GB2388292A - Flower collector - Google Patents
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- GB2388292A GB2388292A GB0218884A GB0218884A GB2388292A GB 2388292 A GB2388292 A GB 2388292A GB 0218884 A GB0218884 A GB 0218884A GB 0218884 A GB0218884 A GB 0218884A GB 2388292 A GB2388292 A GB 2388292A
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- container
- slit
- flower
- heads
- handle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G3/00—Cutting implements specially adapted for horticultural purposes; Delimbing standing trees
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Abstract
A device for removing and collecting flower heads consists of an open topped container 1 with at least one open ended slit 3 down the side with a blade 4 at the closed end of the slit. In use the flower heads are caught in the slit, severed from the stem by the blade and collected in the container. The device may have a handle or shaped sides for carrying and holding.
Description
l FLOWER COLLECTOR
The invention relates to a container used to remove and collect flower heads Prom plants. Removing flower heads from plants once the flowers have died is a tedious job, which lasts throughout the growing season. Cutting and catching the spent flowers is slow, as each flower has to be cut and collected individually. Pulling the heads off is quicker but this can result in the plant being pulled up by the roots or the flower stem being damaged. My invention cuts off and collects the flower heads in one movement using one hand only thus speeding up and simplifying the task. The invention can also be used to collect flower heads and seed heads used for seed collection or flower heads used in flower arranging or other artistic pursuits.
The invention consists of a container, similar to a large jug, which, instead of having a spout has a vertical open slit. The slit has a sharp blade at its lower end. To use the invention hold the container in one hand by the handle and, using a scooping motion, raise the jug catching the dead flower head in the slit. As the container is raised the flower head slides down the slit until its stem is cut by the blade. The flower head falls into the container, which is deep enough to collect the flower heads in its base.
Dead heading can continue until the container is full of flower heads.
1 ig I shows a view of the collector and its handle. Its open top I, handle 2 and slit 3.
Fig 2 shows a front view of the collector with the slit 3 at the front of the container and the blade 4 at the lower end of the slit.
Fig 3 shows a cross-section of'the container with dead flower heads 7 in it and a flower stem 5, its flower head 6 in the slit 3.
Fig 4 shows a collector without a handle that is grasped by the narrowed and/or shaped waist 8 of the collector.
I:ig 5 shows the collector with two slits 9 for different sized flower stems.
Claims (5)
1. A container for cutting and collecting dead flower heads with a slit down one side which has a sharp blade across the base of the slit.
2. A container as described in Claim I with a vertical handle on the side for carrying
and deadheading.
3. A container as described in Claim I with narrowing half way up the container, instead of a handle, for grasping the container.
4. A container as described in Claim 1 with a second smaller slit for narrower flower stems.
5. A container as described in any preceding claim which is made from metal, plastics material or wood, or from a combination of these materials.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB0210699A GB0210699D0 (en) | 2002-05-10 | 2002-05-10 | Flower collector |
Publications (2)
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GB0218884D0 GB0218884D0 (en) | 2002-09-25 |
GB2388292A true GB2388292A (en) | 2003-11-12 |
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GB0210699A Ceased GB0210699D0 (en) | 2002-05-10 | 2002-05-10 | Flower collector |
GB0218884A Withdrawn GB2388292A (en) | 2002-05-10 | 2002-08-14 | Flower collector |
Family Applications Before (1)
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GB0210699A Ceased GB0210699D0 (en) | 2002-05-10 | 2002-05-10 | Flower collector |
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Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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ES2575739B1 (en) * | 2014-12-30 | 2017-04-12 | Pedro Jiménez Del Amo | Selective blade to collect saffron flower |
CN109511411A (en) * | 2017-09-18 | 2019-03-26 | 姜本玉 | A kind of partition method of fruit thinning (flower) machine |
Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1730759A (en) * | 1929-10-08 | Agricultural implement | ||
US3449896A (en) * | 1966-06-08 | 1969-06-17 | James Burgess | Fruit picking device |
US3871696A (en) * | 1973-12-28 | 1975-03-18 | Edwin M Wesley | Dandelion picker tool |
SU1037882A1 (en) * | 1980-07-08 | 1983-08-30 | Научно-Исследовательский Институт Горного Садоводства И Цветоводства | Apparatus for decapitation of tulips |
FR2566696A1 (en) * | 1984-06-29 | 1986-01-03 | Lorch Ernest | Device with exchangeable saw blades for cutting and chopping fruits, branches and flowers |
US5463859A (en) * | 1994-11-23 | 1995-11-07 | Perry; Darwin L. | Fruit picking apparatus |
US5857316A (en) * | 1996-07-15 | 1999-01-12 | Murdock; Michael T. | Manual stem cutting and fruit collection apparatus |
US6298645B1 (en) * | 1999-09-07 | 2001-10-09 | Pham Xuan Hai | Universal fruit-picking tool |
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2002
- 2002-05-10 GB GB0210699A patent/GB0210699D0/en not_active Ceased
- 2002-08-14 GB GB0218884A patent/GB2388292A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1730759A (en) * | 1929-10-08 | Agricultural implement | ||
US3449896A (en) * | 1966-06-08 | 1969-06-17 | James Burgess | Fruit picking device |
US3871696A (en) * | 1973-12-28 | 1975-03-18 | Edwin M Wesley | Dandelion picker tool |
SU1037882A1 (en) * | 1980-07-08 | 1983-08-30 | Научно-Исследовательский Институт Горного Садоводства И Цветоводства | Apparatus for decapitation of tulips |
FR2566696A1 (en) * | 1984-06-29 | 1986-01-03 | Lorch Ernest | Device with exchangeable saw blades for cutting and chopping fruits, branches and flowers |
US5463859A (en) * | 1994-11-23 | 1995-11-07 | Perry; Darwin L. | Fruit picking apparatus |
US5857316A (en) * | 1996-07-15 | 1999-01-12 | Murdock; Michael T. | Manual stem cutting and fruit collection apparatus |
US6298645B1 (en) * | 1999-09-07 | 2001-10-09 | Pham Xuan Hai | Universal fruit-picking tool |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
ES2575739B1 (en) * | 2014-12-30 | 2017-04-12 | Pedro Jiménez Del Amo | Selective blade to collect saffron flower |
CN109511411A (en) * | 2017-09-18 | 2019-03-26 | 姜本玉 | A kind of partition method of fruit thinning (flower) machine |
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GB0210699D0 (en) | 2002-06-19 |
GB0218884D0 (en) | 2002-09-25 |
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WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |