Patent ID: 8276315

Claim:
A reusable vase for holding and displaying flowers in water on a food product having top and side surfaces comprising: a non-deformable water-holding reservoir having a water-holding volume, the reservoir being defined by a non-deformable bottom which rests directly on the food product top surface when the vase is fully mounted on the food product and a non-deformable upright rim projecting up a height from the bottom thereby leaving the food product side surfaces substantially exposed when the vase is fully mounted on the food product, the height of the upright rim being sufficient to avoid spillage of water from the reservoir onto the food product while minimizing the appearance of the fully-mounted vase on the food product; and plural non-deformable flower-stem-receiving wells, each well having a water-holding volume and being-defined by at least one well wall depending from the bottom, each well having a water-receiving opening in communication with the reservoir and a narrowed distal end free of structure preventing at least some flower stem ends from contacting water when inserted therein, with at least one well being a cylinder ending in a cone, no single well having a water-holding volume greater than the water-holding volume of the entire reservoir, the vase being washable for reuse, the vase being free of structure spacing the bottom from the food product top surface so that the bottom can rest directly on the food product top surface to minimize the appearance of the fully-mounted vase on the food product, and the vase being further free of water-drainage openings permitting water flow outside the vase, thereby to contain water in the vase and prevent water flow onto the food product.