Patent ID: 6691459
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A floral holding material for supporting a floral grouping, the floral holding material comprising:a preformed shape-sustaining support member selectively movable between a substantially flattened condition and an expanded condition, in the expanded condition the 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 whereby, upon positioning a sheet of fluid impermeable material about the shape-sustaining support member, the internal chamber of the shape-sustaining support member cooperates with the sheet of fluid impermeable material to define a reservoir adapted to contain a liquid about a stem portion of the floral grouping when the stem portion of the floral grouping is disposed in the reservoir; and a locking assembly supported on the peripheral sidewall of the shape-sustaining support member for maintaining the shape-sustaining support member in the substantially flattened condition during storage and transportation of the shape-sustaining support member the shape-sustaining support member being formed of a substantially rigid material having sufficient memory such that upon releasing the locking assembly the shape-sustaining support member moves from the substantially flattened condition to the expanded condition.