Simulated floral bouquet and method of manufacture

Abstract

A simulated floral bouquet where each flower is an infant care item configured to simulate a flower.

1 . A simulated floral bouquet comprising: 
 a plurality of infant care items each configured to simulate a flower;    each simulated flower being secured to a support structure;    the support structures gathered together at a base of each thereof to simulate a floral bouquet of infant care items.    
   
   
       2 . The simulated floral bouquet of  claim 1  wherein the support structure of each simulated flower is gathered together with the bases of all simulated flower support structures by means of a support element.  
   
   
       3 . The simulated floral bouquet of  claim 2  wherein the support element is a mass of material that may be readily engaged by a base of each support structure to thereby establish the simulated floral bouquet.  
   
   
       4 . The simulated floral bouquet of  claim 3  wherein the support structure is a rod having an infant care item configured to simulate a flower secured to one end thereof, remote from the support structure base.  
   
   
       5 . The simulated floral bouquet of  claim 4  wherein the mass of material is in the form of a block.  
   
   
       6 . The simulated floral bouquet of  claim 4  wherein at least one of the infant care items is a diaper.  
   
   
       7 . The simulated floral bouquet of  claim 4  wherein at least one of the infant care items is a pair of socks nested one within the other.  
   
   
       8 . The simulated floral bouquet of  claim 4  wherein at least one of the infant care items is an infant garment.  
   
   
       9 . A method of creating a simulated floral bouquet of simulated flowers comprising the following steps: 
 (a) providing a plurality of infant care items;    (b) providing an elongated support structure to simulate a stem for each infant care item;    (c) securing each infant care item to an end of each elongated support structure;    (d) configuring each infant care item to simulate a flower;    (e) gathering together the elongated support structures at ends remote from the simulated flower to thereby simulate a floral bouquet of simulated flowers, each comprised of an infant care items.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the manner in which the infant care item is to be secured to an end of the elongated structure includes the following steps: 
 (a) spreading out the infant care item in a way that presents the infant care item in a generally flattened shape;    (b) physically coupling the end of an elongated structure to the generally flattened infant care item in a region adjacent to an edge thereof.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the configuring of each infant care item to simulate a flower includes the following steps: 
 (a) rolling the flattened infant care item onto the end of the elongated structure to form a rolled, generally cylindrically shaped, infant care item on the end of the elongated support structure;    (b) wrapping the cylindrically shaped infant care item with a flexible element, to thereby reduce and hold the cylindrical diameter of the rolled infant care item adjacent the end of the elongated support structure, while simultaneously causing the other end of the rolled infant care item to expand, thereby simulating petals of an opening flower.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the configuring of at least one infant care item to simulate a flower includes the following steps: 
 (a) providing a pair of infant socks;    (b) inserting one sock of the pair into the other sock in such a manner that an ankle portion of the inserted sock partially extends there from, thereby creating a nested sock pair;    (c) physically coupling the end of the elongated structure to a foot portion of the nested sock pair in such a manner that the ankle portion of the nested sock pair extends at an angle from a foot region of the nested socks, thereby simulating a flower on a stem.    
   
   
       13 . A method of making an infant care item simulated flower on a stem, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing an infant care item;    (b) providing an elongated support structure to simulate a stem;    (c) securing the infant care item to an end of the elongated support structure;    (d) configuring the infant care items to simulate a flower on a stem.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the manner in which the infant care item is to be secured to an end of the elongated structure includes the following steps: 
 (a) spreading out the infant care item in a way that presents the infant care item in a generally flattened shape;    (b) physically coupling the end of an elongated structure to the generally flattened infant care item in a region adjacent to an edge thereof.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the configuring of each infant care item to simulate a flower includes the following steps: 
 (a) rolling the flattened infant care item onto the end of the elongated structure to form a rolled, generally cylindrical shaped, infant care item on the end of the elongated support structure;    (b) wrapping the cylindrically shaped infant care item with a flexible element to thereby reduce and maintain the cylindrical diameter of the rolled infant care item adjacent the end of the elongated support structure, while simultaneously causing the other end of the rolled infant care item to expand, thereby simulating petals of an opening flower.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the configuring of the infant care item to simulate a flower includes the following steps: 
 (a) providing a pair of infant socks;    (b) inserting one sock of the pair into the other sock in such a manner that an ankle portion of the inserted sock partially extends there from, thereby creating a nested sock pair;    (c) physically coupling the end of the elongated structure to a foot portion of the nested sock pair in such a manner that the ankle portion of the nested sock pair extends at an angle from a foot region of the nested socks, thereby simulating a flower on a stem.