Base for supporting artifical flowers or foliage

Details Base for supporting artifical flowers or foliage Base for supporting artifical flowers or foliage

1998-07-10

2001-07-24

Poon, Peter M. (Department: 3643)

Plant husbandry

Flower holder

Having ground anchor support

C047S041130

Reexamination Certificate

active

06263614

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a base for supporting bunches of artificial flowers or foliage.
It is previously known to provide a base for supporting artificial flower and/or foliage arrangements which comprises a disc having a plurality of holes into which lower ends of stems of the flowers or foliage can be fitted. Such an arrangement, whilst adequately supporting that particular flower and/or foliage arrangement, is inflexible in that it cannot be used with a larger arrangement, or if it is desired to use a smaller arrangement, leaves regions of the base devoid of flowers or foliage which is thereby unsightly.
The present invention seeks to provide a structure which can accommodate a variety of different flower and/or foliage arrangements.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a base for supporting artificial flowers or foliage comprising a spike for pushing into a supporting medium, and at least one stem-supporting member securable on said spike defining a plurality of stem-receiving apertures therein.
This allows one or more stem-supporting members to be selected and secured on to the spike as desired.
In the preferred embodiment a separate securing member is provided in order to releasably secure the or each stem-supporting member on the spike. This may comprise an enlarged upper body part and an elongate threaded rod, with the spike defining a threaded opening in which the threaded rod is received, and the or each stem-supporting member defining an aperture through which the threaded rod extends.
The stem-supporting members define the stem-receiving apertures at or near an outer periphery thereof. The apertures may be of at least two different sizes in order to accommodate different sizes of stems. The supporting member may have a variety of outer profile shapes including an undulating or wavy profile.
Where more than one stem-supporting member is provided these are preferably arranged on top of each other in order of upwardly-decreasing diameter. The stem-supporting members may each define a central recessed region in which the adjacent stem-supporting member of smaller diameter is able to sit. This ensures that the stem-supporting members fit tightly and snugly together.
The securing member may also define a plurality of apertures for receiving stems of artificial flowers or foliage.
The spike preferably tapers to a point towards its lower end and is provided with at least to longitudinally-extending ribs which may also be provided with a plurality of serrations along their length.
In one embodiment the upper body part of the securing member may be formed integrally with a lower portion of one or more stems of the artificial flower or foliage.
In a further aspect, the invention resides in a bunch of artificial flowers or a foliage bush in combination with a base as defined above. The bunch of flowers or foliage bush has stems, lower ends of which are pushed into the stem-receiving apertures in the supporting members and may be secured therein by means of an adhesive.
In a further aspect, the invention comprises a base for supporting artificial flowers or foliage comprising a spike for pushing into a supporting medium, at least one stem-supporting member selected from a group of supporting members of different size defining a plurality of stem-receiving apertures therein and securing means for securing the or each stem-supporting member on said spike.


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