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US 7,395,926 B2Granted
Packaging for a plant container
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorRichard Petri
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Abstract
Packaging for protecting or for sending of plants or plant containers in which the packaging is formed from at least two parts. A lower part is connected to an upper part in such a manner that a recess is present between a wall of the lower part and an inner wall of the upper part and in which recess a plant container is secured against movement or displacement.
Claims12
Packaging for protecting or for sending of plants or plant containers, the packaging comprising:
- at least two parts, a lower part having a substantially straight side wall that is inserted into an upper part;
- the upper part having a substantially straight inner wall and a substantially straight outer wall that are in adjoining arrangement with each other;
- the lower and upper parts are configured such that a recess is present between an upper edge of the side wall of the lower part and a lower edge of the inner wall of the upper part when the lower part and the upper part are connected in a fixed manner with respect to one another;
- the recess being configured to allow a plant container to be clamped and secured in the recess against movement;
- the outer wall of the upper part borders the recess and defines a shrouded volume with respect to the surrounding environment;
- wherein the walls of the upper part and the walls of the lower part are frame-like in configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.