FLOWER BOX DEVICE

The invention concerns a flower box device for the admission of flowers and/or plants, whereby the device is compound from a basis box and a majority of flower box elements, into which a majority of flowers and/or plants are bring inable in each case, and which are applicable into the basis box.

Flower boxes of the kind initially specified are used of setting up flowers e.g. at window boards or on balconies in lined up way. There with such flower boxes the soil for all flowers or plants, taken up existing for the admission of the roots of the flowers or plants, in the flower box only gleichmäß industrial union to be watered knows, wise such flower boxes the disadvantage up, daß Flowers and/or plants with different water needs together in a flower box to be combined cannot.

A flower box device of the initially genaanten kind is from EP-A 344,993 well-known. During this flower box device internal boxes are äu&szlig in one; eren box assigned, whereby that äuß ere box mechanisms for placing the internal boxes exhibits. Are äu&szlig both between that; eren themselves boxes among themselves and between the individual internal boxes of gaps in an educated manner, with a Begieß EN of the flowers kept in the boxes easily with water fill, which accepts an evil-smelling, brachige quality with the time, since this water is badly ventilated.

Task of the invention is it to create a flower box device with which also flowers and/or plants with different irrigation needs can be taken up to a flower box, without daß breaking water develops.

This task becomes erfindungsgemäß e thereby solved, daß the flower box elements are quaderförmig out-arranged and different widths exhibit so selected are daß the sum of their widths equal the width of the basis box is approximate.

By making individual flower box elements available, into which an individual flower or plant or an individual kind of flower or plant type in each case are inserted, one reaches, daß individual flowers and/or plants with an own, in each case to it optimally angepaß ten root biotope to be provided know. It is thus possible to place and water individual plants in such a manner in a such soil, fertilizes and if necessary with pesticides to treat, daß each plant or plant type depending upon its specific needs, embedded into a basis box, is optimally supplied.

Thus also such plants can be combined with one another in a flower box, their different care needs bringing into a common soil ausschließ EN. Beyond that those points erfindungsgemäß e flower box device the advantage up, daß ill, damaged plants died by parasits struck or separately and without damage or impairment of the remaining plants arranged in the flower box can be removed be able to be exchanged and healthy through in each case new plants. In this way also in and multiyear plants in a flower box can be combined.

A further important advantage that erfindungsgemäß EN flower box device lies in it, daß while stationary the technology to the special dimensions of a flower box element to be cut know well-known water reservoir mats, in order to be able to regulate thus the Wässerungsbedürfnis of individual plants purposefully. Thereby also different soils, like sandige, can be brought lehmige, coarse-grained, loose or firm earth mixtures interspersed with stones into the different flower box elements, in order to carry so again aimed for the respective needs and preferences of the individual plants or flowers calculation used in the different flower box elements.

A further important advantage that erfindungsgemäß EN flower box device lies in it, daß multiyear plants, like e.g. geraniums or Fuchsien for the purpose of the winter storage as well as their appropriate flower box elements from the basis boxes that erfindungsgemäß EN flower box device to be removed can, whereby these plants can be stored for hibernation then without an otherwise necessary procedure of the Umtopfens. Thus again one reaches, daß arise at the roots of such plants no damages, how they are connected with a Umtopfungsvorgang otherwise.

The concept that erfindungsgemäß EN flower box device makes possible thus, daß the flowers of the respective season which can be set up in the flower boxes angepaß t to become to be able, without having to loosen the flower box from its respective anchorage. Those erfindungsgemäß e flower box device makes with it a new in each case equipment and/or exchange possible of individual flower box elements, which contain always in each case seasonally flowering plants or flowers, whereby seasonally not flowering or looking unattractive plants or flowers are replaced by respective flowering and/or looking attractive plants or flowers. So for example the following flowers with an evergreen, all-season planting Koniferen etc. can be out e.g. combined:

• Spring: Crocus, tulips, etc.
• Summer: Impatiens, Lobelien, etc.
• Autumn: Asters, dahlias, etc.
• Winter: Eriken, azaleas, etc.

The flower box elements are gemäß preferential execution forms made of recyclebaren plastics, which are wash and wear and whose weight is easier than ceramic(s), Terracotta, Eternit, etc. The flower box elements can to be used also in each case as individual flower pots and be supposed on the market separately available and/or buy in additionable to be. They exhibit possibly different, however always standardized widths, is guaranteed with which, daß the sum of the widths of several gereihter flower box elements always approximately equal the width of a basis box is lateral together and/or around as much smaller than the width of a basis box is daß the flower box elements in line into a basis box to be eingestzt can. Individual combination options and/or design possibilities of the flower box elements are in this way made possible within a basis box.

With that erfindungsgemäß EN flower box device is made possible it the moreover one to draw “spare plants up” in separate flower box elements. Those erfindungsgemäß e flower box device can gemäß a multiplicity of forms, as for instance oval or at the sides rounded off formed out its, whereby it is only substantial, daß the flower box elements to be conclusively together gereiht can and in this lateral lining up positively into the basis box applicable are. Gemäß a preferential execution form that erfindungsgemäß EN flower box device are however out-arranged the flower box elements quaderförmig upward open, since this is the simplest and most economical execution form.

The flower box elements are gemäß preferential execution forms trained to the surface area itself tapering, so that they can be stacked for storage into one another. The diagonal of the surface area of a Blumenklastenelementes exhibits thereby for example a length than the diagonal, to the surface area of the parallenen surface, formed smaller within the range of 1% to 20%, within the upper range of the walls of the flower box element.

Gemäß another preferential execution form that erfindungsgemäß EN flower box device exhibit the individual flower box elements different in each case widths, in order to offer with one another to combining plants with different space requirement the necessary area, whereby the widths of the flower box elements are so selected, daß the amount of the sum of their widths equal the width of the basis box is approximate. Both concerning the space requirement of individual flowers and with regard to joining the flower box elements thereby such Abessungen is zweckmäß industrial union, which result from a multiples of 5 cm, and/or slightly less than 5 cm, so daß the basis boxes prefers a width exhibit, which are a multiple of 5 cm or 10 cm and/or slightly smaller. So the flower box elements can exhibit for example a width of scarcely 5 cm, scarcely 10 cm, scarcely 15 cm, etc.

The basis boxes of the flower box device are preferentially made of that same in each case materials as the flower box elements for producing a uniform overall view. They can be made however also in principle of in each case different materials like the flower box elements. As basis boxes already imported and freely available normal flower boxes can be used also on the market. In this case the flower box elements must be in their dimensions so limited, daß a majority by them conclusively into a such flower box to be inserted can.

Gemäß preferential arrangements are erfindungsgemä&szlig the flower box elements that; EN flower box device at least one of their sides or corners with latches from a firm or flexible material too provide, which facilitate a seizing by hand the flower box elements, in order to lift it out from a basis box. For this purpose it is particularly effective to interconnect at least two by in each case a along and a transverse side formed upper in each case corner areas of a flower box element by a prop or a tongue. In this way those remains äuß ere optical feature of a flower box element simply and inconspicuously, and its mechanical stability in addition increases.

Gemäß another preferential arrangement are provided the flower box elements at one of their transverse sides with a notch, whereby with a condition inserted into a Basisikasten the notch of the Quersteite of a first flower box element comes to be to a majority of flower box elements in each case because of the opposite, not transverse side of the neighbouring flower box element provided with a notch. Thus another very simple and nevertheless effective possibility for taking individual flower box elements out is given.

Those erfindungsgemäß e flower box device is described in the following on the basis a remark example, which is represented in the figures of the design.

Show:

Fig. 1

a schematic representation one erfindungsgemäß EN of basis box;

Fig. 2

a schematic representation erfindungsgemäß it individual flower box elements;

Fig.3

a schematic representation of a preferential execution form one erfindungsgemäß EN of flower box element.

The basis box 1 represented in figure 1 exhibits a rectangular surface area 2, from which perpendicularly two side panels 3 and a Vorderwand 4a and a rear wall 4b extend. In the surface area 2 a majority is intended in the distance of arranged holes 5.

The surface areas 6 wise in figure of 2 represented flower box elements 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d up, from which sides 7 and a front 8a and a back 8b extend perpendicularly. In the surface areas 6 at least one hole 9 is intended, whereby the number of the holes in the case of the flower box elements 10c and 10d increases on three and/or four holes. The number of holes depends however thereby on their diameter. Thus come one größ ere number of holes with small diameter in their effect of a smaller number of holes with größ equal erem diameter.

The basis box 1 exhibits a width of 1 m. The width of the flower box element 10a amounts to 9.75 cm, the width of the flower box element 10b amounts to 19.75 cm, the width of the flower box element 10c amounts to 29.75 and that of the flower box element 10d amounts to 39.75 cm. Therefore it is for example possible to combine two flower box elements 10d with a flower box element 10b in the way daß these three flower box elements laterally together gereiht into the basis box 1 to be inserted. Other possibilities consist of combining 10 flower box elements 10a or combining two flower box elements 10b with six flower box elements 10a combining or two flower box elements 10c with a flower box element 10b and two flower box elements 10a. The possibility of combination is selected thereby by the user depending upon the space requirement of the flowers, which are to be arranged together in the basis box 1.

By the holes 9 in the flower box elements 10a to 10d and the holes 5 in the basis box one guarantees, daß surplus rain water or Gieß water by these holes abfließ EN can, in order to avoid, daß the root work of the plants through übermäß ige humidity harm takes.

The flower box element represented in figure 3 exhibits at a transverse side a latch 11 from flexible material, at which it can be pulled out of a basis box not represented in the figure, and is provided at its other transverse sides with a kerbenförmigen recess 12, those on lining up of several flower box elements in a basis box of a opposite, with this recess not provided transverse side of a neighbouring flower box element to lie comes and so likewise seizing the flower box element by hand made possible and with it the same purpose as the latch 11 fulfilled. Further the flower box element at two of in each case a along and is provided a transverse side formed upper corner areas with tongues 13, under which a finger of a user can be led and which seizing the flower box element to thus likewise make possible by hand. The mechanisms 11, 12 and 13 are meant as alternatives and can be intended from there with a flower box element for itself alternatively in each case.