Patent ID: 6178688
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container system for a floral arrangement, comprising:a waterproof container having a base portion defining a water reservoir; andan insert, said insert acting to confine, from above, water within said reservoir, said insert carrying a porous, water-retaining block of foam lying within said reservoir, said block of foam extending upwardly through said insert so that an upper portion of said block of foam is exposed to receive the stems of cut flowers and the like,said block of a foam being sufficiently friable so that it can be pierced by the stems of cut flowers and the like so that the stems of cut flowers and the like are held in place by said block of foam,said block of foam being anchored within said insert by a support carried by said insert and extending over an upper part of said block of foam so that said block of foam is held firmly between said insert and said base portion of said container.