Patent ID: 6345468
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A plant package, comprising:a floral group comprising a bloom portion and a stem portion; a flexible sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and an inner retaining space, the sleeve constructed from a laminated material comprising a support sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface and a sheet of waxy material having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the sheet of waxy material being superposed upon the upper surface of the support sheet of material and laminated thereto, the upper surface of the sheet of waxy material having a waxy feel such that the upper surface of the sheet of waxy material having the waxy feel forms the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve, and wherein when the sleeve is wrapped about the floral grouping, the sleeve is less compressible about the floral grouping than a sleeve formed from the sheet of waxy material alone; and wherein the sleeve is placed about the floral grouping such that the upper surface of the sheet of waxy material having the waxy feel is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve and is positioined adjacent at least a portion of the bloom portion of the floral grouping and the sleeve substantially encompasses the bloom portion of the floral grouping.