Patent ID: 6394401
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a positioning means engaged with, and enabled for manipulation to a selected fixed position, a flower's stems clamping means; the flower's stems clamping means providing a stems receiver for supporting flowers in a generally upright altitude with corresponding flower stems directed generally downwardly, and, supported on the stems receiver, an arcuately movable jaw enabled for clamping the flower stems with a downwardly directed clamping force so as to inhibit the flowers from being pulled in a generally upward direction; wherein the stems receiver is an elongated tubular member having open opposite ends and wherein the arcuately movable jaw comprises:a manual lever rigidly attached to a biasing member, the biasing member providing a linear, downwardly directed clamping surface; and the manual lever and the biasing member joined such that when pressure is applied to the manual lever, the clamping surface is enabled to clamp the flower stems against the inner wall of the stems receiver with a downwardly directed force.