Floral display systems
OwnerMichael Buninventor
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Abstract
A floral display device is disclosed herein. The device is intended to help keep cut flowers in a suspended state similar to their appearance when fresh cut. The device may include a display enclosure including a transparent shell having an interior portion adapted to contain the flowers and the liquid preservative, and an opening within the transparent shell to enable passage of the flowers and the liquid preservative therethrough, a liquid-tight closure configured to close the opening, a holding clip configured to removably hold the flowers within the interior portion. A base may be removably coupled to the transparent shell, the base may include an illuminator configured to illuminate the flowers within the interior portion, and a power supply configured to power the illuminator.
Claims20
A floral display device for the display of flowers suspended in a liquid preservative, the floral display device comprising:
- a display enclosure including
- a transparent shell having an interior portion adapted to contain the flowers and the liquid preservative,
- an opening within the transparent shell to enable passage of the flowers and the liquid preservative therethrough,
- a liquid-tight closure configured to close the opening, and
- a holding clip configured to removably hold the flowers within the interior portion;
- a base removably coupled to the transparent shell, the base including
- a display-enclosure receiver configured to removably receive the display enclosure, the display-enclosure receiver being annular and straight-walled,
- a display-enclosure retainer being structurally integral to and diametrically smaller than the display-enclosure receiver, the display-enclosure retainer being configured to removably retain the display enclosure within the display-enclosure receiver,
- a bottom-lid able to retain the display enclosure to the base by containing the liquid-tight closure between the display-enclosure retainer and the bottom-lid, the bottom-lid being hingedly attached to the base,
- an illuminator configured to illuminate the flowers within the interior portion, and
- a power supply configured to power the illuminator.
A floral display device for the display of flowers in a liquid preservative, the floral display device comprising:
- a display enclosure including
- a transparent shell having an interior portion adapted to contain the flowers and the liquid preservative,
- an opening within the transparent shell to enable passage of the flowers and the liquid preservative therethrough,
- a liquid-tight closure configured to close the opening, and
- a holding clip configured to removably hold the flowers within the interior portion;
- and
- a base removably coupled to the transparent shell, the base including
- a display-enclosure receiver configured to removably receive the display enclosure, the display-enclosure receiver being annular and straight-walled,
- a display-enclosure retainer being structurally integral to and diametrically smaller than the display-enclosure receiver, the display-enclosure retainer being configured to removably retain the display enclosure within the display-enclosure receiver,
- a bottom-lid able to retain the display enclosure to the base by containing the liquid-tight closure between the display-enclosure retainer and the bottom-lid, the bottom-lid being hingedly attached to the base,
- an illuminator configured to illuminate the flowers within the interior portion,
- a power supply configured to power the illuminator;
- and
- the liquid preservative;
- wherein the holding clip is mounted to the liquid-tight closure;
- wherein the transparent shell comprises a cylindrical shape having a dome top and a circular base portion;
- wherein the circular base portion comprises the opening;
- wherein the liquid-tight closure and the transparent shell each comprise inter-engageable threads;
- wherein the liquid-tight closure comprises a fill port;
- wherein the liquid-tight closure comprises a seal configured to form a liquid-tight seal when the inter-engageable threads are interengaged;
- wherein the illuminator comprises an RGB-type light-emitting diode;
- wherein the liquid-tight closure comprises a transparent closure portion illuminator comprises at least one light-emitting diode;
- wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is integrated within the bottom lid;
- further comprising a user controller adapted to enable user control of the at least one RGB-type light-emitting diode;
- further comprising a user controller adapted to enable user control of the at least one RGB-type light-emitting diode;
- wherein an external electrical power source comprises an external power coupler, a power socket mounted within the base;
- wherein the power socket adapted to be operably coupleable with external power coupler;
- and
- wherein the liquid preservative comprises mineral oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.