EP1438913B1 - Device for the presentation and the transportation of plants, bushes or the like - Google Patents

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EP1438913B1
EP1438913B1 EP04290095A EP04290095A EP1438913B1 EP 1438913 B1 EP1438913 B1 EP 1438913B1 EP 04290095 A EP04290095 A EP 04290095A EP 04290095 A EP04290095 A EP 04290095A EP 1438913 B1 EP1438913 B1 EP 1438913B1
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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
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    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • A47F7/0071—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for perishable goods
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a device for the presentation and transport of plants, shrubs or the like. It applies in particular, but not exclusively, to bouquets of classic flowers sold at the florist.
  • This structure can be a solution for hanging or hanging a flowerpot, but can not be used to allow the transport of a bouquet that does not contain a pot. Moreover, this solution is not satisfactory if one wishes to present a bouquet of flowers, or the like, since it has no means to maintain said bouquet.
  • Patent Application No. WO 9203039 is also known which describes a plant container in the form of a plant pot having a lower portion with a central orifice and a plurality of water flow orifices, said lower portion receivable in a circular pot dish having a central tubular leg extending upwardly through the central opening of the lower portion of the pot.
  • a rope suspended above passes into the central tubular upright and an adjustable position pot stop device having a position locking screw to position the plant pot on the suspended rope.
  • this document proposes a solution for suspending a plant pot, but can not in any case be a solution at a time for the presentation of a bouquet of plants, that is to say having means for maintaining the bouquet substantially vertical and displaying information on the price, provenance etc ..., and also serve for the transport of said bouquet.
  • the document EP 1 350 451 describes a device for the presentation and transport of bouquets of flowers comprising a base, a support element of said bouquet attached by one of its ends to the base and a stem coming from one hand to fix removably at one end of the support member and having on the other hand a gripping means.
  • the invention therefore aims to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. It proposes for this purpose a device for the presentation and transport of plants, shrubs, bunches of flowers or the like, comprising a base, a supporting element of said bouquet attached by one of its ends to said base, characterized in that it further comprises a presentation / transport rod removably attached to one end of the support member; the other end of the presentation / transport rod having a gripping means; the gripping means being independent of the presentation / transport rod and is attached to this last, for example by screwing.
  • the gripping means will include a display means, such as a placard.
  • the base may consist of a simple rod having a T-shape or a ball, full or not.
  • the gripping means may comprise a closable housing, for example to place a jewel or any other object that may constitute a gift.
  • the aforesaid base will comprise at least one suction cup, fixed on the underside of said base, adapted to fix said base on a support.
  • the gripping means may consist of a handle, possibly having a shape adapted to the seizure of a human hand.
  • the elements constituting the device according to the invention namely the base, the support element, the presentation / transport rod and possibly the gripping means, will for example be fixed to the to each other by screwing or threading.
  • the device according to the invention will comprise a sealed plasticized film adapted to contain the aforesaid base and at least a part of the support element; said film then forming a reservoir or container comprising the lower end of said bouquet.
  • the reservoir or container may comprise a liquid, such as water, or a solution for feeding the aforesaid bouquet.
  • the gripping means may consist of a hook allowing in particular to suspend said device.
  • the invention allows the suspension of the assembly comprising the device, the fixation of information elements on the presentation / transport rod and / or on the gripping means, as well as the presentation of the bouquets. prepare usually gathered in buckets at the florist, allowing a grip without damaging the bouquet in question and the neighboring bouquets.
  • the invention also allows the transport of bouquets built or plants without damaging the shape of the package and thus maintain a proper presentation when moving.
  • the device of the invention can also serve as a display to isolate a bouquet, or the like, and maintain it vertically without vase, simply by resting on its base.
  • the presentation / transport device In the case where the presentation / transport device is combined with a sealed bag filled with water enclosing the rods, it allows the contact of these rods with water; the bouquet then being in a watertight tank stabilized by its base.
  • the device for the presentation and the transport 1 of bouquets, or the like comprises several dissociable elements capable of being fixed to each other. These various elements consist of a base 2, a support element 3, a presentation / transport rod 4 and a gripping means 5.
  • the base 2 may consist of a simple rod having a T-shape or a ball, solid or not.
  • This base can then be introduced, partially or entirely, in the lower part of the bouquet, slightly below the clamping link, consisting of a rope for binding the plants together.
  • the T-rod, introduced into the bouquet allows when it is stuck in the lower rods to unscrew or unclip the upper part, that is to say the rod presentation / transport 4, without the whole does not turn in the void.
