EP0522065B1 - Procede pour envelopper un bouquet de fleurs avec des feuilles sur lesquelles a ete appliquee une matiere adhesive ou cohesive - Google Patents
Procede pour envelopper un bouquet de fleurs avec des feuilles sur lesquelles a ete appliquee une matiere adhesive ou cohesive Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates generally to the wrapping of a floral grouping with a sheet of material by placing the floral grouping on a top sheet of material of a pad of sheets of material and then wrapping the top sheet of material about the floral grouping and simultaneously disconnecting the top sheet of material from the pad.
- U.S. Patent No. 3,508,372 discloses a rectangular wrapper which, employing cohesive, rather than adhesive, material at the opposite ends of a wrapper and on opposite surfaces thereof.
- An enclosure may be formed which will not adhere to the wrapped flower pedals and will not damage the same.
- the flexible paper sheets may be merchandised or supplied in the form of a pad.
- the cohesive material permits attachment of the sheets when they are used in a stack or in a pad, but the cohesive will adhere only to itself. As a result, although there is attachment of the sheets in the stack, there is no adhesive connection between the sheets due to the fact that, as stated in this prior art patent, the cohesive will adhere only to itself.
- the '799 patent provides a stable pad of the sheets of material to be dispensed, it leaves unsightly and ragged corners after the sheet is torn from the pad. This is an acceptable wrapper for sandwiches, but would not be accepted by the public purchasing a floral arrangement wrapped with such unsightly wrapping.
- the present invention provides a method for wrapping a floral grouping comprising: providing a pad comprising a plurality of sheets of material, each sheet of material having a surface having a bonding means disposed thereon providing a floral grouping having a flower end and a stem end; wrapping a sheet of material about the floral grouping with a portion of the sheet of material overlapping other portions of the sheet of material and bonding the overlapping portions of the sheet of material by contacting the bonding means with adjacent overlapping portions of the sheet of material, whereby overlapping portions of the sheet of material are bonded together; and characterized in that: each sheet of material is connected by the bonding means to a portion of an adjacent sheet of material for cooperating to connect the sheets of material into a pad and wherein each sheet of material can be disconnected from an adjacent sheet by pulling the sheets of material apart; said method includes the step of placing the floral grouping on the top sheet of material in the pad; and said wrapping step comprises wrapping the sheet of material about the floral grouping and disconnecting the sheet of material from the pad of sheets of material with
- Figure 1 is an elevational view of the upper surface of a sheet of material of the type contemplated by the present invention.
- Figure 2 is an elevational view of a plurality of sheets of material with each sheet being constructed as shown in Figure 1 and with the sheets connected together to form a pad of sheets of material, a floral grouping being shown in Figure 2 disposed on a portion of the top sheet of material of the pad.
- Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the pad, similar to Figure 2, but showing a portion of the top sheet of material wrapped partially about the floral grouping.
- Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the pad shown in Figure 1 with the top sheet of material wrapped generally about the floral grouping just prior to the top sheet of material being disconnected from the pad.
- Figure 5 is an elevational view of the pad shown in Figures 2-4 showing the floral grouping wrapped with the top sheet of material just after the top sheet of material has been disconnected from the pad.
- Figure 6 is an elevational view showing the upper surface of a modified sheet of material constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 7 is an elevational view showing the lower surface of the sheet of material of Figure 6.
- Figure 8 is an elevational view of a plurality of sheets of material constructed as shown in Figures 6 and 7 and connected together to form a pad of sheets of material, a floral grouping being shown in Figure 8 disposed on a portion of the top sheet of material of the pad.
- Figure 9 is a partial perspective view of the pad, similar to Figure 8, but showing a portion of the top sheet of material wrapped partially about the floral grouping.
- Figure 10 is a partial perspective view of the pad shown in Figures 8 and 9 with the top sheet of material wrapped generally about the floral grouping just prior to the top sheet of material being disconnected from the pad.
- Figure 11 is an elevational view of the pad shown in Figures 8-10 showing the floral grouping wrapped with the top sheet of material just after the top sheet of material has been disconnected from the pad.
- Shown in Figure 1 is a typical sheet of material 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- the sheet of material 10 has a first side 12, a second side 14, a first end 16, a second end 18, an upper surface 20 and a lower surface 22.
- An adhesive 24 is applied to the upper surface 20 generally near and extending a distance from the second side 14 with the adhesive 24 extending generally between the first and the second ends 16 and 18 of the sheet of material 10.
- the adhesive 24, as shown in Figure 1, more particularly, is a strip of adhesive applied to the upper surface 20 of the sheet of material 10.
