Floral sleeve having a decorative pattern
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A plant packaging and covering system including a floral sleeve having a decorative pattern thereon. The sleeve may have a lower portion sized to cover a pot and an upper portion which can surround a plant disposed in the pot and which can be detached once the protective function of the upper portion is complete or which can be used to support the sleeve from a support device prior to use. The decorative pattern preferably has a non-linear upper boundary which gives the sleeve the appearance of having a non-linear upper edge or skirt extending from the lower portion.
Claims26
A method of covering a pot having an upper rim and containing a plant, comprising:
- providing a sleeve initially having a flattened condition, the sleeve comprising a lower portion, and an upper portion extending from the lower portion and detachable therefrom via a detaching element, and wherein the lower portion has a decorative pattern which has an arcuate upper boundary, and wherein the detaching element is above the arcuate upper boundary of the decorative pattern, and the lower portion having a clear zone between the arcuate upper boundary of the decorative pattern and the detaching element;
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- placing the pot containing the plant into the lower portion of the sleeve, and wherein due to the clear zone above the arcuate upper boundary of the decorative pattern, the lower portion has the appearance of having an upper edge which is substantially parallel to the upper rim of the pot disposed within the sleeve.
A method of covering a pot having an upper rim and containing a plant therein, comprising:
- providing a sleeve initially having a flattened condition and comprising an upper end and a lower end and the sleeve having a decorative pattern which has an arcuate upper boundary, and wherein the upper end is horizontally oriented and positioned above the arcuate upper boundary of the decorative pattern of the sleeve, and the sleeve having a clear zone between the arcuate upper boundary of the decorative pattern and the upper end;
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- placing the pot into the sleeve, and wherein the sleeve generally surrounds and encloses the pot and wherein the clear zone between the upper end of the sleeve and the arcuate upper boundary of the decorative pattern is disposed generally above and parallel to the upper rim of the pot, disposed within the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.