Floral clip

Abstract

A floral clip for attaching a floral arrangement to a clothing material can have a clip body comprising a horizontally elongate member and a vertically elongate member extending transverse from the horizontally elongate member. The floral clip includes a floral support device pivotally coupled to the clip body and having at least one floral attachment member attached to the floral arrangement. A compliant device (e.g., spring) can be coupled between the horizontally elongate member and the floral support device to exert a biasing force to bias the floral attachment member toward the horizontally elongate member. The horizontally elongate member and the floral support device cooperatively pinch a clothing material in a non-destructive manner. The vertically elongate member extends downwardly from the horizontally elongate member to bias against the wearer to resist gravitational forces acting on the floral arrangement and to stabilize the floral arrangement.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A floral clip, comprising:
 a clip body comprising a horizontally elongate member and a vertically elongate member extending transverse from the horizontally elongate member;   a floral support device pivotally coupled to the clip body and having at least one floral attachment member configured to be attached to a floral arrangement;   a compliant device operatively coupled between the horizontally elongate member and the floral support device to exert a biasing force to bias the at least one floral attachment member toward the horizontally elongate member; and   wherein, when the floral clip and the floral arrangement are worn by a wearer, the horizontally elongate member and the floral support device cooperatively pinch a clothing material via the biasing force of the compliant device, and wherein the vertically elongate member is configured to bias against the wearer to assist supporting the weight of the floral arrangement.   
     
     
         2 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , further comprising a pin that pivotally couples the floral support device to the horizontally elongate member, and wherein the compliant member comprises a spring coupled to the pin. 
     
     
         3 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the floral support device comprises at least one piercing member extendible through a shank of the floral arrangement. 
     
     
         4 . The floral clip of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one piecing member includes a pair of piercing shafts each extending in a horizontal direction relative to the horizontally elongate member. 
     
     
         5 . The floral clip of  claim 3 , wherein the floral clip is configured such that the at least one piecing member does not pierce through the clothing material when worn by the wearer. 
     
     
         6 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein each of the clip body and the floral support device includes a finger actuation portion to facilitate moving the floral clip between the closed and open states. 
     
     
         7 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontally elongate member has a horizontal axis, and wherein the vertically elongate member has a vertical axis generally perpendicular to the horizontal axis of the horizontally elongate member. 
     
     
         8 . The floral clip of  claim 7 , wherein, when worn by the wearer, the vertically elongate member extends downwardly from the horizontally elongate member and is positioned adjacent a middle section of the horizontally elongate member. 
     
     
         9 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one floral support device extends generally parallel to the horizontally elongate member, and wherein the vertically elongate member extends generally perpendicular from the horizontally elongate member. 
     
     
         10 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein, when worn by the wearer, the vertically elongate member extends downwardly from the horizontally elongate member and is positioned below a center of mass of the floral arrangement to resist gravitational forces acting on the floral arrangement. 
     
     
         11 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein a vertical length of the vertically elongate member is at least the same length as a horizontal length of the horizontally elongate member. 
     
     
         12 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontally elongate member has a width from 3 mm to 25 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontally elongate member has a horizontal length from 2.5 cm to 8 cm. 
     
     
         14 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the vertically elongate member has a thickness from 1 mm to 10 mm. 
     
     
         15 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the vertically elongate member has a vertical length from 2 cm to 10 cm. 
     
     
         16 . The floral clip of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontally elongate member and the vertically elongate member are formed of plastic. 
     
     
         17 . A floral clip for non-destructive attachment of a floral arrangement to a clothing material of a wearer, comprising:
 a clip body comprising a horizontally elongate member and a vertically elongate member extending generally perpendicular from the horizontally elongate member;   a floral support device pivotally coupled to the clip body and having at least one piercing member;   a pin that pivotally couples the floral support device to the horizontally elongate member;   a compliant device coupled to the pin and operatively coupled between the horizontally elongate member and the floral support device, the compliant device configured to exert a biasing force to operate the floral clip between closed and open states; and   wherein, when the floral clip couples a floral arrangement to a clothing material of a wearer, the at least one piercing member is configured to only pierce a stem of the floral arrangement such that the horizontally elongate member and the floral support device cooperatively pinch the clothing material via the biasing force of the compliant device, and wherein the vertically elongate member is configured to bias against the wearer to assist supporting the weight of the floral arrangement.   
     
     
         18 . A method of making a floral clip for coupling a floral arrangement to a clothing material, the method comprising:
 forming a clip body comprising a horizontally elongate member and a vertically elongate member extending transverse from the horizontally elongate member;   pivotally coupling a floral support device to the horizontally elongate member, the floral support device having at least one floral attachment member configured to be attached to a floral arrangement; and   coupling a compliant device between the horizontally elongate member and the floral support device, the floral clip configured to pinch a clothing material via the compliant device, and the vertically elongate member configured to bias against the wearer to assist supporting the weight of the floral arrangement.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising pivotally coupling the floral support device to the horizontally elongate member with a pin, and wherein the compliant device is a spring that coupled to pin. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising attaching at least one piercing shafts to the floral support device, the at least one piercing shafts configured to only pierce a stem of the floral arrangement when worn by the wearer.