- the present invention contemplates a plurality of sheets of material 10 connected together to form a pad 26 of sheets of material 10, as shown in Figures 2-5.
- the pad 26 comprises a plurality of sheets of material 10 stacked one on top of the other and positioned so that the first sides 12, the second sides 14, the first ends 16 and the second ends 18 of the sheets of material 10 in the pad 26 generally are aligned.
- each sheet of material 10 is disposed generally adjacent the lower surface 22 of an adjacent sheet of material 10 in the pad 26.
- the adhesive 24 strips on the upper surface 20 of each of the sheets of material adhesively connects each sheet of material 10 with the sheet of material 10 disposed thereon for connecting the sheets of material 10 and maintaining the sheets of material 10 in the pad 26 form.
- Each of the sheets of material 10 in the pad 26 is releasably connected to the other sheets of material 10 via the adhesive 24 in a releasable manner so that a sheet of material 10 can be removed from the pad 26 by lifting the sheet of material 10 from the pad 26 and disconnecting the adhesive bond formed by the adhesive 24 strip.
- the sheets of material 10 are stacked in the form of the pad 26 thereby providing a top sheet of material which is disposed generally on the top of the pad 26 with the other sheets of material 10 being disposed generally under the top sheet of material 28.
- a floral grouping 30 is placed on a portion of the top sheet of material 28, as shown in Figure 2, generally near the first side 12 of the top sheet of material 28.
- An operator then lifts a portion of the top sheet of material 28 generally near the first side 12 thereof and places the lifted portion of the top sheet of material 28 and places that portion of the top sheet of material 28 generally about a portion of the floral grouping 30, as shown in Figure 3.
- the top sheet of material 28 and the floral grouping 30 are rolled in a general direction 32 ( Figure 3) thereby rolling the top sheet of material 28 generally about the floral grouping 30.
- top sheet of material 28 and the floral grouping 30 are continued to be rolled in a rolling direction 34 ( Figure 3) and in the direction 32 generally toward the second side 14 of the top sheet of material 28 until the floral grouping 30 is disposed generally adjacent the second side 14 of the top sheet of material 28, as shown in Figure 4.
- the operator continues to roll the top sheet of material 28 and the floral grouping 30 disposed thereon in the rolling direction 34 and in the direction 32 thereby lifting the top sheet of material from the adhesive 24 strip on the upper surface 20 of the sheet of material 10 disposed generally beneath the top sheet of material 28 and disconnecting the top sheet of material 28 from the adhesive connection between the top sheet of material 28 and the sheet of material 10 disposed under the top sheet of material 28.
- the adhesive 24 strip adhesively connects to an adjacent portion of the top sheet of material 28 thereby securing the top sheet of material 28 securely wrapped generally about the floral grouping 30, as shown in Figure 5.
- the sheet of material 10 generally under the top sheet of material 28 then provides a new top sheet of material and the process can be repeated for wrapping additional or other floral groupings.
- Each of the sheets of material 10 has a width 36 ( Figure 1) extending generally between the first and the second sides 12 and 14 having size sufficient whereby each sheet of material 10 can be wrapped about and encompass the floral grouping 30.
- Each sheet of material 10 has a length 38 ( Figure 1) extending generally between the first and the second ends 16 and 18 thereof sized sufficient whereby the sheet of material 10 extends over a substantial portion of the floral grouping 30 when the sheet of material 10 has been wrapped about the floral grouping 30 in accordance with the present invention.
- Floral grouping as used herein means cut fresh flowers, artificial flowers, other fresh and/or artificial plants or other floral materials and may include other secondary plants and/or ornamentation which add to the aesthetics of the overall floral grouping.
- the material 10 is constructed from any suitable material that is capable of being wrapped about an item as described herein.
- the material 10 comprises paper (untreated or treated in any manner), cellophane, foil, man-made organic polymer film or combinations thereof.
- the material 10 also can be cloth (natural or synthetic) or burlap (natural or synthetic) or combinations thereof.
- the material 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 10 may be utilized in accordance with the present invention as long as the material 10 is wrappable about an item. Additionally, an insulating material such as bubble film, preferable as one of two layers, can be utilized in order to provide needed protection for the item wrapped therein.
- the material 10 is constructed from two polypropylene films (a 51 cm x 38 cm (20" x 15") sheet of Mobil 270 ABW white opaque film laminated to a 51 cm x 38 cm (20" x 15") sheet of Mobil 220 AB clear film) having a thickness in a range of from less than about 0,0254 mm (1.0 mil) to about 0,0635 mm (2.5 mils), although the thickness of the sheet of material could be as great as 0,762 mm (30 mils).
