EP2114216B1 - Support de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral et procédé de préparation de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral faisant appel audit support - Google Patents

Support de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral et procédé de préparation de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral faisant appel audit support Download PDF

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EP2114216B1
EP2114216B1 EP08700380.2A EP08700380A EP2114216B1 EP 2114216 B1 EP2114216 B1 EP 2114216B1 EP 08700380 A EP08700380 A EP 08700380A EP 2114216 B1 EP2114216 B1 EP 2114216B1
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Antony Joseph Amorico
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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
    • A47G7/07—Guiding means for flowers in vases, e.g. perforated covers

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  • This disclosure relates generally to a support for a bouquet or floral arrangement, and a method for preparing a bouquet or floral arrangement using the same.
  • bouquet or floral arrangement as used throughout this specification may include any arrangement of flowers and/or other flora which have been chosen for the purpose of being arranged In a particular fashion.
  • the correct technique for making a bouquet of flowers involves "strausing" the stems of the flowers in the bouquet. Strausing is a skill that requires hours of training before proficiency is reached.
  • transient and therefore untrained labour must be utilised to prepare floral bouquets.
  • these instances include those periods that are busiest for florists, flower wholesalers and bouquet makers i.e. Mothers day and Valentines Day.
  • employers can ill afford the downtime associated with training transient staff in the correct techniques for preparing floral arrangements, but doing so has until now been a necessity.
  • US patent 5,758,452 A describes a floral arranging aid that comprises a base top cover having a plurality of partially scored apertures that are opened by a flower stem.
  • the apertures are arranged in rows and columns that are coded so that each aperture is located at a junction.
  • One aspect of the present invention includes a support apparatus for a bouquet or floral arrangement (1), the apparatus including a body portion (2) having a plurality of apertures (4) passing there through, each aperture (4) being adapted to accept at least a stem of a flower or cutting there through, said body (2) being adapted to be supported in a position above a base portion of the support apparatus (1) and wherein there are a plurality of legs (8) extending from the body (2), wherein the plurality of legs (8) in a second position extending downwardly from the body (2) form the base portion, wherein said legs (8) can be moved between at least a first position in which they extend outwardly from the body (2) and said second position in which at least part of an edge of each leg (8e) is contiguous with at least a part of an edge of another leg (8e), and wherein said base portion has a substantially hollow, inverted, conical shape, which is adapted to retain the end of each stem after it has been passed through an aperture (4) in the body so that the stems are substantially convergent at
  • the body is substantially disc shaped.
  • the body has the shape of a polygon.
  • the apertures in the body are arranged in a pattern.
  • the legs when the legs are positioned so as to extend downwardly from the body, they are adapted to support the body, and any flowers or cuttings positioned therein.
  • the legs when the legs are positioned so as to extend downwardly from the body, they are biased toward convergence via biasing means.
  • the biasing means includes an elastic band placed around the downwardly extending legs so as to bias these together.
  • the support apparatus is made or manufactured so that the legs and the body are integral or unitary.
  • the support apparatus is made out of a suitable plastic material.
  • the apparatus is made out of a suitable (i.e. waterproof) cardboard material, paper or metal.
  • the support apparatus Is sized and adapted to be positioned within a vase or container when the legs are extending downwardly.
  • the support apparatus is adapted to releasably engage the vase or container.
  • a base of the support apparatus is adapted to releasably engage the vase or container.
  • the invention may be said to include a method for forming a bouquet or floral arrangement using the support apparatus described above, including the steps of positioning the legs so that they extend downwardly from the body so that they form thereby the base portion and inserting the stems of flowers or cuttings into the apertures.
  • the method includes the further step of inserting the support in a vase or container before positioning any flowers therein.
  • the method includes the further step of placing a rubber band around the legs before positioning the support in the vase or container.
  • the method includes the further step of cutting the stems to a desired length according to flower type prior to inserting these in the support.
  • FIG. 1 where there is illustrated a blank of a support for a floral arrangement 1 including a disc shaped body 2 having a plurality of apertures 4 passing there through, each aperture being adapted to accept a stem of a flower or cutting there through.
  • These apertures are arranged in a hexagonal pattern, but they may be arranged in any desired pattern, including the shape of any of a star, triangle, square, round, letter or numeral.
