Floral container

Abstract

A floral container having a substantially rigid outer cylindrical member with a bottom planar surface. A plurality of flexible foamed plastic members having the same overall cylindrical shape as the cylindrical member are stacked and secured together forming an insert body which is mounted in the chamber of the cylindrical member. Each of the flexible foamed plastic members defines a throughgoing substantially circular cutout of a different size with a defined tooth assembly extending inward toward the center point of each substantially circular cutout. The foamed plastic member cutouts being axially aligned with cutouts of an adjacent foamed plastic member to form a stepped bore which can hold various sized articles.

What I claim is:  
     
         1 . A floral container for holding varying size articles, comprising: 
 a substantially rigid tub member, a foam insert member frictionally mounted in said tub member, said insert member defining a plurality of stepped cavities adapted to receive and hold articles in a fixed position    
     
     
         2 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tub is inclined outward from its base to its top from 1° to 5°.  
     
     
         3 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tub is inclined outward from its base to its top from about 3°.  
     
     
         4 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said insert member comprises a plurality of section members, stacked on each other with an outside dimension greater than inside dimension of said tub member, each section member defining a cutout which is axially aligned with a cutout of an adjacent section member to form a stepped cavity.  
     
     
         5 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said cutouts are generally circular with each section member comprises a body defining a cutout having a smaller diameter than the cutout of the section member stacked above it and each said body defines a plurality of spaced teeth which extend inward toward the center of said circular cutout.  
     
     
         6 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said substantially rigid tub member defines a plurality of feet projecting outward from an outward wall of said tub member.  
     
     
         7 . A floral container, comprising: a rigid cylindrical container defining an interior chamber, a foam insert mounted in said container chamber defining a plurality of axially aligned substantially circular bores forming step portions, with the diameter of each step portion decreasing from the diameter of the step portion positioned above it, each step portion including teeth means extending inwardly toward the center of said bore.  
     
     
         8 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said teeth means are a plurality of spaced teeth members, each of said teeth members being tapered with a base which is wider then its distal end, said distal end defining a curved outer end surface.  
     
     
         9 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said teeth members are spaced by notched cutouts.  
     
     
         10 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said foam insert is cylindrical with an outer diameter which is greater than the inner diameter of said rigid cylindrical container.  
     
     
         11 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 7  wherein insert comprises a plurality of stacked secured section members, each section member defining a plurality of bores that are axially aligned when stacked upon each other.  
     
     
         12 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 11  wherein said plurality of section members comprises two stacked secured together cylindrical section members, each of said section members defining a cutout which is axially aligned when the section members are stacked with each cutout having a diameter less than the cutout of the stacked member positioned above it, said section member having the same diameter.  
     
     
         13 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 11  wherein each of said section members is constructed of polyurethane foam.  
     
     
         14 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 11  wherein each section member defines a plurality of teeth extending into said cutout with each upper section member being provided with more teeth than the section member beneath it.  
     
     
         15 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said rigid container has a top which is flanged outward.  
     
     
         16 . A floral container as claimed in  claim 11  wherein said section members are constructed of a foamed plastic.  
     
     
         17 . A floral container assembly, comprising: 
 a substantially rigid container member with a bottom planar surface, an integrally formed substantially cylindrical wall which tapers outward from the base to the top from 1° to 5° forming a container chamber, a plurality of flexible foamed plastic members having the same overall exterior shape as the container member but being slightly greater in diameter than the interior diameter of said cylindrical wall, stacked together to form an insert body which is mounted in said container chamber and held thereon by the force of the insert body engaging an inner surface of said cylindrical wall, each of said flexible foamed plastic members defining a throughgoing cutout with a tooth assembly formed around said cutout extending inward toward the center axis of each cutout, each cutout being axially aligned with a cutout of an adjacent positioned foamed plastic member to form a stepped bore.    
     
     
         18 . A floral container assembly as claimed in  claim 17  wherein each cutout is circular and the number of teeth in said tooth assembly range from 6 to 12 teeth with each higher positioned plastic member in said rigid container chamber having a greater number of teeth than the adjacent lower plastic member.  
     
     
         19 . A floral container assembly as claimed in  claim 17  wherein said substantially rigid tub member defines a plurality of feet projecting outward from an outward wall of said tub member.  
     
     
         20 . A floral container assembly as claimed in  claim 17  wherein said rigid container has a top which is flanged outward.