US 4,899,487 AGranted

Storage and display receptacle assembly

OwnerRichard W. Brownleeinventor

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Abstract

An assembly for display and/or storage floral items or the like which includes a housing made up of stepped side walls, a rear wall, a front wall section at each step and top wall sections at each step. A container is located at each step, preferably received in an opening defined by the top wall section thereat. The containers define at least one water drain opening therein which is associated with a water drain system and with appropriate controls for maintaining water within the container or draining same therefrom. A water supply system is also provided in association with each container for supplying water thereto along with appropriate valving to control water supply to the containers. A cut item separator support may be provided within the containers for dividing the inside of the containers into a plurality of compartments for the receipt of floral items therein.

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Dependent claims

An assembly for display and storage of cut flowers, greenery and the like comprising:

(a) a housing, said housing including opposite side walls, said side walls being stepped, a rear wall, a plurality of front wall sections, one of said front wall sections being provided for each step of said side walls, and upper wall sections provided at each step of said side walls, said upper wall sections being generally planar and defining an opening therein that includes at least a major portion of the area carried by said upper wall sections;
(b) a container receivable in each of said upper wall openings and extending down into said housing, said containers including a bottom wall and four side walls secured thereto and extending upwardly therefrom and cooperating therewith to define an open compartment for receipt of said items, at least certain of said side walls having a flange secured thereto and extending outwardly therefrom for contact with portions of said upper wall about said opening, said bottom wall of said containers defining a drain opening therein;
(c) means associable with said drain openings of said containers for drainage of water from said containers, said drain means including means for control of drainage from said container;
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(d) water supply means associable with said containers for providing water to said containers as desired, said supply means including control valve means;
(e) separator means receivable in said containers for separating said container compartments into sections.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.