Patent ID: 6050027
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A01G,B65D

Abstract:
A container for shipping by mail and other similar delivery modes a young plant having a stem and leaf portion and a root portion, the container comprised of:a first body portion having a first body portion vertical height and a first body portion horizontal width and further having at least one pair of interconnected, elongated first body portion compartments, said at least one pair of first body portion compartments being comprised of an upper first body portion compartment for receiving said stem and leaf portion of said young plant and a lower first body portion compartment for receiving said root portion of said young plant;a second body portion having a second body portion vertical height that is substantially less than said first body portion vertical height and a second body portion horizontal width that is substantially the same as said first body portion horizontal width and further having at least one second body portion compartment; anda movable hinge means for rotatably connecting said first body portion to said second body portion and causing said first body portion to make contact with said second body portion so that said lower first body portion compartment openly adjoins said second body portion compartment and said first body portion compartment and said second body portion cooperate to define a semi-enclosed space for said root portion of said young plant.