US20090056277A1 - Floral sleeve with constriction element - Google Patents
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- This invention generally relates to sleeves, and, more particularly, sleeves used to wrap flower pots containing floral groupings and/or mediums containing floral groupings, and methods of using same.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sleeve having a gusset and an upper detachable portion constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another sleeve having an upper detachable portion constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a sleeve having a gusset and without an upper detachable portion and constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is an elevational view of another sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an elevational view of another sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an elevational view of another sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an elevational view of a sleeve having a connecting bonding material on the interior thereof.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an opened version of the sleeve of FIG. 1 having a potted plant disposed therein.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a potted plant covered by a sleeve such as the sleeve of any one of the sleeves of FIGS. 1-8 .
- FIG. 10 is an elevational view of a potted plant about to be disposed within a sleeve of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an elevational view of the potted plant of FIG. 10 partially disposed within the sleeve of FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 12 is an elevational view of the potted plant of FIG. 10 fully disposed within the sleeve of FIG. 10 , wherein the arrows indicate outward expansion of portions of the sleeve.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a sleeve of the present invention showing the sleeve in an opened condition and wherein the sleeve comprises pleated folds.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve of FIG. 13 except without an upper sleeve portion and with the skirt extended.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve of FIG. 13 except the expansion elements do not extend completely to the upper end and lower ends of the sleeve and extend at various lengths longitudinally.
- FIG. 16 is a plan view of a cross section taken along the line 16 - 16 of the sleeve of FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view of another version of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention wherein the sleeve comprises z-shaped folds.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve of FIG. 17 except without an upper sleeve portion and with the skirt extended.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve of FIG. 17 except the z-shaped folds do not extend completely to the upper end and lower end of the sleeve.
- FIG. 20 is a plan view of a cross section taken along the line 20 - 20 of the sleeve of FIG. 19 .
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of an alternate version of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention wherein the sleeve comprises fluted or groove-shaped folds.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve of FIG. 21 except without an upper sleeve portion and with the skirt extended.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve of FIG. 21 except the fluted or groove-shaped folds do not extend completely to the upper end or lower end of the sleeve.
- FIG. 24 is a plan view of a cross section taken along the line of 24 - 24 of the sleeve of FIG. 23 .
- FIG. 25A is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention and having a skirt with an upper edge having a crenate or scalloped pattern.
- FIG. 25B is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention and having a skirt with an upper edge having an inverted crenate or scalloped pattern.
- FIG. 25C is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a crenulate, toothed, or zig-zag pattern.
- FIG. 25D is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a crenelated or rectangular-shaped pattern.
- FIG. 25E is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a diagonal pattern.
- FIG. 25F is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a curved or wavy pattern.
- the present invention contemplates a preformed sleeve for covering a pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface.
- the preformed sleeve comprises a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, and an interior space.
- a skirt portion extends from the upper end of the base portion.
- the sleeve comprises an extension (or expansion) elements which comprise a plurality of folds in the base portion and in the skirt portion.
- the sleeve further comprises a constricted area which is made up of portions of folds in the base portion adjacent the lower end of the skirt portion which is constricted by a constriction element attached to the base portion.
- the constricted area may extend entirely circumferentially about the upper end of the base portion, or may extend only partially circumferentially about the upper end of the base portion.
- the constriction element functions to constrict the expansion of an upper portion of the base portion such that when a pot is disposed within the sleeve, pressure is exerted by the pot onto the constricted area causing the skirt portion to extend at an angle to the base portion.
- the preformed sleeve may further comprise a detachable upper sleeve portion generally sized to enclose a floral grouping which when detached allows the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base portion when a pot is disposed within the base portion of the sleeve.
- the upper portion when present may be detachable via perforations, tear strips, weakened areas, or zippers.
- the upper sleeve portion may have an extended upper portion for serving as a handle or support device.
- the folds or expansion elements may extend the entire length from the lower end of the base portion to the upper end of the sleeve or may extend only an intermediate distance therebetween.
- the expansion elements may be a plurality of vertical pleats, a plurality of vertical folds each having a Z-shaped cross section, a plurality of vertical accordion-type folds, or other similar types of expandable forms.
- the preformed sleeve may form part of a plant package when used in conjunction with a pot disposed within the interior space of the base portion of the preformed sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion and the floral grouping is substantially surrounded and encompassed and enclosed by the upper sleeve portion when it forms a part of the preformed sleeve.
- the base portion may comprise a bonding material disposed on an inner peripheral surface thereof for bondingly connecting to a pot disposed therein.
- the upper sleeve portion when present extend from the upper end of the skirt portion, or may be connected to the base portion. When the upper sleeve portion is connected to the base portion, it may be connected to an inner peripheral surface of the base portion, leaving the skirt portion exposed, or it may be attached to an outer peripheral surface of the base portion, and may thereby enclose the skirt portion until it is detached from the base portion.
- the base portion and the skirt portion of the preformed tubular sleeve may be constructed from a first material and the upper sleeve portion constructed from a second material different from the first material.
- the base portion and the upper sleeve portion of the preformed sleeve may be constructed from a first material and the skirt portion constructed from a second material different from the first material.
- the preformed sleeve may comprise a portion of a plant package which additionally comprises a pot disposed within the sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion.
- FIGS. 1-25F The Embodiments and Methods of Use of FIGS. 1-25F
- the sleeve 10 preferably initially comprises a flexible flat collapsed piece of material which is openable in the form of a tube or sleeve.
- the sleeve 10 may be formed in an opened frusto-conical configuration.
- the sleeve 10 is preferably tapered outwardly from the lower end toward a larger diameter at its upper end. In its flattened state the sleeve 10 has an overall trapezoidal or modified trapezoidal shape, and when opened is substantially frusto-conical to coniform.
- the sleeve 10 may comprise variations on the aforementioned shapes or may comprise significantly altered shapes such as square or rectangular, wherein the sleeve 10 when opened has a cylindrical form, as long as the sleeve 10 functions in accordance with the present invention in the manner described herein.
- the sleeve 10 has an upper end 12 , a lower end 14 , an outer peripheral surface 16 and in its flattened state has a first side 18 and a second side 20 .
- the sleeve 10 has an opening 22 at the upper end 12 and may be open at the lower end 14 (not shown), or closed with a bottom at the lower end 14 .
- the sleeve 10 also has an inner peripheral surface 24 which, when the sleeve 10 is opened, defines and encompasses an inner retaining space 23 .
- FIG. 1 shows a sleeve 10 a formed without a gusset in the lower end 14 a.
- the sleeve 10 is generally frusto-conically shaped, but the sleeve 10 may be, by way of example but not by way of limitation, cylindrical, frusto-conical, a combination of both frusto-conical and cylindrical, or any other shape, as long as the sleeve 10 functions as described herein as noted above. Further, the sleeve 10 may comprise any shape, whether geometric, non-geometric, asymmetrical and/or fanciful as long as it functions in accordance with the present invention.
- the sleeve 10 may also be equipped with drainage holes (e.g., one or more holes) in the base portion or bottom thereof or ventilation holes (not shown) in the base or upper sleeve portion, or can be made from permeable or impermeable materials.
- drainage holes e.g., one or more holes
- ventilation holes not shown
- the material from which the sleeve 10 is constructed preferably has a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil. Often, the thickness of the sleeve 10 is in a range from about 0.5 mil to about 10 mil. Preferably, the sleeve 10 has a thickness in a range from about 1.0 mil to about 5 mil. More preferably, the sleeve 10 is constructed from a material which is flexible, semi-rigid, rigid, or any combination thereof. The sleeve 10 may be constructed of a single layer of material or a plurality of layers of the same or different types of materials. Any thickness of the material may be utilized as long as the material functions in accordance with the present invention as described herein.
- the layers of material comprising the sleeve 10 may be connected together or laminated or may be separate layers. Such materials used to construct the sleeve 10 are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,637 entitled “Method For Wrapping A Floral Grouping” issued to Weder et al., on May 12, 1992, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Any thickness of material may be utilized in accordance with the present invention as long as the sleeve 10 may be formed as described herein, and as long as the formed sleeve 10 may contain at least a portion of a pot or potted plant or a floral grouping, as described herein. Additionally, an insulating material such as bubble film, preferable as one of two or more layers, can be utilized in order to provide additional protection for the item, such as the floral grouping, contained therein.
