Patent ID: 6085459
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A01G,A45B,A47G

Abstract:
A vase construction comprising:a first elongated container forming a first flower receiving compartment for receiving and for supporting from below a bunch of long stem flowers, said container having a first connector wall with a centrally disposed recess extending the entire longitudinal length thereof, said recess having a sufficient depth and width to partially receive therein a pole for helping to support said first container in a substantially upright manner;said first elongated container further including:a base portion having integrally connected upstanding wall members being integrally connected to said first connector wall for helping to define a bottom container space for receiving and supporting a bottom portion of the stems of said bunch of flowers in a tight compact grouping for flower arrangement purposes; anda top portion having integrally connected outwardly tapered wall members integrally connected to said first connector wall for helping to define a top container space for receiving and supporting an intermediate portion of the stems in a loose grouping to facilitate the addition of long stem greens between selected ones of the long stems of said bunch of flowers for flower arrangement purposes;a second elongated container forming a second flower receiving compartment separate from said first compartment and for receiving and supporting from below another bunch of long stem flowers, said second container having a second connector wall with another centrally disposed recess extending the entire longitudinal length thereof, said another recess having a sufficient depth and width to partially receive therein another portion of said pole for helping to support said second container in a substantially upright manner;said second elongated container further including:another base portion having integrally connected upstanding wall members being integrally connected to said second connector wall for helping to define another bottom container space for receiving and supporting a bottom portion of the stems of said another bunch of flowers in a tight compact grouping for flower arrangement purposes; andanother top portion having integrally connected outwardly tapered wall members integrally connected to said second connector wall for helping to define another top container space for receiving and supporting an intermediate portion of the stems of said another bunch of flowers in a loose grouping to facilitate the addition of long stem greens between selected ones of said another bunch of long stem flowers for flower arrangement purposes;said first and second connector wall containing a continuous connector means extending along the longitudinal axis of the connector walls adjacent both said base and top portions for helping to facilitate the connecting of said first container and said second container at both said base and top portions in an abutting arrangement about the longitudinal axis of said pole for flower displaying purposes;wherein said continuous connector means comprises:outwardly projecting elongated splines that extend continuously along said second connector wall wherein said splines are parallel to one another;elongated grooves or openings that extend continuously along said first connector wall, said grooves being parallel to one another and consimilarly configured to said splines wherein said grooves are adapted to receive said splines to facilitate the alignment of said first and second connector walls;locking tabs at least at said top portion of said second connector wall; andnotches at least at said top portion of said first connector wall for receiving said locking tabs to facilitate the interconnection of said first and second connector walls.