US 2003/0192250 A1 · Flexible vase

Abstract

A decorative assembly for a floral grouping comprising a floral holding material and a sheet of material. The floral holding material is a shape-sustaining support member having an open upper end, an open lower end and a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the close lower end. The sheet of material is extended about a portion of the floral holding material to form a decorative cover and the decorative cover cooperates with the shape-sustaining support member to define a reservoir for confining a liquid a securing element secures the decorative cover about the shape-sustaining support member and a crimped portion is formed in the sheet of material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material about the floral holding material to provide a decorative covering.

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Claims15

Dependent claims

A a floral holding material for supporting a floral grouping, the floral holding material comprising:

a preformed shape-sustaining support member selectively movable between a substantially flattened condition and an expanded condition, in the expanded condition the shape-sustaining support member having an open upper end, an open lower end and a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the open lower end of the shape-sustaining support member whereby, upon positioning a sheet of fluid impermeable material about the shape-sustaining support member, the internal chamber of the shape-sustaining support member cooperates with the sheet of fluid impermeable material to define a reservoir adapted to contain a liquid about a stem portion of the floral grouping when the stem portion of the floral grouping is disposed in the reservoir;
and
a locking assembly supported on the peripheral sidewall of the shape-sustaining support member for maintaining the shape-sustaining support member in the substantially flattened condition during storage and transportation of the shape-sustaining support member the shape-sustaining support member being formed of a substantially rigid material having sufficient memory such that upon releasing the locking assembly the shape-sustaining support member moves from the substantially flattened condition to the expanded condition.

A floral holding material for supporting a floral grouping, the floral holding material comprising:

a shape-sustaining support member selectively movable between a substantially flattened condition and an expanded condition, in the expanded condition the shape-sustaining support member having an open upper end, an open lower end and a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the open lower end of the shape-sustaining support member;
and
a locking assembly supported on the peripheral sidewall of the shape-sustaining support member for maintaining the shape-sustaining support member in the substantially flattened condition for storage and transportation thereof, and wherein the shape-sustaining support member is formed of a substantially rigid material having sufficient memory such that upon releasing the locking assembly the shape-sustaining support member moves from the substantially flattened condition to the expanded condition.

A decorative assembly for supporting a floral grouping and adapted to contain a liquid about the stem portion of the floral grouping, the decorative assembly comprising:

a preformed, shape-sustaining support member selectively movable between a substantially flattened condition and an expanded condition, in the expanded condition the preformed, shape-sustaining support member having an open upper end, an open lower end and a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the open lower end of the preformed, shape-sustaining support member;
a locking assembly supported on the peripheral sidewall of the shape-sustaining support member for maintaining the shape-sustaining support member in the substantially flattened condition during storage and transportation, and wherein the shape-sustaining support member is formed of a substantially rigid material having sufficient memory such that upon releasing the locking assembly the shape-sustaining support member moves from the substantially flattened condition to the expanded condition;
a sheet of fluid impermeable material disposed about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member to provide a decorative cover extending about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member, the sheet of fluid impermeable material sized such that when the decorative cover is formed about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member, a portion of the decorative cover extends a distance above the open upper end of the preformed, shape-sustaining support member, the decorative cover cooperating with the internal chamber of the preformed, shape-sustaining support member to define a reservoir for confining a liquid;
and
a securing element for securing the decorative cover about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member while maintaining at least a portion of the open upper end of the preformed, shape-sustaining support member substantially uncovered by the decorative cover.

2 more elements

A decorative assembly for supporting a floral grouping and adapted to contain a liquid about the stem portion of the floral grouping, the decorative assembly comprising:

a preformed, shape-sustaining support member selectively movable between a substantially flattened condition and an expanded condition, in the expanded condition the preformed, shape-sustaining support member having an open upper end, an open lower end and a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the open lower end of the preformed, shape-sustaining support member;
a locking assembly supported on the peripheral sidewall of the shape-sustaining support member for maintaining the shape-sustaining support member in the substantially flattened condition for storage and transportation, and wherein the shape-sustaining support member is formed of a substantially rigid material having a sufficient memory such that upon releasing the locking assembly the shape-sustaining support member moves from the substantially flattened condition to the expanded condition;
a fluid impermeable material disposed about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member to provide a decorative cover extending about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member, the sheet of fluid impermeable material sized such that when the decorative cover is formed about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member, a portion of the decorative cover extends a distance above the open upper end of the preformed, shape-sustaining support member, the decorative cover cooperating with the internal chamber of the preformed, shape-sustaining support member to define a reservoir for confining a liquid;
and
a securing element for securing the decorative cover about the preformed, shape-sustaining support member while maintaining at least a portion of the open upper end thereof substantially uncovered by the decorative cover.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description28,648 words

Summary71 words

#Not Applicable.

#The present invention relates generally to decorative assemblies for floral groupings and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a decorative assembly for a floral grouping comprising a sheet of material disposed about a floral holding material with a crimped portion formed in the sheet of material for cooperating to hold the sheet of material in position about the floral holding material to provide a decorative covering.

Brief description of the drawings84 figures

#FIG. 1 is a plan view of a sheet of material constructed in accordance with the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the sheet of material extended about a portion of a floral holding material with a crimped portion being formed in the sheet of material for cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about a floral grouping to provide a decorative covering in accordance with the present invention.

#FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a modified floral holding material showing the sheet of material of FIG. 1 wrapped about the modified floral holding material to provide a decorative covering.

Detailed description26,214 words

#Shown in FIG. 1 and designated by the general reference numeral 10 is a sheet of material constructed in accordance with the present invention. The sheet of material 10 has an upper surface 12, a lower surface 14 and an outer edge 16.

#The sheet of material 10 is constructed from any suitable flexible material that is capable of being wrapped or extended about a floral holding material 18 (FIG. 2) in the manner described below. Preferably, the sheet of material 10 is constructed of a material selected from a group of materials consisting of paper, metal foil, cloth (natural or synthetic or combinations thereof), denim, burlap, polymer film or cling material or combinations thereof.

#The term “polymer film” as used herein means any polymer film. For example, but not by way of limitation, one polymer film is a polypropylene film. Another example of a polymer film, but not by way of limitation, is cellophane.

Facts

Application

10/449,384Filed 30 May 2003

Priority

8 Sep 1992

Published

16 Oct 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

A01G 5/04
Floral handling: mountings for wreaths, or the like; Racks or holders for flowers
A47G 7/063
Flower vases: foldable
A47G 7/085
Covers for flower-pots , e.g. ornamental pots: made of flexible sheets of non-resilient material
B65B 25/023
Packaging agricultural or horticultural products: packaging flower bouquets

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