- an insulating material such as bubble film, preferable as one of two or more layers, can be utilized in order to provide additional protection for the item, such as the floral grouping,
- the sleeve 10 may be constructed from a sheet comprising two polypropylene films.
- the material comprising the sleeve 10 may be connected together or laminated or may be separate layers.
- the sleeve 10 may be constructed from only one of the polypropylene films.
- the sleeve 10 is constructed from any suitable material that is capable of being formed into a sleeve and wrapped about a pot and a floral grouping disposed therein.
- the material comprises treated or untreated paper, metal foil, polymer film, non-polymer film, woven or unwoven fabric, synthetic or natural fabric, cardboard, fiber, cloth, burlap, or laminations or combinations thereof.
- polymer film means a man-made polymer such as a polypropylene or a naturally occurring polymer such as cellophane.
- a polymer film is relatively strong and not as subject to tearing (substantially non-tearable), as might be the case with paper or foil.
- the material comprising the sleeve 10 may vary in color and may consist of designs or decorative patterns which are printed, etched, and/or embossed thereon using inks or other printing materials.
- inks or other printing materials An example of an ink which may be applied to the surface of the material is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,147,706 entitled “Water Based Ink On Foil And/Or Synthetic Organic Polymer” issued to Kingman on Sep. 15, 1992, and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- the material may have various colorings, coatings, flocking and/or metallic finishes, or other decorative surface ornamentation applied separately or simultaneously or may be characterized totally or partially by pearlescent, translucent, transparent, iridescent, neon, or the like, qualities.
- the material may further comprise, or have applied thereto, one or more scents.
- Each of the above-named characteristics may occur alone or in combination and may be applied to the upper and/or lower surface of the material comprising the sleeve 10 .
- portions of the material used in constructing the sleeve 10 may vary in the combination of such characteristics.
- the material utilized for the sleeve 10 itself may be opaque, translucent, transparent, or partially clear or tinted transparent.
- the term “floral grouping” as used herein means cut fresh flowers, artificial flowers, a single flower, or other fresh and/or artificial plants, or other floral materials, and may include other secondary plants and/or ornamentation or artificial or natural materials which add to the aesthetics of the overall floral grouping.
- the floral grouping comprises a bloom or foliage portion and a stem portion. Further, the floral grouping may comprise a growing potted plant having a root portion (not shown) as well. However, it will be appreciated that the floral grouping may consist of only a single bloom or only foliage, or a botanical item (not shown), or a propagule (not shown).
- the term “floral grouping” may be used interchangeably herein with both the terms “floral arrangement” and “potted plant”. The term “floral grouping” may also be used interchangeably herein with the terms “botanical item” and/or “propagule.”
- growing medium when used herein means any liquid, solid or gaseous material used for plant growth or for the cultivation of propagules, including organic and inorganic materials such as soil, humus, perlite, vermiculite, sand, water, and including the nutrients, fertilizers or hormones or combinations thereof required by the plants or propagules for growth.
- bottle item when used herein means a natural or artificial herbaceous or woody plant, taken singly or in combination.
- botanical item also means any portion or portions of natural or artificial herbaceous or woody plants including stems, leaves, flowers, blossoms, buds, blooms, cones, or roots, taken singly or in combination, or in groupings of such portions such as bouquet or floral grouping.
- progenitor when used herein means any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction including seeds, shoots, stems, runners, tubers, plants, leaves, roots or spores.
- a bonding material (not shown) may be disposed on a portion of the sleeve 10 to assist in holding the sleeve 10 to the pot having the floral grouping therein when such a pot is disposed within the sleeve or to assist in closing or sealing the upper portion of the sleeve 10 or in adhering the sleeve 10 to the pot after the pot has been disposed therein, as will be discussed in further detail below.
- the bonding material may be disposed as a strip or block on a surface of the sleeve 10 .
- the bonding material may also be disposed upon either the outer peripheral surface 16 , or the inner peripheral surface 24 of the sleeve 10 , as well as upon the pot.
- the bonding material may be disposed as spots of bonding material, or in any other geometric, non-geometric, asymmetric, or fanciful form, and in any pattern including covering either the entire inner peripheral surface and/or outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 10 and/or the pot or pot cover.
- the bonding material may be covered by a cover or release strip which can be removed prior to the use of the sleeve, pot or pot cover.
- the bonding material can be applied by means known to those of ordinary skill in their art.
- One method for disposing a bonding material, in this case an adhesive, is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,637 entitled “Method For Wrapping A Floral Grouping” issued to Weder et al., on May 12, 1992, which has been incorporated by reference above.
- bonding material when used herein means an adhesive, frequently a pressure sensitive adhesive, or a cohesive. When the bonding material is a cohesive, a similar cohesive material must be placed on the adjacent surface for bondingly contacting and bondingly engaging with the cohesive material.
- bonding material also includes materials which are heat sealable and, in this instance, the adjacent portions of the material must be brought into contact and then heat must be applied to effect the seal.
- bonding material also includes materials which are sonic sealable and vibratory sealable.
- bonding material when used herein also means a heat sealing lacquer or hot melt material which may be applied to the material and, in this instance, heat, sound waves, or vibrations, also must be applied to effect the sealing.
- a cold seal adhesive may be utilized as the bonding material.
- the cold seal adhesive adheres only to a similar substrate, acting similarly as a cohesive, and binds only to itself.
- the cold seal adhesive since it bonds only to a similar substrate, does not cause a residue to build up on equipment, thereby both permitting much more rapid disposition and use of such equipment to form articles and reducing labor costs.
- the dwell time that is, the time for the sheet of material to form and retain the shape of an article, such as a flower pot cover or flower pot, is reduced.
- a cold seal adhesive binds quickly and easily with minimal pressure, and such a seal is not readily releasable. This characteristic is different from, for example, a pressure sensitive adhesive.
- the sleeve 10 in one embodiment is demarcated into an upper portion 30 and a lower portion 32 .
- the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 is generally sized to contain a potted plant (not shown).
- the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 is sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping contained within the potted plant disposed within the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 .
- the sleeve 10 is demarcated into the upper portion 30 and the lower portion 32 by a detaching element 34 for enabling the detachment of the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 from the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 .
- the detaching element 34 is a plurality of generally curved, scalloped, laterally-oriented or alternatingly diagonally-oriented perforations which extend circumferentially across the outer peripheral surface 16 of the sleeve 10 from the first side 18 to the second side 20 .
- the term “detaching element,” as used generally herein, means any element, or combination of elements, or features, such as, but not by way of limitation, perforations, tear strips, zippers, and any other devices or elements of this nature known in the art, or any combination thereof, which enable the tearing away or detachment of one object from another. Therefore, while perforations are shown and described in detail herein, it will be understood that tear strips, zippers, or any other “detaching elements” known in the art, or any combination thereof, could be substituted therefore and/or used therewith.
- the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 further comprises a base portion 36 , and a skirt portion 38 .
- the base portion 36 comprises that part of the lower portion 32 which, when a pot is placed into the lower portion 32 , has an inner peripheral surface 24 which is substantially adjacent to and surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the pot (not shown).
- the skirt portion 38 comprises that portion of the lower portion 32 which extends beyond an upper rim of the pot and adjacent at least a portion, generally a lower portion, of the floral grouping contained within the pot and which is left to freely extend at an angle, inwardly or outwardly, from the base portion 36 when the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 is detached from the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 by actuation of the detaching element 34 .
- the skirt portion 38 comprises an upper peripheral edge congruent with the detaching element 34 which is connected to a lower peripheral edge, also congruent with the detaching element 34 , of the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 .
- the upper peripheral edge of the skirt portion 38 is congruent with a series of alternatingly diagonally-oriented lines of perforations which together form a zig-zag and comprise the detaching element 34 .
- the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 may also have an additional vertical detaching element comprising a plurality of vertical perforations (not shown) for facilitating removal of the upper portion 30 and which are disposed more or less vertically therein extending between the detaching element 34 of the sleeve 10 and the upper end 12 .
- the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 is separable from the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 by tearing the upper portion 30 along both the vertical perforations (when present) and the detaching element 34 , thereby separating the upper portion 30 from the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 .
- the lower portion 32 of the sleeve 10 remains disposed as the base portion 36 about the pot and as the skirt portion 38 about the floral grouping forming a decorative cover 48 which substantially surrounds and encompasses the potted plant.
- the sleeve 10 may have an open or closed lower end 14 .
- the lower end 14 When the lower end 14 is closed the lower end 14 may have one or more gussets 26 formed therein such as that seen in sleeve 10 in FIG. 1 for allowing expansion of the lower end 14 when an object with a broad lower end such as a pot is disposed therein.
- a strip of bonding material (not shown) may be disposed adjacent the upper end 12 of the sleeve for allowing the upper end 12 to be sealed for enclosing the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 about a floral grouping disposed therein.
- a sleeve may comprise a flap (not shown) positioned at the upper end 12 which can be folded over and sealed with a flap bonding strip to an adjacent portion of the outer peripheral surface 16 of the sleeve 10 near the upper end 12 thereof.
- Other versions of the sleeve 10 may comprise ventilation holes or drainage holes in the lower portion 32 for allowing movement of gases or moisture to and away from the inner retaining space 23 (not shown) of the sleeve.
- the sleeve 10 may comprise an inner strip or area of bonding material (not shown) disposed upon a portion of the inner peripheral surface 24 of the lower portion 32 which functions to enable the inner peripheral surface 24 , or a portion thereof, to be bondingly connected to the outer peripheral surface of the pot disposed therein causing the sleeve 10 to be bondingly connected to the pot.
- the sleeve 10 may further comprise an extended portion having apertures therein, which portion extends away from a portion of the upper end 12 of the sleeve 10 for allowing the sleeve 10 to be supported on a support assembly commercially available and known by one of ordinary skill in the art such as a pair of wickets for shipment, storage, assembly of the sleeve 10 , placement of the pot within the sleeve 10 , or other functions known in the art.
- the extension may have a plurality of perforations or other detaching elements for allowing the extension to be removed from the upper end 12 after the sleeve 10 has been provided for use as described elsewhere herein.
- the sleeve 10 may be supported by apertures in the upper portion 30 .
- the sleeve 10 has an extended portion comprising a handle for carrying the potted plant package by the sleeve 10 .
- the sleeve 10 may further comprise a detaching element comprising perforations for removing the handle at a later time.
- the sleeve 10 herein is further contemplated as having extension (or expansion) elements comprising at least one vertically oriented fold 40 which may extend from the upper end 12 to the lower end 14 of the sleeve 10 .
- the one or more folds 40 extend at least from a portion of the base portion 36 to a portion of the skirt portion 38 and may extend into the upper portion 30 as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the extension elements, comprising the one or more folds 40 functions to allow expansion of a portion of the base portion 36 and of the skirt portion 38 of the sleeve 10 when a pot is inserted into the inner retaining space 23 of the sleeve 10 .
- each fold 40 of the sleeve 10 comprises one or more areas of excess material shaped in the form of a pleat which extends from the base portion 36 to the upper end 12 of the sleeve 10 .
- excess material means an amount of material which has a greater surface area than would actually be necessary to form that portion of the plant covering where that portion of the plant covering actually flattened.
- the fold 40 can expand causing portions of the upper sleeve portion 30 and/or the skirt portion 38 to extend angularly from the base portion 36 .
- the invention further comprises a constricted area 44 which comprises overlapped portions of the folds 40 of the sleeve 10 .
- the folds 40 comprising the constricted area 44 are constricted by a constriction element 46 which is attached to a portion of the inner peripheral surface 24 , and/or outer peripheral surface 16 of the base portion 36 of the sleeve 10 .
- the constricted area 44 is preferably located at the upper end 37 of the base portion 36 below the skirt portion 38 and may extend completely or partially about the circumference of the sleeve 10 .
- the constriction element 46 functions to constrict the expansion of the folds 40 of the upper end 37 of the base portion 36 which comprise the constricted area 44 when a pot is disposed within the sleeve 10 , thereby causing the skirt portion 38 to extend at an angle, for example, outwardly, from the base portion 36 of the sleeve 10 as will be described in more detail below.
- the constriction element 46 in a preferred version comprises a band, ribbon, string, strip, or tape which is pre-attached to a portion of the base via an adhesive, cohesive, staple, cold or heat sealing, or sonic or vibratory sealing.
- the constriction element 46 may be non-elastic or may comprise a degree of elasticity for enabling partial expansion of the folds 40 of the constricted area 44 . It will be understood that such expansion will be less than that possible in the folds in the remaining, non-constricted portions of the base portion 36 and skirt portion 38 .
- the constriction element 46 being connected to the base portion 36 , is substantially immobile thereon and is not intended to be “drawn” about a portion of a pot like a drawstring.
- a sleeve 10 a may comprise folds 40 a which are parallel such that some of the folds 40 a extend the entire distance from the upper end 12 a to the lower end 14 a , while other folds 40 a , particularly those near sides 18 a and 20 a , extend from the upper end 12 a only part of the distance toward the lower end 14 a of the sleeve 10 a and may intersect sides 18 a or 20 a .
- the folds 40 a in sleeve 10 a are substantially parallel when the sleeve 10 a is in the flattened condition.
- the term “tapering folds” will be used in reference to the pattern of folds in the embodiment of sleeve 10 of FIG. 1 while the term “parallel folds” will be used in reference to the pattern of folds in the embodiment of sleeve 10 a of FIG. 2 .
- Sleeve 10 b is constructed without a detachable upper sleeve portion of the sleeve 10 b .
- Sleeve 10 b has tapered folds 40 b and has a skirt portion 38 b which in the flattened condition extends at an angle from the base portion 36 b and has a constricted area 44 b which is similar to the constricted area 44 described above.
- Sleeve 10 b is shown as having a constriction element 46 b similar to the constriction element 46 which is externally disposed, however the constriction element 46 b may also be disposed internally upon the inner peripheral surface 24 b (not shown) of the base portion 36 b in the same manner as described for constriction element 46 in sleeve 10 .
- the sleeve of FIG. 4 designated by the reference numeral 10 c is similar to the sleeve 10 b except it has folds 40 c which are parallel, and has a lower end 14 c which has a straight seal.
- sleeves 10 d and 10 e are similar to sleeves 10 b and 10 c , respectively except the angle of the outer edge of the skirt portion 38 d and 38 e forms a straight line with the outer edge of the base portion 36 d and 36 e , respectively.
- the skirt portion of any of the sleeves defined herein may extend at other angles not described herein such as at an inwardly facing angle.
- FIG. 7 Shown in FIG. 7 is a sleeve 10 f which exemplifies the embodiment wherein a constricted area 44 f is constricted internally by a constriction element 46 f attached to the inner peripheral surface 24 f (not shown) of the sleeve 10 f.
- the sleeve 10 of FIG. 1 is shown as having a pot 50 disposed therein, in phantom view.
- the pot 50 has an upper end 52 , a lower end 54 , and an outer peripheral surface 56 , and has a plant or floral grouping 58 disposed therein.
- the upper portion 30 of the sleeve 10 surrounds and generally encompasses the floral grouping 58 .
- the skirt portion 38 extends away from the upper end 37 of the base portion 36 , for example in a manner as shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 which shows a decorative cover 48 which is left surrounding the pot 50 after the upper sleeve portion 30 of the sleeve 10 has been detached. It will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9 exemplify the combination of any of the sleeves described in FIGS. 1-7 as will be obvious in light of the disclosure provided herewith.
- the sleeve 10 As shown in FIG. 8 , the lower end 54 of the pot 50 is closed but may have holes (not shown) for permitting water drainage.
- the term “pot” as used herein refers to any type of container used for holding a floral grouping or plant. Examples of pots, used in accordance with the present invention include, but not by way of limitation, clay pots, wooden pots, plastic pots, pots made from natural and synthetic fibers, or any combination thereof.
- the pot is adapted to receive a floral grouping.
- the floral grouping may be disposed within the pot along with a suitable growing medium described in further detail below, or other retaining medium, such as a floral foam. It will also be understood that the floral grouping, and any appropriate growing medium or other retaining medium, may be disposed in the sleeve without a pot.
- FIGS. 10-12 a preferred method of how the present invention is employed is shown.
- a sleeve such as sleeve 10 d of FIG. 5 .
- a pot 50 is disposed into an inner retaining space 23 d of sleeve 10 d in a direction 60 .
- the pot 50 begins to deform the base portion 36 d and begins to cause the folds 40 d to expand as shown in FIG. 11 .
- the pot 50 causes the base portion 36 d to further expand in an outward direction 62 as shown in FIG. 12 .
- the skirt portion 38 d is caused to expand a distance outwardly angularly from the upper end 37 d of the base portion 36 d .
- the skirt portion 38 d may be caused to extend at an inward direction (not shown) toward the floral grouping 58 .
