APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE CONSERVATION, SHIPMENT AND EXHIBITION OF FRESH FLOWERS

摘要

The present disclosure includes an apparatus and method of use to facilitate storing, conserving and exhibition of fresh flowers particularly where the flowers originate in country such as Columbia and are internationally shipped to a country such as the United States and doing so while the flowers are maintained completely hydrated. Hydration is accomplished by placing fresh flowers stems into florists' foam which is soaked to make hydration continuously available to the fresh flowers during storage shipment and exhibition. Thus there is no water to leak from the packaging and no need to maintain the shipping container in a vertical upright position. The packaging further includes perforations so the fresh flowers can breath while being stored and in transit and the packaging includes a stand for exhibition of the flowers at a convenient and attractive height of about waist high when the fresh flowers arrive at a retailer having no special equipment or personnel for the care of perishables. The exhibition box contained within the shipping container is equipped with a custom symmetric geometric shaped opening for firm support of the bucket containing the fresh flowers and soaked florists' foam. The disclosure further includes a series of steps for opening the shipping container, discarding packaging material and placing the bucket of fresh flowers into the top of the exhibition box. Finally, the method includes the optional step of adding water to the bucket.

主权项

1. An apparatus for the conservation, shipment and exhibition of fresh flowers comprising;
a closed external box, having at least one perforation in its lateral walls; an interior exhibition box having a semi-open top and at least one perforation in its lateral walls which perforation is at least partially co-linear with the perforation in the external box: a bucket which includes a soaked block of foam; fresh flowers, the stems of which are stuck into the soaked foam; and at least one protective stick placed among the fresh flowers.