Sleeve having a detachable upper portion and a skirt portion
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.
Claims39
A tubular sleeve for covering a pot, the tubular sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface which surrounds an interior space, the tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion for enclosing the pot, the base portion having a drainage element therein;
- an upper portion for substantially surrounding a floral grouping disposed within the pot and detachable from the base portion;
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- a skirt portion preconnected to a portion of the base portion of the sleeve and enclosed by the upper portion and wherein when the upper portion is detached from the base portion, the skirt portion remains connected to the base portion and extends outwardly from the base portion.
A sleeve having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, the sleeve for covering a pot having an outer surface, the sleeve comprising:
- a base portion preformed to fit about 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, the base portion having a drainage elements therein;
- a skirt portion preconnected to the base portion and extending a distance beyond the upper end of the base portion;
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- an upper portion for surrounding a floral grouping disposed within the pot, the upper portion extending upwardly from the base portion and detachable therefrom and enclosing the skirt portion and wherein when the upper portion is detached from the base portion, the skirt portion is exposed and is allowed to extend outwardly from the base portion.
A plant package, comprising:
- a tubular sleeve for covering a pot, the tubular sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface which surrounds an interior space, the tubular sleeve comprising:
- a base portion for enclosing the pot, the base portion having a drainage element therein,
- an upper portion for substantially surrounding a floral grouping disposed within the pot and detachable from the base portion, and
- a skirt portion preconnected to a portion of the base portion of the sleeve and enclosed by the upper portion and wherein when the upper portion is detached from the base portion, the skirt portion remains connected to the base portion and extends outwardly from the base portion;
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- a pot disposed within the base portion, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion and the floral grouping is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the upper portion before the upper portion is detached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.