Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Special occasion ornament – Wreath type
Patent
1991-09-11
1994-05-17
Epstein, Henry F.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Special occasion ornament
Wreath type
D11120, 428 27, 493958, A41G 104
Patent
active
053126556
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a decoration which can be used especially in the florist trade, and to a method of making such a decoration.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
A common task of florists is to make wreaths for use in connection with funerals or cremations. Such a wreath substantially consists of two parts, namely a wreath body and a decoration, such as flowers, ribbons etc, fixed to the wreath body. Today, ready-made wreath bodies are available, which may consist of straw held in place by a plastic sheeting wrapped around the wreath body. Other types of wreath bodies, such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,526,992 or EP-A1-0,241,341, are previously known. Most often, they consist of a porous foam material which in some cases is supported by a waterproof backing (cf. GB-A-1,544,630). Naturally, the technical development in respect of wreath bodies and wreath body materials facilitates the task of the florist when making wreaths. Thus, the florist need not waste any time on shaping the wreath body, provided the customer is content with the wreath sizes available. This of course has a favourable effect on the end price of the wreath.
The wreath body must be decked with some type of decoration, such as flowers, leaves, ribbons etc. No actual development has taken place in this respect, save that use is now made of leaves of plastic or cloth, or silk, which are easier to handle and do not wither. That no technical development has in principle occurred largely depends on the fact that the very decoration of the wreath body is considered dependent to a large extent on the craftsmanship of the florist, excluding all technical development. Although the craftsmanship of the florist is of decisive importance for the final appearance of the wreath, there are certain ways of facilitating the florist's work when making wreaths.
Thus, from DE-B-27,50,670 it is previously known to fix to a wreath body a block of flower foam which is soaked with water and used for fixing and continuously watering flowers on the wreath. However, before the florist gets that far, the wreath body must be provided with a suitable basic decoration, such as natural or artificial plant leaves. These are fixed to the wreath body by means of a steel wire which is wound around the wreath, whereby the leaves will be squeezed between the steel wire and the wreath body. A plurality of plant leaves are fixed to the wreath body for each turn of the winding, so that these leaves will cover the wreath body, and the following leaves must cover the preceding turn of the steel wire and the wreath body. After this operation, flowers, ribbons and the like can be attached to the wreath body for accomplishing the wreath.
Attaching the separate plant parts is a very time-consuming and, thus, costly operation. Apart from this, there is a substantial risk that these separate plant parts attached with steel wire may be displaced or torn loose during transportation of the wreath from the florist to e.g. a church ceremony, which, if things come to the worst, may mean that both the steel wire and the wreath body become visible, thus ruining the aesthetical appearance of the whole wreath.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One object of the present invention therefore is to provide a decoration where there is no risk that the separate plant parts may be displaced or torn loose.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a decoration with which different-sized wreath bodies can be decorated in a cost-effective way.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a method of making such a decoration.
These and other objects are achieved by means of a method of making a decoration comprising a plurality of separate, artificial plant parts, which method is characterised by the steps of overlappingly connecting separate, juxtaposed first plant parts at a distance from a front edge of the respective plant part, and of overlappingly connecting a plurality of separate, mutually overlapping second plant parts to said first plant
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