  • This rod T-shaped or ball will then serve as an integral element to the rod presentation / transport 4; the fixing between the presentation rod 4 and the base 2 T-shaped or ball may be made permanently, for example by gluing or welding, or may consist of a removable attachment, for example by clipping or screwing the end lower threaded rod 4 in a housing, also threaded, the base 2 T or ball.
  • the T-shaped rod or ball will serve only for the transport of the bouquet of plants and no longer for maintaining it in a vertical position.
  • the base will have a support function of the device possibly comprising a bouquet
  • the base 2 will have a substantially flat or flat shape so as to rest on a horizontal plane.
  • the base 2 T or ball will be used so that the presentation rod / transport 4 piercing the bouquet is maintained in the lower part of said bouquet, because of its particular geometric shape.
  • the base 2 T or ball will function to maintain the bouquet since the base 2 will be blocked at the location of tightening the bouquet by a rope for linking the plants or flowers between them.
  • the base 2 comprises a plurality of holes or eccentric housing so that the presentation rod / transport 4 can be fixed, removably, indifferently in one of these holes. So, the base 2 will have a central hole or recess and a plurality of eccentric holes or recesses, all of which are for receiving the lower portion of the presentation / transport rod 4.
  • This embodiment of the base 2 is particularly suitable when the device according to the invention is used for the transport and / or the presentation of a pot of plants or the like having on its underside a plurality of holes for evacuating the excess water in the pot.
  • the presentation rod / transport 4 can be driven through the pot, possibly the earth or other present in the pot, and out through one of the holes, generally circular, present on the underside of said pot; the base 2 being, of course disposed outside the pot, below the latter.
  • the device 1 of the invention comprises a plane base 2.
  • this base 2 is square, but it will be quite possible to achieve it. circular, oval or cross-shaped.
  • the base 2 is substantially flat so that it can rest stably on a support also flat.
  • This base 2 comprises a circular orifice 6, possibly threaded, for the insertion of one of the ends of the support element 3.
  • This base 2 may be bent a few millimeters to a few centimeters at its ends.
  • the support element consists in the example chosen to illustrate the invention in a tubular shaft having at least one thread at one of its ends so that this end 7 can be inserted and fixed in a complementary thread.
  • the threaded end 7, corresponding to the upper end of said rod 3, has a tip or bevel so that it can be efficiently introduced into the bouquet 8.
  • the other end 9, which may be optionally threaded, will be introduced, or fixed by threading, in the orifice 6 of the base 2.
  • the support element 3 is secured to the base 2 by screwing, gluing, or any other means of assembly.
  • the presentation / transport rod 4 is in the form of a tube of variable length, optionally provided with means for enlarging / reducing the length of said rod 4.
  • this rod presentation / transport 4 can be fixed to the support member 3 by various means, in this case in the present example, by screwing a threaded portion of the lower end of the rod 4 on the threaded upper end 7 of the Support element 3.
  • this fixing may also be envisaged by other means, for example by gluing or nailing.
  • the upper end of the rod 4 comprises a means of gripping means 5 consisting of a handle 10.
  • This gripping means 5 also comprises a display means 11, such as a placard.
  • This display means 11 makes it possible to indicate, for example, the price, possibly in the form of a barcode, the origin of the plants or other accessory information such as a greeting poster or an advertisement.
  • the display means 11 may also consist of a housing comprising a listening means and possibly a recording of a sound message, pre-recorded on an audio medium type electronic chip, identical to the sound greeting cards.
  • a housing comprising a listening means and possibly a recording of a sound message, pre-recorded on an audio medium type electronic chip, identical to the sound greeting cards.
  • the activation of this sound message may be made possible for example by simply pressing a part of the display means 11.
  • This housing may also include an odorant device capable of delivering a specific odor, for example in connection with the bouquet of plants.
  • the gripping means 5 will be dissociable from the presentation / transport rod 4, as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the lower end 12 the gripping means 5 will have a threaded circumference adapted to be screwed onto the upper end 7 of the presentation / transport rod 4.
  • any other method of attachment may be used insofar as it is adapted to fix two sections substantially tubular.
  • the handle 10 of the gripping means 5, as well as the presentation / transport rod 4, the support element 3 and the base 2, may be made of different materials, for example plastic, wood, steel.
  • the device according to the invention may also comprise a sealed and transparent bag 13, ideally made of plastic, surrounding the base 2 and at least part of the support element 3 so that the ends Lower plants of the bouquet 8 are resting in a nourishing liquid, such as water optionally comprising a mixture of trace elements or minerals.
  • the sealed bag 13 may be closed, and thus delimit a sealed interior volume, by means of a wire 14 disposed around the entire circumference of said sealed bag 13 and having two free ends 15 and 15 'which can be gripped so that the user can himself even close this tight volume.
  • the latter can simply unscrew the presentation / transport rod 4 to remove it and keep its bouquet 8 in a vertical position resting on its base 2 and the support element 3.
  • the user can also place the device according to the invention in a sufficiently large container so as to put the stems of the bouquet 8 in contact with water.

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The device (1) has bouquet support unit (3) with an end fixed to a flat base (2). A transportation rod (4) is fixed in removable manner to the end of the support unit. Another end of the transportation rod includes grasping unit (5) with a hook for suspending the device. An airtight laminated film contains the base and a part of the support unit and forms a reservoir having a lower end of the bouquet.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour la présentation et le transport de plantes, arbustes ou analogue. Elle s'applique en particulier, mais non exclusivement, aux bouquets de fleurs classiques vendus chez le fleuriste.The present invention relates to a device for the presentation and transport of plants, shrubs or the like. It applies in particular, but not exclusively, to bouquets of classic flowers sold at the florist.

L'art antérieur connaît par la demande de brevet français N°FR 2644338 une structure pour stabiliser un pot de fleur ou le suspendre. Cette structure comprend un piétement fait de quatre tiges croisées. Une tige servant de tuteur est soudée au centre du piétement et grâce à un trou pratiqué à l'extrémité de cette tige, cette dernière peut être suspendue à un crochet.The prior art knows by the French patent application No. FR 2644338 a structure for stabilizing a flower pot or hanging. This structure comprises a base made of four crossed rods. A rod acting as a tutor is welded to the center of the base and thanks to a hole made at the end of this rod, the latter can be suspended from a hook.

Cette structure peut constituer une solution pour accrocher ou suspendre un pot de fleurs, mais ne peut pas être utilisé pour permettre le transport d'un bouquet qui ne comporte pas de pot. Par ailleurs, cette solution n'est pas satisfaisante si l'on souhaite présenter un bouquet de fleurs, ou analogue, car il ne dispose d'aucun moyen pour maintenir ledit bouquet.This structure can be a solution for hanging or hanging a flowerpot, but can not be used to allow the transport of a bouquet that does not contain a pot. Moreover, this solution is not satisfactory if one wishes to present a bouquet of flowers, or the like, since it has no means to maintain said bouquet.

On connaît également la demande de brevet N°WO 9203039 qui décrit un récipient pour plante se présentant sous la forme d'un pot pour plante comportant une partie inférieure dotée d'un orifice central et de plusieurs orifices d'écoulement d'eau, ladite partie inférieure pouvant être reçue dans un plateau à pot circulaire présentant un montant tubulaire central s'étendant vers le haut à travers l'orifice central de la partie inférieure du pot. Une corde suspendue au-dessus passe dans le montant tubulaire centrale et un dispositif d'arrêt du pot à position réglable comportant une vis de blocage de position permettent de positionner le pot de plante sur la corde suspendue.Patent Application No. WO 9203039 is also known which describes a plant container in the form of a plant pot having a lower portion with a central orifice and a plurality of water flow orifices, said lower portion receivable in a circular pot dish having a central tubular leg extending upwardly through the central opening of the lower portion of the pot. A rope suspended above passes into the central tubular upright and an adjustable position pot stop device having a position locking screw to position the plant pot on the suspended rope.

À nouveau, ce document propose une solution pour suspendre un pot pour plantes, mais ne peut en aucun cas constituer une solution à la fois pour la présentation d'un bouquet de plantes, c'est-à-dire comportant des moyens pour maintenir le bouquet sensiblement à la verticale et affichant des renseignements sur le prix, la provenance etc..., et également servir pour le transport dudit bouquet.Again, this document proposes a solution for suspending a plant pot, but can not in any case be a solution at a time for the presentation of a bouquet of plants, that is to say having means for maintaining the bouquet substantially vertical and displaying information on the price, provenance etc ..., and also serve for the transport of said bouquet.

Le document EP 1 350 451 décrit un dispositif pour la présentation et le transport de bouquets de fleurs comportant une base, un élément de soutien dudit bouquet fixé par l'une de ses extrémités à la base et une tige venant d'une part se fixer de manière amovible à une extrémité de l'élément de soutien et disposant d'autre part d'un moyen de préhension.The document EP 1 350 451 describes a device for the presentation and transport of bouquets of flowers comprising a base, a support element of said bouquet attached by one of its ends to the base and a stem coming from one hand to fix removably at one end of the support member and having on the other hand a gripping means.

