An Improved Bouquet Holder.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bouquet Holder.
I, JENNIE LAWTON BRIGGS, of No. 117, Somerset Avenue, Taunton, in the
County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Lady,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement ;-
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Bouquet or flower holders in which the ends of the stems are inserted and
secured form an insufficient support for the long-stemmed flowers used by ladies
for corsage bouquets. I have found, by practical experiments, that long-
stemmed flowers may be kept fresh and bright for a considerable length of time
if a portion of the stems above the ends are inclosed with a moistened material,
such as a sponge, moss or other moisture-retaining material, and I have invented
and designed a clasp, adapted to be secured to any part of the wearing material,
which contains a moisture-retaining material and by which clasp a corsage
bouquet of long-stemmed flowers may be firmly secured and for a considerable
length of time preserved fresh and bright.
Referring to the accompanying drawing;-
Figure is a front view of my improved clasp showing a number of long-
stemmed flowers secured by the same.
Figure 2 is a front view of the pin clasp with the front swung open to show
the moisture-retaining material in the same.
Figure 3 is a side view and Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the same.
I have shown in the drawings one form or design of the improved flower holder
or clasp, but I do not wish to confine myself to any particular shape or design,
as I have made the same in a great many different forms, shapes and designs.
The invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of a receptacle
for moisture-retaining material having a pin or other device for securing the
same and a front which is adapted to be secured to the receptacle and will firmly.
hold and secure flowers, or a bouquet, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.
In the drawings a indicates a receptacle in which the moisture-retaining
material is preferably secured by a wire or wires & projecting from the back of
the receptacle; d-d are openings in the upper and lower rims of the receptacle a
through which the stems of the flowers may extend; e is a pin by which the
receptacle may be secured, a button may be secured to the receptacle, as is
shown in Figure 4, or any other fastening device may be used; f is the front,
preferably hinged to one side of the receptacle a by the hinges g-g and secured
by the snap-latch h, or in a similar manner.
When my bouquet holder is to be used, the front f is opened, the flower stems
are placed against the moisture-retaining material and the front is then secured,
pressing the stems into the yielding moisture-retaining material and holding the
flowers firmly in place. When the bouquet holder is clasped onto the stems of
the flowers, as is shown in Figure 1, the moisture is supplied to the stems
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page_text: near the flowers and is carried to the flowers by capillary attraction and will
keep the flowers fresh for a long time.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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Claim 1. A bouquet or flower holder, consisting of a receptacle adapted to
contain moisture-retaining material and having openings at opposite ends for
the insertion of the stems of the flowers, a front constructed to be secured to the
receptacle and adapted to hold the stems in contact with the moisture-retaining
material and a fastening device by which the holder may be secured to the
wearing apparel, as described.
2. In a bouquet or flower holder, the combination with the receptacle a, the
moisture-retaining material b, 'the openings dd for the reception of the stems
of the flowers and a device for securing the holder, of the front f pivoted to
one side of the receptacle a by the hinges gg and the latch h by which the
front is secured to the receptacle; whereby the holder may be clasped over the
stems of a bouquet, or flowers, secured to the wearer and the flowers be securely
held and supplied with moisture, as described.
3. In a bouquet or flower holder, the combination with the receptacle, the
openings dd, the moisture-retaining material b, the wires c-c for securing
"the material and the pin e, of the hinges 9-9. the front f and the latch h;
whereby long-stemmed flowers may be secured and retained fresh by moisture
as described.
JENNIE LAWTON BRIGGS.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.