Plant package having a detachable sleeve and methods
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A plant package assembly, comprising a pot containing a floral grouping and a flexible sleeve having detaching elements at preselected areas, the sleeve further-comprising a bonding material which connects the sleeve to the pot when the pot is positioned within the sleeve, the sleeve being positioned about the pot and a lower portion of the sleeve closely surrounding and encompassing the pot, an upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot and substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping contained within the pot, at least a portion of the sleeve being removable via the detaching elements, leaving a portion of the sleeve which is a decorative plant cover.
Claims14
A plant packaging method, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pot containing a floral grouping;
- providing a flexible sleeve having perforations at
- preselected areas, the sleeve further comprising an adhesive or cohesive bonding material, said sleeve being positionable about the pot and a lower decorative portion of the sleeve closely surrounding and encompassing the pot, an upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot, said upper portion removable from the lower portion along the perforations;
- disposing the pot within the flexible sleeve, wherein the lower portion of the flexible sleeve is positioned adjacent the pot, and bondingly connecting at least a portion of the lower portion of the sleeve to the pot via the adhesive or cohesive bonding material, the upper portion of the sleeve extendingly upwardly from the pot, said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping;
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- wherein the lower portion is positioned about the pot such that when the upper portion is detached from the lower portion along the perforations, the lower portion of the sleeve remains disposed about the pot, the lower portion of the sleeve forming a decorative plant cover which substantially surrounds and encompasses the pot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.