Sleeve having expandable skirt
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.
Claims40
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, the tubular sleeve comprising:
- a lower portion having a lower end, an upper end, a flat first side, and a flat second side laying flatwise adjacent the flat first side, and an area of excess material comprising preformed creases or folds for allowing extension of a portion of the lower portion and having an opening extending from the upper end to the lower end;
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- wherein the area of excess material can expand causing portions of the lower portion to extend angularly outwardly and wherein the tubular sleeve is constructed to have an initially flattened condition.
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, the tubular sleeve in unitary construction comprising:
- a lower portion having a lower end, an upper end, a flat first side and a flat second side laying flatwise adjacent the first side and having an opening extending from the upper end to the lower end;
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- extension elements comprising preformed creases or folds, the extension elements integral to the lower portion for allowing a skirt portion of the lower portion to extend as a skirt angularly from a base portion of the lower portion and wherein the tubular sleeve is constructed to have an initially flattened condition.
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, the tubular sleeve in unitary construction comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, an upper end, a flat first side and a flat second side laying flatwise adjacent the first side, and having an opening extending from the upper end to the lower end;
- a skirt portion attached to the base portion and having an upper end and extending a distance beyond the upper end of the base portion;
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- preformed creases or folds integral to at least one of the skirt portion and the base portion for enabling at least a portion of the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base portion, and wherein the tubular sleeve is constructed to have an initially flattened condition.
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, the tubular sleeve in unitary construction comprising:
- a lower portion having a lower end, an upper end, a flat first side and a flat second side laying flatwise adjacent the first side, and an area of excess material comprising a removable slot or notch for allowing extension of a portion of the lower portion and having an opening extending from the upper end to the lower end;
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- wherein the area of excess material can be removed to enable portions of the lower portion to be extended angularly from a base portion of the lower portion and wherein the tubular sleeve is constructed to have an initially flattened condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.