Floral stem cleaner and method of cleaning floral stems
OwnerRobert L. Richardsoninventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A flower stem cleaning device includes a body through which a cleaning opening extends. The opening is defined by a flexible surface portion of the body to prevent damage to the plant stems. A slit extends between the opening and a perimeter edge of the body to define jaws which may be flexed in order to insert a stem into the opening. The stem to be cleaned is pulled through the opening manually to remove thorns and miscellaneous foliage from the stem.
Claims17
A device for removing thorns and leaves from a plant stem comprising:
- a body;
- a pair of jaws aligned in a plane and defining therebetween a substantially constant-size opening extending along an axis traversing said plane;
- and
- means for mounting said jaws to said body in a manner that at least one of said jaws is movable away from the other one of said jaws in a direction generally parallel said axis and is biased toward said plane.
A method of removing thorns and foliage from plant stems including the steps of:
- providing a device having a body and surface means associated with said body for defining an opening through said body, said surface means being flexible;
- inserting a stem into said opening;
- and
- pulling said stem through said opening to engage thorns and foliage on said stem by said surface means.
A method of removing thorns and foliage from plant stems including the steps of:
- providing a device having a body including a portion made of a flexible material and surface means defining an-opening through said portion, said device further including means defining a slit extending from said opening to a perimeter edge of said portion;
- mounting said device to a stationary support;
- flexing said portion adjacent said slit to separate said portion at said slit;
- inserting a stem into said opening through said separated slit;
- and
- pulling said stem through said opening to engage thorns and foliage on said stem by said surface means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.