Patent ID: 6145274
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A47G,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A plant packaging method, comprising the steps of:providing a pot containing a floral grouping;providing a flexible tubular sleeve having perforations having a non-linear pattern, the sleeve further comprising a top and a bottom and an inner retaining space, said sleeve having a lower portion and an upper portion removable from the lower portion along the perforations;disposing the pot within the inner retaining space of the flexible sleeve, wherein the lower portion of the flexible sleeve is positioned about an outer surface of the pot, the upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot, said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping; andwherein the lower portion is positioned about the pot such that when the upper portion is detached from the lower portion along the perforations, the lower portion of the sleeve remains disposed about the pot, and a non-linear upper end is formed on the lower portion of the sleeve with the non-linear upper end being near a lower portion of the floral grouping, and with the lower portion of the sleeve forming a decorative pot cover which substantially surrounds and encompasses the pot.