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AssigneeHijdra Retail Servises B.V.
InventorPetrus Johannes Cornelus HIJDRA
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The invention relates to a flower bulb, a method, as well as device for providing flower bulbs with a layer of sealant, such as a paraffin of wax layer, wherein the bulb is grabbed, i.e. engaged by a suction cup, which bulb is brought into immersion of sealant such that at least the seized part of the bulb remains free of sealant. The immersion device is provided with a turning mechanism wherein one or more suction cups have been included for receiving flower bulbs, which suction cups are contained in, and connected to one or more of hollow carriers, which device further comprises an air pump for evacuating the suction cups, said suction cups for this purpose are via said hollow container included in pneumatic communication with an air pump, and which compound comprises a swivel coupling for pneumatically connecting via a conduit or holder part, the hollow container with a fixed central pneumatic line connected to an air pump.
A flower bulb, for example hyacinth, tulip and daffodil, provided with a wax layer, in particular a colored wax layer, wherein the bulb at least near root area thereof, shows a zone that is kept free of wax.
A method for providing flower bulbs with a layer of sealant like a paraffin layer, wherein a root zone of a flower bulb is kept free from sealant by a grabbing means, such as with grabbing by a suction cup or a ring such as of an upright standing cylinder, wherein the grabbing means take up the root zone, at least cover the root zone, such that at immersion in or with sealant the root zone remains free from sealant.
The device according to c1aim 20, wherein the conduit or holder part in the apparatus is included in the device beyond an axial end of the rotating mechanism, in particular of a physical axis thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.