Plant sleeve having an expandable portion
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A sleeve comprising a lower portion preferably having a base portion and a skirt portion for packaging a floral grouping or plant. The sleeve may have a protective upper portion which can be detached from the lower portion of the sleeve once the protective function of the upper portion has been completed. The sleeve has one or a plurality of horizontally or diagonally positioned expansion elements for allowing expansion of the base portion and/or skirt portion.
Claims38
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, comprising:
- a lower end, an upper peripheral edge having a non-linear shape, and a sidewall, and an area of excess material comprising one or more preformed creases or folds positioned in a horizontal or diagonal orientation in the sidewall for allowing expansion of a portion of the sidewall, and the tubular sleeve initially having a flattened condition.
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, and a sidewall comprising an area of excess material comprising one or more preformed creases or folds positioned in a horizontal or diagonal orientation for allowing expansion of a portion of the sidewall;
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- a skirt portion extending from the base portion and having an upper peripheral edge having a non-linear shape;
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- wherein the tubular sleeve initially has a flattened condition.
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering pot having an outer peripheral surface, comprising:
- a lower portion initially having a flattened condition and a sidewall and having a lower end, and having an area of excess material comprising one or more preformed creases or folds positioned in a horizontal or diagonal orientation in the sidewall for allowing expansion of a portion of the lower portion;
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- an upper portion extending from the lower portion and detachable therefrom via a detaching element having a non-linear pattern.
A tubular sleeve for containing a plant or for covering a pot having an outer peripheral surface, comprising:
- a base portion having a lower end, and a sidewall, the sidewall comprising an area of excess material comprising one or more preformed creases or folds positioned in a horizontal orientation for allowing expansion of a portion of the sidewall;
- a skirt portion extending from the base portion;
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- an upper portion extending from the skirt portion and detachable therefrom via a detaching element having a non-linear pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.