L'invention a donc pour but de remédier aux inconvénients de l'art antérieur. Elle propose à cet effet un dispositif pour la présentation et le transport de plantes, arbustes, bouquets de fleurs ou analogue, comportant une base, un élément de soutien dudit bouquet fixé par l'une de ses extrémités à la susdite base, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre une tige de présentation/transport venant se fixer de manière amovible à une extrémité de l'élément de soutien ; l'autre extrémité de la tige de présentation/transport disposant d'un moyen de préhension ; le moyen de préhension étant indépendant de la tige de présentation/transport et est fixé à cette dernière, par exemple par vissage. Le moyen de préhension comprendra un moyen d'affichage, tels qu'une affichette.The invention therefore aims to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. It proposes for this purpose a device for the presentation and transport of plants, shrubs, bunches of flowers or the like, comprising a base, a supporting element of said bouquet attached by one of its ends to said base, characterized in that it further comprises a presentation / transport rod removably attached to one end of the support member; the other end of the presentation / transport rod having a gripping means; the gripping means being independent of the presentation / transport rod and is attached to this last, for example by screwing. The gripping means will include a display means, such as a placard.

Selon un mode d'exécution de l'invention, la base pourra consister en une simple tige présentant une forme en T ou en une boule, pleine ou non.
Le moyen de préhension pourra comprendre un logement obturable, par exemple pour placer un bijou ou n'importe quel autre objet susceptible de constituer un cadeau.According to one embodiment of the invention, the base may consist of a simple rod having a T-shape or a ball, full or not.
The gripping means may comprise a closable housing, for example to place a jewel or any other object that may constitute a gift.

Avantageusement, la susdite base comprendra au moins une ventouse, fixée sur la face inférieure de ladite base, apte à fixer ladite base sur un support.Advantageously, the aforesaid base will comprise at least one suction cup, fixed on the underside of said base, adapted to fix said base on a support.

De la même manière, le moyen de préhension pourra consister en une poignée, présentant éventuellement une forme adaptée à la saisie d'une main humaine.In the same way, the gripping means may consist of a handle, possibly having a shape adapted to the seizure of a human hand.

Selon un mode d'exécution de l'invention, les éléments constituant le dispositif selon l'invention, à savoir la base, l'élément de soutien, la tige de présentation/transport et éventuellement le moyen de préhension, seront par exemple fixés les uns aux autres par vissage ou filetage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the elements constituting the device according to the invention, namely the base, the support element, the presentation / transport rod and possibly the gripping means, will for example be fixed to the to each other by screwing or threading.

Avantageusement, le dispositif selon l'invention comprendra un film plastifié étanche apte à contenir la susdite base et au moins une partie de l'élément de soutien ; ledit film formant alors un réservoir ou un contenant comportant l'extrémité inférieure du susdit bouquet. Ainsi, le réservoir ou contenant pourra comprendre un liquide, tels que de l'eau, ou une solution pour alimenter le susdit bouquet.Advantageously, the device according to the invention will comprise a sealed plasticized film adapted to contain the aforesaid base and at least a part of the support element; said film then forming a reservoir or container comprising the lower end of said bouquet. Thus, the reservoir or container may comprise a liquid, such as water, or a solution for feeding the aforesaid bouquet.

Selon un aspect avantageux de l'invention, le moyen de préhension pourra consister en un crochet permettant notamment de suspendre ledit dispositif.According to an advantageous aspect of the invention, the gripping means may consist of a hook allowing in particular to suspend said device.

Grâce à ces particularités, l'invention permet la suspension de l'ensemble comprenant le dispositif, la fixation d'éléments d'information sur la tige de présentation/transport et/ou sur le moyen de préhension, ainsi que la présentation des bouquets à préparer généralement réunis dans des seaux chez le fleuriste, autorisant une prise en main sans abîmer le bouquet en question ainsi que les bouquets voisins.Thanks to these features, the invention allows the suspension of the assembly comprising the device, the fixation of information elements on the presentation / transport rod and / or on the gripping means, as well as the presentation of the bouquets. prepare usually gathered in buckets at the florist, allowing a grip without damaging the bouquet in question and the neighboring bouquets.

L'invention permet également le transport des bouquets construits ou des plantes sans abîmer la forme de l'emballage et conserver ainsi une présentation correcte lors de son déplacement. Le dispositif de l'invention peut aussi servir de présentoir pour isoler un bouquet, ou analogue, et le maintenir verticalement sans vase, simplement en reposant sur sa base.The invention also allows the transport of bouquets built or plants without damaging the shape of the package and thus maintain a proper presentation when moving. The device of the invention can also serve as a display to isolate a bouquet, or the like, and maintain it vertically without vase, simply by resting on its base.

