Patent ID: 6460291
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
A method of covering a pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, comprising:providing a tubular sleeve having a flattened condition, comprising: a body having a lower end closed by heat sealing, a skirt, 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 tubular sleeve from the flattened condition 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 tightening 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 and wherein the skirt extends a distance above an upper rim of the pot.