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US 5,682,725 AGranted
Floral sleeve with bonding material
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A plant packaging system comprising a combination of a protective sleeve portion and a decorative cover portion having a base and skirt for packaging a potted plant. The protective sleeve can be detached from the decorative portion of the package system once the protective function of the sleeve has been completed, thereby exposing the decorative cover and allowing the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base. The protective sleeve and decorative cover components may comprise a unitary construction or may comprise separate components which are attached together by various bonding materials.
Claims23
A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:
- providing a tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner surface and an outer surface, a skirt portion, and a retaining space for enclosing at least a portion of a pot means and an adhesive bonding material disposed upon a portion of the inner surface thereof for adhering to a portion of the pot means,
- a sleeve portion having an upper end, an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the base portion, detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping and wherein the skirt portion is caused to extend angularly from the base portion when the sleeve portion is detached;
- providing a pot means having a floral grouping disposed therein;
- disposing at least a portion of the base portion about the pot means;
- and
- connecting a portion of the base portion to the pot means via the adhesive bonding material on the inner surface of the base portion thereby holding the tubular sleeve in a position about the pot means and the floral grouping therein.
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A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:
- providing a tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner surface and an outer surface and a retaining space for enclosing at least a portion of a pot means, and
- a sleeve portion having an upper end, an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the base portion, detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping;
- providing a pot means having a floral grouping disposed therein;
- disposing at least a portion of the base portion about the pot means;
- and
- bondingly connecting a portion of the base portion to the pot means via an adhesive bonding material thereby holding the tubular sleeve in a position about the pot means and the floral grouping therein.
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A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:
- providing a tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner surface and an outer surface and a retaining space for enclosing at least a portion of a pot means, and
- a sleeve portion having an upper end, an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the base portion, detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping;
- providing a pot means having a floral grouping disposed therein and wherein the pot means further comprises adhesive bonding means disposed upon a portion thereof for bondingly connecting to the base portion of the tubular sleeve;
- disposing at least a portion of the base portion about the pot means;
- and
- bondingly connecting the base portion of the tubular sleeve to the pot means via the adhesive bonding material on the pot means thereby holding the tubular sleeve in a position about the pot means and the floral grouping therein.
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A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:
- providing a tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner surface and an outer surface, a skirt portion, and a retaining space for enclosing at least a portion of a pot means, and
- a sleeve portion having an upper end, an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the base portion, detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping and wherein the skirt portion is caused to extend angularly from the base portion when the sleeve portion is detached;
- providing a pot means having a floral grouping disposed therein;
- p1 disposing at least a portion of the base portion about the pot means;
- and
- bondingly connecting a portion of the base portion to the pot means via an adhesive bonding material thereby holding the tubular sleeve in a position about the pot means and the floral grouping therein.
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A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:
- providing a tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner surface and an outer surface and a retaining space for enclosing at least a portion of a pot means, and
- a sleeve portion having an upper end, an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the base portion, detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping;
- providing a pot means having a floral grouping disposed therein;
- disposing at least a portion of the base portion about the pot means;
- and
- bondingly connecting a portion of the base portion to the pot means via an adhesive bonding material thereby holding the tubular sleeve in a position about the pot means and the floral grouping therein and wherein the adhesive bonding means is disposed upon both the inner surface of the base portion of the tubular sleeve and upon the outer surface of the pot means.
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A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:
- providing a tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner surface and an outer surface and a retaining space for enclosing at least a portion of a pot means and an adhesive bonding material disposed upon a portion of the inner surface thereof for adhering to a portion of the pot means, and wherein the portion of the inner surface of the base portion having the adhesive bonding means thereon is outwardly turned for outwardly exposing the adhesive bonding material prior to connecting the tubular sleeve to the pot means,
- a sleeve portion having an upper end, an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the base portion, detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping;
- providing a pot means having a floral grouping disposed therein;
- disposing at least a portion of the base portion about the pot means;
- and
- connecting a portion of the base portion to the pot means via the adhesive bonding material on the inner surface of the base portion thereby holding the tubular sleeve in a position about the pot means and the floral grouping therein.
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A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:
- providing a tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner surface and an outer surface and a retaining space for enclosing at least a portion of a pot means and an adhesive bonding material disposed upon a portion of the inner surface thereof for adhering to a portion of the pot means,
- a sleeve portion having an upper end, an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the base portion, detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping;
- providing a pot means having a floral grouping disposed therein;
- disposing at least a portion of the base portion about the pot means;
- and
- connecting a portion of the base portion to the pot means via the adhesive bonding material on the inner surface of the base portion thereby holding the tubular sleeve in a position about the pot means and the floral grouping therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.