  • legs 8 (6 in this case) attached to the body 2 so that they can be moved between at least a first position in which they extend outwardly from the body, as illustrated in Figure 1 , and a second position in which they extend downwardly from the body, as illustrated in Figure 2 .
  • An advantage of being able to extend the legs 8 outward of the body 2 is that this folds the support 2 substantially flat, allowing a large number of these to be stacked for ease of transport and storage.
  • each leg 8 includes two sets of opposing semi-circle shaped cut-outs 9a and 9b positioned at spaced apart locations along the length thereof.
  • a rubber band can be placed around the legs 8 and located in one (or in the case of two rubber bands, both) of these sets of cut-outs so as to bias the legs 8 together and form a base portion.
  • each leg 8 When these legs 8 are extending downwardly, they can be converged until at least part of an edge of each leg (the part 8e extending below uppermost cut-outs 9a in this case) is contiguous with a part of an edge of another leg.
  • the legs 8 not only support the body 2 and any flowers or cuttings positioned therein, but they form a hollow, inverted, substantially conical base that is adapted to retain the end of each stem after it has been passed through an aperture 4 in the body. More particularly, the stems are retained so that these are substantially convergent at or toward the ends thereof.
  • the stems of the flowers or cuttings are passed through the holes 4 in the body 2 until they reach the bottom of the vase or container.
  • the vase or container has an upwardly domed floor, or has been provided with a disc shaped insert that is upwardly domed. In doing so, the stems are converged by the legs 8, forming thereby a "strausing" effect in the completed flower arrangement.
  • the stems can be cut to a desired length (by product) before production, so that the depth of flowers in the arrangement is consistent.
  • the apertures 4 in the disc 2 can be arranged in a pattern, and a guide or recipe provided to persons preparing the arrangements that shows them precisely which type of flower is to be inserted into a given aperture. This ensures both consistency in the volume and arrangement of flowers in a bouquet, and repeatability in arrangements.
  • the body of the support is adapted to interconnect with the case or container in which it is positioned. This provides stability for the arrangement during both shipping and retail display.
  • the support for a floral arrangement 100 includes a circular body 102 having a downwardly extending perimeter skirt 103.
  • each aperture being adapted to accept a stem of a flower or cutting there through.
  • legs 108 attached to the downwardly extending perimeter skirt 103 of the body 102 so that they can be moved between at least a first position in which they extend outwardly there from, as illustrated in Figure 3 , and a second position in which they extend downwardly there from, as illustrated in Figure 4 .
  • These legs 108 are shaped so that when they are positioned so as to be in the fully downwardly extended position they are contiguous with each other along the entire length of the side edges 108e thereof, and form thereby a conically shaped cup base.
  • each leg 108 there is an outwardly extending lip 110 that is adapted to capture a rubber band (not shown) passed around the legs 108 to bias these together.
  • a rubber band (not shown) passed around the legs 108 to bias these together.
  • the support for a floral arrangement 200 includes a circular body 202 having a downwardly extending perimeter skirt 203.
  • legs 208 6 in this case attached to the body so that they can be moved between at least a first position in which they extend outwardly from the body, and a second position in which they extend downwardly from the body, as illustrated in Figure 6 , so as to form a base.
  • each leg 208 Similar to the first embodiment, only the edges 208e of lower portion of each leg 208 are adapted to be contiguous when the legs are converged.
  • each leg 208 there is an outwardly extending lip 210 that is adapted to capture a rubber band (not shown) passed around the legs 208 to bias these together.
  • a rubber band not shown
  • FIG. 7 where there is illustrated a support apparatus 300, and a support vase 302 , upon which the support apparatus 300 may be disposed whilst a bouquet is being assembled.
  • a support apparatus 300 and a support vase 302 , upon which the support apparatus 300 may be disposed whilst a bouquet is being assembled.
  • This allows both hands of the person preparing the floral arrangement to be free during production. If the support vase 302 is partially filled with water, an unfinished arrangement can be left temporarily without risk of the flowers drying out.
  • the support apparatus 300 is lifted off of the support vase 302 and the elastic band 304 biases the legs 306 of the support apparatus 300 together, so as to capture and converge the stems of the flowers.
  • the supports according to the present invention may be made cheap enough for mass production, or equally up market versions may be produced that incorporate attractive designs and colours. In the cases of the later, they may provide a suitable location for promotional indicia to be printed.
  • the supports according to the present invention lend themselves to utilisation in an automated production system, where machines may be used to load them.

