Patent Publication Number: US-6904714-B1

Title: Decorative flower stand

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of the Invention 
   This invention relates to a decorative flower stand, particularly to one composed of a decorative plate and vases. The decorative plate is bored with insert grooves, and each vase is provided with an engage block on the outer wall to be fitted with the insert groove of the decorative plate so as to fix the vase on the decorative plate. The decorative plate has its rear side provided with fastening members, such as screws, magnets sucking disks, magic blankets or two-sided adhesive tapes, so that the decorative plate can be firmly assembled on the stationary surface of a place where people wish to place fresh flowers, such as the faceplate of a cinerary cabinet, the surface of a wall, the surface of a refrigerator or the glossy surface of a piece of furniture or glass, and the vase has fresh flowers set therein, having an effect of beautifying the interior of a house. 
   2. Description of the Prior Art 
   Generally, people like to display vases with fresh flowers on the topside of a table or a cabinet or the like to beautify the interior of a house. However, locations in a house for displaying vases may be limited so it is impossible to display vases at a place one prefers. If vases are to be placed at certain locations on a wall, a flat stand has to be built for this purpose, thus causing much trouble and rendering the vases unstable and easy to be hit and tumble down. 
   Nowadays, most people have their ancestors&#39; bone ashes held in cinerary cabinets which are orderly placed in a cinerary tower, but the cinerary cabinets in the cinerary tower are arranged side by side without providing any flower stand for people to place fresh flowers and fruit thereon for worshiping their ancestors. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   The objective of the invention is to offer a decorative flower stand provided with a decorative plate able to be firmly assembled on a stationary surface for people to place fresh flowers thereon, unnecessary to build an additional flat stand and able to stabilize vases on the decorative plate, having an effect of beautifying the interior of a house. 
   The feature of the invention is the decorative plate bored with at least one insert groove and the vase provided with an engage block on the outer wall to be fitted with the insert groove of the decorative plate, with the vase formed with an upper opening. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
     This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
       FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a decorative flower stand in the preset invention; 
       FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the decorative flower stand in the present invention; and, 
       FIG. 3  is a front view of the decorative flower stand assembled on the faceplate of a cinerary cabinet in the present invention. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
   A preferred embodiment of a decorative flower stand in the preset invention, as shown in  FIG. 1 , includes a decorative plate  1 , vases  2  and fastening members  3 . 
   There are two decorative plates  1 . Each decorative plate  1  is to be fixed on a stationary surface for people to place fresh flowers thereon, such as the faceplate of a cinerary cabinet, the surface of a wall, the surface of a refrigerator or the surface of a piece of furniture or glass, able to be designed into various decorative shapes. The decorative plate is bored with at least one dovetail-shaped groove  10 . 
   There are two vase  2 . Each vase  2  to be fitted with the decorative plate  1  is formed with an upper opening  20 , and has an outer wall provided with a dovetail-shaped engage block  21  and an outer circumferential surface provided with different-shaped decorative stripes  22 . 
   A fastening members  3  provided on the rear side of the decorative plate  1  could be screws, magnets, sucking disks, magic blankets or two-sided adhesive tapes. The fastening member  3  serves to combine the two decorative plates  1 . Then each vase  2  is combined with a respect one of the two decorative plates  1  by engaging the dovetail-shaped engage block  21  with the dovetail-shaped groove  10 . 
   In assembling and using, as shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the decorative plate  1  is first firmly assembled on a stationary surface  4  of a place where people wish to display fresh flowers, such as the faceplate of a cinerary cabinet, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the flat surface of a piece of furniture, the glossy surface of glass or the surface of a wall. Next, the vase  2  is filled with a proper amount of water and has its engage block  21  fitted with the insert groove  10  of the decorative plate  1  to fix the vase  2  on the decorative plate  1 , and then have fresh flowers set in the vase  2 . 
   The decorative flower stand of this invention can be fixedly assembled at a certain location where people wish to place fresh flowers, not only letting a house filled with the fragrance of the fresh flowers, but also beautifying the interior of the house. 
   In case the water in the vase  2  is insufficient or needs to be replaced with fresh water, simply remove the vase  2  from the decorative plate  1  and, after having it cleaned and filled with fresh water, it is returned on the decorative plate  1  again, convenient in use. In addition, the decorative plate  1  itself is provided thereon with different-shaped beautiful designs; therefore, the decorative flower stand of this invention has an effect of interior decoration even if there should be no flowers set thereon. 
   While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.