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US 6,279,264 B1Granted
Method of containing a pot or floral grouping in a sleeve with expandable sidewalls
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A method of covering a pot with a sleeve having a base portion with side gussets for allowing expansion from a flattened position to enclose the pot. The sleeve may comprise a detachable upper portion, a skirt portion and a bottom gusset.
Claims30
A method of containing a pot or a floral grouping, comprising:
- providing a preformed sleeve initially having a flattened condition prior to being opened for use, and having an upper end, a lower end, a first side, a second side, a first panel and a second panel, the sleeve having a tapered shape, and having an expansion element comprising a gusset in each of the first side, the second side, and the lower end;
- and
- opening the sleeve from the flattened condition by expanding the expansion elements in the sleeve forming an opened sleeve;
- and
- disposing a pot or a floral grouping within the opened sleeve.
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A method of containing a pot or floral grouping, comprising:
- providing a preformed sleeve initially having a flattened condition prior to being opened for use, and having an upper end, a lower end, a first side, a second side, a first panel and a second panel, the sleeve having an expansion element comprising a gusset in each of the first side, the second side, and the lower end, and the sleeve further comprising a detachable upper portion;
- opening the sleeve from the flattened condition by expanding the expansion elements in the sleeve forming an opened sleeve;
- and
- disposing a pot or floral grouping within the opened sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.