Dual sided open ended floral design mechanic

Abstract

A floral design mechanic includes a top shell that includes top supports and top openings defined between the top supports. A bottom shell including bottom supports and bottom openings defined between the bottom supports is attached to the top shell. A plant or a portion of a plant is held in place by the floral design mechanic by inserting the stem of the plant through a top opening and a bottom opening so that the stem is supported by a top support and a bottom support. The floral design mechanic is used without a container or may be placed at least partially within a vase.

1 . A floral arrangement system comprising:
 a floral design mechanic including:
 a top shell including top openings defined between top supports; 
 a bottom shell including bottom openings defined between bottom supports, wherein said bottom shell is attached to said top shell; 
 an interior cavity defined between said top shell and said bottom shell when said top shell is attached to said bottom shell; 
   a vase having a base and a top rim with an inner surface, said vase including a body defining a hollow interior between said base and said top rim; and   wherein said floral design mechanic is supported by the inner surface of said vase so that a floral stem inserted through one of said top openings and one of said bottom openings extends into said hollow interior defined by said body of said vase.   
     
     
         2 . The floral arrangement system of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said floral design mechanic extends above said top rim of said vase when said floral design mechanic is supported by the inner surface of said vase. 
     
     
         3 . The floral arrangement system of  claim 1 , wherein said floral design mechanic is supported by the inner surface at a position above a neck of the base. 
     
     
         4 . The floral arrangement system of  claim 1 , wherein said top shell is separable from said bottom shell. 
     
     
         5 . The floral arrangement system of  claim 1 , wherein said floral design mechanic is removable from said vase. 
     
     
         6 . The floral arrangement system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said top shell includes a top outer edge and said bottom shell includes a bottom outer edge; and   wherein said top outer edge and said bottom outer edge are circular.   
     
     
         7 . The floral arrangement system of  claim 6 , wherein said top supports extend convexly from said top outer edge and said bottom supports extend convexly from said bottom outer edge. 
     
     
         8 . A floral design mechanic comprising:
 a top shell including a series of top supports and top openings defined between said top supports;   a bottom shell including a series of bottom supports and bottom openings defined between said bottom supports, wherein said bottom shell is attachable to said top shell;   an interior cavity defined between said top shell and said bottom shell when said top shell is attached to said bottom shell; and   wherein the floral design mechanic is configured to secure a plant or a portion of the plant by accepting a stem that extends through one of said top openings and through one of said bottom openings.   
     
     
         9 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 8 , wherein the stem of the plant is secured to one of the top supports and secured to one of the bottom supports. 
     
     
         10 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 8 ,
 wherein said top shell includes a top outer edge and said bottom shell includes a bottom outer edge; and   wherein said top supports extend convexly from said top outer edge and said bottom supports extend convexly from said bottom outer edge.   
     
     
         11 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 10 , wherein said top outer edge and said bottom outer edge are circular. 
     
     
         12 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 10 , wherein said top outer edge and said bottom outer edge are oval shaped. 
     
     
         13 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 8 , wherein said top supports and said bottom supports are made of plastic. 
     
     
         14 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 8 , wherein said top shell attaches to said bottom shell using a snap fit mechanism. 
     
     
         15 . A floral design mechanic comprising:
 a top shell including top openings defined between top supports, wherein said top shell includes an top outer edge;   a bottom shell including bottom openings defined between bottom supports, wherein said bottom shell includes a bottom outer edge and is attachable to said top shell;   at least one connection prong positioned on either said top outer edge or said bottom outer edge;   at least one prong reception member positioned on either said top outer edge or said bottom outer edge, opposite said connection prong; and   wherein said connection prong couples to said prong reception member to attach said top shell to said bottom shell, forming an interior cavity defined between said top shell and said bottom shell.   
     
     
         16 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 15 , wherein each of said top shell and said bottom shell includes at least one connection prong and at least one prong reception member. 
     
     
         17 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 16 , wherein the top shell includes four connection prongs and four prong reception members. 
     
     
         18 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 15 , wherein said at least one prong reception member includes a connection opening, and wherein said prong reception member is coupled to said connection prong by inserting said connection prong through said connection opening. 
     
     
         19 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 18 ,
 wherein said connection prong includes a body and an extension extending from said body;   wherein said prong reception member includes a projection having a top surface and a bottom surface; and   wherein after said connection prong is inserted through said connection opening, said connection prong flexes so that said extension of said connection prong contacts said bottom surface of said projection of said prong reception member to prevent said connection prong from being removed from said connection opening.   
     
     
         20 . The floral design mechanic of  claim 15 , wherein the floral design mechanic is configured to secure a plant or a portion of the plant by accepting a stem that extends through one of said top openings and through one of said bottom openings.