EP0213926A1 - Vase pour fleurs ou pour plantes en pot - Google Patents
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- EP0213926A1 EP0213926A1 EP86306605A EP86306605A EP0213926A1 EP 0213926 A1 EP0213926 A1 EP 0213926A1 EP 86306605 A EP86306605 A EP 86306605A EP 86306605 A EP86306605 A EP 86306605A EP 0213926 A1 EP0213926 A1 EP 0213926A1
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- Prior art keywords
- container
- bag
- vase
- flowers
- open end
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
- A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
- A47G7/06—Flower vases
- A47G7/063—Flower vases foldable
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/56—Linings or internal coatings, e.g. pre-formed trays provided with a blow- or thermoformed layer
- B65D5/60—Loose, or loosely attached, linings
- B65D5/603—Flexible linings loosely glued to the wall of the container
- B65D5/606—Bags or bag-like tubes loosely glued to the wall of a "tubular" container
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
- B65D85/505—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for cut flowers
Definitions
- This invention relates to a vase for holding cut flowers or flowers or a plant growing in a pot.
- Vases for flowers or plants are usually of glass, pottery or rigid plaftics material and are of a variety of shapes and sizes. Particularly in the case of glass and pottery vases, they are of a substantial weight and care has to be taken to ensure that they are not damaged either when they are in use or when they are being stored between periods of use.
- a vase for holding flowers or a plant is characterised in that it comprises a light-weight container formed of cardboard or the like and having an open end, a bag positioned in the container, the bag being formed of waterproof material and having an open mouth positioned such that, when the container is arranged with the open end uppermost, the bag serves to receive liquid introduced into the container through the open end thereof.
- the bag and the container are formed of lightweight materials and so the vase is light in weight and can readily be handled without risk of damage. Furthermore, the materials are such that they are cheap to provide and, consequently, the cost of the vase is low as compared with similar vases of glass, pottery or rigid plastics material.
- cut flowers are arranged in the vase with their stems extending into the bag which contains water for the flowers.
- the pot In the case of flowers or a plant growing in a pot, the pot is of cheap and unattractive appearance and is placed in the vase with the pot within the bag. When the plant is watered, as is necessary at regular intervals, excess water drains out of the pot and is retained in the bag.
- the container is conveniently of non-waterproof paper or cardboard and is given an attractive appearance both in shape and pattern and ornamentation applied to its outer surface.
- the container with the bag inside it is collapsible for storage purposes.
- Such vases are arranged in their collapsed state, thus taking up the minimum of space, when they are not being employed for their intended use.
- the vases can be transported and stored in large numbers while requiring the minimum of space.
- the concept of a collapsible vase allows a collapsed vase to be included with each bouquet of flowers despatched from a florift. The recipient of the bouquet simply has to restore the vase to its non-collapsed state and it is then ready to receive the flowers from the bouquet and a quantity of water to keep the flowers fesh and in good condition.
- a collapsible vase may have the container which is of non-waterproof cardboard or thin plastics material provided with a plurality of creases extending in the direction of its length and arranged to divide the container into an even number of panels. To collapse the vase it is folded flat along a pair of opposite creases.
- each panel conveniently has a hinged tab at one end, the tabs being such that pairs of tabs can be arranged in interlocking relation when the vase is to be used.
- the bag is conveniently of a thin-walled plastics material so that the bag is flexible and can be accommodated inside the collapsed container.
- the bag can be of metal foil, such as aliminium foil or paper-metal foil laminate.
- a vase suitable for receiving a quantity of cut flowers or flowers or a plant growing in a pot comprises a container (1) formed of thick paper or cardboard.
- the paper or cardboard is not treated in any way to render it waterproof.
- the container has an open end (3) and it conveniently has a base (5) at the opposite end.
- the shape of the container can be of any suitable form, for example, frusto-conical or hexagonal cross-section. To ensure that the container is fairly stable when it is stood on the base, it is convenient for the container to taper downwardly from the open end to the base.
- the outside of the container can carry any desired ornamentation, advertising material, etc.
- a bag (7) having an open mouth (9) is positioned inside the container and it is permanently secured, as by a layer of adhesive around the outside of the mouth of the bag, to the inside of the container.
- the bag is of a waterproof material so that it can readily contain a quantity of water.
- the bag is conveniently of a thin plastics material, although a metal foil, such as aluminium foil or a laminate of paper with a metal foil could be employed.
- the container In use, the container is arranged with the open end uppermost and a quantity of water is introduced through the open end of the container into the bag where it is retained. As the water is not in contact with the container, the container is not damaged in any way by the water. Cut flowers can then be introduced into the vase with their stems resting in the bag (7). Alternatively, a pot containing growing flowers or a plant can be positioned inside the bag.
- the container may be manufactured with a base (5) which does not permit the container to be readily collapsed in order to reduce its volume. However, it is advantageous for the container to be readily collapsed and easily restored to it.s opened out condition.
- the container initially comprises a tube 15 of cardboard or self-supporting plastics material of tapered form and open at both ends.
