Patent ID: 7918073

Claim:
A method of using a floral easel, comprising the steps of: providing a floral easel for holding a floral object, the floral easel comprising: at least three legs having a first end and a second end, the at least three legs intersected with one another to define a vertex, at least one first end of at least one of the at least three legs being an extended portion extending a distance beyond the vertex, each of the at least three legs moveable with respect to one another about the vertex such that the at least three legs are moveable from a collapsed position to an opened position and from an opened position to a collapsed position, in the collapsed position at least a portion of each of the at least three legs disposed substantially adjacent one another, in the opened position at least a portion of each of the at least three legs spaced a distance from each other; a bracing assembly capable of holding the at least three legs in the opened position; a reinforcing member capable of holding at least two of the at least three legs in the opened position; a retaining member capable of holding the at least three legs in the collapsed position from engagement with the at least three legs, and wherein the retaining member is attached to at least one of the reinforcing member, at least one of the at least three legs, and the bracing assembly; and wherein the extended portion of the at least one of the at least three legs is capable of holding the floral grouping on the floral easel; disengaging the retaining member and erecting the floral easel to the opened position, whereby the floral easel engages a substrate; attaching the floral object to the extended portion of the at least one of the at least three legs; and displaying the floral object on the floral easel.