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US 2009/0265984 A1Published application
Floral container and methods of use thereof
OwnerDonald E. Wederinventor
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Abstract
A flexible floral container comprising an inner membrane for acting as a reservoir or “catch basin” to minimize water spillage when the flexible floral container having a fluid medium therein is tipped over. The stems of a floral grouping disposed in the flexible floral container provide structural support to the flexible floral container and cooperate to maintain the flexible floral container in a substantially erect condition.
Claims27
A method of providing a plant package, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one cut flower having a stem;
- providing a floral container comprising:
- a floral vase formed of a polymeric material and having a sidewall, an open upper end, a closed lower end, an outer surface and an inner surface encompassing an interior space;
- and
- at least one inner membrane extending across a portion of the interior space of the vase, wherein the at least one inner membrane comprises at least one opening formed therein for allowing passage of at least one flower or plant stem therethrough;
- and
- disposing at least a portion of the stem of the at least one cut flower within the interior space of the floral vase of the floral container.
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A method of providing a plant package, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of cut flowers having stems;
- providing a floral container comprising:
- a floral vase formed of a polymeric material and having a sidewall, an open upper end, a closed lower end, an outer surface and an inner surface encompassing an interior space;
- and
- at least one inner membrane extending across a portion of the interior space of the vase, wherein the at least one inner membrane comprises at least one opening formed therein for allowing passage of at least one flower or plant stem therethrough;
- and
- disposing at least a portion of the stems of the plurality of cut flowers through the at least one opening formed in the at least one inner membrane of the floral container whereby the stems assume a tripod or tipi shape and provide structural integrity to the floral container and thus cooperate to maintain the floral container in a substantially erect condition.
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A plant package, comprising:
- a floral container comprising:
- a floral vase formed of a polymeric material and having a sidewall, an open upper end, a closed lower end, an outer surface and an inner surface encompassing an interior space;
- and
- at least one inner membrane extending across a portion of the interior space of the vase, wherein the at least one inner membrane comprises at least one opening formed therein for allowing passage of at least one flower or plant stem therethrough;
- and
- a plurality of cut flowers having stems, wherein at least a portion of the stems of the plurality of cut flowers are disposed through the at least one opening formed in the at least one inner membrane of the floral container whereby the stems assume a tripod or tipi shape and provide structural integrity to the floral container and thus cooperate to maintain the floral container in a substantially erect condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.