GB2284735A - Ornament which is capable of cultivating plantlife - Google Patents

Abstract

An ornament 1 having various shapes such as the shape of an animal 2 comprises areas 3A, 3B, 3C which are capable of cultivating plantlife such that it forms part of the visual effect of the ornament. Plant seeds are attached within the ornament at the areas 3A, 3B, 3C and plant-growth materials inserted within the ornament. The ornament can be sealed over a container 8 which has compartments for holding water, fertiliser, fragrance etc.. <IMAGE>

Description

ORNAMENT IS X CAPABLE OF CULTIVATING PLANTLIFE CKGROUND OF TYE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an ornament which is capable of cultivating plantlife, and more particularly, to a plant-growth ornament which comprises, a sealed assembling means having various ornament shapes such as the shape of an animal, human, etc., where the supplying of water is available a seed-contact portion where some seeds may be inserted within a certain site within the sealed assembling .means when some plant-growth materials are inserted at the certain site within the sealed assembling means, water may be provided to the upper part of the sealed assembling means so as to foster an environment of growing seeds and thus, further promoting and demonstrating the appearance of specific plantlife material.

DESCRIPTION OP THE PRIOR ART In general, when certain existing ornaments in the shape of the embodiment of the dolls or animals are fabricated, their shapes in a specific area, such as the area or the hair on the head or tail, have been uniformly completed in accordance with artificial materials and working processes from the date of manufacture.

However, these ornaments have certain recognized disadvantages in that a) except for the purpose of display, other or multiple functions are unavailable, and b) with the lapse of time, the function and natural appearance of moldings gradually disappear due to decoloriation or decoloration.

SUMX OF THE INVENTION Therefore, this invention relates to an ornament which is capable of cultivating some plantlife, which is free of the arorementaoned detects and is constructed so as to cultivate a selective desired plant adoptable to a specific site or the molding.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an ornament which is constructed to give off a certain fragrance in the surrounding area when installed in an automobile, or indoors or outdoors.

A further object or the present invention Is to provide an ornament which is capable of cultivating some plantlife, which is constructed so as to change the color of a blossomed flower, when a plant with such a flower placed in the ornament is grown.

According to the present invention, the fabrication of the ornament, which is capable of :ultivating some plantlife, has some of the following features: -Sealed assembling means of soft material absorbing water, having an appearance of a desired shape and having a sectional part of a certain size in a substructure; -Seed-contact portion ormer o the proposed part of the intersealed assembling means and attachable with some desired seedy bv an adhesive; -Some plant-growth material tilled in said inter-sealed assembling means adoptable to the appearance of the sealed assembling means thrcugh zdiG sectlor.al part; container installed within the sealed assembling means1 to be filled with the plan-growth material trough the sectional part, and which is constructed to be suitable for the lower area of the sealed assembling means; sealing means formed on said sectional part so as to seal the sealed assembling means while the naterial and container are installed within the sealed assembling means; thus, water may be provided to the sealed assembling means and some seeds attached hereto may be grown through the proposed part of the sealed assembling means.

Unlike the existing ornaments, se present invention relates to a plant-growth ornament having some advantages such as a) the unction of the ornament works well, b) the specific shape of the ornament such as a doll or an animal may be further demonstrated or emphasized, and c) some plantlife such as grass or flowers may be cultivated as well, maintaining natural beauty and the function of cleaning cr making fragrant naturally the air.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an ornament embodying the present invention, and shows the sealed assembling means of a lion-shaped ornament.

Fig. 2A is a perspective view showing the container employed in the present invention.

Fig. 2B is a sectional rlew illustrating the line A-A' perspective af what 5 shown in Fig. 2A.

Fig. 2C is a plane view from directly above looking down on the container illustrated in Fig. A.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an ornament in use, embodying the present invent on which Is compLeted by what is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2A tough Fg. 2c.

Fig. 4A and Fig 48 are perspective views of a horse-shaped molding having different "before" plantlife growth and "after" plantlife growth types of appearances, embodying the present invention DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now in detail to the drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates an embodiment of an ornament embodying the present invention and shows the sealed. assembling means cf a lion-shaped ornament. In the first place, the sealed assembling means in various shapes such as that or a dol's head or an animal is manufactured. Its material should be made from cloths or fabrics in the form of gauzes, which may aDsorb water. specially, said sealed assembling means should be made from soft material through which any sprout (young leaf) sprouting from a plant seed may be passed. Hence, it Ls rather desirable that the color of the ornament should be carefully considered so as to allow a demonstration of the intended doll or animal, etc. shape and appearance in a more characteristic manner. Once the shape of the ornament is determined based upon a manufacturing method similar to tha: of existing dolls, etc., a cloth corresponding to this shape s patterned and through a cutting process, the sealed assembling means 2 in a lion's shape is formed, as illustrated in Figure 1. As described afterwards, a certain length of a sectional part (7A: r.on-illustrated) is formed in the lower part of the sealed assembling means along the length of the sealed assembl-4r.g means 2. Then, this sectional part 7A contains some objects to be accommodated within the sealed assembling means 2 and is sealed by the sealing means (7:non-illustrated) which may open and shut so as to seal the sealed assembling means 2.

