Method for packaging a potted plant
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorsFrank Craig, Joseph G. Straeter, Donald E. Weder
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Abstract
The present invention is a modular system for packaging articles for shipment. In particular, a potted plant is placed in a cover, then automatically deposited into a protective sleeve. The potted plant thus packaged is ready for containment within a shipping carton. Various components of the system may be adapted for various packaging needs and circumstances.
Claims38
A method of packaging a potted plant comprising the steps of:
- providing a potted plant having an exterior surface;
- providing an automatic covering apparatus for automatically applying a decorative cover to the potted plant, the decorative cover having an interior space;
- transferring the potted plant to the automatic covering apparatus;
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- automatically applying the decorative cover about the potted plant by non-manually disposing the potted plant into the interior space of the decorative cover to form a covered potted plant.
A method of packaging a potted plant comprising the steps of:
- providing a potted plant having an exterior surface;
- providing an automatic sleeving apparatus for automatically applying a sleeve to the potted plant;
- automatically transferring the potted plant to the automatic sleeving apparatus;
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- automatically applying a sleeve about the potted plant by non-manually disposing the potted plant into the sleeve to form a sleeved potted plant.
A method of packaging a potted plant comprising the steps of:
- providing a potted plant having an exterior surface;
- sorting the potted plant into one of at least two grades in accordance with a predetermined grading criterion;
- providing an automatic sleeving apparatus for automatically applying a sleeve to the sorted potted plant;
- transferring the sorted potted plant to the automatic sleeving apparatus;
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- automatically applying a sleeve about the sorted potted plant by non-manually disposing the sorted potted plant into the sleeve to form a sleeved potted plant.
A method of packaging a potted plant comprising the steps of:
- providing a potted plant having an exterior surface;
- providing an automatic covering apparatus for automatically applying a cover to the potted plant, the cover having an interior space;
- transferring the potted plant to the automatic covering apparatus;
- automatically applying the cover about the potted plant by non-manually disposing the potted plant into the interior space of the cover to form a covered potted plant;
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- bonding the cover about the potted plant via a bonding material selected from the group consisting of a pressure sensitive adhesive or cohesive, heat sealable materials, sonic sealable materials, vibratory sealable materials, ties, labels, bands, ribbons, string, tape, staples, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.