EP0556418A1 - Système pour couvrir et enrober un pot de fleurs - Google Patents

Système pour couvrir et enrober un pot de fleurs Download PDF

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EP0556418A1
EP0556418A1 EP92102620A EP92102620A EP0556418A1 EP 0556418 A1 EP0556418 A1 EP 0556418A1 EP 92102620 A EP92102620 A EP 92102620A EP 92102620 A EP92102620 A EP 92102620A EP 0556418 A1 EP0556418 A1 EP 0556418A1
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sleeve
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Pedro F. Garcia
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Highland Supply Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
    • B65D85/52—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for living plants; for growing bulbs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G7/00—Flower holders or the like
    • A47G7/02—Devices for supporting flower-pots or cut flowers
    • A47G7/08—Covers for flower-pots, e.g. ornamental pots
    • A47G7/085—Covers for flower-pots, e.g. ornamental pots made of flexible sheets of non-resilient material

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  • This invention relates generally to flower pot decorations, and is more particularly concerned with a flower pot cover, or wrapping system, and a method for utilizing the cover or wrap.
  • the present invention provides a covering for a flower pot having an outer peripheral surface comprising: a sheet of material having a base with at least two segments, each segment having a first end and a second end, the first end of each segment being connected to the base and each segment extending outwardly from the base terminating with the opposite second end, each segment having a first side and a second side, the first side of each segment being spaced a distance from the second side of the adjacent segment whereby a notch is formed between each pair of adjacent segments, the segments being folded upwardly from the base to a position wherein the first side of each segment is spaced a predetermined distance from the second side of the adjacent segment and in this position the first side of each segment being connected to the second side of the adjacent segment, the base substantially covering the bottom of the flower pot when the flower pot is positioned on the base and the segments extending upwardly and covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot when the flower pot is positioned on the base.
  • the present invention provides a cover adapted to provide a decorative cover for a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, a bottom and an outer peripheral surface, comprising: a sheet of material adapted to substantially cover the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot; and a sleeve having an upper end with an opening extending therethrough, the flower pot with the sheet of material on the outer peripheral surface thereof being disposed in the opening in the sleeve, and the sleeve covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot, the sheet of material being disposed between the sleeve and the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and the sleeve engaging the sheet of material and holding the sheet of material against the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot whereby the sheet of material is held in place extending over the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot for providing a decorative cover for the flower pot.
  • the present invention provides a cover adapted to provide a decorative cover for a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, a bottom and an outer peripheral surface, comprising: a sheet of material adapted to substantially cover the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot; an inner sleeve having an upper end with an opening extending therethrough, the flower pot being disposed in the opening in the inner sleeve and the inner sleeve covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot; and an outer sleeve having an upper end with an opening extending therethrough, the sheet of material being disposed about the inner sleeve and the inner sleeve with the sheet of material disposed thereabout being disposed through the opening in the outer sleeve with the outer sleeve covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and the outer sleeve covering a substantial portion of the inner sleeve with a sheet of material being disposed between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve
  • the present invention provides a method comprising: providing a sheet of material; providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, a bottom and an outer peripheral surface; providing a sleeve having an upper end with an opening extending therethrough adapted to be received over the flower pot and covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot when received over the flower pot; placing the sheet of material over the upper end of the sleeve; placing the flower pot generally over the upper end of the sleeve and generally over the sheet of material; and lowering the flower pot into the opening in the sleeve until the flower pot is placed generally within the opening in the sleeve with the sleeve covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and with the sheet of material substantially covering the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and being disposed generally between the sleeve and the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot with a portion of the sheet of material extending beyond the upper end of the sleeve and outwardly from the
  • the present invention provides a method comprising: providing a sheet of material; providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, a bottom and an outer peripheral surface; providing an outer sleeve having an upper end with an opening extending therethrough adapted to be received over the flower pot and covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot when received over the flower pot; providing an inner sleeve having an upper end with an opening extending therethrough adapted to be received over the flower pot and covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot when received over the flower pot; placing the inner sleeve about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot whereby the inner sleeve covers a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and the flower pot is disposed in the opening in the inner sleeve; placing the sheet of material over the opening in the outer sleeve; placing the flower pot with the inner sleeve disposed thereon generally over the opening in the outer sleeve; and lowering the flower
  • Figure 1 is an exploded view illustrating the cover/wrap system of the present invention in conjunction with a generally conventional flower pot.