Dans le cas où le dispositif de présentation/transport est combiné avec un sac étanche rempli d'eau enfermant les tiges, il permet le contact de ces tiges avec l'eau ; le bouquet se trouvant alors dans un réservoir étanche stabilisé par sa base.In the case where the presentation / transport device is combined with a sealed bag filled with water enclosing the rods, it allows the contact of these rods with water; the bouquet then being in a watertight tank stabilized by its base.

On comprendra mieux l'invention à l'aide de la description, faite ci-après à titre purement explicatif, d'un mode de réalisation de l'invention, en référence aux figures annexées :

  • la figure 1 illustre une vue en coupe du dispositif pour la présentation et le transport selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 illustre une vue schématique des différents éléments constituant le dispositif de l'invention ;
  • la figure 3 illustre une vue en coupe d'un dispositif selon l'invention avec un bouquet de fleurs, équipé d'un sac étanche.
The invention will be better understood from the following description, given purely for explanatory purposes, of one embodiment of the invention, with reference to the appended figures:
  • Figure 1 illustrates a sectional view of the device for presentation and transport according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 illustrates a schematic view of the various elements constituting the device of the invention;
  • 3 illustrates a sectional view of a device according to the invention with a bouquet of flowers, equipped with a waterproof bag.

Comme cela est visible sur les figures 1 et 2, le dispositif pour la présentation et le transport 1 de bouquets, ou analogue, comprend plusieurs éléments dissociables aptes à se fixer les uns aux autres. Ces différents éléments consistent en une base 2, un élément de soutien 3, une tige de présentation/transport 4 et un moyen de préhension 5.As can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the device for the presentation and the transport 1 of bouquets, or the like, comprises several dissociable elements capable of being fixed to each other. These various elements consist of a base 2, a support element 3, a presentation / transport rod 4 and a gripping means 5.

Selon une possibilité offerte par l'invention, non représenté sur les figures annexées, la base 2 pourra consister en une simple tige présentant une forme en T ou en une boule, pleine ou non. Cette base pourra alors être introduite, partiellement ou en totalité, dans la partie basse du bouquet, légèrement en dessous du lien de serrage, consistant une corde destinée à lier les plantes entre elles. De manière pratique, la tige en T, introduite dans le bouquet, permet lorsqu'elle est coincée dans les tiges inférieures de dévisser ou de déclipser la partie supérieure, c'est-à-dire la tige de présentation/transport 4, sans que l'ensemble ne tourne dans le vide.According to a possibility offered by the invention, not shown in the accompanying figures, the base 2 may consist of a simple rod having a T-shape or a ball, solid or not. This base can then be introduced, partially or entirely, in the lower part of the bouquet, slightly below the clamping link, consisting of a rope for binding the plants together. Conveniently, the T-rod, introduced into the bouquet, allows when it is stuck in the lower rods to unscrew or unclip the upper part, that is to say the rod presentation / transport 4, without the whole does not turn in the void.

Cette tige en forme de T ou de boule servira alors d'élément solidaire à la tige de présentation/transport 4 ; la fixation entre la tige de présentation 4 et la base 2 en T ou en boule pourra être réalisé de manière définitive, par exemple par collage ou soudage, ou pourra consister en une fixation amovible, par exemple par clipsage ou par vissage de l'extrémité inférieure filetée de la tige 4 dans un logement, également fileté, de la base 2 en T ou en boule.This rod T-shaped or ball will then serve as an integral element to the rod presentation / transport 4; the fixing between the presentation rod 4 and the base 2 T-shaped or ball may be made permanently, for example by gluing or welding, or may consist of a removable attachment, for example by clipping or screwing the end lower threaded rod 4 in a housing, also threaded, the base 2 T or ball.

Bien entendu, dans ce mode de réalisation de la base du dispositif selon l'invention, la tige en T ou en boule servira uniquement au transport du bouquet de plantes et non plus au maintien de celui-ci en position verticale. En effet, lorsque la base aura une fonction de support du dispositif comportant éventuellement un bouquet, la base 2 présentera une forme sensiblement plate ou plane de manière à pouvoir reposer sur un plan horizontal.Of course, in this embodiment of the base of the device according to the invention, the T-shaped rod or ball will serve only for the transport of the bouquet of plants and no longer for maintaining it in a vertical position. Indeed, when the base will have a support function of the device possibly comprising a bouquet, the base 2 will have a substantially flat or flat shape so as to rest on a horizontal plane.