- man-made organic polymer film means a man-made resin such as a polypropylene as opposed to naturally occurring resins such as cellophane.
- a man-made organic polymer film is relatively strong and not as subject to tearing (substantially non-tearable), as might be the case with paper or foil.
- the man-made organic polymer film is a substantially linearly linked processed organic polymer film and is a synthetic linear chain organic polymer where the carbon atoms are substantially linearly linked.
- Such films are synthetic polymers formed or synthesized from monomers.
- a relatively substantially linearly linked processed organic polymer film is virtually waterproof which may be desirable in many applications such as wrapping a floral grouping
- substantially linearly linked processed organic polymer does not substantially deteriorate in sunlight.
- Processed organic polymer films having carbon atoms both linearly linked and cross linked, and some cross linked polymer films also may be suitable for use in the present invention provided such films are substantially flexible and can be made in a sheet-like format for wrapping purposes consistent with the present invention.
- one man-made organic polymer film is a polypropylene film.
- a decorative pattern such as a color and/or an embossed pattern, and/or other decorative surface ornamentation may be applied to the upper surface 20 and/or the lower surface 22 of the material 10 or portions thereof including, but not limited to printed design, coatings, colors, flocking or metallic finishes.
- the material 10 also may be totally or partially clear or tinted transparent material.
- FIG. 6 Shown in Figure 6 is a modified sheet of material 10a which is constructed exactly like the sheet of material 10, except the sheet of material 10a does not include the adhesive 24. Rather, the sheet of material 10a includes a first cohesive applied to the upper surface 20a thereof generally near the second side 14a and extending generally between the first and the second ends 16a and 18a forming a first strip of cohesive 40. The sheet of material 10a also includes a second cohesive 42 ( Figures 7 and 10) applied to the lower surface 22a of the sheet of material 10a generally near the first side 12a and extending generally between the first and the second ends 16a and 18a to form a second strip of cohesive 42 on the lower surface 22a of the sheet of material 10a, as shown in Figure 7.
- a second cohesive 42 Figures 7 and 10
- a third strip of cohesive 44 is applied to the lower surface 22a of the sheet of material 10a with the third cohesive 44 extending generally between the first and the second ends 16a and 18a generally near the second side 14a forming a third strip of cohesive 44 on the lower surface 22a of the sheet of material 10a.
- the cohesive materials 40, 42 and 44 each are adapted so that the cohesive materials 40, 42 and 44 each will cohesively bond only to similar cohesive materials and will not bond to portions of the sheet of material 10a which are not coated with like cohesive materials.
- the third strip of cohesive 44 on the lower surface 22a of each of the sheets of material 10a is disposed generally adjacent the first strip of cohesive 40 formed on the upper surface 20a of an adjacent sheet of material with the two cohesive strips 40 and 44 forming a bond to connect the sheets of material 10a together in the form of the pad 26a.
- the floral grouping 30a is placed on a portion of the top sheet of material 28a generally near the first side 12a, as shown in Figure 8.
- the operator then lifts a portion of top sheet of material 28a generally near the first side 12a thereof and places the lifted portion of the top sheet of material 28a generally over a portion of the floral grouping 30a, as shown in Figure 9.
- the entire upper and lower surfaces 20a and 22a of the sheet of material 10a could be covered with the cohesive material or spots of cohesive material (in lieu of strips) could be included on the upper and lower surfaces 20a and 22a.
- the entire upper surface 20a of the sheet of material 10a could be covered with the adhesive material or, the entire upper and lower surfaces 20a and 22a of the sheet of material 10a could be covered with the adhesive material or spots or strips of adhesive material could be selectively placed on the upper surface 20a and/or the lower surface 22a of the sheet of material 10a positioned to accomplish the functions of the adhesive 24 described before in connection with the sheet of material 10.
- the sheets of material 10a have a width and a length sized exactly like the width 36 and the length 38 described before.
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- Procédé pour envelopper un arrangement floral comprenant les étapes consistant à :fournir un matelas comprenant une pluralité de feuilles de matière, chaque feuille de matière ayant une surface sur laquelle se trouvent des moyens de liaison, chaque feuille de matière étant connectée par les moyens de liaison à une partie d'une feuille de matière adjacente de manière à coopérer pour joindre les feuilles de matière en un matelas, chaque feuille de matière pouvant être disjointe d'une feuille adjacente en tirant les feuilles de matière pour les écarter ;fournir un arrangement floral ayant une extrémité fleur et une extrémité tige ;envelopper une feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral avec une partie de la feuille de matière chevauchant d'autres parties de la feuille de matière et en liant les parties qui se chevauchent de la feuille de matière par contact des moyens de liaison avec des parties en chevauchement adjacentes de la feuille de matière, moyennant quoi des parties en chevauchement de la feuille de matière sont liées ensemble ; et caractérisé en ce que :ledit procédé comporte l'étape de placer l'arrangement floral sur la feuille supérieure de matière dans le matelas ; etladite étape d'enveloppement comprend l'étape consistant à envelopper la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral et disjoindre la feuille de matière du matelas de la feuille de matière tandis que la feuille de matière entoure et embrasse sensiblement une partie substantielle de l'extrémité de tige de l'arrangement floral et est maintenue autour de l'arrangement floral par la liaison des parties en chevauchement de la feuille de matière.
- Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chaque feuille de matière consiste en une pluralité de couches de la même matière.
- Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de liaison disposés sur la surface de chaque feuille de matière permettent aux feuilles de s'attacher quand elles sont utilisées dans un matelas, et dans lequel l'étape consistant à envelopper la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend de plus
le placement d'une partie de la feuille de matière sur au moins une partie de l'arrangement floral et le roulement de la feuille de matière et de l'arrangement floral de manière à envelopper la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral, les moyens de liaison sur la feuille de matière étant joints de manière liante à une autre partie de la feuille de matière pour fixer la feuille de matière dans une position enveloppée autour de l'arrangement floral et la feuille de matière étant retirée du matelas de la feuille de matière lorsque la feuille de matière est enveloppée autour de l'arrangement floral. - Procédé selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que chaque feuille de matière comprend en outre un premier côté, un second côté, une première extrémité, une seconde extrémité et dans lequel les moyens de liaison comprennent en outre une matière adhésive disposée sur la surface supérieure de chaque feuille de matière près de son second côté et s'étendant à une certaine distance de là vers le premier côté de chaque feuille de matière, et dans lequel l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière supérieure autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre des étapes consistant à :placer l'arrangement floral sur la surface supérieure de la feuille de matière et près du premier côté de la feuille de matière ; etplacer une partie de la feuille de matière près de son premier côté au-dessus d'une partie de l'arrangement floral et rouler la feuille de matière et l'arrangement floral jusqu'à ce que la feuille de matière soit enroulée autour de l'arrangement floral, la matière adhésive sur la feuille de matière étant jointe de manière adhésive à une partie de la feuille de matière lorsque la feuille de matière et l'arrangement floral sont roulés sur la matière adhésive et la feuille de matière étant disjointe du matelas lorsque la feuille de matière et l'arrangement floral sont roulés sur le matelas, moyennant quoi la feuille de matière est enlevée du matelas et la jonction adhésive entre la feuille de matière et une feuille de matière suivante est disjointe.
- Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que dans l'étape de fourniture d'un matelas, les moyens de liaison comprennent en outre une matière cohésive sur chaque feuille de matière moyennant quoi la matière cohésive peut être jointe de manière cohésive à la matière cohésive sur une autre feuille de matière pour coopérer afin de joindre les feuille de matière en un matelas.
- Procédé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la matière cohésive sur chaque feuille de matière jointe de manière cohésive et amovible chaque feuille de matière à la matière cohésive sur une autre feuille de matière, moyennant quoi l'une des feuilles de matière peut être disjointe de manière amovible d'une autre feuille de matière en écartant les feuilles de matière l'une de l'autre.
- Procédé selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enroulement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre la jonction de manière cohésive de la matière cohésive sur la feuille de matière à une matière cohésive d'une autre partie de la feuille de matière pour fixer la feuille de matière dans une position enveloppée autour de l'arrangement floral et la feuille de matière étant retirée du matelas de feuille de matière lorsque la feuille de matière est enveloppée autour de l'arrangement floral.
