furthermore, when the cultivation container mounting stand 1 having such a configuration is used, the support poles 11 for supporting the plants to be cultivated in the cultivation containers 2 are not erected in the cultivation containers 2 but are erected on the cultivation container mounting plate portion 6 separate from the cultivation containers 2, so that even if wind pressure acts on the support poles 11 supporting the vines and stems of the plants cultivated in the cultivation containers 2, it is possible to prevent the cultivation containers 2 from tipping over due to this. Furthermore, the support poles 11 for supporting the plants to be cultivated in the cultivation containers 2 are erected without piercing their lower end portions into the cultivation soil in the cultivation containers, so there is no risk that the pierced lower end portions will hinder the growth of the plant roots.

[0057] As described above, the support post holding hole 15 has a tapered shape that widens in diameter from the lower end 15a toward the upper end 13 (FIG. 5), making it easy to insert the lower part 12 of the support post 11. In addition, when the support post 11 is inserted and held in the support post holding hole 15, the regulating gap G is formed between the upper edge 36 of the support post holding hole 15 and the outer circumferential surface 37 of the support post 11, as shown in FIG. 6. Because the regulating gap G is formed in this way, when the lower part 12 of the support post 11 is inserted and held in the support post holding hole 15, the inclination of the axis L of the support post 11 can be regulated by the outer circumferential surface 37 of the support post 11 abutting against the upper edge 36 of the support post holding hole 15. For example, when it is necessary to bend the support 11 in a required direction, such as inward F1 or outward F2 of the cultivation container support table 1, by elastic deformation of its axis L, the bending deformation can be prevented from becoming too large and damaging the support 11, by the outer surface 37 of the support 11 abutting against the upper edge 36 of the support holding hole 15.

[0058] By setting the inclination of the support poles 11 as required within the range of these regulations and connecting the upper ends of the support poles 11 to each other (Figure 10) or connecting required intermediate parts of the support poles 11 to each other with the connecting members 43 (Figure 11), it becomes possible to appropriately support the plants according to the spreading state of the stems and vines as the cultivated plants grow.

[0059] In summary, in the present invention, the support post holding hole 15 holds the lower part 12 therein to keep the support post 11 in an upright state, but the support post holding hole 15 is configured so that the support post 11 can be kept in an upright state only when it is needed, rather than keeping the support post 11 in an upright state at all times. In other words, the support post holding hole 15 is configured so that the lower part 12 of the support post 11 can be detachably inserted and held therein as needed. This point will be explained in different cases. (1) If the plant cultivated in the flowerpot 2 is a plant that does not grow tall, there is no particular need to erect the support 11 in the support holding hole 15. (2) If the plant cultivated in the flowerpot 2 is a plant that grows large, it does not need to have a support 11 erected in the early stages of its growth, but once it has grown to a certain size, it will need to have a support 11 erected. In this case, a short support will suffice while the plant is short, but once it has grown to a certain height, the short support will be removed and replaced with a long support. (3) Even if the support 11 is set upright from the beginning of cultivation, depending on the size of the cultivation container, it may be impossible or difficult to set up the support 11 until after the flowerpot 2 is placed on the cultivation-container-placing plate 6. In this case, the support 11 is set upright after one or more flowerpots are placed on the cultivation-container-placing plate 6. (4) When cultivating two types of plants in the flowerpot 2 placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion 6, namely, tall plants that require the installation of a support 11 and short plants that do not require the installation of a support 11, it may be necessary to install a support only for the plants that require the installation of a support. [Example]

[0060] The present invention is by no means limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various design modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. Examples of such modifications are as follows.

[0061] (1) FIG. 15 shows another embodiment of the cultivation container support stand 1 according to the present invention. It differs from the cultivation container support stand 1 described in the first embodiment in that the connecting engagement protrusion 89 and the connecting engagement recess 91 are not provided. The effects of the cultivation container support stand 1 are similar to those of the cultivation container support stand 1 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, by arranging the cultivation container support stands 1, 1 of the same configuration side by side with the lower edges of the horizontal connecting pieces 47, 47 abutting against each other, the area of ​​the upper surface of the cultivation container support plate can be increased. This allows a horizontally elongated cultivation container to be stably placed on the enlarged upper surface with its length aligned with the juxtaposition direction. Alternatively, multiple cultivation containers can be placed on the enlarged upper surface.

[0062] (2) The connecting means 16 for detachably connecting the cultivation container stands 1, 1 to each other can be configured using various known means for mutually engaging and detaching such as clips, in addition to the above-mentioned configuration including the connecting engagement protrusions 91 and the connecting engagement recesses 91 which can be detachably fitted together. Also, the cultivation container stands 1 to be connected may be, for example, three of them connected in a straight line or in an L-shape.

[0063] (3) The cultivation container placing plate portion 6 constituting the cultivation container placing stand 1 is provided with the hole portion 5 having drainage and breathability in the placing portion 3 on which the cultivation container 2 is placed, and its planar shape can be set in a variety of ways taking into consideration the design of the cultivation container placing stand 1, such as rectangular shapes such as the square shape mentioned above, circular shapes, shapes with various angular shapes, shapes with curved edges in part or entirely, etc.

[0064] (4) The cultivation container placing plate portion 6 has legs 9 protruding at a required interval, with their lower ends 8 resting on the installation surface 7, for installing the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 on the installation surface 7. The legs 9 are provided at required locations on the cultivation container placing plate portion 6, taking into consideration the placement location of the cultivation container 2 to be placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 and the weight of the cultivation container 2. In the above embodiment in which the cultivation container placing stand 1 has a truncated pyramidal shape, the legs 9 are provided at the four inside corners, but they may also be provided at the outside corners. As mentioned above, they may also be provided at the center of the cultivation container placing plate 6. When the cultivation container placing plate 6 is large enough to accommodate multiple cultivation containers 2 thereon, the legs 9 at the center may also be provided with support post holding holes 15 that are open at the top and have a bottom, as in the case of the legs 9 provided at the outside corners.

[0065] (5) The support post holding hole 15 is preferably provided in the leg 9 so that the weight of the fruit of the cultivated plant supported by the support post 11 can be directly transmitted to the installation surface 7 via the leg 9, but it may also be provided in a required position on the cultivation container mounting plate portion 6 instead of on the leg 9.

[0066] (6) The support 11, whose lower portion 12 is removably inserted and held in the support holding hole 15, can be a pipe or solid rod-like body capable of supporting the stems and vines of plants to be cultivated in the cultivation container, such as a pipe with a smooth peripheral surface and a circular cross section, a pipe with a smooth peripheral surface and a square cross section, a pipe with protrusions arranged in the axial direction of the support, or a pipe with a spirally twisted peripheral portion. The length of the support 11 can be selected according to the growth rate of the plants in the cultivation container 2, and for example, a support having a length of 750 to 2100 mm can be used.

[0067] (7) The holes 5 provided in the cultivation container placing plate portion 6 do not need to be provided over the entire surface of the cultivation container placing plate portion 6, but may be provided in the placing portion 3 configured to be able to place the cultivation containers 2. The shape of the holes 5 may be set to various shapes such as circular holes, elliptical holes, square holes, etc., as long as they can ensure drainage and breathability of the cultivation containers 2 placed on the placing portion 3, and their size is not specified.

[0068] (8) Cultivation containers for cultivating plants that are open on the top and have drainage holes on the bottom include the above-mentioned flowerpots (including those called planters or pots), as well as the following: One is a bag-shaped container with an open top and drainage holes on the bottom, containing cultivation soil for cultivating plants. One is a tray-shaped seedling box with an open top and drainage holes on the bottom. One is a seedling box that contains seedling pots arranged vertically and horizontally, each having an open top and drainage holes on the bottom. One is a seedling box that contains seedling pots arranged vertically and horizontally, each having an open top and drainage holes on the bottom, with the sides of the seedling pots connected together as a single unit. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 1 Cultivation container stand 2 cultivation container 2a Flower pot 3. Placement area 4 Ventilation space 5 Hole 6 Cultivation container placing plate 7 Installation surface 9 Legs 10 Ventilation opening 11 Posts 12 Lower 13 Top 15 Post holding hole 19 Cylindrical leg body 27 Straight hole 47 Horizontal connection piece 57 Frame-shaped inclined frame 81 Ventilation opening

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1. A cultivation container placing stand for placing a cultivation container for cultivating plants, the cultivation container placing stand having an open top surface and a drainage hole in a bottom surface, The cultivation container placing plate portion has holes in the placing portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, which have drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the installation surface protrude at required intervals to place the cultivation container placing plate portion on the installation surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the installation surface, a ventilation opening portion is provided between the legs which communicates with a ventilation space formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion with the holes provided, A support holding hole having an open upper end is provided at a required position of the cultivation container placing plate portion, for detachably inserting and holding a lower part of a support for supporting a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion, The support holding hole has a tapered shape that expands in diameter from its lower end toward its upper end, and when the lower part of the support is inserted and held in the support holding hole, a regulating gap is formed between the upper edge of the support holding hole and the outer peripheral surface of the support, which regulates the inclination of the support with its lower part inserted and held in the support holding hole by the outer peripheral surface abutting against the upper edge.

2. A cultivation container support stand for supporting a cultivation container for plant cultivation, the cultivation container support stand having an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, The cultivation container placing plate portion has holes in the placing portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, which have drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the installation surface protrude at required intervals to place the cultivation container placing plate portion on the installation surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the installation surface, a ventilation opening portion is provided between the legs which communicates with a ventilation space formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion with the holes provided, A support holding hole having an open upper end is provided at a required position of the cultivation container placing plate portion, for detachably inserting and holding a lower part of a support for supporting a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion, The cultivation container placing plate portion is configured as a rectangular plate portion having a rectangular shape in a plan view, the legs are protruding from the four corners of the rectangular plate portion, and the outward outer surface of the horizontal connecting piece connecting the lower end portions of the left and right legs to each other is formed as an inclined surface that slopes upward from its lower edge to its upper edge, and the lower edge of the horizontal connecting piece is raised above the lower ends of the legs, The cultivation container placing stand is characterized in that the inclined surface can guide the wind blowing into the ventilation space through the ventilation opening formed between the left and right legs toward the underside of the cultivation container placing plate portion.

3. A cultivation container mounting stand for mounting a cultivation container for plant cultivation, the cultivation container having an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, The cultivation container placing plate portion has holes in the placing portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, which have drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the installation surface protrude at required intervals to place the cultivation container placing plate portion on the installation surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the installation surface, a ventilation opening portion is provided between the legs which communicates with a ventilation space formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion with the holes provided, A support holding hole having an open upper end is provided at a required position of the cultivation container placing plate portion, for detachably inserting and holding a lower part of a support for supporting a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion, A cultivation container placing table characterized in that it is placed on the placing surface while being connected to each other via connecting means.

4. A cultivation container placing stand for placing a cultivation container for cultivating plants, the cultivation container placing stand having an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, The cultivation container placing plate portion has holes in the placing portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, which have drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the installation surface protrude at required intervals to place the cultivation container placing plate portion on the installation surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the installation surface, a ventilation opening portion is provided between the legs which communicates with a ventilation space formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion with the holes provided, A cultivation container placing stand characterized in that a bottomed support holding hole is provided on the upper surface of the cultivation container placing plate portion in a required one of the legs, for removably inserting and holding the lower part of a support that supports a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion.

5. A cultivation container placing stand for placing a cultivation container for cultivating plants, the cultivation container placing stand having an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, The cultivation container placing plate portion has a placement portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, and is provided with holes having drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the placement surface protrude at required intervals in order to place the cultivation container placing plate portion on a placement surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the placement surface, a ventilation opening portion is provided between the legs which communicates with a ventilation space formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion having the holes provided, A bottomed support post holding hole is provided in a required leg portion of the leg portion, the support post holding hole being opened on the upper surface of the cultivation container placing plate portion, for detachably inserting and holding the lower part of a support post that supports a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion; The support holding hole has a tapered shape that expands in diameter from its lower end toward its upper end, and when the lower part of the support is inserted and held in the support holding hole, a regulating gap is formed between the upper edge of the support holding hole and the outer peripheral surface of the support, which regulates the inclination of the support with its lower part inserted and held in the support holding hole by the outer peripheral surface abutting against the upper edge.

6. A cultivation container placing stand for placing a cultivation container for cultivating plants, the cultivation container placing stand having an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, The cultivation container placing plate portion has a placement portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, and is provided with holes having drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the placement surface protrude at required intervals in order to place the cultivation container placing plate portion on a placement surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the placement surface, a ventilation opening portion is provided between the legs which communicates with a ventilation space formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion having the holes provided, A bottomed support post holding hole is provided in a required leg portion of the leg portion, the support post holding hole being opened on the upper surface of the cultivation container placing plate portion, for detachably inserting and holding the lower part of a support post that supports a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion; The cultivation container placing plate portion is configured as a rectangular plate portion having a rectangular shape in a plan view, the legs are protruding from the four corners of the rectangular plate portion, and the outward outer surface of the horizontal connecting piece connecting the lower end portions of the left and right legs to each other is formed as an inclined surface that slopes upward from its lower edge to its upper edge, and the lower edge of the horizontal connecting piece is raised above the lower ends of the legs, The cultivation container placing stand is characterized in that the inclined surface can guide the wind blowing into the ventilation space through the ventilation opening formed between the left and right legs toward the underside of the cultivation container placing plate portion.

7. A cultivation container placing stand for placing a cultivation container for cultivating plants, the cultivation container placing stand having an open top surface and a drainage hole in the bottom surface, The cultivation container placing plate portion has a placement portion on which the cultivation containers are placed, and is provided with holes having drainage and breathability, and legs whose lower ends rest on the placement surface protrude at required intervals in order to place the cultivation container placing plate portion on a placement surface, and when the cultivation container placing plate portion is placed on the placement surface, a ventilation opening portion is provided between the legs which communicates with a ventilation space formed below the cultivation container placing plate portion having the holes provided, A bottomed support post holding hole is provided in a required leg portion of the leg portion, the support post holding hole being opened on the upper surface of the cultivation container placing plate portion, for detachably inserting and holding the lower part of a support post that supports a plant to be cultivated in the cultivation container placed on the cultivation container placing plate portion; A cultivation container placing table characterized in that it is placed on the placing surface while being connected to each other via connecting means.

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