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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037638 | Modular Planter Assembly A modular planter assembly for growing plants includes a container with a bottom wall and an outer wall attached to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. An elongated primary stake is mounted to the outer wall and is engageable with a ground surface. The prim... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7354225 | Decorative plant marker stake A decorative marker which may be used to identify plants in a garden comprises a wire form encircling and capturing a decorative object such that the object can still be viewed through the wire form. A panel for receiving identifying indicia is connected to the wire... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340859 | Planter with folding legs A planter includes a wire basket having horizontal parallel top rings, bottom rings, and connected vertical wires. Four folding legs each include a top loop rotatably attached to the bottom rings. The legs when in their extended down position each include a short in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7165356 | Flower holder and vase insert A flower holder having a base shaft and an upper shaft with a disc disposed therebetween, the upper portion of the upper shaft being enlarged, multiple flexible extensions extending from outwardly from the base shaft, and the upper shaft adapted to receive a foam in... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155860 | Umbrella mountable flower pot apparatus An umbrella mountable flower pot apparatus includes a container that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The container has a hemispherical shape. A dividing wall is attached to and extends across the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143543 | Self-supporting plant holder An apparatus includes a body that has abutted and rectilinear lower ends that extend upwardly from the ground surface and terminate thereabove. The body has a top portion formed with a top edge of the lower ends and is disposed coplanar therewith. Coextensive suppor... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7020946 | Method of making a decorative arrangement A method of making a decorative arrangement includes providing a wet foam, securing a plurality of decorative elements which may, for example, consist of live flowers or other live vegetation, dried flowers or other dried vegetation, artificial flowers or other arti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013549 | Method of making a decorative arrangement A method of making a decorative arrangement includes providing a wet foam, securing a plurality of decorative elements which may, for example, consist of live flowers or other live vegetation, dried flowers or other dried vegetation, artificial flowers or other arti... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6948277 | Methods of making support structures for trellis systems Methods for making trellis support structures for use in supporting vine borne crops are disclosed. The support structure includes a metallic support member that is bent into a modified U-shape and attached to a metallic cross arm using a process that produces consi... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6907694 | Support structure for trellis system A new trellis support structure and a method for its production for use in supporting vine borne crops. The support structure includes a metallic support member that is bent into a modified U-shape and attached to a metallic cross arm using a process that produces c... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6681519 | Self-clamping christmas tree stand A self-clamping Christmas tree stand provides a stable platform for a Christmas tree that allows simple installation and adjustment of the tree angle without having to be positioned under the tree to perform the adjustments. The tree stand uses the weight... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6665980 | Plant stand An apparatus, for example a stand, for supporting an object such as a house plant, with respect to a support post having a vertical axis. A container having a bottom surface which forms a receptacle is mateably engageable with a projection formed in a top... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6539665 | Planter having a vertical rabbet for conformally engaging an upright elongate member A planter (10) having a vertical rabbet (12) for conformally engaging a post (14). The planter comprises a sidewall (18) and a bottom wall (20) that together define a cavity (22) for receiving potting soil or other material for supporting one or more plan... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6526693 | Renewable in ground planting apparatus and methods of making and using same An in-ground rechargeable planter assembly comprising a receptacle body having two or more recesses formed therein and further having a broad peripheral flange which lies at ground level when properly installed. Insert bodies which are precharged with soi... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523302 | One piece garden stake A unitary garden stake is provided from a formable length of tubing wherein an anvil is formed on an upper end of the tubular body and a wedge is formed on a lower end thereof. The anvil is formed by a plurality of longitudinal crimps along the length of ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6447813 | Apparatus for in situ manufacture of essence from living, uncut plants The present invention relates to the in situ manufacture of plant extracts from living plants. Since the plant remains intact, a flower or other component of the plant can be extracted one or more times. Following the extraction process, the plant is typi... