Sleeve with trapezoidal lower end
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, Paul Fantz
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Abstract
A floral sleeve initially having a flattened condition and openable therefrom for use in covering, containing or wrapping a floral grouping, botanical item, pot, or pot having a floral grouping or botanical item therein. The sleeve has a trapezoidal lower end, and may have a detachable upper portion. The sleeve may have a non-linear or linear upper edge. When having a detachable upper portion, the sleeve has a detaching element which when employed, to detach the upper portion, leaves a linear, or non-linear upper edge on the lower portion of the sleeve. The trapezoidal lower end of the sleeve may have a gusset therein.
Claims41
A sleeve having a flattened condition and openable therefrom, comprising:
- a body, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface, an inner space, a first sidewall edge, a second sidewall edge, an upper end having an upper edge, a trapezoidal lower end having a first lower side edge, a second lower side edge, and a bottom edge, and wherein the first lower side edge forms a first angle with the bottom edge, and the second lower side edge forms a second angle with the bottom edge, and wherein the first angle and the second angle face each other and are each less than 90°.
A sleeve having a flattened condition and openable therefrom, comprising:
- a body, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface, an inner space, a first sidewall edge, a second sidewall edge, an upper end having an upper edge, a trapezoidal lower end having a first lower side edge, a second lower side edge, and a bottom edge, and wherein the first lower side edge forms a first angle with the bottom edge, and the second lower side edge forms a second angle with the bottom edge, and wherein the first angle and the second angle face each other and are each less than 90°, and the sleeve further having a detaching element extending across the body for detaching an upper portion of the body from a lower portion of the body.
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