Plant husbandry – Flower holder – Stem forced into penetratable holder
Patent
1993-04-23
1994-06-07
Britts, Ramon S.
Plant husbandry
Flower holder
Stem forced into penetratable holder
A01G 500
Patent
active
053178327
ABSTRACT:
A holder for a water saturable block of the kind used for holding the stems of cut flowers, greenery and the like in floral displays. A preferred holder is box-like and watertight, except for a hole in the central portion of its top wall for receiving water and into which a water saturable block is insertable. Lips at the edge of the hole slope toward the bottom wall of the holder and laterally inward toward the center of the hole for fixedly holding a block in the hole, retarding water leakage out of the holder past the block, helping guide insertion of a block into the hole, reinforcing the edge of the hole and helping retain water in the holder upon tilting of the holder with or without a block in the hole. Depending legs at the corners of the holder help support it on, for example, flat table tops or convex casket tops.
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Copy of Cleveland Plant & Flower Company; brochure entitled "Foam Mate.RTM.", numbered FM2-92 including #610 Foam Mate Tray; 2 pgs.
Copy of Flambeau Products Corporation; brochure entitled "Vlchek.RTM. Brand Quality Floral Products", numbered 253-0108 (Jan. 1991) 5M, 8 pgs.
Copy of The John Henry Company; brochure entitled "Never-Wilt Containers", numbered ADV414 Apr. 1991; 8 pgs.
Western Pulp Products Company; brochure entitled "The Gripper", numbered 5M192 1227, 2 pgs.
Photos 2, 3 and 4 showing a different view of the same 4 devices, namely: a) Artful Casket Saddle CC637 b) Never-Wilt Saddle.RTM. SM2000 (brochure copy above) c) Vlchek PS10 (brochure copy above) d) Foam Mate 611 (brochure copy above) Photo 5 shows above listed items a. and b.
Britts Ramon S.
Downs Joanne C.
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