- Procédé selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que chaque feuille de matière comprend en outre un premier côté, un second côté, une première extrémité, une seconde extrémité et dans lequel la matière cohésive comprend en outre une première matière cohésive sur la surface supérieure de chaque feuille de matière globalement près du second côté et s'étendant à une certaine distance de celle-ci vers le premier côté de chaque feuille de matière et une seconde matière cohésive sur la surface inférieure de chaque feuille de matière globalement près du premier côté de chaque feuille de matière et s'étendant à une certaine distance de celui-ci globalement vers le second de chaque feuille de matière, et dans lequel l'étape de placement de l'arrangement floral sur la feuille de matière comprend en outre le placement de l'arrangement floral sur la surface supérieure de la feuille de matière globalement près du premier côté de la feuille de matière ; et
dans lequel l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre le placement d'une partie de la feuille de matière globalement près du premier côté de celle-ci sur une partie de l'arrangement floral et l'enroulement de la feuille de matière et de l'arrangement floral jusqu'à ce que la feuille de matière soit enroulée autour de l'arrangement floral, la première matière cohésive sur la feuille de matière étant jointe de manière cohésive à la seconde matière cohésive sur la feuille de matière lorsque la feuille de matière et l'arrangement floral sont roulés jusqu'à une position où la première matière cohésive entre au contact de la seconde matière cohésive pour joindre la feuille de matière dans une position enveloppée autour de l'arrangement floral. - Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que chaque feuille de matière comprend en outre une troisième matière cohésive sur la surface inférieure de chaque feuille de matière globalement près du second côté de celle-ci, et dans lequel la troisième matière cohésive sur chaque feuille de matière entre au contact de la première matière cohésive sur une feuille de matière adjacente pour joindre de manière cohésive les deux feuilles de matière et pour coopérer afin de fixer les feuilles de matière sous forme de matelas.
- Procédé selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière supérieure autour de l'arrangement floral comprend l'enroulement de la feuille de matière et de l'arrangement floral jusqu'à ce que la feuille de matière ait été enveloppée autour de l'arrangement floral et la troisième matière cohésive sur la feuille de matière est disjointe de la première matière cohésive sur la feuille de matière globalement en dessous de la feuille de matière pour disjoindre la feuille de matière du matelas.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10 et 15 à 21, caractérisé en ce que chacune des feuilles de matière a une largeur allant d'un premier à un second côté de celle-ci d'une dimension suffisante pour que la feuille de matière soit enveloppée autour de l'arrangement floral et l'embrasse.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11 et 15 à 21, caractérisé en ce que :l'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral et la disjonction de la feuille de matière du matelas fait apparaître la feuille de matière suivante ; etles étapes de placement de l'arrangement floral sur la feuille de matière, et d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral sont répétées avec d'autres arrangements floraux jusqu'à ce que sensiblement toutes les feuilles de matière dans le matelas aient toutes été enveloppées autour d'arrangements floraux.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 12, 15 et 21, caractérisé en ce que chaque feuille de matière est formée d'une matière choisie dans le groupe des matières consistant en papier, cellophane, feuille métallique, film polymérique, étoffe (naturelle ou synthétique) ou toile à sac (naturelle ou synthétique) ou leurs combinaisons.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, 15 à 21, caractérisé en ce que chaque feuille de matière a une épaisseur allant de moins d'environ 0,0254 mm (1 mil) à environ 0, 762 mm (30 mils).
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre la liaison des parties en chevauchement de la feuille de matière moyennant quoi il ne se forme sensiblement aucun rabat dû à des parties non liées de la feuille de matière.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 et 15, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre la liaison des parties en chevauchement de la feuille de matière de façon que la feuille de matière soit enveloppée de façon serrée autour de l'extrémité tige de l'arrangement floral.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, 15 et 16, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre l'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour du groupe floral de manière que la feuille de matière soit enveloppée de façon lâche autour de l'extrémité fleur de l'arrangement floral.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, 15 à 17, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre l'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral de sorte que la feuille de matière embrasse sensiblement et entoure une partie substantielle de l'extrémité de fleur de l'arrangement floral et soit maintenue autour de l'arrangement floral par la liaison des parties en chevauchement de la feuille de matière, la feuille de matière étant enveloppée de façon serrée autour de l'extrémité tige de l'arrangement floral et enveloppé de façon lâche autour de l'extrémité fleur de l'arrangement floral.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, 15 et 16, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre l'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral de façon que la feuille de matière embrasse sensiblement et entoure une partie substantielle de l'extrémité fleur de l'arrangement floral.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 4 et 15 à 19, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre l'étape consistant à laisser une ouverture disposée à travers l'extrémité supérieure de la feuille de matière enroulée de sorte que l'extrémité fleur de l'arrangement floral apparaisse près de l'ouverture dans l'extrémité supérieure.
- Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 4 et 15 à 20, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'enveloppement de la feuille de matière autour de l'arrangement floral comprend en outre l'étape consistant à laisser une ouverture disposée à travers l'extrémité inférieure de la feuille de matière enroulée de sorte que l'extrémité tige de l'arrangement floral passe à travers l'ouverture dans l'extrémité inférieure.
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