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EP0005870A1 - Stapelbarer oder nebeneinandersetzbarer und mittels eines Verbindungselements verbundener Halter - Google Patents

Stapelbarer oder nebeneinandersetzbarer und mittels eines Verbindungselements verbundener Halter Download PDF

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EP0005870A1
EP0005870A1 EP79200218A EP79200218A EP0005870A1 EP 0005870 A1 EP0005870 A1 EP 0005870A1 EP 79200218 A EP79200218 A EP 79200218A EP 79200218 A EP79200218 A EP 79200218A EP 0005870 A1 EP0005870 A1 EP 0005870A1
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Jan Verhenne
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Bekaert NV SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A47G7/04—Flower tables; Stands or hangers, e.g. baskets, for flowers
    • A47G7/041—Flower tables or stands

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  • the invention relates to a stackable holder comprising a bottom from which upright walls are standing up.
  • the stacking capacity is obtained by making the underside of the holder narrower in stepwise fashion so that it can be embraced by the open upperedge of the underlying holder.
  • the invention provides a stackable holder whereby, in a very simple manner and without supplementary production costs, the holders can be stacked in an desired relationship and can be combined bv means of a simple and unexpensive fitting into a stable structure in which the holders are juxtaposed.
  • the bottom of the holder is located at a distance from the under edges of the walls, whereas in the walls, starting from the upper edges and under edges, substantially vertical slots are made to receive the wall edge of a holder located respectively under or over it, or to receive a connecting element connecting two adjacent holders.
  • the holder is prismatic comprising a first set of two opposite walls with unequal widths, connected to a second set of walls with equal widths. So it is possible to unite a number of corresponding holders into a structure having the shape of a circle or of a part of a circle. Thereby it is advantageous that the walls of the first set are curved and the respective curvature centers coincide. This considerably broadens the application possibilities since it allows to form a curved or zig-zag structure in which curved walls with smooth transitions abut against each other.
  • the slots are prefarably made in the curved walls adjacent to their straight end walls so that when stacking the holders, the straight wall sections of two superimposed walls rest against each other thus offering a stable structure.
  • the invention also provides a connecting element for use in combination with a number of holders of the type described above and comprising an oblong narrow body with at the upper and under sides two connecting hooks connected to it via a thinned flexible section and fitting in the slots of the holders to be connected.
  • one of the ends of the body section is connected to a suspension eye via a breakable transition.
  • Figure I shows an embodiment of the holder I according to the invention composed of two straight side walls 2 and 3 connected by a curved rear wall 4 and a curved front wall 5.
  • the bottom 6 is located at a distance above the under edges of the walls 2 through 5.
  • corner slots 7 are formed directly adjacent to the side walls 2 and 3. Their depths are inferior or equal to the distance from the bottom 6 to the under edges of the walls and their widths are at least equal to the wall thickness.
  • Such a holder can be made very unexpensively in one piece by means of injection molding.
  • FIG 2 is a perspective view of a connecting element that can be usedfor connecting two holders of the type shown in Figure 1, located with the flat walls against each other.
  • the connecting element 8 is preferably made of synthetic material and comprises an oblong body 9 with, at the underside, upstanding hooks 10, 11, which project at both sides from the body, and, with at the upperside hooks 12, 13. Those hooks are connected to the body 9 via the bending lines 14 indicated by means of dotted lines and consisting of thinned material parts.
  • At the upperside there is a suspension eye 15 which is connected to the body via a thinned material part 16 so that the eye 15 may easily be broken off the connecting element.
  • the lips 10 through 13 are bent backwards and fit into the corresponding slots 7.
  • By means of the eye 15 a number of holders can be hung on the wall.
  • Figures 3 through 6, which are respectively top, bottom, front and cross-sectional views of the holder give a clear picture of the buildup of the holder.
  • Figures 7 through 13 give a picture of the many combination possibilities and surprising decorative effects offered by the holder according to the invention.
  • the holder can be used as a decorative element, but also as an element for storing a variety of objects, for receiving flower pots or holding plants.
  • the circumferential curve of the walls is equal to 90° divided by a whole number
  • a series of holders combined into a quarter circle can be used for filling up a corner between two walls.
  • the circumferential curve of the walls is equal to 30°, which, as shown in Figure 7, makes that four boxes is a sufficient combination to fil a corner in a decorative way.
  • Figure 7 shows the boxes la through 1d mutually connected by the engagement of the straight side walls of the boxes into the slots of the boxes combined therewith.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates how the fact that the respective curvature centers of the curved walls of each box coincide so offering the possibility of combining the boxes into a zigzag structure whereby the schematically shown connecting elements 8 can be used for connecting the boxes.
  • the broken lines 18 and 19 indicate how twelve boxes can be combined into a complete circle.
  • Figure 10 shows a cross-section according to the line X-X in Figure 8.
  • the box concerned is here used for holding a flower pot 20.
  • Figure 9 also shows how more than three boxes can be used for filling a corner between two upright walls 21, 22. In this example there are five boxes.
  • the figures 11, 12 and 13 show three further possibilities of combining four boxes, thereby possibly using the connecting elements 8.
  • a nearly rectangular space 23 remained between the boxes.
  • the combination according to Figure 12 offers a smaller, also nearly rectangular space 24, whereas the combination according to Figure 13 offers an approximately diamond-shaped space 25.
  • the open space between the holders may obviously be filled in any possible manner.

