Patent ID: 6427380
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A decorative assembly for supporting a floral grouping having a stem portion and a bloom portion, the decorative assembly adapted to contain a liquid about the stem portion of the floral grouping, the decorative assembly comprising:a shape-sustaining support member having an open upper end, an open lower end and a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the open lower end of the shape-sustaining support member and the shape-sustaining support member comprising a sheet of flexible material having an upper side having a centrally disposed recess and a plurality of slots extending radially from the centrally disposed recess so as to provide support in a manner that does not crush the stem portion of the floral grouping, a lower side, a first end portion, and a second end portion, the sheet of flexible material having a substantially semi-circular shape such that when the first end portion is connected to the second end portion, the shape-sustaining support member is formed into a frustoconical shape, the sheet of flexible material comprising at least one male connector having a first tab member and a second tab member and at least one female connector into which the male connector can be received for securing the first end portion to the second end portion; a sheet of fluid impermeable material disposed about the shape-sustaining support member providing a decorative cover which extends about the shape-sustaining support member, the sheet of fluid impermeable material being sized such that when the decorative cover is formed about the shape-sustaining support member, a portion of the decorative cover extends a distance above the open upper end of the shape-sustaining support member, the decorative cover formed from the sheet of fluid impermeable material cooperating with the shape-sustaining support member to define a reservoir for confining a liquid; and a securing element for securing the decorative cover about the shape-sustaining support member while maintaining at least a portion of the open upper end of the shape-sustaining support member substantially uncovered by the decorative cover.