Patent · US Expired

Method of attaching a sleeve to a pot

US5813194A · kind A · utility

72Cited by
117References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1997
Grant dateSep 29, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2565/388
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plant package assembly, comprising a pot containing a floral grouping and a flexible sleeve having detaching elements at preselected areas, the sleeve further comprising a bonding material which connects the sleeve to the pot when the pot is positioned within the sleeve, the sleeve being positioned about the pot and a lower portion of the sleeve closely surrounding and encompassing the pot, an upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot and substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping contained within the pot, at least a portion of the sleeve being removable via the detaching elements, leaving a portion of the sleeve which is a decorative plant cover.

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