The present invention relates to a displaying set which is specific for placing plant-tissue-culturing tubes. This present invention is well-designed to exhibit, transport and store plant-tissue-culturing tubes.
The technique of culturing plants had started in the beginning of 20th century. Over 100 years, the technique has been well-established. Generally, a cultivator takes a part of plant tissue or even a single cell from a plant tissue, and then cultures it on a nitrogen rich medium along with growth nutrients. Different tissues have different differential abilities, and some plants can only be cultivated by specific tissues or organs. In addition, plant tissues should be cultured in a germ-free environment to avoid infections of bacteria or fungi.
Because of the progress of technology, plant-tissue-culturing technique is not limited to the laboratories. Nowadays, people can buy commercial plant-tissue-culturing tubes and then culture the plant tissues at home. However, proper containers for storing and transporting plant-tissue-culturing tubes are still unavailable in present markets; therefore, culturing tubes are usually stored and transported under the darkness in boxes. Moreover, when the plant-tissue-culturing tubes are displayed in the stores, they usually are placed in boxes which prevent buyers from seeing tubes directly. Therefore, buyers have to take tubes out of boxes if they want to see the tubes. Furthermore, plant tissues in the culturing tubes often grow poorly or even die due to the dark environment.
A displaying and culturing set of plant tissues, comprising a display shelf and at least one plant-tissue-culturing tube, wherein the display shelf provides culturing tubes with sufficient light which makes plants in the tubes grow better.
In addition, the whole package, comprising a display shelf, culturing tubes and an outer case can be easily unfolded and refolded into a displaying mold.
The illustration of the main component:
100: displaying shelf
110: the side board of the displaying shelf
120: the lid of plant-tissue-culturing tube
130: plant-tissue-culturing tube
140: the back board of the displaying shelf
150: the stair-shaped platform of the displaying shelf
The present invention is aimed to popularize the plant tissue culture and reduce the drawbacks of lacking lights when culturing a plant tissue in a tube. The present invention can not only display many plant-tissue-culturing tubes at a time, but also provide sufficient light for plant tissues. In addition, the present invention provides a well-designed displaying and storing case which can be unfolded and refolded easily into the displaying shape without excessive cutting and pasting; therefore, it is very convenient to display plant-tissue-culturing tubes.
The present invention relates to a displaying and culturing set of plant tissues, comprising a display shelf and at least one plant-tissue-culturing tube, wherein the display shelf is designed as stairs shape, wherein the height of a stair is higher than the height of a tube. This stair structure is suitable for displaying many plant-tissue-culturing tubes at one time and provides sufficient light to the plant tissues. Furthermore, the displaying shelf may have concavities or hollow design to hold the culturing tubes.
The present invention uses a cubical outer case for transportation and storage, but the shape of the outer case is not limited to cubic, and the material of the case can be paper or plastic. The displaying shelf is placed in the outer case, and the outer case can be easily unfolded and refolded to be the back board and side boards of the displaying shelf. In addition, the plant-tissue-culturing tubes are placed on the displaying shelf in advance, so they don't have to be arranged on the shelf after unfolding the outer case. Moreover, the back board or side boards of the displaying shelf can exhibit pictures or drawings of the plants in order to attract customers.
The displaying shelf and the outer case of the present invention can be made of any foldable materials especially paper or plastic.
The present invention comprises a lid on the top of a culturing tube, so the inside of the culturing tube is a germ-free environment. The bottom of the culturing tube is filled with medium which provides the plant tissue with nutrients. The plant tissues can be taken from any kinds of plants which are suitable to grow in the tubes, carnivorous plants, water plants, orchids or roses in particular. In addition, the culturing tubes of the present invention can be any shape, including toy figures, for the purpose of attracting customers. Moreover, the culturing tubes and lids can be labeled with plants' names or picture, and they can also be attached with chains which provide hanging function.
The present invention can create a green and fresh visual environment; therefore, it is enjoyable and educative. Moreover, it is beneficial for display, transportation and storage and increases the survival of plants.
The following example is used to present the advantages of the present invention, but it does not limit the presentation of the present invention.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a back board and side boards which can be folded easily from the cubical case. Finally, these boards, culturing tubes and their lids can be painted or pasted with any kind of pictures and tags for better appearance to attract more customers.