EP0782832B1 - Vase zur korrekten Konservierung von Blumen während der Pflück-, Aufbewahrungs-, Transport- und Verkaufsstufen - Google Patents

Vase zur korrekten Konservierung von Blumen während der Pflück-, Aufbewahrungs-, Transport- und Verkaufsstufen Download PDF

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EP0782832B1
EP0782832B1 EP96830287A EP96830287A EP0782832B1 EP 0782832 B1 EP0782832 B1 EP 0782832B1 EP 96830287 A EP96830287 A EP 96830287A EP 96830287 A EP96830287 A EP 96830287A EP 0782832 B1 EP0782832 B1 EP 0782832B1
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Roberto Mammini
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A47G7/04—Flower tables; Stands or hangers, e.g. baskets, for flowers
    • A47G7/041—Flower tables or stands
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A47G7/06—Flower vases
    • A47G7/07—Guiding means for flowers in vases, e.g. perforated covers

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  • This patent application concerns a vase for the preservation of flowers after picking and during storage, delivery and sale.
  • the item in question was designed for the precise purpose of resolving a very difficult problem for flower farmers, namely that of preserving flowers for the time after picking to their arrival at the florists.
  • Document GB-A-848 940 discloses a vase for preserving flowers after picking and during storage, delivery and sales, the same consisting of:
  • the purpose of the invention in question is to find a serious solution to the various problems of the prior art; more precisely, the invention is a vase that allows keeping flower stalks immersed in water from the time it is picked to the time the florist delivers it to the end purchaser.
  • the all plastic moulded vase according to the invention consists of two different components which are assembled securely together: a container for the water in which the flower stalks are immersed and an upper lid having external circular cavities whose purpose is not only to support the flower corollas but to protect them from jolting.
  • the above bottom container has a substantially upside down truncated pyramid shape even if in fact the bottom area has a deep upside down "V" shaped centre groove running upwards from the bottom which permits forming two separate legs on said container, which also have an upside down truncated pyramid shape.
  • This feature is designed to reduce the internal volume of the container in question and consequently limit its weight once it is filled with water.
  • said container is filled only in part, in other words only up to the above two legs so as to improve its self stabilising capacity in view of the fact that in this way most of the weight is concentrated towards the supporting base.
  • the item is designed so that the water occupies only the volume inside the two legs of the container in question ensures less splashing and reduces accidental loss of water - during handling and delivery of the item according to the invention.
  • the reduced weight of the container as well as its excellent self-stabilising capacity are particularly appreciable features, especially during transport.
  • the lid of the vase in question features a truncated pyramid structure on whose walls the above circular cavities are realised at different height which ensures that the item in question can contain a large number of flowers.
  • each of said cavities has a hole on the bottom in which the cut flower stalk is pushed until the corolla of the flower is completely housed in its respective cavity.
  • the vase according to the invention not only ensures that the stalk has water at all times but also that the flower as a whole is correctly supported in an almost vertical position while its corolla is protected entirely.
  • the vase in question is designed to abut securely next to other vases of the same type in order to optimise storage, thereby saving space and ensuring that the vases support each other against jolting that inevitably occurs during transport.
  • each vase may be stacked very securely on another identical vase thanks to a vertical edge projecting downwards around the bottom wall of the two legs of the container, said edge being capable of clasping the top of the truncated pyramid shaped lid beneath the item.
  • the new vase in question which is moulded in plastic consists of a container (1) and an upper lid (2) which can be assembled together securely.
  • container (1) consists of a hollow upside down truncated pyramid shaped body having a deep upside down "V" shaped groove at the centre which gives rise to two identical legs (1a) also having an upside truncated pyramid shape, featuring respective vertical edges (3) projecting downwards along the perimeter of the bottom wall.
  • the mouth of said container (1) features an "L" shaped perimeter edge (4) whose vertical wing (4a) is turned upwards; on this same edge (4) but more internally with respect to the above vertical wing (4a) there are various elastic pins (5) with widened head (5a) having a centre diametric notch (5b).
  • the lid (2) consists of a hollow truncated pyramid shaped body; the upper horizontal wall (2a) of said lid having a surface which is identical to that of the bottom area of the container (1), while its wide bottom aperture has a surface area almost identical to that of the mouth of the container below (1).
  • a horizontal projecting edge (6) is provided, which, during assembly of the two components of the vase in question - positions itself exactly above the horizontal wing of the above "L” shaped edge (4) around the mouth of container (1) and fits precisely in the vertical wing (4a) of the same (4).
  • said perimeter edge (6) of lid (2) features a series of through holes (7) in which the pins (5) projecting vertically from the perimeter edge (4) of container (1) snap fit into place.
  • the coupling between the pins (5) and the holes (7) make the coupling between the container (1) and the lid (2) particularly stable; said coupling is however easily released when separating the two components of the vase according to the invention, simply by pulling the lid (2) upwards firmly.
  • An alternative closing system between the lid and the container to that described above could also consist of a series of press studs positioned appropriately between the two components.
  • the same features a series of cavities (8) on its two side walls for housing the corollas, featuring holes (8a) on the bottom into which the flower stalks are pushed.
  • Figure 2 shows how two vases according to the invention are stacked; the vertical edge (3) realised along the perimeter of the bottom of the container (1) of the vase above, holds the upper area of the lid (2) of the underlying vase.

