Treatment system to prolong life of cut flowers
AssigneePaper-Pak Industries
InventorsSayandro Versteylen, Ronald Jensen, Lindsay A. Riehle
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to prolonging shelf life of cut flowers, especially during transport, as well as enhancing physical appearance and sensory characteristics of cut flowers, by treatment systems and devices that modify the atmosphere over a longer period of time in containers in which the cut flowers are transported or stored.
Claims17
An absorbent pad that prolongs the life of a cut flower in a container used for transport or storage of the cut flower, said absorbent pad comprising:
- a top layer;
- a bottom layer;
- an absorbent body positioned between said top layer and said bottom layer, said absorbent body comprising a layer of an absorbent material;
- and
- an active agent in said absorbent body,
- wherein said absorbent pad releases said active agent in the container upon contact with water, and
- wherein said active agent prolongs the life of the cut flower.
A treatment system to prolong the life of a cut flower, said treatment system comprising:
- a container used for transport or storage of said cut flower, wherein said container can be opened and re-closed to permit ingress and egress of said cut flower in said container;
- an absorbent pad placed in said container, said absorbent pad comprising:
- a top layer;
- a bottom layer;
- an absorbent body positioned between said top layer and said bottom layer, said absorbent body comprising one or more layers of an absorbent material;
- and
- an active agent in said absorbent body,
- wherein said absorbent pad releases said active agent in said container upon contact with water to maintain the physical appearance and sensory characteristics of said cut flower.
A method for prolonging the life and physical appearance of a cut flower in a container, comprising:
- placing an absorbent pad in the container, said absorbent pad comprising:
- a top layer;
- a bottom layer;
- an absorbent body positioned between said top layer and said bottom layer, said absorbent body comprising one or more layers of an absorbent material;
- and
- an active agent in said absorbent body that releases upon contact with water;
- placing one or more cut flowers in the container;
- and
- closing the container to enclose said one or more cut flowers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.