JP2003082514A - Pressed flower - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pressed flower usable by carrying out free bending according to simple operation without becoming unsightly and capable of surely preventing damage to the pressed flower body. SOLUTION: This pressed flower is composed of the pressed flower body and a cover prepared by welding a transparent or a translucent laminating sheet having flexibility, deforming into an optional shape when heat is applied thereto and keeping the deformed state when the laminating sheet is cooled so as to cover the pressed flower body on either one or both of the upper and bottom surfaces of the pressed flower body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to pressed flowers that can be used for artificial flowers and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a pressed flower is used to make an artificial flower or the like, a wire is fixed to the back surface of the pressed flower with an adhesive agent or an aluminum foil is fixed to the back surface.

[0003]

The conventional pressed flowers to which wire or aluminum foil is fixed have the drawback that they are unsightly and that artificial flowers cannot be made beautifully.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention has been made.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pressed flower which can be bent and used freely by a simple operation without being unsightly and which can surely prevent damage to the pressed flower body.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in view of the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are only for explanation and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a pressed flower main body and either or both of the upper and lower surfaces of the pressed flower main body which are flexible and have an arbitrary shape when heat is applied. When pressed and becomes cold, the pressed flower is composed of a cover welded so as to be covered with a transparent or translucent laminated sheet that maintains the deformed state.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 1 is a pressed flower main body, and this pressed flower main body 1
In the embodiment of the present invention, the pressed flower main body 1 is used.
Uses those formed from plant leaves.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a synthetic resin material such as transparent vinyl chloride or polyethylene which has flexibility on the upper and lower surfaces of the pressed flower body 1 and is deformed to an arbitrary shape when heat is applied and keeps the deformed state when it becomes cold. The cover is welded so as to cover the laminate sheets 3 and 3 in a sealed state.

In the pressed flower 4 having the above-mentioned structure, since the upper and lower surfaces of the pressed flower main body 1 are covered with the laminate sheets 3 and 3, the cover 2 prevents damage to the pressed flower main body 1 and heat is applied to the cover 2. By adding it, it can be easily bent and processed into an arbitrary shape, and it can be used without being unpleasant for artificial flowers and the like.

[0011]

Different Embodiments of the Invention Next, different embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 10 will be described. In addition,
In the description of these different embodiments of the present invention, the same components as those of the first embodiment of the present invention will be denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted.

The second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is mainly different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that a pressed flower main body 1A formed of a flower portion is used. Then, even if the pressed flower 4A is configured by using the pressed flower main body 1A as described above, the same operational effect as that of the first embodiment of the present invention can be obtained.

The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is mainly different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that the transparent laminated sheet 3 on the upper surface of the pressed flower body 1 is used. In the point that the cover 2A is formed by welding the semi-transparent or colored or opaque laminated sheet 3A on the lower surface, the pressed flower 4B configured by using such a cover 2A is also the first embodiment of the present invention. The same action and effect can be obtained.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is mainly different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that either the upper surface or the lower surface of the pressed flower main body 1 is In the embodiment of the present invention, the laminated sheet 3 is welded to the lower surface to form the cover 2B, and thus the pressed flower 4C may be configured using such a cover 2B.

[0015]

As is apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

(1) Either one or both of the pressed flower main body and the upper and lower surfaces of the pressed flower main body have flexibility, and are deformed into an arbitrary shape when heat is applied, and when cold, the deformed state is maintained transparent or Since the cover is welded so as to be covered with the semitransparent laminate sheet, it can be easily processed into an arbitrary shape by applying heat to the cover. Therefore, it can be processed into a shape according to the part to be used and can be surely prevented from being unsightly due to the wire or aluminum foil as in the conventional case.

(2) According to the above (1), the cover can surely prevent the pressed flower body from being damaged, and can maintain the same state for a long period of time.

(3) According to the above (1), by covering with a transparent laminate sheet, the pressed flower main body can be seen as it is.

(4) According to the second aspect, the same effects as the above (1) to (3) can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line 10-10 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A: pressed flower body, 2, 2A, 2B: cover, 3, 3A: laminated sheet, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C: pressed flowers.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pressed flower main body and one or both of the upper and lower surfaces of the pressed flower main body have flexibility, and are deformed to an arbitrary shape when heat is applied, and when the temperature is cold, the transparent or semi-transparent state is maintained. A pressed flower comprising a cover welded so as to cover it with a transparent laminate sheet. 2. The pressed flower main body and the upper and lower surfaces of the pressed flower main body are flexible, and are deformed to an arbitrary shape when heat is applied, and are sealed with a transparent or semitransparent laminated sheet that maintains the deformed state when it becomes cold. A pressed flower comprising a cover welded so as to cover the state.