US 11,259,584 B2Granted

Artificial flowers

AssigneeRose LTD

InventorTony Toan Nguyen

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Abstract

Methods and systems for making artificial flowers are disclosed. The method can include wrapping a first flower wrapper having between 1 and 5 petals around a foam core to form a first flower construct, or bud. The method can include wrapping a second flower wrapper having between 1 and 5 petals around the first flower construct, or bud. The method can include wrapping a third flower wrapper having between 1 and 5 petals around the second flower construct. The method can include wrapping additional layers of flower wrappers around flower constructs, including, but not limited to, 3 more layers of flower wrappers. Wrapping a flower wrapper around a core or a flower construct may be done manually or in an automated fashion. Wrapping a flower wrapper around a core or a flower construct may be done petal by petal or all petals simultaneously.

Claims14

Dependent claims

An artificial flower comprising:

at least a first flower wrap and a second flower wrap,
the first flower wrap comprising a pliable material made from a first stamp comprising a first central hub and a first plurality of petals, wherein the first plurality of petals extends radially outward from the first central hub, and the first central hub and first plurality of petals are integrally formed with each other;
the second flower wrap comprising the pliable material made from a second stamp comprising a second central hub and a second plurality of petals, wherein the second plurality of petals extends radially outward from the second central hub, and the second central hub and second plurality of petals are integrally formed with each other;
a core, wherein the first plurality of petals of the first flower wrap are wrapped around the core each other to make an artificial flower construct, the second plurality of petals of the second flower wrap wrapped and folded over the artificial flower construct;
and
a flower mounter that is inserted into the artificial flower construct, wherein the flower mounter has a plurality of barbs configured to secure the flower mounter to the core and wherein the flower mounter comprises a snap-lock end that is configured to couple to a preformed hole of a substrate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/796,255Filed 20 Feb 2020 · continuation
Priority: 24 Apr 2018
Published: US 2020/0245705 A16 Aug 2020
Granted: 1 Mar 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A41G 1/001
Artificial flowers, fruit, leaves, or trees ; Garlands: characterised by their special functions
A41G 1/00
Artificial flowers, fruit, leaves, or trees
B44C 5/06
Processes for producing special ornamental bodies: natural ornaments; Imitations thereof
C11D 13/18
Shaping: by extrusion or pressing

Family

Application62/662,146Us provisional application · filed 24 Apr 2018
Application16/198,489Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 21 Nov 2018
Application16/428,725Parent of this continuation · filed 31 May 2019
US 10,364,408 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 30 Jul 2019
US 2020/0245705 A1Pre-grant publication · published 6 Aug 2020
US 10,609,973 B2Parent of this continuation
Application16/428,725Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2019/0320748 A1Published application
US 11,259,584 B2This patent

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