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  1. Vase zur Aufbewahrung von Schnittblumen nach dem Schneiden sowie während der Lagerung, Auslieferung und des Verkaufs, bestehend aus:
    einem Behälter (1), der aus Kunststoff geformt ist, bestehend aus einem Hohlkörper in Form eines umgekehrten Pyramidenstumpfes, in dessen Mitte sich ein tiefer, von unten nach oben führender Einschnitt in Form eines umgekehrten V befindet, der zwei identische Beine (1a) bildet, welche ebenfalls die Form eines umgekehrten Pyramidenstumpfes aufweisen und am Rand ihres Bodens vertikale Wände (3) besitzen, die nach unten herausragen, wobei vorgesehen ist, dass der Behälter (1) an seiner Öffnung einen L-förmigen, umlaufenden Rand (4) mit einem nach oben weisenden, vertikalen Flügel (4a) aufweist;
    einem Deckel (2), der aus Kunststoff geformt ist, bestehend aus einem Hohlkörper in Form eines Pyramidenstumpfes, der an seinen Seitenwänden eine Reihe von beinahe kreisförmigen Kavitäten (8) aufweist, die am Boden mit entsprechenden Löchern (8a) versehen sind, wobei vorgesehen ist, dass dieser Deckel (2) eine obere horizontale Wand (2a) gleicher Fläche wie die Bodenfläche des Behälters (1) und eine untere Öffnung beinahe gleicher Größe wie die Öffnung des darunter befindlichen Behälters (1) besitzt ist, welche einen umlaufenden, horizontalen Rand (6) von beinahe gleicher Breite wie der horizontale Flügel des Randes (4) aufweist, der an der Öffnung des besagten Behälters (1) vorgesehen ist, wobei vorgesehen ist, dass auf dem rund um die Öffnung des Deckels (2) führenden horizontalen Rand (6) und auf dem horizontalen Flügel des um die Öffnung des Behälters (1) führenden Randes (4) Vorrichtungen geschaffen werden, die in der Zusammenwirkung eine stabile Verbindung zwischen dem Deckel (2) und dem Behälter (1) gewährleisten.
  2. Vase gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtungen zur stabilen Verbindung des Deckels (2) mit dem darunter befindlichen Behälter (1) aus einer Reihe von elastisch verformbaren Dornen (5) mit einem breiteren Kopf (5a) und einem diametralen Einschnitt (5b) bestehen, die in derselben Phase und aus demselben Material wie der horizontale Flügel des Randes (4) hergestellt werden, der rund um die Öffnung des Behälters (1) geführt ist und die in der Lage sind, in eine Reihe von durchgehenden Löchern (7) einzurasten, die auf dem horizontalen Rand (6) geschaffen wurden, der rund um die Öffnung des Deckels (2) vorgesehen ist.
  3. Vase gemäß Anspruch 1, in einer bevorzugten Ausführung dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtungen zur stabilen Verbindung des Deckels (2) mit dem darunter befindlichen Behälter (1) aus einer Reihe von Druckknöpfen bestehen, deren Bestandteile zum Teil auf dem horizontalen Flügel des rund um die Öffnung des Behälters (1) vorgesehenen Randes (4) und zum Teil auf dem rund um die Öffnung des Deckels (2) vorgesehenen horizontalen Rand (6) realisiert werden.
EP96830287A 1995-05-19 1996-05-17 Vase zur korrekten Konservierung von Blumen während der Pflück-, Aufbewahrungs-, Transport- und Verkaufsstufen Expired - Lifetime EP0782832B1 (de)

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IT95AN000028A IT1280553B1 (it) 1995-05-19 1995-05-19 Vaso per la corretta conservazione dei fiori nelle fasi di raccolta, stoccaggio, trasporto e vendita

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US4044502A (en) * 1976-03-10 1977-08-30 Hillenbrand George C Container for flowers
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