Floral arrangement containers

A flower pot for holding arrangements of cut flowers or the like, utilizing a charge of mounting material disposed in the flower pot, comprising:

• an open-top container having an upstanding side wall;
• a rim extending outwardly from the top of the side wall, a plurality of outwardly opening radial notches formed in the rim, the notches being disposed in pairs of adjacent notches;
• elastic securing means passing over the mounting material and locking the material in place within said pot, being held by portions of the rim between the pairs of notches;
• and,
• a handle, having ends adapted for engaging the notches and the rim portions therebetween and overfitting the securing means, positively preventing separation of the securing means from the attachment means.

A flower pot for holding arrangements of cut flowers or the like, utilizing a charge of mounting material disposed in the flower pot, comprising:

• an open-top container having an upstanding side wall;
• a rim formed integrally with the side wall, extending outwardly from the top of the side wall;
• a rounded bead formed integrally with the rim, depending downwardly from the outer edge of the rim, and defining a downwardly opening channel between the bead, the rim and the side wall;
• attachment means formed integrally with the rim, disposed in the channel and projecting downwardly beyond the rounded bead, the rounded bead and the rim, in use, substantially shielding the attachment means from view;
• and,
• elastic securing means passing over the mounting means, tending to become embedded within the mounting material and locking the material in place within the container, the elastic securing means being held in place by the projecting means and being guided smoothly over the rim by the rounded bead, being thereby protected from abrasive and cutting contacts, portions of the elastic securing means adjacent the attachment means also being substantially shielded from view.