Scented artificial flower

• US 5,077,102 A
• Filed: 03/14/1991
• Issued: 12/31/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sue C. Chong
• Original Assignee: Sue C. Chong
• Inventors: Chong, Sue C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Epstein, Henry F.
• Application Number:
  US07/669,605
• Time in Patent Office: 292 Days
• Field of Search: 428/24, 428/26, 428/25, 428/905, 239/44
• US Class Current: 428/24
• CPC Class Codes: A41G 1/006 Diffusing perfume or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/127 comprising a wick
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/905 Odor releasing material

Abstract

A scented artificial flower including a flower cup formed of petals, at least one stamen having a filament portion supporting an anther portion, said stamen being integral with an ovary portion, said integral stamen and ovary portion being formed of wick material, a supporting stem which may include a wick, and a perfume container connected to the supporting stem, whereby scented liquid in said perfume container may be moved to the anther portion, filament portion and ovary portion by capillary action, by pressure and by gravity either separately or by combining two or more forces, the scent being disbursed to the atmosphere through said integral stamen and ovary portion. By forming the petals of an absorbent material, the scented liquid is also transmitted from the ovary to the juxtaposed petals to further enhance the dispersion of the scented fluid.

Claims

1. A scented artificial flower comprising:

a flower cup means formed of petal means;

at least one integral stamen means including a filament portion and an anther portion extending from and integral with an ovary portion, said integral stamen means and said ovary portion being formed of wick material and located within said flower cup means; and

a stem means connecting said flower cup means and a perfume container means, said stem means supporting said flower cup means, said integral stamen means and said ovary portion, and a sepal portion, said perfume container means containing scented liquid means;

whereby

said scented liquid means is moved by capillary action through said stem means to said stamen means to be disbursed through said ovary portion, said filament portion and said anther portion to the surrounding atmosphere to thereby simulate a scented flower.

2. A scented artificial flower as in claim 1, wherein:

said stem means includes a wick means;

said perfume container means includes a breather cap means;

said integral stamen means and said ovary portion are connected to said wick means in said stem means by a pin means; and

said integral stamen means and said ovary portion include a cover plate means having opening means therein to provide stability and support to said integral stamen means and ovary portion.

3. A scented artificial flower as in claim 2, wherein:

said stem means includes a plurality of branch means, each branch means supporting a flower cup means and an integral stamen means and ovary portion.

4. A scented artificial flower as in claim 1, wherein:

said integral stamen means and said ovary portion includes a plurality of stamen means each including a filament means and an anther means integral with said ovary portion.

5. A scented artificial flower as in claim 1, wherein:

said perfume container means is pressurized to aid in the transfer of said scented liquid means from said perfume container means to said stamen means and the disbursement of said scented liquid means from said filament portion, said anther portion and said ovary portion.

6. A scented artificial flower as in claim 1, wherein:

said perfume container means is located above the level of said flower cup means; and

said stem means comprises a tube means which connects said perfume container means and said integral stamen means and said ovary portion;

whereby

said scented liquid means is moved from said perfume container means to said integral stamen means and ovary portion with the aid of gravity.

7. A scented artificial flower as in claim 6, wherein:

said tube means includes a wick means therein connected to said integral stamen means and said ovary portion.

8. A scented artificial flower as in claim 1, wherein:

said petal means includes a plurality of petals having lower portions engageable with said ovary portion, said petals being formed of wick material, whereby

said scented liquid means is further transmitted to said petals.