After completion of t.e sealed assembling means 2, the site of the seed-contact portion (3A, 3B and 3C) should be selectively restricted so as to be able to attach a lot of plant seeds 4A within an appropriate part of the sealed assembling means 2.

Thereafter, an appropriate amount of adhesive 3G is applied to the restricted site ot the seed-contact portion (3A, 3B and 3C) and before becoming dried, the desired plant seeds (4A, 4B and 4C) are attached to the seed-ccntact portion (3A, 3B and 3C).

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the following arrangements should be desirably made so as to more greatly emphasize the characteristics of t.e seal assembling weans 2 in a lionshaped ornament, a) The neck of the lion is constructed as if its hair appears dangling, b) the tail is constructed like a stiff whisker hairs, and c; the seed-adhesion density per unit area of the seed-contact portion (3A, w3 and 3C) should be adjusted in accordance with the shapes of speciçi- sites. To this end, the process of application of said adhesive 3G may be able to be effected along the specific sites, in due sequences; an adhesive is first applied to rhe seed-sontact portion 3A around the neck to attach the desired seeds 4A and then, to the nose and tail in due sequence.

In the meantime, the seed adhesive 36 should include some ingredients unharmful to the growth of plantlife, i.e., plant derived materials. When :Jaterr S added, the adhesive should contain some ingredients having strong water-soluble properties.

Then, some seeds are attached to the seed-contact portion (3A, 3B and 3C) within the sealed assembling means 2, Through the sectional part 7A forming the sealing means as described in the foregoing, the inside of the sealed assembling means 2 is turned out so as to be able to insert there some plant growth materials 5 within the sealed assembling means 2, such as soil, sand, sawdust, cotton or sponge. Through the above processes, the sealed assembling means 2 consisting of cloth, etc., may take a primary shape in the long run. Fence, the plant-growth material 5 may include some fertilizers as a growth promotor or olfactory agents to be mixed in to prcvide a completed ornament with fragrance. Furthermore, some piments of various colors, designed to possibly hangs the colors of grass or flower during their growth, may be mixed in with the plant-growth materials 5.

After the aforementioned processes, a container 8 as illustrated in Fig. 2A through 2C is installed in the lower part of the assembling means 2 through he sectional part 7A. The fabrication is described in more detail as set forth hereunder.

Referring now in further detail to the drawings, Fig. 2A is a perspective diagram of the container 8 employed in the present invention, which comprises1 a fragrance-agent accommodation portion 8A formed by blocking wall 9A at the front part of the body; a fertili-er-and pigment-accommodation portion(8C and 8D) formed by blocking walls (9B and 9C) respectively at the rear part of the body, ano a water-accommodation portion 8B formed between them.

Now that water remains in the ;ater-acccmmodation portion 88 for a prolonged time, a sufficient amount of water may be given to the corresponding plant seeds by an osmotic pressure of some plant-growth materials such as cotton, sponge, etc. The container 8 should be desirably designed to meet the lower area of the ornament 1, and its material may be manufactured from plastics, etc.

Fig. 2B is a sectional view illustrating a line A-A' view of the container of Fig. 2A, along which body walls are placed to cut sections off. The fragrance agent-accommodation portion 8A in its height is constructed in such a manner as to have the same height as in general the container B by insertion of a blocking wall 9A of that height, i. e., the same height LI as the water accommodatlon portion B, in an effort to prevent any excessive consumption of fragrance agent by water, when water Is supplied to the water-accommoaation portion 8B.

In contrast to that, the height of -he fertilizer and pigment accommodation portion-SC and BD)is constructed in a such a manner that it is somewhat lower than the height L1 of the wateraccommodation portion 8B. This structure is to prevent an excessive supply of fertilizer and pigment in said fertilizer-and pigment-accommodation portion(8C and 3D), to the plant seeds(4A,4 and 4C) owing to water, when the water-accommodation portion 8B is filled with water.

In other words, when water is filled into the water-accommodation portion 8B up to the top L1, a certain amount of fertilizer and pigment are supplied to said plant seeds(4A, 4B and 4C) and with the lapse of time, pater is totally evaporated and vanishes.

When the height of the water is reduced below the maximum height L2 of the fertilizer-and piament-accommodation portion and 8D), said fertilizer and pigment are not nearly so quickly supplied to the plant seedst4A,4B and 4C).

Fig. 2C is a plane stew from directly above looking down on the container s illustrated in Fig. 2A As the reference numbers corresponding to the structure of Fig. 2A are given in the same manner and with a view to simplifying the description of the present invention, a description cf the same structure and reference numbers is cmlL*ed -or Fig. 2C.

