Plastic pot hanger and mould for manufacture thereof

Abstract

A plastic pot hanger includes a support edge which has an upper edge lying in one plane and a number of elongate carrying members. Each carrying member is connected to the support edge by a deformable connection close to the upper edge and is pivotable between a rest position, wherein it lies at least practically in the plane of the upper edge, and a carrying position folded up out of this plane and wherein the support edge and the carrying members are formed integrally by injection moulding. Further, a mould is disclosed for manufacturing a plastic pot hanger. The mould includes a mould cavity for forming the support edge, wherein the part of the mould cavity forming the upper edge of the support edge and the mould cavity for the at least one carrying member are situated on a separating surface of the mould, which is a single mould.

1 . Plastic pot hanger, comprising: 
 a support edge, including an upper edge lying in one plane and including a number of elongate carrying members, each carrying member being connected to the support edge by a deformable connection close to the upper edge and being pivotable between a rest position, each carrying member lying at least practically in the plane of the upper edge, wherein a carrying position folded up out of this plane and wherein the support edge and the carrying members are formed integrally by injection moulding.    
   
   
       2 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the deformable connections are film hinges.  
   
   
       3 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the film hinges are formed in each case between a protrusion on the upper edge and an end of a carrying member.  
   
   
       4 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the deformable connections are pin-like elements.  
   
   
       5 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at the position of the hinge connection, arresting members are formed to arrest the carrying member in at least the carrying position or the rest position.  
   
   
       6 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the deformable connections are pin-like elements, wherein the arresting members are formed by a pair of wall parts on the support edge which lie on either side of the pin-like element and a pair of wall parts on the carrying member which lie on either side of the pin-like element, and wherein the wall parts of the one pair fall inside the wall parts of the other pair and have a width substantially equal to the distance between the wall parts of the other pair.  
   
   
       7 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the carrying members are mutually connected at their end not connected to the support edge.  
   
   
       8 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the mutually connected ends are connected to a hook member.  
   
   
       9 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the elongate carrying members is connected by a hinge connection.  
   
   
       10 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the elongate carrying members is provided at an intermediate position with a hinge.  
   
   
       11 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the support edge forms part of a pot.  
   
   
       12 . Mould for manufacturing a plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , comprising: 
 a mould cavity for forming the support edge, wherein the part of the mould cavity forming the upper edge of the support edge and the mould cavity for the at least one carrying member are situated on a separating surface of the mould, which is a single mould.    
   
   
       13 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the elongate carrying members is connected by a hinge connection.  
   
   
       14 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the elongate carrying members is provided at an intermediate position with a hinge.  
   
   
       15 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the elongate carrying members is provided at an intermediate position with a hinge.  
   
   
       16 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein at the position of the hinge connection, arresting members are formed to arrest the carrying member in at least the carrying position or the rest position.  
   
   
       17 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the deformable connections are pin-like elements, wherein the arresting members are formed by a pair of wall parts on the support edge which lie on either side of the pin-like element and a pair of wall parts on the carrying member which lie on either side of the pin-like element, and wherein the wall parts of the one pair fall inside the wall parts of the other pair and have a width substantially equal to the distance between the wall parts of the other pair.  
   
   
       18 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the carrying members are mutually connected at their end not connected to the support edge.  
   
   
       19 . Plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the support edge forms part of a pot.  
   
   
       20 . Mould for manufacturing a plastic pot hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , comprising: 
 a mould cavity for forming the support edge, wherein the part of the mould cavity forming the upper edge of the support edge and the mould cavity for the at least one carrying member are situated on a separating surface of the mould, which is a single mould.