Artificial flower
AssigneeUnited Chinese Plastics Products Co., Ltd.
InventorGeorge Y. S. Koo
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of making an artificial flower resembling a dried flower, in which the artificial flower has a plurality of petals made from a fabric, each petal having an upper end with a tip, in which the tips of the petals are heated to a temperature sufficient to melt the fabric in the region of the tips by a heating assembly including a heating coil and a blower, and the petals in areas thereof other than the tips, are protected from the heat to prevent melting thereof, by placing the artificial flower in a recess of a heat sink body such that only the tips thereof protrude from the heat sink body, and as a result, a shrivelled, dried-up appearance is imparted to the artificial flower.
Claims16
Apparatus for making an artificial flower resembling a dried flower, in which the artificial flower has a plurality of petals made from a fabric, each petal having an upper end with a tip, the apparatus comprising:
- a heater for heating the tips of the petals to a temperature sufficient to melt the fabric in the region of the tips to impart a shrivelled, dried-up appearance to the artificial flower, and
- protection means for protecting said petals in areas thereof other than said tips from said heat to prevent melting thereof, said protection means at least partially surrounding said petals in areas thereof other than said tips.
Apparatus for making an artificial flower resembling a dried flower, in which the artificial flower has a bloom with a plurality of petals made from a fabric, each petal having an upper end with a tip, the apparatus comprising:
- a heater which directs heat only against the bloom of the artificial flower and to such an extent so as to melt the fabric substantially only in the region of the tips and to such an extent that a shrivelled, dried-up appearance is imparted to the artificial flower.
Apparatus for making an artificial flower resembling a dried flower, in which the artificial flower has a plurality of petals made from a fabric, each petal having an upper end with a tip, the apparatus comprising:
- a heater for heating the tips of the petals to a temperature sufficient to melt the fabric in the region of the tips to impart a shrivelled, dried-up appearance to the artificial flower, and
- protection means for protecting said petals in areas thereof other than said tips from said heat, said protection means at least partially surrounding said petals in areas thereof other than said tips.
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