Patent ID: 6112503
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising:providing a potted plant comprising a floral grouping disposed in a pot, the pot having a lower end, an upper rim and an outer peripheral surface;providing a sleeve comprising:a lower portion having an upper end, a lower end, an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, the lower portion having a flattened state wherein at least a portion of the lower portion is tapered from the upper end to the lower end in the flattened state of the lower portion and is openable from the flattened state to an opened position wherein the inner surface of the lower portion defines and encompasses an inner retaining space, an opening being formed through the upper end of the lower portion in communication with the inner retaining space, at least a portion of the lower portion sized and tapered to fit the outer peripheral surface of the pot and having a gusset in the lower end of the lower portion which is unfoldable in the opened position of the lower portion, andan upper portion connected to the upper end of the lower portion along a non-linear detaching means and having means in the upper portion for supporting the sleeve from wicket means;opening the lower portion into the opened position thereby exposing the inner retaining space of the lower portion thereby providing a lower portion tapered for fitting the pot;disposing the potted plant in the inner retaining space of the lower portion of the sleeve with the lower end of the pot positioned within the lower portion and with the lower portion covering at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot; andseparating the lower portion of the sleeve from the upper portion by tearing along the detaching means forming a non-linear edge along the upper end of the lower portion.