US4167832A
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Means of preserving cut flowers placed in water
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-11-08
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Granted: 1979-09-18
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Expires: 1997-11-08
Abstract
Abstract A means of preserving cut flowers placed in water, said means comprising one or more bactericidal substances, with the possible additions of one or more bacteriostatic substances, one or more surfactants, and/or one or more nutritious substances. The bactericidal substance may be 1.3-dichloro-5.5-dimethylhydantoin which splits off chlorine in relation to the pH-value of the aqueous solution. Said derivative forms part of a thin coating applied to the front surface of a strip of paper or cardboard which is very small in relation to the length of the stems of the flowers. A layer of non- (or very little) water-soluble self-adhesive substance is applied to the back surface of the strip, the substance being tolerable by the stems of flowers. The consumer can easily fasten the strip unit close to the lower end of the stem before placing the latter in water. The strip unit is easily dispensible from a protective container.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars G. Zetterquist
- 👤 Poul H. Ahm
- 👤 Ole Rosdahl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:29
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N3/00; A01N3/02; A01G; A01G5/00; A01G5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A means suitable for preserving cut flowers in water, said means comprising a support strip, a bacteriostatic substance which splits off chlorine at an increasing rate as the pH value falls as a thin coating on the front surface of the strip and a self-adhesive having at most slight solubility in water on the back surface of the strip, said strip being relatively small compared to the length of stems of the flowers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
A means suitable for preserving cut flowers in water, said means comprising a support strip, a bacteriostatic substance which splits off chlorine at an increasing rate as the pH value falls as a thin coating on the front surface of the strip and a self-adhesive having at most slight solubility in water on the back surface of the strip, said strip being relatively small compared to the length of stems of the flowers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
Flowers having attached around the stems thereof the preserving means of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A preserving means according to claim 1 wherein the strip is made of a material selected from the group consisting of paper and cardboard.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A preserving means according to claim 1 wherein the bacteriostatic substance is 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A preserving means according to claim 4 wherein the amount of the 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin is 1.5 to 10 mg/cm 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A preserving means according to claim 5 wherein the amount of the 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin is 2 to 8 mg/cm 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A preserving means according to claim 6 wherein the amount of the 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin is 2 to 3.9 mg/cm 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A preserving means according to claim 7 wherein the amount of the 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin is 3.8 mg/cm 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A preserving means according to claim 4 containing the 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin distributed as particles in carboxymethyl cellulose.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A preserving means according to claim 9 wherein per strip there are present approximately 2 mg of 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and 23 mg of carboxymethyl cellulose.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
Flowers having attached around the stems thereof the preserving means of claim 4.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
Flowers according to claim 11 wherein the strip of the preserving means is made of a material selected from the group consisting of paper and cardboard.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A preserving means according to claim 1 wherein the strip is the shape of a rectangle having the dimensions 12 mm×50 mm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A ribbon having applied thereto a plurality of said strips of claim 1 in a form adapted to be individually removed from said ribbon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A combination of a dispensing container and a rolled ribbon according to claim 14.
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