Patent ID: 6061958
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A01G,A47F,A47G,B29C,B31F,B44C,B44F,B65B,B65D,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for providing a covering for a flower pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, the flower pot having a top and a bottom and an outer peripheral surface, and the floral grouping having a stem end and a bloom end with the floral grouping extending a distance upwardly from the top of the flower pot terminating with the bloom end, the method comprising:providing a flexible cover comprising a base portion, a skirt portion and a detachable upper sleeve portion, the base portion having an upper end, a closed bottom and a cover opening extending through the upper end a distance toward the closed bottom of the flexible cover, the base portion dimensioned to encompass at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot when the flower pot is disposed within the base portion of the flexible cover and the base portion further having a bonding material disposed thereon, the skirt portion extending from the upper end of the base portion such that upon positioning the flower pot within the base portion of the flexible cover the skirt portion extends about at least a portion of the floral grouping and the detachable sleeve portion extends upwardly from the skirt portion so as to extend about the floral grouping disposed above the skirt portion of the flexible cover, the detachable sleeve portion having a bonding material disposed thereon such that when the detachable sleeve portion is positioned about the floral grouping portions of the detachable sleeve portion are connected via the bonding material to provide a closed end on the sleeve portion with the closed end being disposed above the bloom end of the floral grouping, the sleeve portion being selectively detachable from the skirt portion so as to expose at least the bloom end of the floral grouping.