As described in the above, some materials such as seeds, plantgrowth materials and a container are provided through the sectional part 7A, within the sealed assembling means 2 of said molding 1. Then, the sectional part can be sealed by well-known sealing means; hence, the sealing means 7 employed may include a zipper, or sealing.

In the meantime, the lower par= of the seated assembling means 2, which is sealed by the sealing means above 7r is constructed in such a manner as to be installed as an accessory in a room or an automobile, by providing dual-side adhesive means and 6B) along the sort portion. As to the dual-side adhesive means(6A and 6b), dual-side adhesive tape or Velcro tape may be employed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective diagram of an ornament in use, embodying the present invention which is completed by what is depicted in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 through Fig. 2C. It shows the growth pattern of germinated plant seeds (4A, 413 and 4C) attached to each seedcontact portion (3A, JB and 3C), when water is provided to the ornament 1.

It further shows that some grasses (4Dl, 4D2 and 4D3) from each specific site of plant seeds(3A, 3B and 3C) come to be grown in concert with their growth properties, thus appearing like real neck, tail and nose hairs ot a lion. If these grown grasses are wel1- rimmed by scissors based upon the characteristics of each site, the appearance cf the relevant molding as that of a lion may be further demonstrated and enhanced.

Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B each comprise a perspective diagram of a horse-shaped molding 10 having other and different types of appearances embodying the present invention. The process of manufacturing a molding according to the present embodiment is the same one as described in Fig. 1.

From the head to the back of the sealed assembling means 12 in horse-shape, the seed-contact portion 13 with a lot of selective seeds attached 15, being the same ones as described in Fig. 1.

and the container 18 having the same fabrication as illustrated in Fig. 2A through C; the sectional part 17A is constructed in the lower part of te sealed assembling means 12 in the same manner; the sectional part 17A may be opened and shut by the dlscussed sealing means 17 suc. as a zipper or sewing; the lower part of the sealed assembling means 12 may be provided with dualside adhesive tape or dual-side adhesive means(l6A and 16B) such as Velcro tape.

From the above fabrication, when water is provided to the sealed assembling means 12, the grass 14D germinated from seeds 14 attached to the seed-contact portion 13 comes to be grown according to the principles of the present invention, thus appearing as if it is the back hair of a horse grown densely as shown in Fig. tB.

As described in the above, the present Invention has the following advantages: - By utilizing the growth of plantlife, it may provide an ornament having natural beauty and plant cultivation; - It may provide an ornament - viing off its own fragrance and modulating the color of grown grass or flowers if the owner so desires; - By large-scale production of smail-size such ornaments, they .nay be widely used in a room or in an automobile as an ornament.

The present inventIon is described based upon the specific embodiments by referring to the attached explanation and drawings, but it is not confined to this scope. It is fully understood that various modifications or revisions may be available within the scope without affecting the objects and idea of the present invention.

The reader's attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.

All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process se disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.

Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.

The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed.

Claims (11)

1. A plant-growth ornament which is capable of cultivating some plantlife, comprising - A sealed assembling means of soft material for absorbing water, having an appearance of a desired shape and having a sectional part of a certain size in a substructure; - A seed-contact portion formed on the proposed part of said sealed assembling means and attached with some of the desired seeds by an adhesive; - Some plant-growth material filled into said sealed assembling means adaptable to the appearance of said sealed assembling means through said sectional part; - A container installed within said sealed assembling means filled with said plant-growth material through said sectional part and which is constructed to be suitable for the lower area of said sealed assembling means; - Sealing means formed on said sectional part so as to seal said sealed assembling means, while said material and container are installed within said sealed assembling means, whereby water may be provided to said sealed assembling means and some seeds attached thereto may be grown through the proposed part of said sealed assembling means.

2. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the sealed assembling means is made from fabrics through which sprouts of a plant seed may pass.

3. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the adhesive of the seed-contact portion comprises a plant-derived material having strong water-solubility.

4. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the plant-growth materials are selected from at least one of the following materials, from soil, sand, sawdust, cotton or sponge.

5. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the plant-growth materials are mixed with one or more materials from fertiliser fragrance-agent or pigment.

6. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the structure of the container comprises, a fragrance-agent-accommodation portion formed by a blocking wall at the front part for receiving the fragrance agent, and a fertilizer and pigment-accommodation portion formed by blocking walls at the rear part for receiving fertilizer and pigment.

7. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 6, wherein the height of the fragrance-agent-accommodation portion and the water-accommodation portion are the same as that of the container and the height of the fertilizer - and pigment-accommodation portion is lower than that of the rest of the container.

8. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the sealing means comprises a zipper.

9. A plant-growth ornament as claimed in Claim 1, wherein a dual-side adhesive means is formed at the lower part of the sealed assembling means along the soft portion.

10. An ornament having means for cultivating plantlife such that it forms part of the visual effect of the ornament.

11. An ornament constructed and arranged substantially as herein described, qith reference to Figures 1 and 2, or Figure 3 or Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.