Patent ID: 6405871
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A method for shipping a plurality of preformed flower pot covers, each preformed flower pot cover sized to receive a flower pot, the method comprising:providing a container having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sidewalls cooperating to define an inner packing compartment, each of the top, bottom, and sidewalls having an interior surface and an exterior surface; providing at least one stacking shell extending from the interior surface of the bottom of the container, the stacking shell adapted to support the preformed flower pot covers disposed within the inner packing compartment of the carton; and forming a stack of preformed flower pot covers on each of the stacking shells such that the preformed flower pot covers of the stacks are nested within one another and supported by the stacking shells; and transporting the container to a predetermined destination.