Fabric flower maker
OwnerJin Kim, Leona Kiminventors
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Abstract
An artificial flower maker including a board or other flat surface, a plurality of arms each positioned along the flat surface and forming a generally circular shape, and a center attachment mechanism for constructing and securing an artificial flower. Each flower is constructed by strategically folding a series of petals from a type of material, and using the artificial flower maker to hold down each folded petal until all folded petals are completed and ultimately secured to form an artificial flower. A further embodiment may incorporate a box or other enclosure for storage and transport of the flower maker.
Claims18
An artificial flower maker for use with a plurality of pieces of material, the artificial flower maker comprising:
- a surface having a center opening;
- a plurality of arms disposed about the center opening, each arm having a distal end secured to the surface and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of each arm is rotatable horizontally about a pivot point and is movable vertically away from the surface, the proximal end of each arm being capable of securing at least one of the plurality of pieces of material to the surface;
- an attachment mechanism that fits within the center opening capable of securing together each of the plurality of pieces of material to form an artificial flower.
A method of constructing an artificial flower with an artificial flower maker and a first plurality of pieces of material, each piece of material of the first plurality of pieces of material having a first diameter, the method comprising:
- separately folding each of the first plurality of pieces of material to form a first set of petals;
- placing each of the first set of petals on a surface about a center opening;
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- securing each of the first set of petals between a proximal end of one of a plurality of arms and the surface;
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- mounting an attachment mechanism into the center opening to secure together each of the first set of petals to form the artificial flower.
An artificial flower maker kit, comprising:
- a plurality of pieces of material, wherein the plurality of pieces of material are capable of being used with a flower maker board, the flower maker board comprising a surface having a center opening, a plurality of arms disposed about the center opening, each arm having a distal end secured to the surface and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of each arm is rotatable horizontally about a pivot point and is movable vertically away from the surface, the proximal end being capable of securing at least one of a plurality of pieces of material to the surface;
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- an attachment mechanism configured to be connected to the center opening for securing each of the plurality of pieces of material together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.