La base 2 en T ou en boule servira à ce que la tige de présentation/transport 4 transperçant le bouquet soit maintenu en partie inférieure dudit bouquet, du fait de sa forme géométrique particulière. La base 2 en T ou en boule aura pour fonction notamment de maintenir le bouquet puisque ladite base 2 sera bloquée au niveau de l'endroit de serrage du bouquet par une corde destinée à lier les plantes ou les fleurs entre elles.The base 2 T or ball will be used so that the presentation rod / transport 4 piercing the bouquet is maintained in the lower part of said bouquet, because of its particular geometric shape. The base 2 T or ball will function to maintain the bouquet since the base 2 will be blocked at the location of tightening the bouquet by a rope for linking the plants or flowers between them.

Par ailleurs, selon un autre mode de réalisation de la base 2 non représenté sur les figures annexées, la base 2 comprendra une pluralité de trous ou logements excentrés de sorte que la tige de présentation/transport 4 puisse se fixer, de manière amovible, indifféremment dans l'un de ces trous. Ainsi, la base 2 présentera un trou ou logement central ainsi qu'une pluralité de trous ou logements excentrés, ces trous étant tous destinés à accueillir la partie inférieure de la tige de présentation/transport 4.Furthermore, according to another embodiment of the base 2 not shown in the accompanying figures, the base 2 comprises a plurality of holes or eccentric housing so that the presentation rod / transport 4 can be fixed, removably, indifferently in one of these holes. So, the base 2 will have a central hole or recess and a plurality of eccentric holes or recesses, all of which are for receiving the lower portion of the presentation / transport rod 4.

Ce mode de réalisation de la base 2 est particulièrement adapté lorsque le dispositif selon l'invention est utilisé pour le transport et/ou la présentation d'un pot de plantes ou analogues comportant sur sa face inférieure une pluralité de trous destinés à laisser évacuer l'eau en excès dans le pot. Ainsi, lorsque la base 2 présente une pluralité de trous, la tige de présentation/transport 4 pourra être enfoncée à travers le pot, éventuellement la terre ou autre présente dans le pot, et ressortir par l'un des trous, généralement circulaire, présent sur la face inférieure dudit pot ; la base 2 étant, bien entendu disposée à l'extérieur du pot, en dessous de ce dernier.This embodiment of the base 2 is particularly suitable when the device according to the invention is used for the transport and / or the presentation of a pot of plants or the like having on its underside a plurality of holes for evacuating the excess water in the pot. Thus, when the base 2 has a plurality of holes, the presentation rod / transport 4 can be driven through the pot, possibly the earth or other present in the pot, and out through one of the holes, generally circular, present on the underside of said pot; the base 2 being, of course disposed outside the pot, below the latter.

Dans le mode de réalisation choisi pour illustrer l'invention, le dispositif 1 de l'invention comprend une base plane 2. Dans l'exemple choisi pour illustrer l'invention, cette base 2 est carrée, mais on pourra tout à fait la réaliser circulaire, ovale ou en forme de croix. La base 2 est sensiblement plate de sorte qu'elle peut reposer de façon stable sur un support également plat. Cette base 2 comporte un orifice circulaire 6, éventuellement fileté, pour l'insertion de l'une des extrémités de l'élément de soutien 3. Cette base 2 pourra être recourbée de quelques millimètres à quelques centimètres à ses extrémités.In the embodiment chosen to illustrate the invention, the device 1 of the invention comprises a plane base 2. In the example chosen to illustrate the invention, this base 2 is square, but it will be quite possible to achieve it. circular, oval or cross-shaped. The base 2 is substantially flat so that it can rest stably on a support also flat. This base 2 comprises a circular orifice 6, possibly threaded, for the insertion of one of the ends of the support element 3. This base 2 may be bent a few millimeters to a few centimeters at its ends.

L'élément de soutien consiste dans l'exemple choisi pour illustrer l'invention en une tige tubulaire présentant au moins un filetage à l'une de ses extrémités de sorte que cette extrémité 7 peut être introduite et fixée dans un filetage complémentaire. L'extrémité filetée 7, correspondant à l'extrémité supérieure de ladite tige 3, présente une pointe ou biseau de manière à pouvoir être introduite efficacement dans le bouquet 8. L'autre extrémité 9, pouvant être éventuellement filetée, sera introduite, ou fixée par filetage, dans l'orifice 6 de la base 2. Ainsi, l'élément de soutien 3 est solidaire de la base 2 par vissage, collage, ou tout autre moyen d'assemblage.The support element consists in the example chosen to illustrate the invention in a tubular shaft having at least one thread at one of its ends so that this end 7 can be inserted and fixed in a complementary thread. The threaded end 7, corresponding to the upper end of said rod 3, has a tip or bevel so that it can be efficiently introduced into the bouquet 8. The other end 9, which may be optionally threaded, will be introduced, or fixed by threading, in the orifice 6 of the base 2. Thus, the support element 3 is secured to the base 2 by screwing, gluing, or any other means of assembly.

