Method of wrapping a pot with a conformable sleeve
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Paul Fantz
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Abstract
A sleeve used to wrap items such as potted plants or comestibles. The sleeve has a closed curved bottom. The sleeve may also have an expansion element such as a gusset, pleats, random folds or elastic material for enabling the lower portion of the sleeve to conform to the outer and bottom surfaces of the pot to provide a decorative cover about the pot. The sleeve optionally has a detachable upper portion.
Claims26
A method of wrapping a pot having an outer peripheral surface, and a bottom having a circumferential curvature, comprising:
- providing a sleeve having a flattened state and comprising:
- an upper end, a convexly curved lower end, a first side and a second side, a first panel, and a second panel and a gusset portion;
- and
- wherein the first panel is joined with the second panel along the first side and along the second side, and with the gusset portion extending inwardly a distance between the first panel and the second panel and wherein the sleeve has a tapered shape;
- and
- opening the sleeve and disposing the sleeve about the pot wherein the sleeve has a side wall which is dimensioned to substantially conform to the shape of the pot and a bottom upon which the pot rests.
A method of wrapping a pot having an outer peripheral surface having a circumferential curvature and a bottom having a circumferential curvature, comprising:
- providing a sleeve having a flattened state and comprising:
- a first panel and a second panel and a gusset portion extending inwardly a distance between the first panel and the second panel and the sleeve having a convexly curved lower end and wherein the sleeve has a tapered shape;
- and
- opening the sleeve and disposing the sleeve about the pot wherein the sleeve has a side wall which is sized and dimensioned to substantially conform to the circumferential curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the pot and a bottom which is sized and dimensioned to conform to the circumferential curvature of the bottom of the pot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.