Planter Sieve

Abstract

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

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] When repotting a planter or pot in a home vegetable garden or gardening project, a transplanting trowel is typically used to dig the plant out of the original planter, roots first, and then the soil is removed by directly holding the plant's stem and brushing or shaking off the soil attached to the roots, before the plant is repotted in a new planter. Alternatively, the process of removing unwanted roots is often inefficient. In this case, manually shaking off the soil tangled around the roots can damage the stem or roots, affecting the plant's future growth. Additionally, sorting out the unwanted roots takes unnecessary time. Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example, are proposed to solve such problems.

[0003] That is, Patent Document 1 discloses a root removal shovel characterized by having multiple holes lined up vertically and horizontally in the tray part of the cup, with frames provided between the holes.According to this invention, the frames between the holes have notches in them, making them shaped to make it easy for roots to catch on, so that roots remaining in the soil can be easily and cleanly removed without getting dirty.

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

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

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

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

[0008] After much consideration to solve the above problems, we have come to the conclusion that the optimum solution is to install a concave mesh at a predetermined position on the planter sieve body to capture and sift out plant roots, a cutting edge at the top short side of the concave mesh to dig up plant roots, and a gripping part at the bottom of the concave mesh, thereby achieving the objective and achieving the desired effect.

[0009] That is, the following (1) to (2) The desired objective is achieved by the above configuration. (1) A planter sieve for home gardening, The planter sieve includes: A net formed in a concave shape to capture and screen out plant roots, the concave portion of the net opening upward and gently inclining the back side at an angle of 30 degrees or less compared to the front side. and, In the upper short direction of the concave net, The cutting edge is positioned to dig up plant roots, and the angle of the cutting edge is within 60 degrees toward the back. and The blade has a plurality of forks arranged at equal intervals and joined to it, and the tips of the forks are generally oval in shape. , A handy type planter sieve characterized in that the lower part of the concave net is provided with a gripping portion. (2) The planter sieve described in (1) is characterized in that the gripping portion is provided with a non-slip grip or a roughly semicircular handle. [Effects of the Invention]

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

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

[0012] Furthermore, by attaching a grip to the handle (handle) that fits the shape of the palm of the hand and attaching semicircular handles to both sides of the stick, it becomes easier to apply force when working, reducing the workload and improving work efficiency by allowing the tool to be used to dig deeper into the soil. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

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

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

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

[0016] According to claim 1 of the present invention, there is provided a planter sieve for a home vegetable garden, the planter sieve comprising: A concave net for capturing and screening out plant roots, with the concave portion of the net opening upward and gently inclined at an angle of less than 30 degrees from the front to the rear (Figure 1, No. 1) And, in the upper short direction of the concave net, The cutting edge (Figure 1, No. 3) for digging up plant roots is positioned, and the angle of the cutting edge is within 60 degrees toward the back. and The blade has a plurality of forks arranged at equal intervals and joined to it, and the tips of the forks are generally oval in shape. The concave mesh has a gripping portion at the bottom. (Figure 1, No. 2) A handy type planter sieve is provided.

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

[0018] To facilitate the soil removal from the planter, evenly spaced forks may be attached to the cutting edges of the concave mesh along its shorter sides. The tips of the forks are preferably roughly oval (see Figure 1, item 4) to reduce the load of the forks when they are inserted into the soil and to avoid damaging the roots of the plants. The roughly oval shape also has the advantage of reducing the labor required to remove unwanted roots and making it easier to hook the roots.

[0019] In other words, claim 1 provides a planter sieve that includes the requirement that forks are attached at equal intervals to the cutting edge portion located in the short direction at the top of the concave net, and that the tips of the forks attached to the cutting edge portion are approximately elliptical.

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

[0021] That is, claim 1 provides a planter sieve that requires that the upper part of the recessed portion be gently inclined within a range of 30 degrees from the front toward the upper short side of the concave net, and that the angle of the cutting edge portion of the upper short side of the concave net or the fork attached to the cutting edge portion be within 60 degrees toward the rear.

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

[0023] That is, Claim 2 According to the patent, the gripping portion is provided with a non-slip grip or a handle having a substantially semicircular shape. Claim 1 A planter sieve as described in [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1. Recessed mesh 2. Grip of the holding part 3 Cutting edge provided in the mesh of the recess 4. The roughly oval-shaped part at the tip of the cutting edge 5. Inclination of recess (within 30 degrees) 6. Inclination of the fork attached to the cutting edge (within 60 degrees)

Claims

1. A planter sieve for home gardening, The planter sieve includes a net formed in a concave shape to capture and sift out plant roots, the concave portion of the net opens upward, and the back side is gently inclined at an angle of 30 degrees or less compared to the front side; The concave net has a cutting edge for digging up plant roots arranged in the short direction at the top, and the angle of the cutting edge is within 60 degrees toward the back. The cutting edge has a plurality of forks joined thereto at equal intervals, and the tips of the forks are approximately oval in shape. A handy type planter sieve characterized in that the lower part of the concave net is provided with a gripping portion.

2. A planter sieve as described in claim 1, characterized in that the gripping portion is provided with an anti-slip grip or an approximately semicircular handle.

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