Floral design container system

Abstract

A floral design system is described having a base that is utilized to house water when displaying live flowers. A lid is designed to fit within the base and has a series of openings about its surface. Rigid holding structures are attached to the lid with one or more elastic bands intertwined with the rigid holding structures to form a flexible web. The flexible web provides support for the stems of the flowers to be held firmly in place. The flexible web is made out of a pliable material for conforming to the shape of the stem while providing a tight fit. The bottom of the stems protrudes down into the base for water supply.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending and co-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 001,880 entitled “Floral Design Container System”, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,096,623, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Dec. 2, 2004, by the inventor herein, which is based upon and claims benefit of copending and co-owned U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 526,748 entitled “Flower Patch Design Containers”, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Dec. 3, 2003 by the inventor herein, the specifications of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a plant container system. More specifically, the invention relates to a system to enable a user to create a decorative floral display for use as a centerpiece or as a decorative display piece. [0004] 2. Background of the Prior Art [0005] Holders for floral ar...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] The present invention provides a solution to the above and other problems by enabling a simply designed, easy to construct, and simple to use floral display system.

Problems solved by technology

With the prior art holders in which the sides of the blocks extend only vertically, it is difficult, and requires skill, to insert the stems of the flowers into a side of the block and provide a good appearance as well as to cause the flowers to present a cascade effect.

The insertion of stems into a foam block at a non-orthogonal angle to its top surface, in addition to the difficulties set forth, does not always result in secure retention of those stems in the block.

While each of the above-mentioned devices may be effective to some degree in assisting a user in creating a pleasing floral arrangement, none of the references, however, discloses a compact and inexpensive container system using a flexible web attached to a specially designed lid to hold flowers at a variety of angles.

None of the references discloses an alternative to the use of floral foam to hold flower stems in a desired arrangement.

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