- sleeve 10 g which is similar to sleeve 10 except sleeve 10 g has portions therein, designated by the reference numeral 64 which are formed without folds 40 g therein. It will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that the size, extent and area of the portions 64 may vary according to the desired structure, performance, and manner of use of the sleeve.
- FIG. 14 Shown in FIG. 14 is a sleeve 10 h , having a pot 50 therein.
- the sleeve 10 h is similar to any of sleeves 10 - 10 g described previously except the folds 40 h extend various vertical distances and generally do not extend all the way to the lower end 14 h of the sleeve 10 h .
- FIG. 15 shows a sleeve 10 i which is similar to sleeve 10 h except sleeve 10 i has a detachable upper portion 30 i .
- FIG. 16 shows a cross-section of sleeve 10 i showing the pleated construction of folds 40 i and the portion 64 of the sleeve 10 i lacking a fold 40 i.
- FIG. 17 Shown in FIG. 17 is a sleeve 10 j which is similar to sleeve 10 g except the folds, designated by the reference numeral 40 j , are z-shaped in cross-section.
- Sleeve 10 k of FIG. 18 is similar to sleeve 10 h of FIG. 14 except the folds, designated as folds 40 k , are z-shaped in cross-section like the folds 40 j of sleeve 10 j .
- Sleeve 10 l of FIG. 19 is similar to sleeve 10 i of FIG. 15 except the folds 40 l are z-shaped in cross-section.
- the sleeve 10 i is shown in cross-section in FIG. 20 .
- FIG. 21 Shown in FIG. 21 is a sleeve 10 m which is similar to sleeve 10 g except the folds, designated by the reference numeral 40 m , are fluted, or accordion-shaped in cross-section.
- Sleeve 10 n of FIG. 22 is similar to sleeve 10 h of FIG. 14 except the folds, designated as folds 40 n , are fluted, or accordion-shaped in cross-section like the folds 40 m of sleeve 10 m .
- Sleeve 10 p is similar to sleeve 10 i of FIG. 15 except the folds 40 p are fluted, or accordion-shaped in cross-section.
- Sleeve 10 p is shown in cross-section in FIG. 24 .
- the protective “upper sleeve portion” and the “base portion” of the sleeve and components of the present invention may comprise a unitary construction, as described in the versions of the invention exemplified in FIGS. 1-24 , or may comprise separately formed components which are attached together by various bonding materials, as described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,979 mentioned supra.
- a bonding material may be disposed on the outer peripheral surface 56 of the pot 50 while the sleeve 10 - 10 p is free of a bonding material (except for the bonding material used to form the connected portion of the folds).
- the bonding material on the outer peripheral surface 56 of the pot 50 engages a portion of the inner peripheral surface 24 of the sleeve 10 - 10 p causing the sleeve 10 - 10 p to be bondingly connected to a portion of the outer peripheral surface 56 of the pot 50 .
- a bonding material may be disposed on both the outer peripheral surface 56 of the pot 50 and the inner peripheral surface 24 of the sleeve 10 - 10 p .
- the bonding material both of the pot 50 and the sleeve 10 - 10 p is a cohesive which allows bonding to a surface covered with the cohesive but not to dissimilar surfaces.
- the skirt portion 38 preferably comprises a plurality of “petals”. It will be understood, however, that the design of the skirt portion 38 is not meant to be limited to a “petal” design and may be constructed in any number of other decorative patterns, several being shown in FIGS. 25A-25F .
- FIG. 25A shows a sleeve 10 q having a skirt portion 38 q having a crenate or scalloped pattern.
- FIG. 25B shows sleeve 10 r having a skirt portion 38 r having a crenate or scalloped pattern which is inverted.
- FIG. 25C shows a sleeve 10 s having a skirt portion 38 s having a crenulate toothed or zig-zag pattern.
- FIG. 25D shows a sleeve 10 t having a skirt portion 38 t having a crenelated or rectangular-shaped pattern.
- FIG. 25E shows a sleeve 10 u having a skirt portion 38 u having a diagonal pattern slanted upwardly from one side of the sleeve 10 u to the other.
- FIG. 25F shows a sleeve 10 v having a skirt portion 38 v having a curved or wavy pattern.
- the sleeves described herein may be formed by intermittently advancing two separate webs, one or two webs preformed in the form of a tube, or a single web folded double and sealing the longitudinal sides and bottom of the two facing panels then cutting the sleeve thus formed from the webs or web.
- Machines which can form sleeves from such single webs or pairs of webs are well within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art.
- a release material or cover strip covering the adhesive or cohesive bonding material disposed on any portion of the sleeve for preventing the bonding material from bonding to another surface until the desired time.
- the sleeve may be applied thereto either by depositing the pot or covered pot downwardly into the open retaining space of the sleeve, or the sleeve may be brought upwardly about the pot or covered pot from below the pot or a covered pot.
- closure bonding areas such as closure bonding areas, support extensions, handles, additional perforations, drainage holes, ventilation holes, combinations of material may be used alone or in combination as elements of any of the embodiments described above herein.
Abstract
A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a base portion. The sleeve may have an upper sleeve portion which can surround a plant disposed in a pot and which can be detached once the function of the sleeve has been completed. The sleeve has a plurality of folds, some constricted by a constriction element, the folds comprising expansion elements for allowing portions of the base portion to expand, when a pot is disposed within the sleeve.
Description
- The present application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/980,137, filed Oct. 30, 2007, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/890,569, filed Aug. 7, 2007, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/079,964, filed Mar. 15, 2005, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/625,181, filed Jul. 23, 2003, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/307,126, filed Nov. 26, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,618,992, issued Sep. 16, 2003; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/034,525, filed Dec. 20, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,499,252, issued Dec. 31, 2002; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/625,619, filed Jul. 24, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,339,900, issued Jan. 22, 2002; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/124,826, filed Jul. 29, 1998, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/064,460, filed Apr. 22, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,151,830, issued Nov. 28, 2000; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/788,616, filed Jan. 27, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,749,171, issued May 12, 1998; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/237,078, filed May 3, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,979, issued May 6, 1997; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/220,852, filed Mar. 31, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,572,851, issued Nov. 12, 1996. Each of the above-referenced patents and patent applications is hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- This invention generally relates to sleeves, and, more particularly, sleeves used to wrap flower pots containing floral groupings and/or mediums containing floral groupings, and methods of using same.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sleeve having a gusset and an upper detachable portion constructed in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another sleeve having an upper detachable portion constructed in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a sleeve having a gusset and without an upper detachable portion and constructed in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is an elevational view of another sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is an elevational view of another sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 6 is an elevational view of another sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is an elevational view of a sleeve having a connecting bonding material on the interior thereof. -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an opened version of the sleeve ofFIG. 1 having a potted plant disposed therein. -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a potted plant covered by a sleeve such as the sleeve of any one of the sleeves ofFIGS. 1-8 . -
FIG. 10 is an elevational view of a potted plant about to be disposed within a sleeve of the present invention. -
FIG. 11 is an elevational view of the potted plant ofFIG. 10 partially disposed within the sleeve ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 is an elevational view of the potted plant ofFIG. 10 fully disposed within the sleeve ofFIG. 10 , wherein the arrows indicate outward expansion of portions of the sleeve. -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a sleeve of the present invention showing the sleeve in an opened condition and wherein the sleeve comprises pleated folds. -
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve ofFIG. 13 except without an upper sleeve portion and with the skirt extended. -
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve ofFIG. 13 except the expansion elements do not extend completely to the upper end and lower ends of the sleeve and extend at various lengths longitudinally. -
FIG. 16 is a plan view of a cross section taken along the line 16-16 of the sleeve ofFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 17 is a perspective view of another version of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention wherein the sleeve comprises z-shaped folds. -
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve ofFIG. 17 except without an upper sleeve portion and with the skirt extended. -
FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve ofFIG. 17 except the z-shaped folds do not extend completely to the upper end and lower end of the sleeve. -
FIG. 20 is a plan view of a cross section taken along the line 20-20 of the sleeve ofFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 21 is a perspective view of an alternate version of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention wherein the sleeve comprises fluted or groove-shaped folds. -
FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve ofFIG. 21 except without an upper sleeve portion and with the skirt extended. -
FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a sleeve similar to the sleeve ofFIG. 21 except the fluted or groove-shaped folds do not extend completely to the upper end or lower end of the sleeve. -
FIG. 24 is a plan view of a cross section taken along the line of 24-24 of the sleeve ofFIG. 23 . -
FIG. 25A is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention and having a skirt with an upper edge having a crenate or scalloped pattern. -
FIG. 25B is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention and having a skirt with an upper edge having an inverted crenate or scalloped pattern. -
FIG. 25C is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a crenulate, toothed, or zig-zag pattern. -
FIG. 25D is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a crenelated or rectangular-shaped pattern. -
FIG. 25E is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a diagonal pattern. -
FIG. 25F is an elevational view of a sleeve constructed in accordance with the present invention having a skirt with an upper edge having a curved or wavy pattern. - The present invention contemplates a preformed sleeve for covering a pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface. The preformed sleeve comprises a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, and an interior space. A skirt portion extends from the upper end of the base portion. The sleeve comprises an extension (or expansion) elements which comprise a plurality of folds in the base portion and in the skirt portion. The sleeve further comprises a constricted area which is made up of portions of folds in the base portion adjacent the lower end of the skirt portion which is constricted by a constriction element attached to the base portion. The constricted area may extend entirely circumferentially about the upper end of the base portion, or may extend only partially circumferentially about the upper end of the base portion. The constriction element functions to constrict the expansion of an upper portion of the base portion such that when a pot is disposed within the sleeve, pressure is exerted by the pot onto the constricted area causing the skirt portion to extend at an angle to the base portion. The preformed sleeve may further comprise a detachable upper sleeve portion generally sized to enclose a floral grouping which when detached allows the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base portion when a pot is disposed within the base portion of the sleeve. The upper portion when present may be detachable via perforations, tear strips, weakened areas, or zippers. The upper sleeve portion may have an extended upper portion for serving as a handle or support device. The folds or expansion elements may extend the entire length from the lower end of the base portion to the upper end of the sleeve or may extend only an intermediate distance therebetween.
- The expansion elements may be a plurality of vertical pleats, a plurality of vertical folds each having a Z-shaped cross section, a plurality of vertical accordion-type folds, or other similar types of expandable forms.
- The preformed sleeve may form part of a plant package when used in conjunction with a pot disposed within the interior space of the base portion of the preformed sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion and the floral grouping is substantially surrounded and encompassed and enclosed by the upper sleeve portion when it forms a part of the preformed sleeve.
- Also, the base portion may comprise a bonding material disposed on an inner peripheral surface thereof for bondingly connecting to a pot disposed therein. Further, the upper sleeve portion when present extend from the upper end of the skirt portion, or may be connected to the base portion. When the upper sleeve portion is connected to the base portion, it may be connected to an inner peripheral surface of the base portion, leaving the skirt portion exposed, or it may be attached to an outer peripheral surface of the base portion, and may thereby enclose the skirt portion until it is detached from the base portion.
- The base portion and the skirt portion of the preformed tubular sleeve may be constructed from a first material and the upper sleeve portion constructed from a second material different from the first material. The base portion and the upper sleeve portion of the preformed sleeve may be constructed from a first material and the skirt portion constructed from a second material different from the first material. The preformed sleeve may comprise a portion of a plant package which additionally comprises a pot disposed within the sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion.
- These embodiments and others of the present invention are now described in more detail below. It will be appreciated that the examples provided herein are not intended to limit the scope and extent of the claimed invention but are only intended to exemplify various embodiments of the invention contemplated herein.
- The Embodiments and Methods of Use of
FIGS. 1-25F - Shown in
FIG. 1 and designated therein by thegeneral reference numeral 10 is a flexible preformed sleeve of unitary construction. Thesleeve 10 preferably initially comprises a flexible flat collapsed piece of material which is openable in the form of a tube or sleeve. In an alternative embodiment, thesleeve 10 may be formed in an opened frusto-conical configuration. Thesleeve 10 is preferably tapered outwardly from the lower end toward a larger diameter at its upper end. In its flattened state thesleeve 10 has an overall trapezoidal or modified trapezoidal shape, and when opened is substantially frusto-conical to coniform. It will be appreciated, however, that thesleeve 10 may comprise variations on the aforementioned shapes or may comprise significantly altered shapes such as square or rectangular, wherein thesleeve 10 when opened has a cylindrical form, as long as thesleeve 10 functions in accordance with the present invention in the manner described herein. - The
sleeve 10 has anupper end 12, alower end 14, an outerperipheral surface 16 and in its flattened state has afirst side 18 and asecond side 20. Thesleeve 10 has anopening 22 at theupper end 12 and may be open at the lower end 14 (not shown), or closed with a bottom at thelower end 14. Thesleeve 10 also has an innerperipheral surface 24 which, when thesleeve 10 is opened, defines and encompasses aninner retaining space 23. When thelower end 14 of thesleeve 10 is closed, a portion of thelower end 14 may be inwardly or outwardly folded to form one ormore gussets 26 constructed in a manner well-known to one of ordinary skill in the art as shown inFIG. 1 for permitting a circular bottom of an object such as a potted plant (not shown) to be disposed into theinner retaining space 23 of thelower end 14 of thesleeve 10. Further thelower end 14 may be constructed in the manner shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,395, the specification of which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety.FIG. 2 shows asleeve 10 a formed without a gusset in thelower end 14 a. - The
sleeve 10 is generally frusto-conically shaped, but thesleeve 10 may be, by way of example but not by way of limitation, cylindrical, frusto-conical, a combination of both frusto-conical and cylindrical, or any other shape, as long as thesleeve 10 functions as described herein as noted above. Further, thesleeve 10 may comprise any shape, whether geometric, non-geometric, asymmetrical and/or fanciful as long as it functions in accordance with the present invention. Thesleeve 10 may also be equipped with drainage holes (e.g., one or more holes) in the base portion or bottom thereof or ventilation holes (not shown) in the base or upper sleeve portion, or can be made from permeable or impermeable materials. - The material from which the
sleeve 10 is constructed preferably has a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil. Often, the thickness of thesleeve 10 is in a range from about 0.5 mil to about 10 mil. Preferably, thesleeve 10 has a thickness in a range from about 1.0 mil to about 5 mil. More preferably, thesleeve 10 is constructed from a material which is flexible, semi-rigid, rigid, or any combination thereof. Thesleeve 10 may be constructed of a single layer of material or a plurality of layers of the same or different types of materials. Any thickness of the material may be utilized as long as the material functions in accordance with the present invention as described herein. The layers of material comprising thesleeve 10 may be connected together or laminated or may be separate layers. Such materials used to construct thesleeve 10 are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,637 entitled “Method For Wrapping A Floral Grouping” issued to Weder et al., on May 12, 1992, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Any thickness of material may be utilized in accordance with the present invention as long as thesleeve 10 may be formed as described herein, and as long as the formedsleeve 10 may contain at least a portion of a pot or potted plant or a floral grouping, as described herein. Additionally, an insulating material such as bubble film, preferable as one of two or more layers, can be utilized in order to provide additional protection for the item, such as the floral grouping, contained therein. - In one embodiment, the
sleeve 10 may be constructed from a sheet comprising two polypropylene films. The material comprising thesleeve 10 may be connected together or laminated or may be separate layers. In an alternative embodiment, thesleeve 10 may be constructed from only one of the polypropylene films. - The
sleeve 10 is constructed from any suitable material that is capable of being formed into a sleeve and wrapped about a pot and a floral grouping disposed therein. Preferably, the material comprises treated or untreated paper, metal foil, polymer film, non-polymer film, woven or unwoven fabric, synthetic or natural fabric, cardboard, fiber, cloth, burlap, or laminations or combinations thereof. - The term “polymer film” means a man-made polymer such as a polypropylene or a naturally occurring polymer such as cellophane. A polymer film is relatively strong and not as subject to tearing (substantially non-tearable), as might be the case with paper or foil.
- The material comprising the
sleeve 10 may vary in color and may consist of designs or decorative patterns which are printed, etched, and/or embossed thereon using inks or other printing materials. An example of an ink which may be applied to the surface of the material is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,147,706 entitled “Water Based Ink On Foil And/Or Synthetic Organic Polymer” issued to Kingman on Sep. 15, 1992, and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. - In addition, the material may have various colorings, coatings, flocking and/or metallic finishes, or other decorative surface ornamentation applied separately or simultaneously or may be characterized totally or partially by pearlescent, translucent, transparent, iridescent, neon, or the like, qualities. The material may further comprise, or have applied thereto, one or more scents. Each of the above-named characteristics may occur alone or in combination and may be applied to the upper and/or lower surface of the material comprising the
sleeve 10. Moreover, portions of the material used in constructing thesleeve 10 may vary in the combination of such characteristics. The material utilized for thesleeve 10 itself may be opaque, translucent, transparent, or partially clear or tinted transparent. - The term “floral grouping” as used herein means cut fresh flowers, artificial flowers, a single flower, or other fresh and/or artificial plants, or other floral materials, and may include other secondary plants and/or ornamentation or artificial or natural materials which add to the aesthetics of the overall floral grouping. The floral grouping comprises a bloom or foliage portion and a stem portion. Further, the floral grouping may comprise a growing potted plant having a root portion (not shown) as well. However, it will be appreciated that the floral grouping may consist of only a single bloom or only foliage, or a botanical item (not shown), or a propagule (not shown). The term “floral grouping” may be used interchangeably herein with both the terms “floral arrangement” and “potted plant”. The term “floral grouping” may also be used interchangeably herein with the terms “botanical item” and/or “propagule.”
- The term “growing medium” when used herein means any liquid, solid or gaseous material used for plant growth or for the cultivation of propagules, including organic and inorganic materials such as soil, humus, perlite, vermiculite, sand, water, and including the nutrients, fertilizers or hormones or combinations thereof required by the plants or propagules for growth.
- The term “botanical item” when used herein means a natural or artificial herbaceous or woody plant, taken singly or in combination. The term “botanical item” also means any portion or portions of natural or artificial herbaceous or woody plants including stems, leaves, flowers, blossoms, buds, blooms, cones, or roots, taken singly or in combination, or in groupings of such portions such as bouquet or floral grouping.
- The term “propagule” when used herein means any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction including seeds, shoots, stems, runners, tubers, plants, leaves, roots or spores.
- In accordance with the present invention, a bonding material (not shown) may be disposed on a portion of the
sleeve 10 to assist in holding thesleeve 10 to the pot having the floral grouping therein when such a pot is disposed within the sleeve or to assist in closing or sealing the upper portion of thesleeve 10 or in adhering thesleeve 10 to the pot after the pot has been disposed therein, as will be discussed in further detail below. - It will be understood that the bonding material may be disposed as a strip or block on a surface of the
sleeve 10. The bonding material may also be disposed upon either the outerperipheral surface 16, or the innerperipheral surface 24 of thesleeve 10, as well as upon the pot. Further, the bonding material may be disposed as spots of bonding material, or in any other geometric, non-geometric, asymmetric, or fanciful form, and in any pattern including covering either the entire inner peripheral surface and/or outer peripheral surface of thesleeve 10 and/or the pot or pot cover. The bonding material may be covered by a cover or release strip which can be removed prior to the use of the sleeve, pot or pot cover. The bonding material can be applied by means known to those of ordinary skill in their art. One method for disposing a bonding material, in this case an adhesive, is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,637 entitled “Method For Wrapping A Floral Grouping” issued to Weder et al., on May 12, 1992, which has been incorporated by reference above. - The term “bonding material” when used herein means an adhesive, frequently a pressure sensitive adhesive, or a cohesive. When the bonding material is a cohesive, a similar cohesive material must be placed on the adjacent surface for bondingly contacting and bondingly engaging with the cohesive material. The term “bonding material” also includes materials which are heat sealable and, in this instance, the adjacent portions of the material must be brought into contact and then heat must be applied to effect the seal. The term “bonding material” also includes materials which are sonic sealable and vibratory sealable. The term “bonding material” when used herein also means a heat sealing lacquer or hot melt material which may be applied to the material and, in this instance, heat, sound waves, or vibrations, also must be applied to effect the sealing.
- Alternatively, a cold seal adhesive may be utilized as the bonding material. The cold seal adhesive adheres only to a similar substrate, acting similarly as a cohesive, and binds only to itself. The cold seal adhesive, since it bonds only to a similar substrate, does not cause a residue to build up on equipment, thereby both permitting much more rapid disposition and use of such equipment to form articles and reducing labor costs. Further, since no heat is required to effect the seal, the dwell time, that is, the time for the sheet of material to form and retain the shape of an article, such as a flower pot cover or flower pot, is reduced. A cold seal adhesive binds quickly and easily with minimal pressure, and such a seal is not readily releasable. This characteristic is different from, for example, a pressure sensitive adhesive.
- As shown in
FIG. 1 , thesleeve 10 in one embodiment is demarcated into anupper portion 30 and alower portion 32. Thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10 is generally sized to contain a potted plant (not shown). Theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 is sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping contained within the potted plant disposed within thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10. Thesleeve 10 is demarcated into theupper portion 30 and thelower portion 32 by a detachingelement 34 for enabling the detachment of theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 from thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10. In the present version, the detachingelement 34 is a plurality of generally curved, scalloped, laterally-oriented or alternatingly diagonally-oriented perforations which extend circumferentially across the outerperipheral surface 16 of thesleeve 10 from thefirst side 18 to thesecond side 20. The term “detaching element,” as used generally herein, means any element, or combination of elements, or features, such as, but not by way of limitation, perforations, tear strips, zippers, and any other devices or elements of this nature known in the art, or any combination thereof, which enable the tearing away or detachment of one object from another. Therefore, while perforations are shown and described in detail herein, it will be understood that tear strips, zippers, or any other “detaching elements” known in the art, or any combination thereof, could be substituted therefore and/or used therewith. - In a preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 1 , thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10 further comprises abase portion 36, and askirt portion 38. Thebase portion 36 comprises that part of thelower portion 32 which, when a pot is placed into thelower portion 32, has an innerperipheral surface 24 which is substantially adjacent to and surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the pot (not shown). Theskirt portion 38 comprises that portion of thelower portion 32 which extends beyond an upper rim of the pot and adjacent at least a portion, generally a lower portion, of the floral grouping contained within the pot and which is left to freely extend at an angle, inwardly or outwardly, from thebase portion 36 when theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 is detached from thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10 by actuation of the detachingelement 34. In theintact sleeve 10, theskirt portion 38 comprises an upper peripheral edge congruent with the detachingelement 34 which is connected to a lower peripheral edge, also congruent with the detachingelement 34, of theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10. InFIG. 1 , the upper peripheral edge of theskirt portion 38 is congruent with a series of alternatingly diagonally-oriented lines of perforations which together form a zig-zag and comprise the detachingelement 34. - The
upper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 may also have an additional vertical detaching element comprising a plurality of vertical perforations (not shown) for facilitating removal of theupper portion 30 and which are disposed more or less vertically therein extending between the detachingelement 34 of thesleeve 10 and theupper end 12. Theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 is separable from thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10 by tearing theupper portion 30 along both the vertical perforations (when present) and the detachingelement 34, thereby separating theupper portion 30 from thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10. Thelower portion 32 of thesleeve 10 remains disposed as thebase portion 36 about the pot and as theskirt portion 38 about the floral grouping forming adecorative cover 48 which substantially surrounds and encompasses the potted plant. - It will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that equipment and devices for forming floral sleeves are commercially available, and are well known to a person of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, further discussion of the construction of the covers described herein is not deemed necessary.
