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US 5,706,629 AGranted
Floral grouping wrapper and methods
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A wrapper, comprising a floral grouping having a bloom portion and a stem portion and a flexible sleeve having a bonding material thereon, the sleeve being positioned about the floral grouping and the sleeve substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping, forming a wrapper, and methods of using the wrapper.
Claims23
A method for wrapping a floral grouping, comprising the steps of:
- disposing the floral grouping in a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface defining a floral grouping retaining space, and a bonding material on at least one of the outer and inner surfaces such that the sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the floral grouping and such that the floral grouping is disposed in the retaining space of the sleeve;
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- crimping the sleeve about a stem portion of the floral grouping along the bonding material of the sleeve such that portions of the sleeve are bondingly connected so as to secure the crimped portion of the sleeve in a crimped condition about the floral grouping wherein at least a portion of the stem portion is disposed within the crimped portion of the sleeve.
A method for wrapping a floral grouping, comprising the steps of:
- disposing the floral grouping in a flexible sleeve having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface defining a floral grouping retaining space, and an adhesive or cohesive bonding material on at least one of the outer and inner surfaces such that the sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the floral grouping and such that the floral grouping is disposed in the retaining space of the sleeve;
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- crimping the sleeve about a stem portion of the floral grouping along the adhesive or cohesive bonding material of the sleeve such that portions of the sleeve are adhesively or cohesively connected so as to secure the crimped portion of the sleeve in a crimped condition about the floral grouping wherein at least a portion of the stem portion is disposed within the crimped portion of the sleeve.
A method for wrapping a floral grouping, comprising the steps of:
- disposing the floral grouping in a flexible sleeve having a first end, a closed second end, an outer surface, an inner surface defining a floral grouping retaining space, and a bonding material on at least one of the outer and inner surfaces such that the sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the floral grouping and such that the floral grouping is disposed in the retaining space of the sleeve;
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- crimping the sleeve about a stem portion of the floral grouping along the bonding material of the sleeve such that portions of the sleeve are bondingly connected so as to secure the crimped portion of the sleeve in a crimped condition about the floral grouping wherein at least a portion of the stem portion is disposed within the crimped portion of the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.