GB2181644A - Flower arrangement pack - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of making-it-yourself artificial flower and product of the same. A pack for assembling a flower arrangement comprises a plurality of artificial flowers bearing markings, a container and a base material (such as florists' foam) together with written instructions which, taken in conjunction with the markings on the flowers, provide guidance in relation to the placing of the flowers in the base material so as to reproduce a pre-defined flower arrangement. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A method of making making-it-yourself artificial flower and the product of the same This invention relates to the method & product of an aritificial-flowerarranging; especiallyto one that is arranged by the consumers themselves, which is educational & artistic.

The endless rushing and nervousness of modern life has made us forget about the fragrance & BR< sweetness of nature, and loss the great pleasure of life living under the boisterous & greenless circumstances of the cities, offices & houses always makes us uncertain & anxious. On the other hand, it also makes us long forthe nature. Therefore, to make our offices & houses full of greenery is the objective of our government & people.

To plant greenery is the majorworkof making the outdoor-circumstances greener. Butfor indoors, due to the factors of atmosphere, sunshine, soil & weather, to plant greenery is not suitable. Therefore, the potping, flower-arranging & artificial flowers play the most important roleto make our indoor-circumst ances green. However, the potping & lower-arrang- ing both have to be looked after carefully, such as watering, soiling & etc. even though they can main the color & ragrance of nature. This routine work is too inconvenient for people who lead a busy modern life.

Moreover, most of potping is for greens, the color & BR< style of which is lock ofvariety; on the other hand, although theflower-arranging can offeravastvariety ofcolor & tyle, it cannot exist long. Uptothe materials, the life-expectancy of a flower-arranging work ra nges from about 10 days to 2 or 3 days, so, it's not suitable for a long-time decoration.

According to the mentioned, delicatedly-producing, va riously-classied, care-unneeded, and long-life artificial flowers are of more and more importance & BR< popularfor interior decoration.

There are two ways of selling artificial flowers so far: (a) sold by single-stems in package, choosen upto the consumers will & arranged by the consumers. (b) wel I-arranged when being manufactured, sold by each set. The advantages & disadvantages ofthe two ways above are: (a) soEd by single-stems in package.

The advantages: (1). More simple, convenient & prompt in pack- aging.

(2). Duetothe reduction of space needed in packaging & unification in dimension, the cost & rate of damage in transportation can also be reduced.

(3). Consumers can enjoy the pleasure of selfchoosing materials & self-assembly.

The disadvantages: (1). It is difficultforthe consumerto select various kinds of flowers at one time.

(2). It is difficult for the manufacturer and the dealerto meet the market demand; for instance, some flowers may be i n sh o in shortsupply,whilesomeother flowers may be in over-supply.

(3). Since most of the ordinary people havelittle knowledge on flower arrangement, the flower arranged by them would have little beautiful features, and have n o m uch no much value of watching pleasure; in other words, this method hasn t any educational and artisitic effects.

(b) The flower set method has the advantages and disadvantages as follows: The advantages: (1). Generally, the artificial flowers arranged by the manufacturer have much beautiful features and thevalueofwatching pleasure.

(2). The consumer need not worry about the problem of selecting flowers.

The disadvantages: (1). It is difficu lt to pack because of the form and specifications being not uniform.

(2). It needs more space in packing, and therefore more shipping costwill be required.

(3). Owing to the form and specifications being not uniform, the flowers arragned can not be fixed effectively, and therefore the damage rate during shipping is rather high.

(4). Theconsumercan only buythe ready-made flowers without having opportunity to enjoy the pleasure of make-it-himself.

(5). The form of the flowers and the arrangement thereofarefixed during the manufacturing stage, and can not be changed again.

(6). Since the manufacturing and shipping costs are high,the selling price would also be high.

In comparison with the aforesaid two methods, the present invention possesses the advantages of that both methods. In order to meet the requirements of the modern people, the present invention, A Method of Making Make-it-yourselfArtificial Flowers and the Product of the Same," has been specially designed by expert in this field by providing the steps offlower arrangementwith a series of drawingsforvarious kinds of flowers. All the flowers are marked according to their classification respectively. The consumer can buy any kind of flower set, and then rearrange the flowers by following guide of the drawings attached therein to have the arrangement re-appeared as originally designed by the expert.The consumer nqt only can enjoy the pleasure of make-it-yourself, but also can obtain some education and artistic effects.

Specifically, the present invention has the advantages as follows: 1. The consumer can arrange a flower set according to the drawings attached therein into an arrangement designed. The consumer can enjoy the pleasure of make-it-yourself without losing the beauty and the watching value of a flower.

2. During assembling stage, the consumer can learn the technique of flower arrangement with learning pleasure. Further, the flower set method not only can havethe consumer acquire the skill offlower arrangement, and also can elevate the consumer's imagination and inspiration in flower arrangement.

3. Theconsumerwould notworryaboutthe problem of selecting the flowers.

4. The pattern of the flower arrangement designed may be changed and modified so as to meet people's need in every circleforvarious occasions.

5. It makes the packing operation simple and quick to save manpower cost.

6. The packing method for this invention is that the different kinds offlowers are to be packed separately, and then they are packed uptogetherwith the flower pots or hanging pot. The aforesaid packing method can reduced space because of the flowers not being assembled together, and it can lowerthe shipping cost and the damage rate during shipping.

7. The consumer can re-assembletheflower set simply byfollowingthe drawings attached, and also can re-assemble it in a way otherthan the pattern shown in the drawings attached for seeking a variety.

8. Since the costs of packing and shipping are not high, it can be sold at a reasonable lower price to benefit the consumer public.

Many advantages and features ofthe present invention may be ascertained from a reading of the specification and the claims in conjunction with the drawings.

FIG. lisa block diagram showing a flow chart of making the artificial flowers and the arrangement thereof according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a flower set being assembled together into thefirst step of the first embodiment bythe consumer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2a is a top view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a flower set being assembled up to the second step of the first embodiment by the consumer according to the present invention.

FIG. 3a is a top view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a flower set being assembled together into the first step of the second embodiment bythe consumer according to the present invention.

FIG. 4a is a top view of FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a flower set being assembled up to the second step of the second embodiment bytheconsumer according to the present invention.

FIG. 5a is atop viewof FIG. 5.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of aflower set being assembled together up to the third step of the second embodiment by the consumer according to the present invention.

FIG. 6a is atop view of FIG. 6.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a flower set being assembled uptothefourthstep ofthesecond embodiment by the consumer according to the present invention.

FlG.7a isatopviewofFOG.7.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an artificial flower arranged according to the present invention, in which the flower is designed by the flower-arranging expert in accordancewith theflower-arranging artand the market demand before being manufactured in mass production. Almostsimultaneously, variousforms of flowers, the base materials (such as plastic foam or the like that is suitable for arranging the flower), and the flower pots are also manufactured. The expert has to design various steps for arranging different flowers, and to prepare a of a drawingsto showthe various steps, including the views of thefinished arrangement and instructions.The manufacturer should markthe various flowers and accessories thereof with suitable marks or symbols so as to facilitate the consumerto identify their difference.

After manufacturing process, the packing is also an important step. The various flowers and their accessories should be packed separately, including the instruction drawings, the base material and the flower pot (The base material may be put in the pot in advance), as a complete set. The consumer may re-assemble the flowers in accordance with the instructions and drawings attached in the flower set on the make-it-yourself basis; of course,the consumer mayarrangetheflowerset by his (or her) own imagination for more pleasure.

In the assembling operation, the consumer can enjoythe pleasure of make-it-yourself, and also can learn the art offlower arrangement from the instructions and drawings attached in the flower set so as to elevate the imagination and inspiration in the flower arrangement art.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 2a, 3, and 3a, there are shown the views of the first embodiment according to the present invention, in which the flowers are the tulip in a flower pot, and which includes seven tulips 12 to 18, an appropriate number of leaves 19, an appropriate number of moss,20, 20, flower pot 10, and a base material 11. The assembling procedures of the first embodiment are shown in FlGs.2and2a (forthefirst step) and FIGs. 3 and 3a (for the second step). In the first step, there are seven tulips 12 to 18 with various lengths as shown in FIGs. 2 and 2a to be inserted in the base material 11.In the second step, insert a suitable number of leaves 19 in the base material among the tulip flowers 12 to 18, but being arranged in a naturally growing up manner; then, onthesurface ofthe base material 11, an appropriate number of moss 20 are paved thereon. After being assembled, the flower set will be exactly the same as being designed bythe expert.

