Animated artificial flower
OwnerPeter Marlowinventor
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Abstract
A device simulating a blooming flower includes a piston slidably disposed within an elongated tube simulating a flower stem. A chamber within the stem is configured to hold a dissolvable solid material. The piston is biased upwardly, but held in place by the dissolvable solid material placed in the chamber above the piston. A simulated flower is attached to the end of the stem or piston and has a plurality of simulated petals configured to open as the stem is placed in a liquid, the solid material dissolves, and the piston moves upwardly within the stem.
Claims8
An animated artificial flower device, comprising:
- a simulated flower comprising at least one simulated petal, the simulated petal configured to be movable between a closed state and an opened state;
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- a chamber configured to receive a dissolvable material therein, the simulated petal configured to be held in the closed state by a presence of said dissolvable material in the chamber and moved towards the open state as the dissolvable material is removed by dissolution upon an exposure to a liquid, the rate of the movement of the simulated petal towards the open state corresponding to the rate of the dissolution by the liquid of the dissolvable material.
An animated artificial flower device, comprising:
- a simulated stem comprising at least one elongated tube;
- a simulated flower comprising at least one simulated petal, the simulated petal configured to be movable between a closed state and an opened state;
- at least one of a simulated calyx and a secondary simulated stem, slidable relative to the simulated stem, whereby a sliding motion of at least one of the simulated calyx and the secondary simulated stem, relative to the simulated stem, simulates flower growth;
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- a system of a pin and a groove interposing at least two of the simulated stem, the simulated calyx and the secondary simulated stem, wherein the groove comprises a non-linear path relative to a longitudinal axis of the simulated stem, whereby a rotational motion is imparted to the simulated flower as the flower growth is simulated.
A method for animating an artificial flower device, comprising:
- placing a liquid and at least a portion of a simulated stem containing a dissolvable material into a container, thereby exposing the dissolvable material to the liquid;
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- opening replace at least one simulated petal of the artificial flower device at a rate corresponding to a rate of dissolution in the liquid of the dissolvable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.