Ainsi, une fois un bouquet 8 réalisé, c'est-à-dire que les fleurs forment un ensemble lié fortement par une ficelle, ou analogue, ce dernier est simplement enfoncé sur l'élément de soutien 3 de sorte que le bouquet 8 tient sans autre artifice.Thus, once a bouquet 8 made, that is to say that the flowers form a set strongly bound by a string, or the like, the latter is simply pressed on the support element 3 so that the bouquet 8 holds without any other artifice.

La tige de présentation/transport 4 se présente sous la forme d'un tube de longueur variable, éventuellement muni d'un moyen d'agrandissement/réduction de la longueur de ladite tige 4. De la même manière que précédemment, cette tige présentation/transport 4 pourra être fixée à l'élément de soutien 3 par différents moyens, en l'occurrence dans le présent exemple, par vissage d'une partie filetée de l'extrémité inférieure de la tige 4 sur l'extrémité supérieure filetée 7 de l'élément de soutien 3. Bien entendu, on pourra également envisager cette fixation par d'autres moyens, par exemple par collage ou clouage.The presentation / transport rod 4 is in the form of a tube of variable length, optionally provided with means for enlarging / reducing the length of said rod 4. In the same manner as above, this rod presentation / transport 4 can be fixed to the support member 3 by various means, in this case in the present example, by screwing a threaded portion of the lower end of the rod 4 on the threaded upper end 7 of the Support element 3. Of course, this fixing may also be envisaged by other means, for example by gluing or nailing.

Selon une première variante de réalisation, l'extrémité supérieure de la tige 4 comprend un moyen de préhension 5 consistant en une poignée 10. Ce moyen de préhension 5 comporte également un moyen d'affichage 11, tels qu'une affichette. Ce moyen d'affichage 11 permet d'indiquer par exemple le prix, éventuellement sous forme de code barre, la provenance des plantes ou d'autres informations accessoires telles qu'une affichette de voeux ou une publicité.According to a first variant embodiment, the upper end of the rod 4 comprises a means of gripping means 5 consisting of a handle 10. This gripping means 5 also comprises a display means 11, such as a placard. This display means 11 makes it possible to indicate, for example, the price, possibly in the form of a barcode, the origin of the plants or other accessory information such as a greeting poster or an advertisement.

Le moyen d'affichage 11 pourra également consister en un logement comportant un moyen d'écoute et éventuellement d'enregistrement d'un message sonore, préenregistré sur un support audio de type puce électronique, à l'identique des cartes de voeux sonores. Bien entendu, l'activation de ce message sonore pourra être rendue possible par exemple par simple pression d'une partie du moyen d'affichage 11. Ce logement pourra également comprendre un dispositif odorant apte à délivrer une odeur spécifique, par exemple en relation avec le bouquet de plantes.The display means 11 may also consist of a housing comprising a listening means and possibly a recording of a sound message, pre-recorded on an audio medium type electronic chip, identical to the sound greeting cards. Of course, the activation of this sound message may be made possible for example by simply pressing a part of the display means 11. This housing may also include an odorant device capable of delivering a specific odor, for example in connection with the bouquet of plants.

Selon une seconde variante de réalisation, le moyen de préhension 5 sera dissociable de la tige de présentation/transport 4, comme cela est visible sur les figures 1 et 2. Dans ce cas, de la même manière que précédemment, l'extrémité inférieure 12 du moyen de préhension 5 présentera une circonférence filetée apte à être vissée sur l'extrémité supérieure 7 de la tige de présentation/transport 4. Bien entendu, tout autre mode de fixation pourra être employé dans la mesure où il est adapté pour fixer deux sections sensiblement tubulaire.According to a second variant embodiment, the gripping means 5 will be dissociable from the presentation / transport rod 4, as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2. In this case, in the same manner as previously, the lower end 12 the gripping means 5 will have a threaded circumference adapted to be screwed onto the upper end 7 of the presentation / transport rod 4. Of course, any other method of attachment may be used insofar as it is adapted to fix two sections substantially tubular.

La poignée 10 du moyen de préhension 5, ainsi que la tige de présentation/transport 4, l'élément de soutien 3 et la base 2, pourront être réalisée en différentes matières, par exemple en plastique, bois, acier.The handle 10 of the gripping means 5, as well as the presentation / transport rod 4, the support element 3 and the base 2, may be made of different materials, for example plastic, wood, steel.

