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US 2003/0070360 A1Published application
Covering for a floral grouping or flower pot
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, William F. Straeter
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Abstract
A sleeve used to wrap items such as potted plants. The sleeve may have an open or closed bottom. When closed, the bottom may have a gusset for allowing expansion upon the depositing of the pot into the sleeve. The sleeve has a detachable upper portion. The sleeve has a bonding material disposed upon an inner and/or outer portion of the sleeve for crimping the sleeve adjacent the pot to hold the sleeve about the pot.
Claims19
A floral covering, comprising:
- a flexible tubular sleeve, preformed to have a predetermined tubular shape and initially having a flattened condition, the flexible tubular sleeve having a closed lower end, and an upper end, and comprising:
- a base portion with an outer peripheral surface, and when opened from the flattened condition having an inner retaining space into which a pot can be disposed, and the base portion having an exposed adhesive or cohesive bonding material disposed upon a portion thereof for securing the flexible tubular sleeve about the pot.
A floral covering, comprising:
- a flexible tubular sleeve preformed to have a predetermined tubular shape and initially having a flattened condition, the flexible tubular sleeve having a lower end and an upper end and comprising:
- a base portion with a closed lower end and an outer peripheral surface and when opened from the flattened condition having an inner retaining space into which a pot can be disposed, and the base portion having an exposed adhesive or cohesive bonding material disposed upon a portion thereof for securing the flexible tubular sleeve about the pot;
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- wherein the base portion is oversized in comparison to the size of the pot to be disposed therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.