Patent ID: 6711852
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
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; a sheet of fluid impermeable material disposed about the shape-sustaining support member to provide a decorative cover which extends about the shape-sustaining support member, a portion of the decorative cover extending a distance above the open upper end of the shape-sustaining support member such that the open upper end of the shape-sustaining support member remains substantially uncovered, the decorative cover and the shape-sustaining support member cooperating 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.