US3651601A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Flower holders
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1970-07-31
•
Granted: 1972-03-28
•
Expires: 1990-07-31
Abstract
Abstract Improvements are set forth in portable flower holders usable for bouquets that are handheld or for stationery decorations. The holder includes a dish or a plurality of interlocked, vertically supportable means for dishes with removable lip means encircling a bouquet arranged in the dish or dishes and for attaching decorative material to enframe a bouquet; spongelike means that is efficiently kept uniformly moist to maintain flowers fresh over a longer period; and a removable funnel-shaped base that is serviceable as a funnel and serviceable in vertically supporting the holder and that is unobtrusively attachable to the holder when the holder is to be held in the hand.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard L La Montagne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G7/00; A47G7/02; A47G7/06; A47G7/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A bouquet holder comprising a dish having a detachable, annular lip extending outwardly from the edge of the said dish; a decorative sheet material selectively attachable and joined to the said lip; a block of moisture-retentive, sponge-like material positioned in the said dish; retaining strips attached to said lip and extending across the top of the said dish for holding the said block in place in the dish; a tubular stem having one end connected to an opening in the bottom of the said dish; a removable plug inserted in the free end of the said tubular stem, the said plug having a cylindrical head extending from the said free end of the said stem; and a funnel-shaped, removable base having a tubular portion slidably and frictionally engaging said head and adapted to be drawn up on said stem by inserting the stem into the cone of the said funnel-shaped base and moving it to the outer side of the bottom of the said dish, the said outer side having substantially a shape that coincides with the shape of the inner surface of the said cone of the said funnel-shaped base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A bouquet holder comprising a dish having a detachable, annular lip extending outwardly from the edge of the said dish; a decorative sheet material selectively attachable and joined to the said lip; a block of moisture-retentive, sponge-like material positioned in the said dish; retaining strips attached to said lip and extending across the top of the said dish for holding the said block in place in the dish; a tubular stem having one end connected to an opening in the bottom of the said dish; a removable plug inserted in the free end of the said tubular stem, the said plug having a cylindrical head extending from the said free end of the said stem; and a funnel-shaped, removable base having a tubular portion slidably and frictionally engaging said head and adapted to be drawn up on said stem by inserting the stem into the cone of the said funnel-shaped base and moving it to the outer side of the bottom of the said dish, the said outer side having substantially a shape that coincides with the shape of the inner surface of the said cone of the said funnel-shaped base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
158 words
A bouquet holder comprising a dish having a detachable, annular lip extending outwardly from the edge of the said dish; a decorative annular sheet material selectively attachable and joined to the said lip; a block of moisture-retentive, sponge-like material positioned in the said dish, the said block having its bottom and lateral surfaces respectively spaced from the bottom and sides of the said dish whereby the area of contact between water placed in the dish and the said block is maximized, retaining strips attached to said lip and extending across the top of the said dish for holding the said block in place in the dish; a tubular stem having one end connected to an opening in the bottom of said dish; a removable plug inserted in the free end of the said tubular stem; and a removable, inverted funnel-shaped base slidably attached to the said stem and adapted to support the said bouquet holder in upright position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
158 words
A bouquet holder comprising a dish having a detachable, annular lip extending outwardly from the edge of the said dish; a decorative annular sheet material selectively attachable and joined to the said lip; a block of moisture-retentive, sponge-like material positioned in the said dish, the said block having its bottom and lateral surfaces respectively spaced from the bottom and sides of the said dish whereby the area of contact between water placed in the dish and the said block is maximized, retaining strips attached to said lip and extending across the top of the said dish for holding the said block in place in the dish; a tubular stem having one end connected to an opening in the bottom of said dish; a removable plug inserted in the free end of the said tubular stem; and a removable, inverted funnel-shaped base slidably attached to the said stem and adapted to support the said bouquet holder in upright position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
189 words
A means for a floral arrangement comprising a plurality of bouquet holders, each of said holders comprising substantially a dish having a detachable, annular lip extending outwardly from the edge of the said dish; a decorative sheet material selectively attachable and joined to the said lip; a block of moisture-retentive, sponge-like material positioned in the said dish; retaining strips attached to said lip and extending across the top of the said dish for holding the said block in place in the dish; a tubUlar stem having one end connected to an opening in the bottom of the said dish; a removable plug inserted in the free end of the said tubular stem; and a removable, inverted funnel-shaped base slidably attached to the said stem and adapted to support the said bouquet holder in upright position, a said bouquet holder positioned and supported on a level above a holder on an adjacent lower level, and the said holder on the upper level having its base clamped between the said moisture-retentive block and the said retaining strips of the bouquet holder next beneath the said bouquet holder on said upper level.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
189 words
A means for a floral arrangement comprising a plurality of bouquet holders, each of said holders comprising substantially a dish having a detachable, annular lip extending outwardly from the edge of the said dish; a decorative sheet material selectively attachable and joined to the said lip; a block of moisture-retentive, sponge-like material positioned in the said dish; retaining strips attached to said lip and extending across the top of the said dish for holding the said block in place in the dish; a tubUlar stem having one end connected to an opening in the bottom of the said dish; a removable plug inserted in the free end of the said tubular stem; and a removable, inverted funnel-shaped base slidably attached to the said stem and adapted to support the said bouquet holder in upright position, a said bouquet holder positioned and supported on a level above a holder on an adjacent lower level, and the said holder on the upper level having its base clamped between the said moisture-retentive block and the said retaining strips of the bouquet holder next beneath the said bouquet holder on said upper level.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US117965A
Cited
GB190513767A
Cited
US3003284A
Cited
US3183624A
Cited
US3368303A
Cited
US3576699A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-03-28 | 1975-09-27 | 1976-03-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-03-28 | 1979-09-27 | 1980-03-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-03-28 | 1983-09-27 | 1984-03-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |