# US 9,517,878 B2 · Flexible wrapping material for wrapping flowers and/or plants

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- Number: US 9,517,878 B2
- Document ID: US9517878B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/745,434
- Filed: 2015-06-21
- Published: 2015-12-24
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-24
- Assignees: Koen Pack B.V.
- Applicants: Koen Pack B.V.
- Inventors: Koenraad Jacobus Broekhuizen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517878B2

## CPC

- B65D 85/505: {for cut flowers}
- B65D 65/04: non-rectangular
- B65D 65/12: formed with crease lines to facilitate folding
- B65D 65/18: with some areas transparent and others opaque
- B65D 85/52: for living plants; for growing bulbs
- B65D 2565/381: Details of packaging materials of special type or form
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

Flexible wrapping material for wrapping flowers and/or plants, wherein at least two connected parts having mutually distinctive shapes border next to each other along a straight line separating said parts from each other. Optionally said parts are provided with mutually distinctive prints on said parts. In another embodiment said parts are embodied in mutually different materials. It is suitable that one part is embodied in a plastic material and the other part is embodied in a woven or nonwoven fabric material. Neighboring edges of adjacent parts are sealed to each other. Sealing can be achieved in many ways, for instance by heating or by ultrasonic sealing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Flexible wrapping material (1) for wrapping flowers and/or plants, comprising at least two connected or connectable parts (2, 3) having mutually distinctive shapes bordering next to each other along a straight line or region (4) separating said parts (2, 3) from each other;
wherein said parts (2, 3) are provided with mutually distinctive prints on said parts (2, 3) and/or said parts (2, 3) are provided with different optical properties and/or said parts (2, 3) are embodied in mutually different materials;
wherein the at least two connected or connectable parts (2, 3) are folded towards each other along said straight line or region (4), which straight line or region (4) is arranged such that after folding the two connected or connectable parts (2, 3) together, said connected or connectable parts (2, 3) at least partly overlap each other;
wherein after the two connected or connectable parts (2, 3) are being folded against each other, said connected or connectable parts (2, 3) are further folded by one or more further folds, each further fold occurring along a virtual line symmetrically dividing the wrapping material in a left part and a right part, wherein after any such fold is completed said left part and said right part are neighbouring to each other, and that after completion of the final fold neighbouring edges (5) of the adjacent left part and right part are sealed to each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

Flexible wrapping material (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the shapes of the connected or connectable parts (2, 3) are distinctive so as to arrange that after their folding together, the parts (2, 3) only partly overlap.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

Flexible wrapping material (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that one part is embodied in a plastic material and the other part is embodied in a woven or nonwoven fabric material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

Flexible wrapping material (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that after the final fold is completed said left part and said right part are substantially on top of each other.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

Flexible wrapping material according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with a cutout (6) by removal of material of the connected or connectable parts (2, 3).