Stabilizing carrier for a floral container
OwnerJ. Ray Neiserinventor
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Abstract
The lower end of a bud vase (V, V') or some other floral container (V") sets onto a center portion of a base panel (26, 26') of a carrier (10, 10'). End walls (28, 30 or 28', 30') extend upwardly from the base panel (26, 26'). Top panels (32, 32', 34, 34') extend inwardly from the upper ends of the endwalls (28, 28', 30, 30'), with one (34, 34') overlapping the other (32, 32'). Each top panel (32, 32', 34, 34') includes a recess (40, 40', 42, 42'). The recesses (40, 40', 42, 42') together define a variable size opening for receiving a portion of the floral container (V, V', V"). The top walls (32, 32', 34, 34') are slid relatively together, or apart, while overlapped, to adjust the size of the opening. Each recess (40, 40', 42, 42')has a semi-oval shape and is deeper than it is wide at its widest location.
Claims12
A stabilizing carrier for a floral container, comprising:
- a rectangular base panel having two ends;
- two end panels having lower ends which are hinge connected to the ends of the base panel, and upper ends;
- two top panels having outer ends which are hinge connected to the upper ends of the end panels, and inner free ends, with one of the top panels overlapping the other top panel, said top panels together forming a top for the carrier;
- each top panel including a semi-oval recess extending inwardly from its free edge, said recesses complementing each other to form an opening in said top when said one top panel is overlapping the other top panel;
- wherein in use the base of a floral container sets on said base panel and above the base said container is received within said top opening;
- wherein said base panel is substantially larger than the base of the floral container;
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- wherein each semi-oval recess has a concave curved closed end portion and a concave curved region on each side of the closed end;
- wherein the depth of each recess is substantially larger than the maximum width of the recess;
- wherein said recesses progressively increase in width from said closed end outwardly to said maximum width and are of a shape to make engaging contact with opposing side regions of a plurality of different size floral containers by a mere adjustment of the amount of top panel overlap;
- and such adjustment of the top panel overlap changes both the length and width size of the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.