Stem bayonet clip
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Abstract
A stem bayonet clip having a compression portion with opposing main body portions movable with respect to one another; which may include one or more compression ribs provided on interior surfaces of the opposing main body portions; a locking mechanism provided about an edge portion of the opposing main body portions, the locking mechanism being configured to retain a compressive force applied to a stem of a floral element inserted between the opposing main body portions; and a bayonet portion configured to be inserted into floral foam or similar material. The stem bayonet clip configured to grip the stem portion of a flower while the bayonet portion holds the flower in place (in floral foam) as part of a flower arrangement.
Claims19
A stem bayonet clip comprising:
- a compression portion having a first main body portions and a second main body portion opposing the first main body portion each movable with respect to one another;
- a locking mechanism provided below the first and second main body portions, the locking mechanism configured to inhibit movement of the first and second main body portions and to retain a gradient compressive force depending on the width of a stem of a floral element inserted between the first and second main body portions;
- a first hinge connecting a section of the first main body portion to a section of the second main body portion;
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- a bayonet portion extending downward from the compression portion.
A stem bayonet clip comprising:
- a compression portion having opposing main body portions movable with respect to one another;
- one or more compression features provided on an interior surface of the opposing main body portions;
- a locking mechanism provided about an edge portion of the opposing main body portions, the locking mechanism configured to inhibit movement of the opposing main body portions and to retain a compressive force applied to a stem of a floral element inserted between the opposing main body portions;
- a bayonet portion having a base portion, and
- wherein the base portion is position below the compression portion and sized to cover at least an area of an aperture formed when the opposing main body portions are in a closed or compressing state.
A stem bayonet clip comprising:
- a compression portion formed from a first outer body portion and connected to a second outer body portion by a first hinge portion, whereby the second outer portion is configured to swing about and compress with the first outer body portion;
- a locking mechanism disposed below the compression portion and formed of a locking portion having a locking surface that is connected by a second hinge portion to a locking structure about a first end and configured to interferingly engage with the locking structure about a second end, wherein the locking portion is disposed below the first outer body portion and the locking structure is formed below the second outer body structure;
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- a bayonet portion extending downward from the locking portion of the locking mechanism and having a base portion disposed below the locking structure when in a closed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.