Connecting means for frangible and/or friable articles
US4887385A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G5/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connecting means for connecting frangible and/or friable aritcles comprises a generally helical spring of resilient material, one end which is adapted for insertion and engagement with a frangible or friable article, the other end of which is adapted for connection to an article to be held to the frangible or friable article which object itself may comprise a frangible or friable article. The invention has particular application to the connection of objects to floral foam or the connection of one piece of floral foam to another.
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