Referring to FIGs. 4, 4a, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 7 and 7a, there are shown the second embodiment of a flower set, which includes a number of triangle-shaped-carnation flowers 23to 32, 1-2 fern leaves 33, a flower pot 21, and a base material 22 for maintaining the flower in position; part ofthe base material 22 is exposed out of the flower pot. Theassembling includesfoursteps, i.e., the first step as shown in FIGs. 4 and 4a, the second step as shown in FIGs. and 5a, the third step as shown in FIGs 6 and 6a, and the fourth step as shown in FIGs 7 and 7a.In the first step, the carnation flower 23 and 24 are inserted horizontally on the tail portion of the right and left sides of the base material 22, while the carnation flower 25 is inserted horizontally at the left of the front side ofthe base material 22, and the flower 26 is inserted vertically on the top ofthe base material with the peduncle 26 being bent slightly. In the second step,the carnation flowers 27, 28, and 29 with their bent and backward pedu ncles 27', 28 and 29 are inserted vertically on the base material 22 as shown in FIGs. 5 and 5a. In the third step, the flowers 30,31 and 32 are inserted vertically with their peduncles 30,31 and 32 bentforwards slightly on the base material 22. Upon the third step being completed, there are ten carnation flowers 23to 32 being arranged in a flower pot in a cone-shaped manner. In the fourth step, there are 12 fern leaves 33 being arranged among the flowers in accordancewith the bending and slanting conditions of those flowers as the expert designed so asto have them looked as theflowers and leaves grown up naturally.

The aforesaid first embodiment is good for the office and the bed room while the second embodiment is good for Mother's Day. In the present invention, the expert designer not only considers the artistic requirements and market factors, but also gives considerations on various occasions (such as Mother's Day, Christmas, and birthday, etc.), and for various social activites (such as a gift for a friend, or a part, ect.), orforvarious places (such as a bed room, a living room, a dining room, a table, and an office, etc.).

TIrern are various arranged flower sets for the afaresaid requirements.

It is expected that the aforesaid embodiments shown in the FIGs. may be changed and modified without deviating from the spirit and scope of the presentinvention; therefore, the present invention is defined by claims attached herewith only.

Claims (3)

CLAIMS 1. An manufacturing method of artificial flower that can be re-arranged bya consumer on make-ityourself basis for educational and artistic purposes, comprising: (a) an artificialflowerarrangement designed by an expert; (b) a plurality of steps designed according to the artificial flower arrangement so as to facilitate to assemble the same; the said steps being illustrated with drawing and necessary written instructions; (c) a plurality of various flowers, base material and flower pot being made in accordance with said drawings; (d) saidvarious flowers being marked appropriately; and (e) said various flowers being packed separately, and then being packed together with the related drawings,the base material andtheflower pot to form a flower set 2. An artificialflower made in accordance with a method as claimed in claim 1, which comprising: several kinds offlowers being marked with appropriate marks; a drawing to show the various steps ofassembling- the flower set, and being accompanied with written instructions; a base material for inserting said flowers; and aflower pot for receiving said base material. Amendments to the claims have been filed, and have the following effect:- (b) New or textually amended claims have been filed as follows :- CLAIMS

1. An artificial flower arrangement packcom prising: (a) a plurality of artificial flowers; (b) base material for receiving said flowers; (c) acontainer; (d) printed or written directions; characterized in that the flowers bear markings, and the instructions and the marked flowers taken together provide guidance in relation to the placing of the flowers in the base material in a defined sequence at specified locations and at specified inclinations so to reproduce a pre-definedflower arrangement.

2. An artificial flower arrangement pack according to Claim 1 in which the instructions taken together with the markings on the flowers define a sequence consisting of successive steps, and the instructions include means whereby the correctness of the arrangement may be checked at each said step.

3. An artificial flower arrangement pack according to Claim 1 arranged for assembly in steps substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 2, 2a, 3 and3a, or Figures 4, 4a, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 7 and 7a ofthe accompanying drawings.