Patent Application
20230146491
The present disclosure generally relates to the display of flowers. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a floral cage that can be used for the display of flowers.
This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.
Various structures are known for the display of flowers. For example, it is generally known to provide a container that contains a foam block. Such containers are often referred to as floral cages. The foam block conventionally holds water and receives the stems of flowers and related plants for display. While known floral cages may generally serve their intended purposes, all are associated with disadvantages. As such, a need for continued improvement in the art remains.
This section provides a general summary of the disclosure and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.
It is a general object of the present teachings to provide a floral cage that can cooperate with other, similar floral cages to create an arrangement for the display of flowers.
It is a related object of the present teachings to provide a floral cages that can be connected with one or more similar floral cages with fins extending from the floral cages.
It is another general object of the present teachings to provide a floral cage bracket for holding two floral cages and providing a handle for the cages to be suspended from an easel or the like.
In accordance with one aspect, the present teachings provide a floral cage including a bottom panel, a top panel, and a plurality of side panels. The side panels vertically extend between the bottom panel and the top panel. Each side panel formed to include a plurality of horizontally extending fins and a plurality of slots configured and arranged for coupling of the floral cage with a similarly constructed further floral cage.
In accordance with another aspect, the present teachings provide a floral cage includes a bottom panel; a top panel; and a plurality of side panels. The side panels vertical extending between the bottom panel and the top panel, each side panel is formed to include cooperating structures for coupling with corresponding features of a similarly constructed further floral cage. The floral cage is selectively configurable in an unassembled condition and an assembled condition, the floral cage planar in configuration in the unassembled condition, the plurality of side panels folded perpendicular to the bottom panel and the top panel in the assembled condition and the floral cage rectangular in configuration in the assembled condition and defining a rectangular opening for receiving a foam block.
In accordance with yet another aspect, the present teachings provide floral cage assembly including a first floral cage, a second floral cage, and a floral cage bracket connecting the first and second floral cages. Both of the first and second floral cages are rectangular in shape and include a top panel, a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels. The floral cage bracket includes first and second side panels extending from a bottom panel, both of the first and second side panels including a first portion coupling with the first floral cage and a second portion coupling with the second floral cage.
Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. The description and specific examples in this summary are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and will fully convey the scope to those who are skilled in the art. Numerous specific details are set forth such as examples of specific components, devices, and methods, to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that specific details need not be employed, that the example embodiment should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Well-known processes, well-known device structures, and well-known technologies are not described herein in detail.
With initial reference to
The floral cage 10 may be unitarily constructed of plastic or other suitable material. For example, the floral cage 10 may be injection molded of plastic. The floral cage 10 may be manufactured in the generally flat condition or unassembled condition shown in
Each of the top panel 10B and the side panels 10C is formed to include one or more windows for providing access to the foam block 12. In this regard, the stems of flowers and related plants for display may be passed through these windows to anchor in the foam block 12. In the embodiment illustrated, each of the top panel 10B and the side panels 10C is formed to include a plurality of windows for providing access to the foam block 12.
The floral cage 10 of the present teachings is particularly designed to couple to one or more similarly constructed floral cages 10. In this regard, each side panel 10C may be formed to include cooperating structures for coupling to similar floral cages 10. In this regard, each side panel 10C may be formed to include at least one male structure and at least one female structure. In the embodiment illustrated, each side panel 10C is shown to include a plurality of one male structures and a plurality of female structures. The male structures may be a plurality of horizontally projecting fins 16 and the female structures may be a plurality of slots 18. As shown in the side view of
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The floral cage bracket 28 may include a bottom panel 30 and first and second side panels 32. The side panels 32 may be folded from the unassembled condition of
The floral cage bracket 28 may include a handle 38 extending from the lower panel 30 and in the same plane as the lower panel. The handle 38 may be used for hanging a floral cage assembly 29.
The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.
This application claims the benefit and priority of This application claims the benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 63/263,764 filed 9 Nov. 2021. The entire disclosure(s) of (each of) the above application(s) is (are) incorporated herein by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63263764 | Nov 2021 | US |
