Composition and manufacturing method for a compostable floral arrangement medium
AssigneeSmithers-Oasis Company
InventorsPaul Thomas KELLY, Sang Hyen PARK, Gary LEGNANI
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Abstract
A method for producing a biodegradable floral arrangement media that includes obtaining a pre-formed mixture by mixing together: (a) a matrix of natural or inert inorganic fibers and/or powders; (b) a water insoluble, meltable compostable binder; and (c) optionally, additives; and heating the pre-formed mixture to fuse the binder with the matrix. Also, a biodegradable floral arrangement media made by the process, which is preferably compostable.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method for making a floral arrangement, the method comprising inserting a cut end of a stem of a flower into a bonded biodegradable floral arrangement support media article by piercing the bonded biodegradable floral arrangement support media article with the cut end of the stem of the flower, wherein the bonded biodegradable floral arrangement support media article comprises a mixture of at least (i) a matrix of natural or inert inorganic fibers and/or powders and (i) a water insoluble meltable compostable binder, said mixture having been heated to a temperature sufficient to fuse the binder with the matrix and cooled or allowed to cool to thus form the bonded biodegradable floral arrangement support media article prior the insertion of the cut end of the stem of the flower thereinto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.