Container for shipping and/or display of flora
OwnerBrian Myrlandinventor
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Abstract
A container for shipping and/or display of flowers includes a watertight or water-resistant inner receptacle for holding flowers and water; an outer shipping and display sleeve which protects the flowers and inner receptacle during shipping and display; and a holding unit which supports the inner receptacle within the outer sleeve at least during shipping. These components may be made of paperboard (e.g., corrugated cardboard) if desired. For shipping, the inner receptacle (with flowers and water) may be placed in the holding unit, which may then be placed in the outer sleeve for shipping purposes. Upon arrival, the holding unit and inner receptacle may be removed from the outer sleeve, which may be converted into a display pedestal for the holding unit and inner receptacle if desired.
Claims23
A container for shipping and/or display of flora comprising:
- a. a holding unit having circumferential holding unit sides extending about a holding unit top opening from which flora may protrude;
- b. an outer sleeve, separate from the holding unit, including outer sleeve sidewalls having an outer sleeve interior passage extending between an outer sleeve bottom and an outer sleeve top, wherein the outer sleeve sidewalls are readily separated into:
- (1) a lower sidewall portion wherein the entirety of the holding unit may be fit, and
- (2) an upper sidewall portion extending above the lower sidewall portion, and further wherein:
- (1) the outer sleeve interior passage is sized to closely and complementarily receive the holding unit sides therein in the lower sidewall portion,
- (2) the outer sleeve sidewalls include engaging tabs defined thereon on the lower sidewall portion, the engaging tabs being foldable into the outer sleeve interior passage to alternatively:
- i. support the holding unit within the interior passage in the lower sidewall portion below the engaging tabs, and between the engaging tabs and the outer sleeve bottom, and
- ii. support the holding unit in the lower sidewall portion above the engaging tabs to extend upwardly from the lower sidewall portion.
A container for dripping and/or display of flora comprising:
- a. a holding unit including holding unit sides extending between a holding unit bottom and a holding unit top, the holding unit top having a holding unit top opening defined therein from which flora may protrude;
- b. an outer sleeve separate from the holding unit, the outer sleeve including outer sleeve sidewalls:
- (1) extending between an outer sleeve bottom and an outer sleeve top,
- (2) surrounding an outer sleeve interior passage sized to closely receive the holding unit wherein with the holding unit sides resting closely adjacent the outer sleeve sidewalls, and
- (3) being separated by outer sleeve corners having engaging tabs defined thereon, the engaging tabs being:
- i. foldable into the outer sleeve interior passage to support the holding unit therein, and
- ii. defined on the outer sleeve sidewalls at such a height between the outer sleeve bottom and the outer sleeve top that the holding unit, when supported within the interior passage atop the encasing tabs, dog not extend above the outer sleeve top.
A container for shipping and/or display of flora comprising:
- a. a liquid-retaining inner receptacle having a receptacle bottom and an opposing top receptacle opening wherein flora may be inserted;
- b. a holding unit including holding unit sides extending between a holding unit bottom and a holding unit top, the holding unit top having a holding unit top opening defined therein, the holding unit top opening being sleeved for insertion of the receptacle bottom whereby the inner receptacle may be fit into the holding unit so flora inserted in the inner receptacle protrudes from the holding unit top opening;
- c. an outer sleeve separate from the holding unit, the outer sleeve including outer sleeve sidewalls surrounding an outer sleeve interior passage, wherein:
- (1) the outer sleeve interior passage is sized to closely receive the holding unit sides therein,
- (2) the outer sleeve sidewalls include engaging tabs defined thereon, the engaging tabs being foldable into the outer sleeve interior passage to support the holding unit within the interior passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.