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Artificial supporting means for natural flowers
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-20
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Granted: 1967-05-09
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Expires: 1985-10-20
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Morton E Kise
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:42
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41G; A41G1/00; A01; A01G; A01G5/00; A01G5/04; A47; A47G; A47G7/00; A47G7/02; A47G7/06; A47G7/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
ARTIFICIAL FLOWER MEANS TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLOWER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN ARTIFICIAL FLOWER STEM COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ARTIFICIAL MEMBER HAVING CONNECTING MEANS ON ONE END, AN ELONGATED COUPLING MEMBER HAVING MEANS ON ONE END SHAPED TO BE PROJECTED THROUGH THE CALYX OF A NATURAL FLOWER FROM WHICH THE STEM HAS BEEN DETACHED ADJACENT THE END OF THE NATURAL CALYX OF THE FLOWER AND HAVING ADDITIONAL MEANS ON THE OTHER END PRE-SHAPED TO INTERLOCK WITH SAID CALYX, SAID COUPLING MEMBER WHEN PROJECTED THROUGH SAID CALYX HAVING ADDITIONAL MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE DETACHED END OF THE NATURAL CALYX AND ARRANGED TO CONNECTINGLY ENGAGE SAID CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID ARTIFICIAL STEM, AND AN ARTIFICIAL CUP-LIKE CALYX LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE ON SAID STEM TOWARD THE CALYX OF SAID NATURAL FLOWER TO RECEIVE AND CONCEAL SAID CONNECTING MEANS AND AT LEAST THE OUTER END OF THE NATURAL CALYX OF THE NATURAL FLOWER WHEN CONNECTED TO SAID ARTIFICIAL STEM AND THEREBY PROVIDE A NATURAL APPEARING FLOWER HAVING NATURAL SCENT AND BEAUTY MOUNTED UPON AN ARTIFICIAL STEM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
ARTIFICIAL FLOWER MEANS TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLOWER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN ARTIFICIAL FLOWER STEM COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ARTIFICIAL MEMBER HAVING CONNECTING MEANS ON ONE END, AN ELONGATED COUPLING MEMBER HAVING MEANS ON ONE END SHAPED TO BE PROJECTED THROUGH THE CALYX OF A NATURAL FLOWER FROM WHICH THE STEM HAS BEEN DETACHED ADJACENT THE END OF THE NATURAL CALYX OF THE FLOWER AND HAVING ADDITIONAL MEANS ON THE OTHER END PRE-SHAPED TO INTERLOCK WITH SAID CALYX, SAID COUPLING MEMBER WHEN PROJECTED THROUGH SAID CALYX HAVING ADDITIONAL MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE DETACHED END OF THE NATURAL CALYX AND ARRANGED TO CONNECTINGLY ENGAGE SAID CONNECTING MEANS ON SAID ARTIFICIAL STEM, AND AN ARTIFICIAL CUP-LIKE CALYX LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE ON SAID STEM TOWARD THE CALYX OF SAID NATURAL FLOWER TO RECEIVE AND CONCEAL SAID CONNECTING MEANS AND AT LEAST THE OUTER END OF THE NATURAL CALYX OF THE NATURAL FLOWER WHEN CONNECTED TO SAID ARTIFICIAL STEM AND THEREBY PROVIDE A NATURAL APPEARING FLOWER HAVING NATURAL SCENT AND BEAUTY MOUNTED UPON AN ARTIFICIAL STEM.
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