Donald Brian Hacker

US Patent:

46859497, Aug 11, 1987

Filed:

Dec 19, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/943327

Inventors:

Donald E. Hacker - Pompano Beach FL

International Classification:

C03B 2309

US Classification:

65 42

Abstract:

In a process for preparing glass flowers having petals, the steps of preparing petals which comprise providing a blown elongated enlarged hollow bulb on a hollow glass tube, heating and manipulating the bulb so as to separate it into two vertical dish-like pre-petal members, removing the pre-petal members from the tube, elongating the ends of the pre-petal members so as to form solid tips, attaching the members to a glass flower stem at the tips and heating and manipulating the members so as to refine the shape of the petals.