Decorative assembly for a floral grouping

Abstract

A decorative assembly for supporting a floral grouping utilizes a floral holding material, a sheet of material and a band. The decorative assembly is formed by a method which includes the steps of forming the sheet of material about at least a portion of the floral holding material with a forming device such that an upper end of the floral holding material remains substantially uncovered, and thereafter securing the sheet of material about the floral holding material with a band.

1 . A decorative assembly for supporting a floral grouping, the decorative assembly comprising a floral holding material, a sheet of material and a banding element, the decorative assembly formed by a method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a floral holding material capable of maintaining a predetermined configuration as well as being capable of receiving and supporting the floral grouping;    providing a sheet of material;    providing a forming device adapted to form the sheet of material about at least a portion of the floral holding material;    forming the sheet of material about at least a portion of the floral holding material with the forming device;    providing a banding element; and    positioning the banding element about the sheet of material so as to secure the sheet of material about at least a portion of the floral holding material.    
   
   
       2 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of positioning the band element about the sheet of material, the banding element is automatically positioned about a portion of the sheet of material.  
   
   
       3 . The decorative assembly of  claim 2  wherein the floral holding material is provided with open upper end and the floral holding material defines an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and a lower end thereof.  
   
   
       4 . The decorative assembly of  claim 3  wherein the lower end of the floral holding material is substantially closed.  
   
   
       5 . The decorative assembly of  claim 3  wherein the banding element comprises a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of one surface of the sheet of material for securing the sheet of material about at least a portion of the floral holding material.  
   
   
       6 . The decorative assembly of  claim 3  wherein the open upper end of the floral holding material remains substantially uncovered by the sheet of material.  
   
   
       7 . The decorative assembly of  claim 3  wherein, in the step of positioning the banding element about the sheet of material, the banding element is automatically positioned about a portion of the sheet of material disposed above the open upper end of the floral holding material.  
   
   
       8 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein in the step of positioning the banding element about the sheet of material, the banding element is automatically positioned a portion of the sheet of material disposed about a portion of the floral holding material.  
   
   
       9 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein the floral holding material is further characterized as having a peripheral sidewall, and wherein, in the step of positioning the banding element about the sheet of material, the banding element is positioned about a portion of the sheet of material disposed about the peripheral sidewall of the floral holding material.  
   
   
       10 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein the floral holding material is charged as having an open upper end and a closed lower end and wherein the open upper end of hte floral holding material remains substantially uncovered by the sheet of material.  
   
   
       11 . The decorative assembly of  claim 10  wherein, in the step of positioning the banding about the sheet of material, the banding element is positioned about a portion of the sheet of material disposed above the open upper end of the floral holding material.  
   
   
       12 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein the floral holding material is provided with an open upper end, a lower end, a peripheral sidewall on an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the lower end thereof, and wherein the floral grouping is characterized as having a bloom portion and a stem portion, and wherein a portion of the stem portion of the floral grouping is disposed within the internal chamber of the floral holding material such that the bloom portion of the floral grouping extends above the open upper end of the floral holding material and wherein the portion of the stem portion of the floral grouping is disposed within the internal chamber of the floral holding material prior to forming the sheet of material about at least a portion of the peripheral sidewall of the floral holding material.  
   
   
       13 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein the floral holding material is provided with an open upper end, a lower end, a peripheral sidewall on an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the lower end thereof, and wherein the floral grouping is characterized as having a bloom portion and a stem portion, and wherein a portion of the stem portion of the floral grouping is disposed within the internal chamber of the floral holding material such that the bloom portion of the floral grouping extends above the open upper end of the floral holding material and wherein the portion of the stem portion of the floral grouping is disposed within the internal chamber of the floral holding material after positioning the banding element about the sheet of material.  
   
   
       14 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a sheet of material, the sheet of material is further defined as being substantially fluid impermeable.  
   
   
       15 . The decorative assembly of  claim 3  wherein fluid is disposed into the internal chamber of the floral holding material and retained therein by the sheet of fluid impermeable material.  
   
   
       16 . The decorative assembly of  claim 15  wherein, in the step of providing forming device, the forming device is further defined as comprising a platform having an upper support surface and an opening extending through at least a portion of the upper support surface, and wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material about the open lower end and at least a portion of the peripheral sidewall of the floral holding material with the forming device is further defined as comprising the steps of: 
 disposing the sheet of material upon the upper support surface of the forming device such that a portion of the sheet of material is disposed over the opening in the forming device; and    moving the floral holding material into engagement with the sheet of material and through the opening in the forming device for forming the sheet of material about the open lower end and at least a portion of the peripheral sidewall of the floral holding material.    
   
   
       17 . The decorative assembly of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a forming device, the forming device is further defined as comprising a platform having an upper support surface and an opening extending through at least a portion of the upper support surface.