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  1. Appareil de support pour un bouquet ou une composition florale (1), l'appareil comprenant une partie de corps (2) ayant une pluralité d'ouvertures (4) passant à travers cette dernière, chaque ouverture (4) étant adaptée pour accepter au moins une tige d'une fleur ou une bouture à travers cette dernière, ledit corps (2) étant adapté pour être supporté dans une position au-dessus d'une partie de base de l'appareil de support (1) et dans lequel il y a une pluralité de pattes (8) s'étendant à partir du corps (2), dans lequel la pluralité de pattes (8) dans une seconde position, s'étendant vers le bas à partir du corps (2) à partir de la partie de base, dans lequel lesdites pattes (8) peuvent être déplacées entre au moins une première position dans laquelle elles s'étendent vers l'extérieur du corps (2) et ladite seconde position, et dans lequel ladite partie de base a une forme conique inversée, sensiblement creuse, qui est adaptée pour retenir l'extrémité de chaque tige après qu'elle est passée dans une ouverture (4) dans le corps de sorte que les tiges sont sensiblement convergentes au niveau de ou vers leurs extrémités, caractérisé en ce que, dans la seconde position, au moins une partie d'un bord de chaque patte (8e) est contigu avec au moins une partie d'un bord d'une autre patte (8e).
  2. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les pattes (8) sont sollicitées vers la convergence via des moyens de sollicitation.
  3. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 2, dans lequel les moyens de sollicitation comprennent une bande élastique placée autour des pattes (8) s'étendant vers le bas afin de solliciter les pattes (8) s'étendant vers le bas, ensemble.
  4. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel l'appareil de support (1) est réalisé ou fabriqué de sorte que les pattes (8) et le corps (2) sont solidaires entre eux.
  5. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le corps (2) a la forme d'un polygone.
  6. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les pattes (8) ont au moins une partie découpée (9) positionnée sur un bord (8e) pour recevoir les moyens de sollicitation afin de maintenir les moyens de sollicitation en place sur les pattes (8).
  7. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'appareil de support (1) est réalisé avec une matière plastique appropriée.
  8. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'appareil de support (1) est dimensionné et adapté pour être positionné à l'intérieur d'un vase ou d'un contenant lorsque les pattes (8) s'étendent vers le bas.
  9. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'appareil de support (1) est adapté pour mettre en prise de manière amovible le vase ou le contenant.
  10. Appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel la base de l'appareil de support (1) est adaptée pour mettre en prise de manière amovible le vase ou le contenant.
  11. Procédé pour former un bouquet ou une composition florale à l'aide d'un appareil de support (1) selon la revendication 1, le procédé comprenant les étapes consistant à positionner les pattes (8) de sorte qu'elles s'étendent vers le bas à partir du corps (2) de sorte qu'elles forment ainsi la partie de base, et insérer les tiges des fleurs ou les boutures dans les ouvertures (4).
EP08700380.2A 2007-01-24 2008-01-24 Support de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral et procédé de préparation de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral faisant appel audit support Not-in-force EP2114216B1 (fr)

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PCT/AU2008/000084 WO2008089517A1 (fr) 2007-01-24 2008-01-24 Support de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral et procédé de préparation de bouquet ou d'arrangement floral faisant appel audit support

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