Floral sleeve having an extendable skirt and methods
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a base portion and skirt portion. The sleeve may have an upper protective sleeve portion which can surround a plant disposed in a pot and which can be detached once the protective function of the sleeve has been completed thereby allowing the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base portion. The sleeve has a plurality of folds comprising expansion for allowing portions of the base portion to expand, and portions of the skirt portion to extend angularly, when a pot is disposed within the sleeve.
Claims23
A preformed sleeve for covering a pot, the preformed sleeve initially having a flattened state, comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, and an interior space when opened;
- a skirt portion extending from the upper end of the base portion;
- extension elements comprising a plurality of folds in the base portion and in the skirt portion;
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- a connected portion comprising portions of the folds in the base portion adjacent the skirt portion which are connected for constricting expansion of an upper portion of the base portion, and wherein the skirt portion extends outwardly when a pot is disposed within the preformed sleeve.
A preformed sleeve for covering a pot, the preformed sleeve initially having a flattened state, comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, and an interior space when opened;
- a skirt portion extending from the upper end of the base portion;
- a detachable upper sleeve portion extending beyond the skirt portion and sized to substantially surround and enclose a floral grouping;
- extension elements comprising a plurality of folds in the base portion and in the skirt portion;
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- a connected portion comprising portions of the folds in the base portion adjacent the skirt portion which are connected for constricting expansion of an upper portion of the base portion, and wherein the skirt portion extends outwardly when a pot is disposed within the preformed sleeve.
A method of covering a pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, comprising the steps of:
- providing a preformed sleeve initially having a flattened state, comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, a gusset in the lower end, and an interior space when opened,
- a skirt portion extending from the upper end of the base portion,
- an extension comprising a plurality of folds in the base portion and in the skirt portion, and the base portion having a connected portion comprising portions of the folds below the skirt portion which are connected for constricting expansion of an upper portion of the base portion;
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- disposing a pot into the interior space of the preformed sleeve causing the skirt portion to extend outwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.