Continuous assemblage of pots for continuous transplanting and method for manufacturing the assemblage

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.