Continuous assemblage of pots for continuous transplanting and method for manufacturing the assemblage
[Problem] Provided is a continuous assemblage of pots for continuous transplanting capable of handling a seedling crop that requires a wide interval between plants, facilitated in manufacture, and reduced in manufacturing cost, and a method for manufacturing the assemblage. [Solution] A link piece 3 is formed by folding back both sides in a width direction of a strip-shaped sheet onto an identical face by one-sixth of a width of the sheet, using a water-soluble adhesive 21 to attach folded back inner faces, folding back the sheet onto an opposite side of the folding back by a width same as the folded back width, and using the water-soluble adhesive 21 to attach folded back inner faces. A continuous piece 13 is formed by arranging the link pieces 3 in a stagger pattern in a direction in which first folded-back portions 3 a are opposed, and attaching both side end portions in the width direction of the first folded-back portion 3 a in one link piece 3 to the first folded-back portion 3 a of the opposed other link piece 3 using a non-water-soluble adhesive 23 . An individual pot 11 is formed between the first folded-back portions 3 a of the mutually opposed link pieces 3 . In a transplantation of the individual pot 11 , by expanding the link piece 3 , the length between the individual pots 11 is increased, thus allowing handling a seedling crop that requires a wide interval between plants.
1 . A continuous assemblage of pots for continuous transplanting formed by grouping a plurality of hexagonal tubular individual pots, comprising:
a continuous piece, the continuous piece comprising:
a plurality of link pieces, each link piece being made of a first strip-shaped sheet and comprising a first left folded-back portion, a first right folded-back portion, a second left folded-back portion, and a second right folded-back portion;
wherein the first left folded-back portion is formed by folding a left end of the first sheet 180° clockwise and using a water-soluble adhesive to attach the left end of the first sheet to a center-left portion of the first sheet, wherein the left end of the first sheet is one-sixth of a width of the first sheet;
wherein the first right folded-back portion is formed by folding a right end of the first sheet 180° counter-clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the right end of the first sheet to a center-right portion of the first sheet, wherein the right end of the first sheet is one-sixth of a width of the first sheet;
wherein the second left folded-back portion is formed by folding the first left folded-back portion 180° counter-clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the first left folded-back portion to a center portion of the first sheet, wherein the first left folded-back portion is the same width as the left end of the first sheet and covers a left half of the center portion of the first sheet;
wherein the second right folded-back portion is formed by folding the first right folded-back portion 180° clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the first right folded-back portion to the center portion of the first sheet, wherein the first right folded-back portion is the same width as the right end of the first sheet and covers a right half of the center portion of the first sheet;
wherein the plurality of link pieces are disposed in a first row and a second row in a stagger pattern such that the link pieces of the first row are displaced from the link pieces of the second row by one-half of a width of a link piece and the left first folded-back portions and the right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the first row are opposed to and facing the left first folded-back portions and the right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the second row;
wherein outer edges of the left first folded-back portions and the right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the first row are attached to inner edges of the left first folded-back portions and the right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the second row using a non-water-soluble adhesive;
wherein inner edges of the left first folded-back portions and the right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the first row are attached to outer edges of the left first folded-back portions and the right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the second row using a non-water-soluble adhesive;
wherein individual pots are formed between the left first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the first row and the opposing left first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the second row, and individual pots are formed between the right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the first row and the opposing right first folded-back portions of the link pieces of the second row, such that a row of individual pots is formed between the first row and the second row;
and the continuous piece further comprising:
a first connection piece being made of a second strip-shaped sheet having a length approximately two-thirds of a length of the first strip-shaped sheet, and comprising a third folded-back portion, a fourth folded-back portion and a fifth folded-back portion;
wherein the third folded-back portion is formed by folding a left end of the second sheet 180° clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the left end of the second sheet to a center-left portion of the second sheet, wherein the left end of the second sheet is approximately one-fourth of a width of the second sheet;
wherein the fourth folded-back portion is formed by folding the third folded-back portion 180° counter-clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the third folded-back portion to a center portion of the second sheet, wherein the fourth folded-back portion is approximately the same width as the third folded-back portion;
wherein the fifth folded-back portion is formed by folding a right end of the second sheet 180° counter-clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the right end of the second sheet to a center-right portion of the second sheet, wherein the right end of the second sheet is approximately one-eighth of the width of the second sheet;
wherein both edges of the third folded-back portion are attached to both edges of either the left first folded-back portion or the right first folded-back portion of a link piece located at an end of the first row using the non-water-soluble adhesive, such that an end portion of the third folded-back portion is positioned at approximately a center of the link piece located at the end of the first row;
wherein a first end individual pot is formed between the left or right first folded-back portion of the link piece located at the end of the first row and the third folded-back portion of the first connection piece, the first end individual pot being located at a first end of the row of individual pots;
a second connection piece being made of a third strip-shaped sheet having a length approximately one-half of the length of the first strip-shaped sheet, and comprising a sixth folded-back portion and a seventh folded-back portion;
wherein the sixth folded-back portion is formed by folding a left end of the third sheet 180° clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the left end of the third sheet to a center portion of the third sheet, wherein the left end of the third sheet is approximately one-third of a width of the third sheet;
wherein the seventh folded-back portion is formed by folding the sixth folded-back portion 180° counter-clockwise and using the water-soluble adhesive to attach the sixth folded-back portion to a right end of the third sheet, wherein the seventh folded-back portion is approximately the same width as the sixth folded-back portion;
wherein both edges of the sixth folded-back portion are attached to both edges of either the left first folded-back portion or the right first folded-back portion of a link piece located at an end of the second row using the non-water-soluble adhesive, such that an end portion of the sixth folded-back portion is positioned at approximately a center of the link piece located at the end of the second row;
wherein a second end individual pot is formed between the left or right first folded-back portion of the link piece located at the end of the second row and the sixth folded-back portion of the second connection piece, the second end individual pot being located at a second end of the row of individual pots;
wherein the continuous assemblage of pots further comprises a plurality of rows of individual pots, wherein adjacent rows of individual pots are arranged in a stagger pattern such that each individual pot is positioned in a middle between individual pots of adjacent rows, adjacent rows of individual pots are attached to each other with the water-soluble adhesive; and
wherein the fifth folded-back portions of the first connection pieces of each row of individual pots are attached to the seventh folded-back portions of the second connection pieces of adjacent rows of individual pots using the non-water-soluble adhesive.
2 . A continuous assemblage of pots for continuous transplanting according to claim 1 , wherein each link piece is provided with perforations at a position of a crest of the hexagonal tubular individual pots.
3 . A method for manufacturing a continuous assemblage of pots for continuous transplanting according to claim 1 comprising providing a continuous piece, folding the continuous piece, and using adhesives to form the continuous assemblage of pots of claim 1 .
4 . A method for manufacturing a continuous assemblage of pots for continuous transplanting according to claim 2 comprising providing a continuous piece, folding the continuous piece, and using adhesives to form the continuous assemblage of pots of claim 2 .