Patent ID: 6701667
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A method of covering a potted plant, comprising:providing the potted plant comprising a floral grouping disposed in a pot, the pot having a lower end, an upper rim and an outer peripheral surface; providing a plant cover comprising a lower portion having a lower end, an upper end, an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, and wherein the inner peripheral surface of the lower portion defines and encompasses an inner retaining space, the lower portion sized to contain the pot, and the plant cover further comprising an upper portion which is detachable from the lower portion via a detaching element in the plant cover, and the lower portion further comprising a heat shrinkable bonding material; disposing the potted plant into the inner retaining space of the lower portion of the plant cover wherein the pot is covered by the lower portion, the upper portion surrounding the floral grouping in the pot; and securing the plant cover about the pot by heating the heat shrinkable bonding material thereby forming a crimp in the plant cover.