Patent ID: 6662494
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A decorative assembly, comprising:a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the plant having leaves and petioles and disposed in a flower pot having an upper end; and a collar for supporting leaves and petioles of a plant having substantial horizontal growth so as to prevent damage thereto, the collar having a lower end, an upper end, an opening through a portion thereof and a length extending between the upper and lower ends thereof, a lower portion of the collar being disposed near the upper end of the flower pot and the collar extending upwardly and outwardly at an angle with respect to the upper end of the flower pot, the length of the collar being at least equal to the length of at least some of the leaves and petioles of the plant such that when the leaves and petioles of the plant are positioned on the collar, the angle of the collar relative to a horizontal axis of the flower pot decreases so that the collar moves toward a compressed condition wherein the angle of the collar relative to a horizontal axis of the flower pot is in a range of from about 25Â° to about 40Â°, thereby permitting the collar to resiliently hold and gently support the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.