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Flower arrangement accessoriesRelated Patent Categories: Plant Husbandry, Flower HolderFlower arrangement accessories description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060096170, Flower arrangement accessories. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] THIS INVENTION relates to flower arrangement accessories, and has particular application to accessories for flower arrangements formed with the assistance of flower arranging apparatus disclosed in our co-pending International Patent Application No. PCT/AU01/00450, the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference, and in this application, reference will be made to such application. However, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to such use. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Flowers and such like may be arranged as bouquets, bunches, posies or the like and sometimes have additional decorative foliage, and even sometimes decorative items such as balloons on sticks and the lie. Flowers are often given as a gift for a special occasion and/or to communicate affection, and such social intercourse is sometimes accompanied by other gifts. Such other gifts are often sold and given separately, and there has been no convenient way to package such other gifts with a flower arrangement. In this specification, unless the context requires otherwise, the term "flower arrangement" is to be understood to include any assembled arrangement of flowers, including posies, bunches, bouquets, sheafs, wreaths and single sterns, and may include ribbons, balloons, and other decorative items which may be added. Furthermore, in the context of a flower arrangement, the terms "item" and "elongate item" are to be understood to include flowers, greenery, and the stalks or stems thereof, as well as any of the aforementioned decorative items used to constitute a bunch, unless the meanings are clearly not appropriate in the context in which the terms are used. Additionally, the flower arranging apparatus described in our abovementioned International Patent Application No. PCT/AU01/00450 will be referred to hereinafter as "the flower holding disc". [0003] The present invention aims to provide one or more flower arrangement accessories which alleviate one or more of the abovementioned problems or at least provide an alternative to the current tradition of gifting. Other objects and advantages may hereinafter become apparent from the following description. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [0004] With the foregoing in view, this invention in one aspect resides broadly in a flower arrangement accessory including: [0005] a sheet of substantially flat, water permeable material; [0006] one or more penetrations through said sheet and remote from the perimeter of said sheet, one of said penetrations being adapted to receive therethrough a flower arrangement; and [0007] characterised in that said sheet includes on one face thereof a water resistant coating. [0008] In another aspect, this invention resides broadly in a flower arrangement accessory including: [0009] a sheet of substantially flat, water permeable material; [0010] a penetration through said sheet and remote from the perimeter of said sheet and adapted to receive therethrough a flower arrangement; [0011] a water resistant coating applied to said sheet includes on one face thereof, and [0012] an extension portion extending in one or more directions away from said penetration a distance sufficient and being of a size sufficient to bear or receive on one face thereof a token. [0013] The token may be in the form of a message and/or greeting, and may include if desired a small gift box or the like or an adhesive pad for the attachment of same. [0014] Suitably, the sheet is formed from substantially rigid material, such as cardboard (which is preferred) or stiffened textile material and the coating is formed from a plastics lamination an the single face of the sheet. Preferably, the sheet includes decorations, such as decorative markings, decorative colouration, decorative ornaments attached thereto or the like, and the perimeter is shaped to an aesthetic outline. In exemplary form the sheet is adapted for use with the flower holding disc. [0015] If desired, the sheet may include further penetrations about the penetration (the "main penetration") adapted to receive therethrough the flower arrangement, said further penetrations being adapted to receive therethrough a ribbon or similar strip of textile material to form a decoration about the main penetration. [0016] In another aspect, the invention resides broadly in an accessory for a flower arrangement including: [0017] a container for containing one or more items; [0018] one or more penetrations through said container and remote from the perimeter of said container, one of said penetrations (the main penetration) being adapted to receive therethrough a flower arrangement; and [0019] characterised in that said main penetration includes engagement means for engaging the flower holding disc for arranging a bunch of flowers comprising a sheet of substantially flexible material; a plurality of penetrations through the sheet adapted to receive therethrough elongate items of the bunch of flowers to be arranged, gripping means operatively associated with each penetration whereby one or more elongate items may be passed through one or more of the penetrations and gripped thereby with a predetermined force, the penetrations being reinforced against failure of the flexible material about the penetration by one or more round aperture operatively associated with each penetration whereby the flower arrangement be operatively associated with said container. The size of the aperture is selected to accommodate the stems of a bunch of flowers insertable therethrough. In a preferred form, the main penetration is selected to from the sizes of 60 mm and 80 mm across. The preferred height of the container is 10 mm or containing gift items like jewellery, for chocolates, between 10 nm and 70 mm. For other gifts, generally the height could be from 10 to 130 mm. It will be appreciated that the aperture size is preferably selected such that the orifice to the aperture can co-operate with the flower arranging disc described herein. In such form, there are preferably sizes selected to accommodate different size flower arrangements, including, but not limited to, posies, bunches and bouquets. [0020] In another aspect, the present invention resides broadly in an accessory for providing an aperture through a container, including two interconnecting parts, a socket part and an insert part insertable into said socket part, at least on of said parts having a wall portion circumscribing a central bore and arranged such that an insert portion of the insert part is sized to engage with a receiving portion of the socket part such that the parts may be operatively connected to one another with their respective bores in substantial alignment, and remote from said insert and receiving portions, each said part having container engagement means for engaging with respective walls in each of a base and a lid of the container when an orifice is cut therein. [0021] Preferably, each part includes the wall portion and the outer face of part of the wall portion or the insert part is engageable with the inner face of part of the wall portion engages with the socket part. In such form, the accessory when operatively engaged with the lid and base of the container provides an aperture through the container embodied by the bore through the respective parts of the accessory. The bore is preferably circular in section, and preferably is provided in a range of sizes, such as, for example, in 10 mm incremental diameters from 20 mm to 70 mm. This form of accessory could be manufactured from for example, plastics, metal or cardboard, or a combination of same, selected to be compatible with the material from which the container is constructed. Continue reading about Flower arrangement accessories... Full patent description for Flower arrangement accessories Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Flower arrangement accessories patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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