Comme cela est représenté sur la figure 3, le dispositif selon l'invention pourra également comprendre un sac 13 étanche et transparent, idéalement en plastique, entourant la base 2 et une partie au moins de l'élément de soutien 3 de sorte que les extrémités inférieures des plantes du bouquet 8 reposent dans un liquide nourricier, tels que de l'eau comprenant éventuellement un mélange d'oligo-éléments ou de minéraux. Le sac 13 étanche pourra être obturé, et ainsi délimiter un volume intérieur étanche, grâce à un fil 14 disposé sur toute la circonférence dudit sac 13 étanche et comportant deux extrémités 15 et 15' libres et préhensibles de sorte que l'utilisateur peut lui-même refermer ce volume étanche.As shown in FIG. 3, the device according to the invention may also comprise a sealed and transparent bag 13, ideally made of plastic, surrounding the base 2 and at least part of the support element 3 so that the ends Lower plants of the bouquet 8 are resting in a nourishing liquid, such as water optionally comprising a mixture of trace elements or minerals. The sealed bag 13 may be closed, and thus delimit a sealed interior volume, by means of a wire 14 disposed around the entire circumference of said sealed bag 13 and having two free ends 15 and 15 'which can be gripped so that the user can himself even close this tight volume.

Lorsque l'utilisateur ou l'acheteur du dispositif de présentation et le transport 1 selon l'invention arrive chez lui, ce dernier pourra simplement dévisser la tige de présentation/transport 4 pour l'ôter et conserver son bouquet 8 en position verticale reposant sur sa base 2 et l'élément de soutien 3. L'utilisateur pourra également poser le dispositif selon l'invention dans un récipient suffisamment large de manière à mettre les tiges du bouquet 8 en contact avec de l'eau.When the user or the buyer of the presentation device and the transport 1 according to the invention arrives at home, the latter can simply unscrew the presentation / transport rod 4 to remove it and keep its bouquet 8 in a vertical position resting on its base 2 and the support element 3. The user can also place the device according to the invention in a sufficiently large container so as to put the stems of the bouquet 8 in contact with water.

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  1. A device for the display and transport (1) of plants, shrubs, flower bouquets or the like comprising a base (2), a support element of said bouquet (8) fastened at one of its ends to the aforementioned base (2), a display/transport rod (4) immovably fastened to one end of the support element (3), the other end of the display/transport rod (4) being equipped with a means of gripping (5), said device being characterised in that the means of gripping (5) is independent of the display/transport rod (4) and fastened to the latter by, for example, screwing.
  2. A device (1) according to Claim 1, characterised in that the means of gripping (5) comprises a means of display (11) such as a small poster.
  3. A device (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the base (2), the element of support (3) and the display/transport rod (4) are fastened to one another by screwing or threading.
  4. A device (1) according to one of the Claims from 1 to 3, characterised in that the means of gripping (5) comprises a closable seat.
  5. A device (1) according to one of the Claims from 1 to 4, characterised in that it comprises an impervious plastic film (13) able to contain the aforementioned base (2) and at least a part of the support element (3); said film (13) forming a reservoir or a container holding the lower end of the aforementioned bouquet (8).
  6. A device (1) according to Claim 5, characterised in that the aforementioned reservoir or container contains a liquid such as water or a solution for feeding the aforementioned bouquet (8).
  7. A device (1) according to Claims 5 and 6, characterised in that the impervious plastic film (13) exhibits on at least a part of its peripheral edge a wire (14) or the like, able to close the reservoir or container formed by said film (13).
  8. A device (1) according to one of the Claims from 1 to 7, characterised in that the aforementioned base (2) contains at least one suction cup fastened to the underside of said base (2) and able to fasten said base (2) to a support.
  9. A device (1) according to Claim 1, characterised in that the means of gripping (5) consists of a handle (10) possibly having a shape adapted for gripping by a human hand.
  10. A device (1) according to Claim 1, characterised in that the means of gripping (5) consists of a hook that makes it, in particular, possible to suspend said device (1).
  11. A device (1) according to Claim 5, characterised in that the aforementioned seat contains a means of hearing and possibly of recording a spoken message.
  12. A device (1) according to Claim 5, characterised in that the seat contains a scent device able to deliver a specific scent.
  13. A device (1) according to Claim 1, characterised in that the base (2) consists of a single T- or ball-shaped rod, solid or otherwise.
  14. A device (1) according to Claim 1, characterised in that the base (2) has a central hole or seat, as well as a plurality of offset holes or seats, these holes all being destined to accommodate the lower part of the display/transport rod (4).
  15. A device (1) according to Claim 1, characterised in that the base (2) has a substantially flat or plane shape enabling it to rest on a horizontal plane.
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