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Method of using a paper packing product to store/ship plants with exposed roots
AssigneeRanpak Corp.
InventorCarl V. Santoiemmo
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AssigneeRanpak Corp.
InventorCarl V. Santoiemmo
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A method of using a paper packing product (10) to store/ship a plant (12) with exposed roots (14). The method comprises the steps of: providing a multitude of narrow, elongated strips of paper material; wetting the paper strips; and packing the paper strips around the exposed roots (14) of a plant (12). In this manner, a root-packed plant is created which comprises a plant with unsoiled roots and a paper packing product packed around the unsoiled roots. Preferably, the paper strips include a plurality of transverse folds against the natural resilience of the material to form a longitudinally compressed strip and these strips are intertwined and interconnected to form a resilient mass. The preferred paper material is untreated thirty pound kraft paper and the strips are approximately 1/8 inch wide and approximately four to six inches long in an unfolded state.
A root-packed plant comprising a plant with unsoiled roots and a paper-packing product which is packed around the unsoiled roots, said paper-packing product including a multitude of wet, narrow, elongated strips of paper material;
A root-packed plant, as set forth in any of the preceding claims wherein the paper material is untreated thirty-pound kraft paper.
A root-packed plant comprising a plant with unsoiled roots and a paper-packing product which is packed around the unsoiled roots, said paper-packing product including a multitude of wet, narrow, elongated strips of paper material;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.