- As noted above, the
sleeve 10 may have an open or closedlower end 14. When thelower end 14 is closed thelower end 14 may have one ormore gussets 26 formed therein such as that seen insleeve 10 inFIG. 1 for allowing expansion of thelower end 14 when an object with a broad lower end such as a pot is disposed therein. In another version of the present invention a strip of bonding material (not shown) may be disposed adjacent theupper end 12 of the sleeve for allowing theupper end 12 to be sealed for enclosing theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 about a floral grouping disposed therein. In another version of the present invention, a sleeve may comprise a flap (not shown) positioned at theupper end 12 which can be folded over and sealed with a flap bonding strip to an adjacent portion of the outerperipheral surface 16 of thesleeve 10 near theupper end 12 thereof. Other versions of the sleeve 10 (not shown) may comprise ventilation holes or drainage holes in thelower portion 32 for allowing movement of gases or moisture to and away from the inner retaining space 23 (not shown) of the sleeve. - In another version of the present invention (not shown), the
sleeve 10 may comprise an inner strip or area of bonding material (not shown) disposed upon a portion of the innerperipheral surface 24 of thelower portion 32 which functions to enable the innerperipheral surface 24, or a portion thereof, to be bondingly connected to the outer peripheral surface of the pot disposed therein causing thesleeve 10 to be bondingly connected to the pot. - In another embodiment (not shown), the
sleeve 10, may further comprise an extended portion having apertures therein, which portion extends away from a portion of theupper end 12 of thesleeve 10 for allowing thesleeve 10 to be supported on a support assembly commercially available and known by one of ordinary skill in the art such as a pair of wickets for shipment, storage, assembly of thesleeve 10, placement of the pot within thesleeve 10, or other functions known in the art. The extension may have a plurality of perforations or other detaching elements for allowing the extension to be removed from theupper end 12 after thesleeve 10 has been provided for use as described elsewhere herein. Alternatively, thesleeve 10 may be supported by apertures in theupper portion 30. In another version of the invention (not shown), thesleeve 10 has an extended portion comprising a handle for carrying the potted plant package by thesleeve 10. Thesleeve 10 may further comprise a detaching element comprising perforations for removing the handle at a later time. - Other versions of the present invention (not shown), may comprise additional perforated areas for enhancing angularity of the extension of the
skirt portion 38 away from thebase portion 36 after theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 has been detached. Examples of such sleeves described above herein comprising these additional features are shown inFIGS. 6-8 and 14-20 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,979 and the corresponding descriptions therein, which are specifically hereby incorporated herein by reference. - The
sleeve 10 herein is further contemplated as having extension (or expansion) elements comprising at least one vertically orientedfold 40 which may extend from theupper end 12 to thelower end 14 of thesleeve 10. - The one or
more folds 40 extend at least from a portion of thebase portion 36 to a portion of theskirt portion 38 and may extend into theupper portion 30 as shown inFIG. 1 . The extension elements, comprising the one ormore folds 40, functions to allow expansion of a portion of thebase portion 36 and of theskirt portion 38 of thesleeve 10 when a pot is inserted into theinner retaining space 23 of thesleeve 10. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , each fold 40 of thesleeve 10 comprises one or more areas of excess material shaped in the form of a pleat which extends from thebase portion 36 to theupper end 12 of thesleeve 10. As used herein, the term “excess material” means an amount of material which has a greater surface area than would actually be necessary to form that portion of the plant covering where that portion of the plant covering actually flattened. Thefold 40 can expand causing portions of theupper sleeve portion 30 and/or theskirt portion 38 to extend angularly from thebase portion 36. - As contemplated herein, the invention further comprises a constricted
area 44 which comprises overlapped portions of thefolds 40 of thesleeve 10. Thefolds 40 comprising the constrictedarea 44 are constricted by aconstriction element 46 which is attached to a portion of the innerperipheral surface 24, and/or outerperipheral surface 16 of thebase portion 36 of thesleeve 10. The constrictedarea 44 is preferably located at theupper end 37 of thebase portion 36 below theskirt portion 38 and may extend completely or partially about the circumference of thesleeve 10. Theconstriction element 46 functions to constrict the expansion of thefolds 40 of theupper end 37 of thebase portion 36 which comprise the constrictedarea 44 when a pot is disposed within thesleeve 10, thereby causing theskirt portion 38 to extend at an angle, for example, outwardly, from thebase portion 36 of thesleeve 10 as will be described in more detail below. Theconstriction element 46 in a preferred version comprises a band, ribbon, string, strip, or tape which is pre-attached to a portion of the base via an adhesive, cohesive, staple, cold or heat sealing, or sonic or vibratory sealing. Theconstriction element 46 may be non-elastic or may comprise a degree of elasticity for enabling partial expansion of thefolds 40 of the constrictedarea 44. It will be understood that such expansion will be less than that possible in the folds in the remaining, non-constricted portions of thebase portion 36 andskirt portion 38. Theconstriction element 46, being connected to thebase portion 36, is substantially immobile thereon and is not intended to be “drawn” about a portion of a pot like a drawstring. - The
folds 40 in thesleeve 10 contemplated herein may be constructed in such a manner that each fold 40 extends completely from thelower end 14 of thesleeve 10 to theupper end 12 of thesleeve 10 as shown inFIG. 1 . Alternatively as shown inFIG. 2 , asleeve 10 a may comprisefolds 40 a which are parallel such that some of thefolds 40 a extend the entire distance from theupper end 12 a to thelower end 14 a, whileother folds 40 a, particularly thosenear sides upper end 12 a only part of the distance toward thelower end 14 a of thesleeve 10 a and may intersectsides folds 40 a insleeve 10 a are substantially parallel when thesleeve 10 a is in the flattened condition. Henceforth the term “tapering folds” will be used in reference to the pattern of folds in the embodiment ofsleeve 10 ofFIG. 1 while the term “parallel folds” will be used in reference to the pattern of folds in the embodiment ofsleeve 10 a ofFIG. 2 . - Attention is now drawn to the embodiment of the present invention designated by
reference numeral 10 b inFIG. 3 .Sleeve 10 b is constructed without a detachable upper sleeve portion of thesleeve 10 b.Sleeve 10 b has taperedfolds 40 b and has askirt portion 38 b which in the flattened condition extends at an angle from thebase portion 36 b and has a constrictedarea 44 b which is similar to the constrictedarea 44 described above.Sleeve 10 b is shown as having aconstriction element 46 b similar to theconstriction element 46 which is externally disposed, however theconstriction element 46 b may also be disposed internally upon the inner peripheral surface 24 b (not shown) of thebase portion 36 b in the same manner as described forconstriction element 46 insleeve 10. The sleeve ofFIG. 4 designated by thereference numeral 10 c is similar to thesleeve 10 b except it has folds 40 c which are parallel, and has alower end 14 c which has a straight seal. It will of course be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art thatsleeve 10 c may be formed with a gusseted bottom, andsleeve 10 b, may be formed without a gusseted bottom. Referring now toFIGS. 5 and 6 ,sleeves sleeves skirt portion base portion - Shown in
FIG. 7 is asleeve 10 f which exemplifies the embodiment wherein a constrictedarea 44 f is constricted internally by aconstriction element 46 f attached to the inner peripheral surface 24 f (not shown) of thesleeve 10 f. - Referring now to
FIG. 8 , thesleeve 10 ofFIG. 1 is shown as having apot 50 disposed therein, in phantom view. Thepot 50 has anupper end 52, alower end 54, and an outerperipheral surface 56, and has a plant orfloral grouping 58 disposed therein. Theupper portion 30 of thesleeve 10 surrounds and generally encompasses thefloral grouping 58. When theupper portion 30 is detached along the detachingelement 34, theskirt portion 38 extends away from theupper end 37 of thebase portion 36, for example in a manner as shown inFIG. 9 , which shows adecorative cover 48 which is left surrounding thepot 50 after theupper sleeve portion 30 of thesleeve 10 has been detached. It will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments ofFIGS. 8 and 9 exemplify the combination of any of the sleeves described inFIGS. 1-7 as will be obvious in light of the disclosure provided herewith. - It will generally be desired to use the
sleeve 10 as thedecorative cover 48 for a potted plant (FIGS. 8 and 9 ). As shown inFIG. 8 , thelower end 54 of thepot 50 is closed but may have holes (not shown) for permitting water drainage. The term “pot” as used herein refers to any type of container used for holding a floral grouping or plant. Examples of pots, used in accordance with the present invention include, but not by way of limitation, clay pots, wooden pots, plastic pots, pots made from natural and synthetic fibers, or any combination thereof. The pot is adapted to receive a floral grouping. The floral grouping may be disposed within the pot along with a suitable growing medium described in further detail below, or other retaining medium, such as a floral foam. It will also be understood that the floral grouping, and any appropriate growing medium or other retaining medium, may be disposed in the sleeve without a pot. - Referring now to
FIGS. 10-12 , a preferred method of how the present invention is employed is shown. Shown inFIG. 10 is a sleeve such assleeve 10 d ofFIG. 5 . Apot 50 is disposed into aninner retaining space 23 d ofsleeve 10 d in adirection 60. As thepot 50 is disposed within thesleeve 10 d, thepot 50 begins to deform thebase portion 36 d and begins to cause thefolds 40 d to expand as shown inFIG. 11 . As thepot 50 is further disposed with thesleeve 10 d, thepot 50 causes thebase portion 36 d to further expand in anoutward direction 62 as shown inFIG. 12 . As thepot 50 exerts pressure on the inner peripheral surface 24 d of thesleeve 10 d and upon the constricted area 44 d, theskirt portion 38 d is caused to expand a distance outwardly angularly from theupper end 37 d of thebase portion 36 d. In an alternative embodiment theskirt portion 38 d may be caused to extend at an inward direction (not shown) toward thefloral grouping 58. - Referring now to