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  • Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)
  • Stackable Containers (AREA)
EP79200218A 1978-05-24 1979-05-07 Stapelbarer oder nebeneinandersetzbarer und mittels eines Verbindungselements verbundener Halter Withdrawn EP0005870A1 (de)

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NL7805651A NL7805651A (nl) 1978-05-24 1978-05-24 Stapelbare houder.
NL7805651 1978-05-24

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EP (1) EP0005870A1 (de)
JP (1) JPS5512095A (de)
AU (1) AU4690779A (de)
BE (1) BE875861A (de)
FR (1) FR2426435A1 (de)
GB (1) GB2021525A (de)
NL (1) NL7805651A (de)

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NL1007500C2 (nl) * 1997-11-10 1999-05-11 Macek Technika B V Stapelbaar vaassamenstel.
EP2365247A1 (de) * 2010-03-10 2011-09-14 S. Bernhard Stanz- und Drahtbiegetechnik GmbH Teelichthalter

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GB2196521B (en) * 1986-10-23 1991-01-02 Helen Royle Eckersley Plant container
GB2203321A (en) * 1987-04-07 1988-10-19 Allan Marcus Hall Gardening aid
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DE9417549U1 (de) * 1994-11-02 1995-01-05 Franz Henke GmbH & Co. KG, 49393 Lohne Transportgitter mit Einstellöffnungen zur Aufnahme von Pflanzentöpfen

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DE1929652A1 (de) * 1968-06-10 1969-12-11 Gema Ag Decken- oder Wandverkleidung
DE2123234A1 (de) * 1971-05-11 1972-11-23 Droege, Josef, 4607 Brambauer Kasten aus zerlegbaren Rahmen- und Bodenteilen
US3726042A (en) * 1970-11-12 1973-04-10 E Haile Planting wall
DE2230903A1 (de) * 1972-06-23 1974-01-17 Hans Brokamp Pflanzgefaess in form stapel- und anbaufaehiger rahmen
NL7315279A (de) * 1972-11-10 1974-05-14
DE2305609A1 (de) * 1973-02-06 1974-08-15 Hans J B Brokamp Blumenpflanzgefaess
FR2223943A7 (de) * 1973-03-30 1974-10-25 Viessmann Hans
US4057931A (en) * 1974-11-20 1977-11-15 National Polymers, Inc. Stackable flower pot
DE2726298A1 (de) * 1977-06-10 1978-12-21 Manfred Karl Gewaechsschale

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1929652A1 (de) * 1968-06-10 1969-12-11 Gema Ag Decken- oder Wandverkleidung
US3726042A (en) * 1970-11-12 1973-04-10 E Haile Planting wall
DE2123234A1 (de) * 1971-05-11 1972-11-23 Droege, Josef, 4607 Brambauer Kasten aus zerlegbaren Rahmen- und Bodenteilen
DE2230903A1 (de) * 1972-06-23 1974-01-17 Hans Brokamp Pflanzgefaess in form stapel- und anbaufaehiger rahmen
NL7315279A (de) * 1972-11-10 1974-05-14
DE2305609A1 (de) * 1973-02-06 1974-08-15 Hans J B Brokamp Blumenpflanzgefaess
FR2223943A7 (de) * 1973-03-30 1974-10-25 Viessmann Hans
US4057931A (en) * 1974-11-20 1977-11-15 National Polymers, Inc. Stackable flower pot
DE2726298A1 (de) * 1977-06-10 1978-12-21 Manfred Karl Gewaechsschale

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL1007500C2 (nl) * 1997-11-10 1999-05-11 Macek Technika B V Stapelbaar vaassamenstel.
EP2365247A1 (de) * 2010-03-10 2011-09-14 S. Bernhard Stanz- und Drahtbiegetechnik GmbH Teelichthalter

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GB2021525A (en) 1979-12-05
FR2426435A1 (fr) 1979-12-21
NL7805651A (nl) 1979-11-27
FR2426435B3 (de) 1982-04-02
JPS5512095A (en) 1980-01-28
AU4690779A (en) 1979-11-29

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