- the tube has six creases (17) extending in the direction of its length to define six equal panels (18).
- Each panel has a tab (19) hinged to it at its lower end and each tab has a transverse slit (21) extending for approximately half its width close to its lower end.
- a bag (not shown in Figures 2 and 3) is secured, as described with reference to Figure 1, within the container and the bag is sufficiently flexible to allow the container to be flattened along an opposite pair of creases (17) so that three of the panels (18) lie closely upon three other panels, as shown in Figure 2. In this collapsed state the vase takes up a minimum of space.
- the outer creases (17), shown in Figure 2 are pressed inwardly to separate the two groups of panels.
- the two tabs on a pair of opposite panels are interlocked together with the slot (21) on one tab passing into the slit (21) on the other tab. This is repeated for a second pair of opposite tabs and, finally, it is repeated for the tabs (19A and 19B) on the remaining pair of opposite panels.
- the interconnected pairs of tabs constitute the base of the container.
- the bag is made in the form of a bellows so that it is axially expansible and contractible.
- the container cannot be collapsed while the bag is within it but, after removing the bag from the container, both the bag and the container can be collapsed.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB858521511A GB8521511D0 (en) | 1985-08-29 | 1985-08-29 | Vase |
GB8521511 | 1985-08-29 |
Publications (1)
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EP0213926A1 true EP0213926A1 (fr) | 1987-03-11 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP86306605A Withdrawn EP0213926A1 (fr) | 1985-08-29 | 1986-08-27 | Vase pour fleurs ou pour plantes en pot |
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EP (1) | EP0213926A1 (fr) |
GB (1) | GB8521511D0 (fr) |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0394595A1 (fr) * | 1989-04-28 | 1990-10-31 | Roger Nelson | Vase démontable |
FR2674419A1 (fr) * | 1991-03-29 | 1992-10-02 | Raphose Jean Edouard | Vase a fleurs jetable. |
FR2763230A1 (fr) * | 1997-03-19 | 1998-11-20 | Alain Dubois | Dispositif de vase deployable, realise en carton plie et colle |
GB2361000A (en) * | 2000-03-01 | 2001-10-10 | Boxfoldia Ltd | Container for liquid |
EP1440635A1 (fr) * | 2003-01-27 | 2004-07-28 | Peter Behnisch | Vase à fleurs pliable et procédé de fabrication |
NL1028319C2 (nl) * | 2005-02-17 | 2006-08-21 | Sergius Arnoldus Jo Broekhoven | Houder voor het houden van een medium. |
NL1030210C2 (nl) * | 2005-02-17 | 2006-08-29 | Sergius Arnoldus Jo Broekhoven | Houder voor het houden van een medium. |
GB2425243A (en) * | 2005-04-19 | 2006-10-25 | Paul Furey | Container with waterproof liner |
WO2007046689A1 (fr) * | 2005-10-17 | 2007-04-26 | B.A.T.Holding B.V. | Support de maintien d’un milieu |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2043471A1 (de) * | 1970-09-02 | 1972-03-09 | Rohrbach, Bernd, 6000 Frankfurt | Vase |
DE2923455A1 (de) * | 1979-06-09 | 1980-12-11 | Werner Bank | Blumenvase oder blumenbehaelter |
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- 1985-08-29 GB GB858521511A patent/GB8521511D0/en active Pending
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- 1986-08-27 EP EP86306605A patent/EP0213926A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2043471A1 (de) * | 1970-09-02 | 1972-03-09 | Rohrbach, Bernd, 6000 Frankfurt | Vase |
DE2923455A1 (de) * | 1979-06-09 | 1980-12-11 | Werner Bank | Blumenvase oder blumenbehaelter |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0394595A1 (fr) * | 1989-04-28 | 1990-10-31 | Roger Nelson | Vase démontable |
FR2674419A1 (fr) * | 1991-03-29 | 1992-10-02 | Raphose Jean Edouard | Vase a fleurs jetable. |
FR2763230A1 (fr) * | 1997-03-19 | 1998-11-20 | Alain Dubois | Dispositif de vase deployable, realise en carton plie et colle |
GB2361000A (en) * | 2000-03-01 | 2001-10-10 | Boxfoldia Ltd | Container for liquid |
EP1440635A1 (fr) * | 2003-01-27 | 2004-07-28 | Peter Behnisch | Vase à fleurs pliable et procédé de fabrication |
NL1028319C2 (nl) * | 2005-02-17 | 2006-08-21 | Sergius Arnoldus Jo Broekhoven | Houder voor het houden van een medium. |
NL1030210C2 (nl) * | 2005-02-17 | 2006-08-29 | Sergius Arnoldus Jo Broekhoven | Houder voor het houden van een medium. |
GB2425243A (en) * | 2005-04-19 | 2006-10-25 | Paul Furey | Container with waterproof liner |
WO2007046689A1 (fr) * | 2005-10-17 | 2007-04-26 | B.A.T.Holding B.V. | Support de maintien d’un milieu |
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GB8521511D0 (en) | 1985-10-02 |
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