Flower container

Abstract

A container adapted for carrying long stemmed flowers includes a sheet of inherently flexible material which defines a receptacle having an aperture at its top section facilitating the insertion or removal of the flowers and a wall enveloping the flowers when they are placed in the receptacle and which tapers from top to bottom. The bottom region is of sufficiently small cross-section in order to retain the flowers when they are placed in the receptacle. The wall is adapted to receive—or itself incorporating—one or more shoulder straps long enough to enable a user of the container to carry it, in use, on his or her shoulder and/or generally diagonally across his or her back.

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       11 . A container suitable for carrying long stemmed flowers comprising: 
 a sheet of inherently flexible material which defines a receptacle having an aperture at its top section facilitating the insertion/removal of the flowers and a wall enveloping the flowers when these are placed in said receptacle and which tapers from top to bottom; the receptacle having a bottom region of sufficiently small cross-section in order to retain the flowers when these are placed in said receptacle; wherein the wall incorporates means for connecting to at least one shoulder strap long enough to enable a user of the container to carry it, in use, on his/her shoulder.    
   
   
       12 . A container according to  claim 11 , wherein the means for connecting and the shoulder strap are part of the wall of the container.  
   
   
       13 . A container according to  claim 11 , wherein the shoulder strap is long enough to enable a user of the container to carry it, in use, generally diagonally across his/her back.  
   
   
       14 . A container according to  claim 11 , wherein the receptacle comprises at least one cut-out located in at least one area of the wall to facilitate bending of the receptacle when in use.  
   
   
       15 . A container according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one cut-out is V-shaped.  
   
   
       16 . A container according to  claim 11 , further comprising means for allowing the container to conform to the curve of a back of a user.  
   
   
       17 . A container according to  claim 11 , wherein at least one strap is cut-out from the sheet.  
   
   
       18 . A container according to  claim 11 , wherein the receptacle comprise a separable base.  
   
   
       19 . A container according to  claim 11 , wherein the sheet incorporates releasable edge attachments.  
   
   
       20 . A sheet of material suitable for folding into a container having the features of  claim 11 , and with means for connecting to at least one shoulder strap long enough to enable the user to carry it on his/her shoulder.