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6425555 | Decorative plant support for gardens A simple flower pot stand that is inserted into the soft ground wherein the device encompasses a tube with a beveled end and a flat end that is frictionally inserted into a receiving boss on the flower pot support. The flower pot support comprises a disk ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6263614 | Base for supporting artifical flowers or foliage A base (2) for supporting artificial flowers or foliage comprises a spike (4) and one or more stem-supporting members (6, 8, 10) securable on the spike (4) by means of a securing member (12) which engages with the spike (4), the stem-supporting members (6... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6128855 | Cemetery vase The apparatus is a cemetery vase constructed as a container with a spike protruding from a hole in the bottom to permit the spike to be forced into the ground for support. The distinction from similar devices is that the container is plastic, the spike ha... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6119394 | Removable cover for a flower receptacle at a grave marker A removable protective cover for a flower receptacle at a grave marker includes a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion includes a generally tubular base member having open ends and a hole extending longitudinally therethrough. The base me... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6112455 | Support member for supporting base of tree for use in operation for supporting tree and method of supporting tree by using said support member A support member and method for supporting the base of a tree. The support member tightens around the base of the tree to support the tree and includes a support member body that can suspend the state where the base of the tree is tightened in a time-depe... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6088955 | Memorial having built-in receptacle A improved memorial for cemeteries and other applications includes a marker with a receiving hole for accommodating a receptacle in a stored position. The receptacle has a length extending along a first axis with at least one concavity or bore extending a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5683762 | Centerpiece assembly simulating floral arrangement A container including an elongated hollow member having two ends, an axis, a maximum width and an aperture and being adapted to contain objects; a decorative element being axially attached to one of the ends of the elongated hollow member and having a max... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5673512 | Portable masonry pier A portable masonry pier constructed of a used steel drum, a reinforcing rod frame which surrounds the drum in a masonry wall which is laid up around the frame and secured with mortar to the frame. The mortar is also internally confined by the drum. Remova... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5649386 | Pot for plants and associated support An assembly of a pot for plants and an associated support wherein the pot defines a bottom wall and a surrounding side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The support defines a horizontal surface upon which the bottom wall of the pot is position... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5380568 | Centerpiece assembly simulating floral bouquet A centerpiece assembly in which an array of floral-like elements is supported on a rack to simulate a bouquet of cut flowers. Each element in the array has a stem formed by a transparent tubular wand filled with pellets of candy whose color imparts color ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5279070 | Plant growing receptacle and method A receptacle allows planted pots to be placed above the ground and anchored to the ground. The receptacle is made to allow nesting of one receptacle inside another receptacle. The receptacle has an open-topped cavity in which the potted plant may be place... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279072 | Holder for a floral arrangement A container for a cemetery floral arrangement consists of a disposable paper cup adapted to hold the arrangement and a reusable plastic holder for supporting and retaining the cup in a desired position on the ground. The holder comprises a cup portion ada... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5244700 | Centerpiece assembly simulating floral bouquet A centerpiece assembly in which an array of floral-like elements is supported on a rack to simulate a bouquet of cut flowers. Each element in the array has a stem formed by a transparent tubular wand filled with pellets of candy whose color imparts color ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4594646 | Light-reflective device for illuminating centripetally viewed three-dimensional objects Method, devices and systems are disclosed which provide for the indirect, substantially glare-free, directional lighting of three-dimensional objects, by which artificial light is generated at a central point which is recessed, in close proximity to, and ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4522366 | Vase locking device A vase locking device for use with a grave or monument to alternately secure a combination vase and base in either the stored or upright position comprising an adaptor apparatus including a first and second adaptor element and a lower lock member selectiv... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4217729 | Flower cup for grave marker A flower pot has a retainer which holds the pot atop a flat, ground-level grave marker in position where neither the pot nor its retainer is interfered with by lawn mowers cutting grass closely adjacent and around the marker. The retainer is L-shaped, pre... | 08/19/1980 |
| 3935356 | Fanciful object A decorative object comprises a hollow base of relatively hard, moldable material such as ceramic assuming the shape of the object and having a plurality of molded grooves in the outer surface thereof in selected regions. Selected areas of the base as def... | 01/27/1976 |
