Curl wrap and methods for using same
AssigneeHighland Supply Corporation
InventorsDonald E. Weder, William F. Straeter, Joseph G. Straeter, Franklin J. Craig, Wilma M. Donnelly, Jack W. Redditt
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Abstract
A wrapping for wrapping items such as floral arrangements comprising a material having a first end, a second end and a preset curl in the material whereby the material rolls over itself in an unrestrained condition. A method of wrapping an item whereby at least one item is disposed on the material while the material is in a restrained condition and releasing at least one end of the material so that an end of the material rolls over the item thereby wrapping the item.
Claims46
A method of wrapping an item, comprising:
- providing a material having a first end and a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface, and having a curl present in the material whereby the first end of the material in an unrestrained condition rolls over itself forming a roll of the material, at least a portion of the item being disposable generally on the material in at least a partially restrained condition of the material and the first end of the material rolling over at least a portion of the item at least once for covering a portion of the item when the material is unrestrained;
- restraining the material to prevent the material from rolling over itself;
- disposing an item near the first end of the upper surface of the material;
- and
- releasing the first end of the material whereby the first end rolls over at least a portion of the item and itself forming a roll containing the item.
A method of wrapping a first item and a second item, comprising:
- providing a material having a first end, a second end;
- an upper surface, a lower surface an a middle section therebetween;
- and having a curl preset in the material, whereby the first end of the material in an unrestrained condition rolls over itself towards the middle section of the material and the second end of the material rolls over itself towards the middle section of the material thereby forming two rolls of the material;
- disposing the first item near the first end of the upper surface of the material and the second item near the second end of the upper surface of the material while the material is at least partially restrained;
- releasing the first end of the material and the second end of the material so that the ends of the material roll over the items and the material at least once towards the middle section of the material forming two rolls of the material, each roll containing an item;
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- severing the material generally in the middle section of the materials between the rolls of material.
A method of wrapping an item, comprising:
- providing a material in a restrained position having a first end and a second end, and having a curl preset in the material whereby the first end of the material and the second end of the material in an unrestrained condition rolls over itself forming at least one roll of the material;
- releasing the first end of the material and restraining the second end of the material whereby the first end rolls over itself forming a roll of material;
- and
- disposing at least a portion of the item in the roll of material.
A method of wrapping a first item and a second item, comprising:
- providing a material in a restrained condition having a first end, a second end and a middle section therebetween, and having a curl preset in the material whereby the first end of the material and the second end of the material in a n unrestrained condition rolls over itself forming at least one roll of the material;
- releasing the first end of the material and the second end of the material whereby the first end rolls over itself forming a roll of material and the second end rolls over itself forming another roll of material;
- disposing at least a portion of the first item in one roll of material and at least a portion of the second item in the other roll of material;
- and
- severing the rolls of material by severing the middle section of the material between the rolls of material.
A method for wrapping an item, comprising:
- providing a supply of materials in the form of a continuous sheet of a plurality of materials, each material being severable from the sheet of materials and each material having a first end, a second end and a curl preset in the material whereby the first end of the material in an unrestrained condition rolls over itself again and again forming a roll of the material, at least a portion of the item being disposable generally on the material in at least a partially restrained condition of the material and the first end of the material rolling over the item at least once for covering a portion of the item when the material is unrestrained;
- isolating the material sufficiently sized to wrap an item from the supply of materials by pulling the second end of the material from the supply over a work area until the entire material sufficiently sized to wrap an item is disposed over the work area nd restraining the material;
- disposing the item near the first end of the material;
- releasing the first end of the material from the supply of materials by severing the first end of the material from the supply of materials whereby the first end of the material rolls over the item and itself at least once forming a roll of material containing the item;
- and releasing the second end of the material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.