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US 2013/0074407 A1Published application
Method of covering a pot with a floral sleeve
AssigneeWanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
InventorsDonald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Michael R. Klemme
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Abstract
A floral sleeve having a body and an insert or extension attached thereto is used to cover a pot. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.
Claims20
A method of covering a pot or floral grouping, comprising:
- opening a floral sleeve to expose an interior space of a body thereof, the floral sleeve comprising:
- a body having a flattened condition and having an upper end, a closed lower end, and a sidewall comprising an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface, wherein the inner peripheral surface surrounds an interior space when the floral sleeve is in an opened condition, and wherein the body is tapered from the upper end to the closed lower end thereof;
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- an insert or extension bondingly attached to at least a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the body of the floral sleeve, the insert or extension having a lower end and an upper end, wherein at least a portion of the lower end of the insert or extension is disposed below the upper end of the body of the sleeve and substantially above the lower end of the body of the sleeve, the insert or extension comprising a facing portion that is superposed upon the portion of the inner peripheral surface of the body of the floral sleeve wherein the insert or extension is bondingly attached along only a portion of the facing portion and whereby a majority of the facing portion is left unattached to the inner peripheral surface of the body of the floral sleeve, and wherein the upper end of the body of the floral sleeve is unattached to the insert or extension;
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- disposing a pot or floral grouping into at least a portion of the interior space of the body of the floral sleeve, wherein at least a portion of the insert or extension is visible when the pot or floral grouping is disposed into the floral sleeve, and wherein the floral sleeve has an appearance of being constructed of at least two separate, unconnected materials.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.