Plant cover and sleeve formed from two materials
AssigneeSouthpac Trust Int'l, 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.
Claims22
A tubular sleeve having a flattened condition, comprising:
- a lower portion preformed to fit about a pot and openable from the flattened condition and having a lower end, an outer surface, an inner surface, and a retaining space for enclosing the pot, and sized to substantially cover the pot;
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- a sleeve portion connected to a portion of the inner or outer surface of the lower portion and detachable therefrom and extending a distance therefrom, and the sleeve portion sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping, and
- wherein the lower portion is constructed from a first material and the sleeve portion is constructed from a second material different from the first material.
A plant cover for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, comprising:
- a preformed pot cover having a flattened condition and openable therefrom and comprising:
- a lower portion preformed and sized to contain a pot having a specific size and shape and having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface, and having an opening extending from the upper end to the lower end;
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- an upper portion connected to a portion of the lower portion of the preformed cover and the upper portion extending from the lower portion and detachable therefrom, wherein the lower portion is constructed from a first material and the upper portion is constructed from a second material different from the first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.