US 5,701,721 A · Shipping carton and method for shipping floral groupings

Abstract

A shipping carton including a box assembly and a plurality of pots containing floral groupings. A bonding material is applied to the base of the box assembly and the pots containing floral groupings are disposed in the retaining space of the box so that the bonding material engages and connects each of the pots containing floral groupings. Retaining inserts may be disposed in the retaining space of the box to retain the growing medium contained in the pots within the pots during movement or shipment of the box assembly. The retaining inserts may be secured to the inner surface of the side walls of the box through a securing means such as a clip to prevent displacement of the retaining inserts during movement or shipment of the box assembly.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A method for securing floral groupings for shipment, comprising the steps of:

providing a base comprising an upper surface and a bonding material, the bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the base;
providing at least one floral container having an open upper end, a lower end and a retaining space sized to receive and retain a floral grouping therein, the floral grouping being disposed therein;
and
disposing the floral container upon the upper surface of the base such that the lower end of the floral container engages the bonding material disposed on the upper surface of the base, the bonding material bondingly connecting the floral container to the base and serving as substantially the only means for securing the floral container and wherein the floral container is free from support by any other floral container secured to the base.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

08/463,800Filed 5 Jun 1995 · continuation

Priority

26 Apr 1991

Granted

30 Dec 1997

Term ends

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Classification13 codes

B65D 85/52
For living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water…:…
B65D 5/50
Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings: internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
B65D 5/5054
Blocks: formed by a plurality of layers contacting each other, e.g. multiple layers of corrugated cardboard
B65D 5/5059
Paper elements: paper panels presenting one or more openings or recesses in wich at least a part of the contents are located

Family

Serial692,329Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 26 Apr 1991

Serial831,767Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Feb 1992

US 5,092,465 AParent of this continuation-in-part · filed 3 Mar 1992

Serial892,441Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 2 Jun 1992

US 5,148,918 AParent of this continuation · filed 22 Sep 1992

Serial93,109Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 16 Jul 1993

US 5,240,109 AParent of this continuation-in-part · filed 31 Aug 1993

Serial216,749Parent of this continuation · filed 23 Mar 1994

US 5,311,992 AParent of this continuation-in-part · filed 17 May 1994

Serial375,451Parent of this continuation · filed 19 Jan 1995

US 5,407,072 AParent of this continuation · filed 18 Apr 1995

US 5,701,721 AThis patent

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Shipping carton and method for shipping floral groupings

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Shipping carton and method for shipping floral groupings

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Abstract

Claims11