Bundle of artificial flowers and a manufacturing method thereof

Abstract

A bundle of a plurality of artificial flowers whose stalk portions are bundled, each artificial flower comprising (A) a stalk portion made of a metal wire, and (B) a decorative portion that has the form of a flower, a leaf or a fruit, is fixed to a top end portion of the stalk portion and is made of a glass or a resin, wherein the bundle has a resin layer partially covering a plurality of the stalk portions that are bundled.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A bundle of a plurality of artificial flowers whose stalk portions are bundled, each artificial flower comprising; 
 (A) a stalk portion made of a metal wire, and    (B) a decorative portion that has the form of a flower, a leaf or a fruit, is fixed to a top end portion of the stalk portion and is made of a glass or a resin,    wherein the bundle has a resin layer partially covering a plurality of the stalk portions that are bundled.    
     
     
         2 . The bundle of the artificial flowers according to  claim 1 , wherein the resin layer is made of a synthetic resin containing a rubber component.  
     
     
         3 . The bundle of the artificial flowers according to  claim 1 , wherein the metal wire constituting the stalk portion is covered with a heat-shrinkable resin tube.  
     
     
         4 . The bundle of the artificial flowers according to  claim 1 , wherein portions extending from the backward end portions to nearly the central portions of a plurality of the stalk portions that are bundled are covered with the resin layer.  
     
     
         5 . The bundle of the artificial flowers according to  claim 1 , wherein the stalk portions of a plurality of the artificial flowers are bundled with a wire that is helically wound around the stalk portions.  
     
     
         6 . A method for manufacturing a bundle of artificial flowers comprising; 
 bundling stalk portions of a plurality of artificial flowers, each of which comprises (A) a stalk portion made of a metal wire and (B) a decorative portion that has the form of a flower, a leaf or a fruit, is fixed to a top end portion of the stalk portion and is made of a glass or a resin,    immersing part of a plurality of the stalk portions that are bundled, in a liquid resin, and then    drying the applied liquid resin, to cover the part of a plurality of the stalk portions that are bundled, with a resin layer.    
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the liquid resin is a synthetic resin containing a rubber component.  
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the metal wire constituting the stalk portion is covered with a heat-shrinkable resin tube.  
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein portions extending from the backward end portions to nearly the central portions of a plurality of the stalk portions that are bundled are immersed in the liquid resin.  
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein a wire is helically wound around the stalk portions to bundle a plurality of the stalk portions of the artificial flowers.