Patent ID: 6758011
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B31D,B65B

Abstract:
A plant package comprising a pot and floral grouping disposed within a tubular sleeve, the plant package produced by the method comprising:providing a tubular sleeve having a flattened condition, the tubular sleeve comprising: a body having a lower end closed by heat sealing, an outer peripheral surface without preformed score lines or folds, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space, the inner retaining space for enclosing a pot, a tab having a connected end connected to the body and a free end connectable to a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the body; and a bonding material for bondingly connecting the free end of the tab to a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the body; opening the flattened tubular sleeve exposing the inner retaining space of the body; disposing the pot with the floral grouping therein into the inner retaining space of the body of the tubular sleeve; and securing the tubular sleeve about the pot by connecting the free end of the tab to a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the body of the tubular sleeve via the bonding material.