Fragrant artificial flower apparatus

Abstract

A fragrant artificial flower display has one or more artificial flowers extending out of the interior of a vessel and one or more fragrant gel-coated rods connected to the stems of the flowers by a clip. The clips support the rods above the bottom of the vessel so that they are closer to the open top of the vessel to better release fragrance into the surrounding air, even when the vessel is tall and the rods are short.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A fragrant artificial flower display comprising: 
 a vessel having a base and an open top;    at least one artificial flower extending from within the vessel, each artificial flower having a stem supported in the base;    a rod coated with a fragrant gel; and    a clip fastening said rod to the stem of one of the at least one artificial flower, the rod positioned above the base of the vessel.    
     
     
         2 . The display of    claim 1   , wherein the clip is made of one of plastic, metal and wood.  
     
     
         3 . The display of    claim 1   , wherein the clip is formed in a U-shape having two arms joined by a resilient hinge, the arms being separable for securing around the stem, the rod held adjacent the hinge.  
     
     
         4 . The display of    claim 3   , wherein the clip is made of one of plastic, metal and wood.  
     
     
         5 . The display of    claim 3   , wherein the rod is positioned below the top opening.  
     
     
         6 . The display of    claim 5   , wherein the rod is made of one of wood, lucite, plastic, PET and styrene.  
     
     
         7 . The display of    claim 6   , wherein the rod is one of colored green and transparent.  
     
     
         8 . A decorative and fragrant apparatus comprising: 
 a vessel having a top opening and a rigid base having a top surface;    at least one simulated flower having a stem at least partially encased in the base for supporting the flower in an upright position over the base;    a rod having at least one end coated with a layer of a fragrant gel; and    means for securing said rod to one of the at least one simulated flower to support the gel over the base below the top opening and among the at least one simulated flower, the fragrant gel dispersing a fragrance.    
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of    claim 8   , wherein the means for securing said rod comprises a clip having a resilient hinge and a pair of separable arms.  
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of    claim 9   , wherein the clip is made of one of wood, metal and plastic.  
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of    claim 8   , wherein the rod is made of one of wood, lucite, plastic, PET and styrene.  
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of    claim 8   , wherein the rod is one of colored green and transparent.  
     
     
         13 . A method for creating a fragrant artificial flower display, the method comprising: 
 providing a vessel having an open top and a base;    securing at least one artificial flower having a stem in the base inside the vessel so that at least a portion of the artificial flower extends through the open top of said vessel;    providing a rod coated with a fragrant gel;    securing said rod to the stem of the at least one artificial flower with a clip for supporting the rod above the base of the vessel and below the top opening.    
     
     
         14 . The method of    claim 13   , wherein securing the rod with the clip further comprises inserting the rod into a space adjacent a hinge of the clip and then forcing the clip over the stem.  
     
     
         15 . The method of    claim 14   , wherein providing the rod comprises dipping the rod into a quantity of the fragrant gel and drying the gel on the rod to form a coating.  
     
     
         16 . The method of    claim 13   , wherein providing the rod comprises dipping the rod into a quantity of the fragrant gel and drying the gel on the rod to form a coating.