FIG. 13 , attention is drawn to the sleeve designated by the general reference numeral 10 g which is similar tosleeve 10 except sleeve 10 g has portions therein, designated by thereference numeral 64 which are formed without folds 40 g therein. It will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that the size, extent and area of theportions 64 may vary according to the desired structure, performance, and manner of use of the sleeve. - Shown in
FIG. 14 is asleeve 10 h, having apot 50 therein. Thesleeve 10 h is similar to any of sleeves 10-10 g described previously except thefolds 40 h extend various vertical distances and generally do not extend all the way to thelower end 14 h of thesleeve 10 h.FIG. 15 shows asleeve 10 i which is similar tosleeve 10 h exceptsleeve 10 i has a detachable upper portion 30 i.FIG. 16 shows a cross-section ofsleeve 10 i showing the pleated construction offolds 40 i and theportion 64 of thesleeve 10 i lacking afold 40 i. - Shown in
FIG. 17 is asleeve 10 j which is similar to sleeve 10 g except the folds, designated by thereference numeral 40 j, are z-shaped in cross-section.Sleeve 10 k ofFIG. 18 is similar tosleeve 10 h ofFIG. 14 except the folds, designated asfolds 40 k, are z-shaped in cross-section like thefolds 40 j ofsleeve 10 j. Sleeve 10 l ofFIG. 19 is similar tosleeve 10 i ofFIG. 15 except the folds 40 l are z-shaped in cross-section. Thesleeve 10 i is shown in cross-section inFIG. 20 . - Shown in
FIG. 21 is asleeve 10 m which is similar to sleeve 10 g except the folds, designated by thereference numeral 40 m, are fluted, or accordion-shaped in cross-section.Sleeve 10 n ofFIG. 22 is similar tosleeve 10 h ofFIG. 14 except the folds, designated asfolds 40 n, are fluted, or accordion-shaped in cross-section like thefolds 40 m ofsleeve 10 m.Sleeve 10 p is similar tosleeve 10 i ofFIG. 15 except thefolds 40 p are fluted, or accordion-shaped in cross-section.Sleeve 10 p is shown in cross-section inFIG. 24 . - The protective “upper sleeve portion” and the “base portion” of the sleeve and components of the present invention may comprise a unitary construction, as described in the versions of the invention exemplified in
FIGS. 1-24 , or may comprise separately formed components which are attached together by various bonding materials, as described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,979 mentioned supra. - In an alternative version of the invention (not shown), a bonding material may be disposed on the outer
peripheral surface 56 of thepot 50 while the sleeve 10-10 p is free of a bonding material (except for the bonding material used to form the connected portion of the folds). In this case, when thepot 50 is disposed into the open sleeve 10-10 p, the bonding material on the outerperipheral surface 56 of thepot 50 engages a portion of the innerperipheral surface 24 of the sleeve 10-10 p causing the sleeve 10-10 p to be bondingly connected to a portion of the outerperipheral surface 56 of thepot 50. - In yet another version of the method of the present invention (not shown), a bonding material may be disposed on both the outer
peripheral surface 56 of thepot 50 and the innerperipheral surface 24 of the sleeve 10-10 p. In such a case, preferably the bonding material both of thepot 50 and the sleeve 10-10 p is a cohesive which allows bonding to a surface covered with the cohesive but not to dissimilar surfaces. - As shown in
FIGS. 1-24 , theskirt portion 38 preferably comprises a plurality of “petals”. It will be understood, however, that the design of theskirt portion 38 is not meant to be limited to a “petal” design and may be constructed in any number of other decorative patterns, several being shown inFIGS. 25A-25F . For example,FIG. 25A shows a sleeve 10 q having a skirt portion 38 q having a crenate or scalloped pattern.FIG. 25B shows sleeve 10 r having askirt portion 38 r having a crenate or scalloped pattern which is inverted.FIG. 25C shows asleeve 10 s having a skirt portion 38 s having a crenulate toothed or zig-zag pattern.FIG. 25D shows a sleeve 10 t having askirt portion 38 t having a crenelated or rectangular-shaped pattern.FIG. 25E shows a sleeve 10 u having askirt portion 38 u having a diagonal pattern slanted upwardly from one side of the sleeve 10 u to the other.FIG. 25F shows asleeve 10 v having askirt portion 38 v having a curved or wavy pattern. One of ordinary skill in the art will understand these are but a few of the patterns that the perforations may form and one of ordinary skill could contemplate many other suitable patterns. - The sleeves described herein may be formed by intermittently advancing two separate webs, one or two webs preformed in the form of a tube, or a single web folded double and sealing the longitudinal sides and bottom of the two facing panels then cutting the sleeve thus formed from the webs or web. Machines which can form sleeves from such single webs or pairs of webs are well within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art.
- It should also be noted that for all versions of sleeves described, it may be desirable to have a release material or cover strip covering the adhesive or cohesive bonding material disposed on any portion of the sleeve for preventing the bonding material from bonding to another surface until the desired time. Further in each of the cases described herein wherein a sleeve is applied to a pot or a covered pot, the sleeve may be applied thereto either by depositing the pot or covered pot downwardly into the open retaining space of the sleeve, or the sleeve may be brought upwardly about the pot or covered pot from below the pot or a covered pot.
- It should be further noted that various features of the versions of the present invention such as closure bonding areas, support extensions, handles, additional perforations, drainage holes, ventilation holes, combinations of material may be used alone or in combination as elements of any of the embodiments described above herein.
- Changes may be made in the construction and the operation of the various components, elements and assemblies described herein or in the steps or the sequence of steps of the methods described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
Claims (13)
1. A method of covering a pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a preformed sleeve having a substantially tubular or frusto-conical configuration that assumes a substantially flattened condition and an open condition, wherein the preformed sleeve comprises:
a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, and an interior space when the preformed sleeve is in the open condition;
a plurality of preformed folds in the base portion, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of preformed folds are present in the substantially flattened condition of the preformed sleeve; and
a constriction element preattached to a portion of the preformed sleeve for forming a constricted area in the plurality of preformed folds in a portion of the base portion, wherein the constriction element is selected from the group consisting of a band, ribbon, string, strip, tape, elastic material, non-elastic material and combinations thereof;
disposing the pot into the base portion of the preformed sleeve; and
attaching the preformed sleeve to the pot via the constriction element.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the plurality of folds are selected from the group consisting of a plurality of pleats, a plurality of folds each having a z-shaped cross section, and a plurality of accordion-type folds.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the preformed sleeve further comprises a detachable upper portion.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the lower end of the base portion is open.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the lower end of the base portion is closed.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the upper end of the base portion has a configuration selected from the group consisting of curved, scalloped, laterally-oriented, diagonally-oriented, petal-like, crenate, crenulate, toothed, zig-zagged, crenelate, and wavy configurations.
7. A plant package comprising a pot and a preformed sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, the plant package produced by the method of claim 1 .
8. A method of covering a pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a preformed sleeve having a substantially tubular or frusto-conical configuration that assumes a substantially flattened condition and an open condition, wherein the preformed sleeve comprises:
a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, and an interior space when the preformed sleeve is in the open condition;
a plurality of preformed folds in the base portion, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of preformed folds are present in the substantially flattened condition of the preformed sleeve;
a constriction element preattached to a portion of the preformed sleeve for forming a constricted area in the plurality of preformed folds in a portion of the base portion and wherein the constriction element surrounds the preformed sleeve, and wherein the constriction element is selected from the group consisting of a band, ribbon, string, strip, tape, elastic material, non-elastic material and combinations thereof; and
a detachable upper portion;
disposing the pot into the base portion of the preformed sleeve; and
attaching the preformed sleeve to the pot via the constriction element.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the plurality of folds are selected from the group consisting of a plurality of pleats, a plurality of folds each having a z-shaped cross section, and a plurality of accordion-type folds.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the lower end of the base portion is open.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the lower end of the base portion is closed.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein, in the step of providing the preformed sleeve, the upper end of the base portion has a configuration selected from the group consisting of curved, scalloped, laterally-oriented, diagonally-oriented, petal-like, crenate, crenulate, toothed, zig-zagged, crenelate, and wavy configurations.
13. A plant package comprising a pot and a preformed sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, the plant package produced by the method of claim 8 .
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