Device and method for hydrating plant stems
AssigneeVanthus Technologies, LLC
InventorJUAN CARLOS VAN DIJK
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Abstract
A device for hydrating and supporting cut plants includes two or more sheets of flexible film material, shaped and sealed to each other on two opposite sides and a bottom side to form a water sleeve that is configured be filled with a hydrating liquid, leaving an open top side through which cut plants can be inserted. The device further includes two or more tie sections extending from the open top side of the two or more sheets of flexible film material, respectively. The two or more tie sections are configured to be wrapped around one or more stems of the inserted cut plants and knotted, thereby securing the plants, sealing the open top side of the water sleeve, and preventing leakage from the water sleeve.
Claims17
A device for hydrating and supporting cut plants comprising:
- two or more sheets of flexible film material, shaped and sealed to each other on two opposite sides and a bottom side to form a water sleeve and further comprising an open top side through which a hydrating liquid and cut plants are inserted into the water sleeve;
- two or more tie sections extending from the open top side of the two or more sheets of flexible film material, respectively, and wherein the two or more tie sections are configured to be wrapped around one or more stems of the inserted cut plants and knotted, thereby securing the plants, sealing the open top side of the water sleeve, and preventing leakage from the water sleeve.
A set of water sleeves comprising:
- a plurality of water sleeves connected to each other by vertically extending perforated portions;
- wherein each of the water sleeves comprises two or more sheets of flexible film material, sealed to each other on two opposite sides and a bottom side, and further comprising an open top side through which a hydrating liquid and cut plants are inserted into the water sleeve;
- wherein each of the water sleeves further comprises two or more tie sections extending from the open top side of the two or more sheets of flexible film material, respectively, and wherein the two or more tie sections are configured to be wrapped around one or more stems of the inserted cut plants and knotted, thereby securing the plants, sealing the open top side of each of the water sleeves, and preventing leakage from each of the water sleeves.
A method for hydrating and supporting cut plants comprising:
- providing two or more sheets of flexible film material, sealing them to each other on two opposite sides and a bottom side to form a water sleeve, and leaving an open top side;
- filling the water sleeve with hydrating liquid and inserting cut plants into the water sleeve through the open top side;
- wherein two or more tie sections extend from the open top side of the two or more sheets of flexible film material, respectively;
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- wherein the method further comprises wrapping the two or more tie sections around one or more stems of the inserted cut plants and knotting them together, thereby securing the plants, sealing the open top side of the water sleeve, and preventing leakage from the water sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.