Patent ID: 6578345
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of wrapping a potted plant, comprising the steps of:providing a potted plant comprising a pot and a floral grouping disposed in the 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 base portion sized to contain and surround the pot, a lower end, an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, the lower portion having a flattened state wherein the base portion of the lower portion is tapered and wherein the lower portion of the sleeve is openable from the flattened state to an opened position wherein the inner peripheral 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, and the sleeve having a gusset in the lower end thereof which is unfoldable in the opened position of the lower portion, and an upper portion connected to the upper end of the lower portion along a non-linear detaching element; separating the lower portion of the sleeve from the upper portion of the sleeve by tearing along the non-linear detaching element thereby forming a non-linear upper peripheral edge on the lower portion of the sleeve; opening the lower portion of the sleeve into the opened position thereby exposing the inner retaining space of the lower portion; and disposing the potted plant in the inner retaining space of the lower portion of the sleeve with the lower end of the pot positioned upon the lower end of the lower portion whereby the lower portion of the sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot.