Holder and attachment bracket for floral arrangement

Claim 1

A holder and attachment bracket for attaching floral arrangements to the top of the end of a support structure said end having an outer surface and an inner surface, said bracket comprising: a strut portion and a clip portion said strut portion having: a first face, a second face, a first length, a long axis, a width W, a top end, a lower end, said top end being perpendicular to said long axis, said first and second faces being parallel, said strut portion further comprising: a hook and a protuberance, said hook extending from said first face and comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a first thickness and being located a first distance from said top and being perpendicular to said first face and parallel to said top, said second portion having a second thickness and being perpendicular to said first portion end extending toward said top for a distance essentially equal to said first distance and being essentially parallel to said first face and spaced a second distance away from a second distance away from said first face, said protuberance protruding from said second face near said lower end and having a tip, said tip having means extending to a plane which intersects said second face at said top end, said plane being at an angle A with said second face, said clip portion being integral with said strut portion and further comprising first, second and third curved portions, said first curved portion curving away from said first face in the direction of said second face and having an arc length of between 80° and 90° and an inside radius between 1/8 and 1/3 of said width W, said second curved portion continuing the curve of said first portion, having an arc length between 170° and 190° and an inside radius between one-third and one-half of said length of said strut portion, said third curved portion curving oppositely to said first and second curved portions and having an arc length of between 80 and 100 degrees and an inside radius range of 1/10 to 1/4 of said inside radius of said second curved portion, said holder including a container having a height and comprising: a bottom, and at least one flat side, said height being greater than said first length, said at least one flat side having a top and an opening, said opening having a second length, a second width and a side, said side being said first distance from said top and parallel to it, second length being in the range of 11/4 to 11/2 times said first width, said second width being in the range of 1.1 and 1.2 times said first thickness, whereby said container is attached to said bracket by inserting said hook through said opening until said opening surrounds said first portion of said hook and said at least one flat side is against said first face, and said container and bracket are installed on the top of said end of said support structure by holding said protuberance from said second face against said outer surface with said strut essentially vertical and moving said bracket downward, whereby said end of said support structure causes said points of closest proximity apart so that, because of the resilience of the clip, said clip and said strut exert forces on said outer and inner surfaces to hold said bracket and holder in place on said support structure.