Floral arrangement container for umbrella table

Claim 2

For use with a table having a central opening and an umbrella pole extending through said opening and vertically upwardly from the table, a centerpiece container, comprising: inner wall means defining a vertically elongated, tubular center section having a circular pole space sized to receive said pole; outer wall means surrounding said inner wall means and defining therewith a receiving space radially between said inner wall means and said outer wall means for a floral arrangement or other object; said outer wall means including a supporting bottom which in use makes supporting contact with a table; said container extending upwardly from said supporting bottom and having an open top spaced from said supporting bottom; and said inner wall means defining a vertically elongated channel on one side of said pole space, said channel opening laterally into said pole space throughout its full length, for receiving and accommodating a push button which may extend laterally outwardly from a pole positioned in said pole space, said channel having an open upper end through which a push button on a pole may move into and move out from the channel by axial movement of the pole into and out from the pole space.

Claim 3

A container according to claim 1, comprising an annular web spaced above the bottom of the container, said web having an outer periphery connected to the outer wall of t he container, with the lower ends of the tubular inner wall and the channel being connected to said web, with the tubular center section having a bottom opening at the level of the web, with said outer wall widening in diameter as it extends upwardly from said web, with said outer wall also widening in diameter as it extends downwardly from the web, and with said tubular center section and said channel extending vertically upwardly from said web.

Claim 4

A container according to claim 2, wherein the web is integral in one piece with both the inner wall means and the outer wall means.

Claim 5

For use with a table having a central opening and an umbrella pole extending through said opening vertically upwardly from the table, a centerpiece container, comprising: a lower section having a sidewall and a top wall and an opening formed in the top wall; an upper section comprising inner wall means defining a vertically elongated, tubular center portion having a circular pole space sized to receive said pole, said circular pole space having open upper and lower ends, said inner wall means defining a vertically elongated channel on one side of said pole space, said channel opening laterally into said pole space throughout its entire length and having an open upper end, said channel being provided for receiving and accommodating a push button which may extend laterally outwardly from a pole positioned in the pole space and said open upper end of said channel permitting movement of a push button through said opening longitudinally into and out from the channel, outer wall means surrounding said inner wall means and defining therewith a receiving space radially between the two wall means for a floral arrangement or other object, an annular bottom wall extending between and interconnecting lower ends of the inner wall means and the outer wall means, said inner wall means having a downwardly projecting portion which extends into the opening in the top wall of the bottom section, for positioning the upper section with respect to the bottom section.

Claim 6

For use with a table having a central opening and an umbrella pole extending through said opening vertically upwardly from the table, a centerpiece container, comprising: a lower section having a sidewall and a top wall and an opening formed in the top wall; an upper section comprising inner wall means defining a vertically elongated, tubular center portion having a circular pole space sized to receive said pole, said circular pole space having open upper and lower ends, said inner wall means defining a vertically elongated channel on one side of said pole space, said channel opening laterally into said pole space throughout its entire length and having an open upper end, said channel being provided for receiving and accommodating a push button which may extend laterally outwardly from a pole positioned in the pole space and said open upper end of said channel permitting movement of a push button through said opening longitudinally into and out from the channel, outer wall means surrounding said inner wall means and defining therewith a receiving space radially between the two wall means for a floral arrangement or other object, an annular bottom wall extending between and interconnecting lower ends of the inner wall means and the outer wall means, said inner wall means having a downwardly projecting portion which extends into the opening in the top wall of the bottom section, for positioning the upper section with respect to the bottom section.

Claim 7

A container according to claim 4, wherein the bottom section increases in diameter as it extends downwardly from the top wall and the upper section increases in diameter as it extends upwardly from the annular wall.

Claim 8

A container according to claim 4, wherein the top and bottom sections are connected together where they meet.

Claim 9

A container according to claim 4, wherein the upper and lower sections are connected together and the bottom wall of the upper section, the top wall of the lower section and the downwardly projecting portion of the upper section which extends into the opening in the top wall of the bottom section together form a strengthening web for the container which connects the bottom of the tubular center portion to the outer wall means of the upper section and the sidewall of the lower section.

Claim 10

A container according to claim 7, wherein the bottom section increases in diameter as it extends downwardly from the top wall and the upper section increases in diameter as it extends upwardly from the annular wall.

Claim 11

For use with a table having a central opening and an umbrella pole extending through said opening vertically upwardly from the table, a centerpiece container, comprising: a lower section having a sidewall and a tip wall and an opening formed in the top wall; an upper section comprising inner wall means defining a vertically elongated, tubular center portion having a circular pole space sized to receive said pole, said inner wall means defining a vertically elongated channel on one side of said pole space, said channel opening laterally into said pole space throughout its entire length, said channel being provided for receiving and accommodating a push button which may extend laterally outwardly from a pole positioned in the pole space, outer wall means surrounding said inner wall means and defining therewith a receiving space for a floral arrangement or other object, an annular bottom wall extending between and interconnecting lower ends of the inner wall means having a downwardly projecting portion which extends into the opening in the top wall of the bottom section, for positioning the upper section with respect to the bottom section; wherein the top and bottom sections are connected together where they meet; wherein the opening in the top wall of the lower section is keyhole shaped, and wherein the downwardly projecting portion of the upper section comprise lip portions of the tubular center portion and the channel which project downwardly form the bottom wall of the upper section, have a key shape, and fit into the keyhole shaped opening in the top wall of the bottom section.

Claim 12

For use with a table having a central opening and an umbrella pole extending through said opening vertically upwardly from the table, a centerpiece container, comprising: a lower section having a sidewall and a tip wall and an opening formed in the top wall; an upper section comprising inner wall means defining a vertically elongated, tubular center portion having a circular pole space sized to receive said pole, said inner wall means defining a vertically elongated channel on one side of said pole space, said channel opening laterally into said pole space throughout its entire length, said channel being provided for receiving and accommodating a push button which may extend laterally outwardly from a pole positioned in the pole space, outer wall means surrounding said inner wall means and defining therewith a receiving space for a floral arrangement or other object, an annular bottom wall extending between and interconnecting lower ends of the inner wall means having a downwardly projecting portion which extends into the opening in the top wall of the bottom section, for positioning the upper section with respect to the bottom section; wherein the top and bottom sections are connected together where they meet; wherein the opening in the top wall of the lower section is keyhole shaped, and wherein the downwardly projecting portion of the upper section comprise lip portions of the tubular center portion and the channel which project downwardly form the bottom wall of the upper section, have a key shape, and fit into the keyhole shaped opening in the top wall of the bottom section.

Claim 13

A container according to claim 9, wherein the bottom section increases in diameter as it extends downwardly from the top wall and the upper section increases in diameter as it extends upwardly from the annular wall.

Claim 14

A container according to claim 9, wherein said bottom section has a cylindrical outer wall surface at a lower end of the container to serve as a place to locate indicia.

Claim 15

A container according to claim 9, wherein the upper and lower sections are connected together and the bottom wall of the upper section, the top wall of the lower section and the downwardly projecting lip portion of the tubular center portion and the channel form a strengthening web for the container which connects the bottom of the tubular center portion and channel to the outer wall means of the upper section and the sidewall of the lower section.

Claim 16

A container according to claim 12, wherein the keyhole shaped opening in the top wall of the lower section is bordered by a downwardly projecting lip which strengthens the top wall of the lower section.