  • Figure 2 is an elevational view showing the system of Figure 1 assembled.
  • Figure 3 is a fragmentary, enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially along a radius of the device shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.
  • Figure 4 is a plan view showing an alternate form of sheet of material for use with a system as shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing a modified form of the invention.
  • Figure 6 is a partial sectional, partial elevational view illustrating one way to form a flower pot cover using the modified sheet of material shown in Figure 4.
  • Figure 7 is a side elevational view of a flower pot cover formed using the sheet of material shown in Figure 4.
  • Figure 1 shows a generally conventional flower pot designated at 10, the flower pot 10 having a thicker rim 11 and a substantially frustoconical body portion 12.
  • flower pots such as the pot 10 are frequently formed of terra cotta or other clay materials, and tend to be not particularly attractive for indoor use. It is therefore pots of this type that are normally covered by metal foil, perhaps with ribbons or the like for decoration.
  • a piece of sheet of material designated at 14 is utilized to cover the pot 10.
  • the sheet of material 14 might be substantially circular, and might include a plurality of stripes or other printed design generally designated at 15.
  • the sheet of material 14 will generally be a relatively flimsy material, for example a polyethylene film having a thickness in the vicinity of one mil.
  • Polyethylene is mentioned only by way of example, and it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that polypropylenes, polyethers, various vinyls, and the like can be used equally well.
  • the sheet of material 14 might be solid white and of a translucent nature, or might be dyed, either as a solid color or a marbleized, moire or swirled pattern.
  • a frustoconial sleeve generally designated at 16.
  • the sleeve 16 is preferably transparent, and may be made of polystyrene or other inexpensive material.
  • the upper, or larger diameter of the sleeve which is designated at 18 is sized to receive the pot 10 adjacent to the rim 11, while the lower end, and smaller diameter of the sleeve 16 designated at 19 is designed to receive the lower, or base portion of the pot 10 designated at 13.
  • the sheet of material 14 can be further shaped if desired.
  • the material may be pulled upwardly as shown in Figure 2, or half the material may be pulled up and the other half pulled down to achieve a different appearance. It will be understood, nevertheless, that this "shaping" will be done with little more than the brush of a hand and will not be particularly time consuming.
  • FIG 4 Shown in Figure 4 is a modified sheet of material 14a.
  • the sheet of material 14a may be somewhat heavier than discussed in conjunction with Figures 1, 2, and 3.
  • the sheet of material 14a may be constructed of paper, foil, metalized paper, plastic material or virtually any other sheet of material desired for use as a flower pot cover.
  • the sheet of material 14a has a generally circularly shaped base 20 which corresponds to the size and shape of the flower pot 10 shown in Figure 1. It should be noted that, although the base 20 has been shown as being generally circularly shaped in Figure 4, the base could be any other shape such as square, rectangle, polygon or any other shape to conform to the shape of the bottom of the flower pot on which the cover made from the sheet of material 14a is to be used.
  • the sheet of material 14a has four segments 21, the four segments being designated in Figure 4 by the respective numerals 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d.
  • Each of the segments 21 is generally trapezoidal shaped and has opposite ends 22 and 24 and opposite sides 26 and 28.
  • the opposite ends and the opposite sides of the segments 21 are designated with identical reference numerals, except the reference numerals as shown in Figure 4 are followed by the respective letter designations "a", "b", "c", and "d” for the respective segments 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d.
  • a generally triangularly shaped notch 30 is formed between each pair of segments 21 so that the side 28 of one of the segments 21 is spaced a distance from the side 26 of the adjacent segment 21.
  • the respective notches are designated in Figure 4 with the reference numeral 30a, 30b, 30c, and 30d.
  • the segments 21 are shaped and sized so that when the segments are folded upwardly from the base 20, a portion of the side 28 of each of the segments generally overlap a portion of the adjacent segment 21 generally along the side 26 thereof.
  • the sheet of material 14a is positioned over the upper end 18 of the sleeve 16 (shown in Figure 1) with the base 20 being disposed generally over and encompassing the upper end 18 of the sleeve 16.
  • the flower pot 10 is lowered into the sleeve 16.
  • the segments 21 are folded upwardly about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot 10 in a manner similar to that described before with respect to the sheet of material 14.
  • the notches 30 provide sufficient relief so that the sheet of material will not be appreciably pleated.
  • the segments 21 will be urged upwardly and the adjacent edges 28 and 26 of adjacent segments 21 will be slightly overlapped and the entire outer peripheral surface of the flower pot 10 will be covered by the sheet of material 14a with the base 20 covering the lower end or bottom 13 of the flower pot 10 and the segments 21 each extending upwardly over a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot 10.
  • the sheet of material 14 or 14a will be resistant to moisture. It will be understood, however, that one might occasionally wish to utilize a sheet of material that cannot tolerate the moisture that will be present on the outside surface of the flower pot 10. By way of example, one might use painted or printed material on which the colors are not fast, or might utilize very fine fabrics or the like for an exceptionally luxurious appearance.
  • the apparatus shown in Figure 5 will be utilized.
  • the pot is again designated at 10 with the rim 11, pot portion 12 and bottom 13.
  • the sheet of material designated at 24; and, to hold the sheet of material 24 in place, there is an outer sleeve 25.
  • the bottom 36 of the flower pot 10 is also covered by a bottom portion 38 of the inner sleeve 32.
  • the entire pot portion 12 of the flower pot 10 is covered by the inner sleeve 32 to prevent the passage of moisture from the pot 10 to the fabric 24.
  • the sleeve 35 includes a bottom portion 38. It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the bottom portion 39 can be omitted, but the flower pot 10 would then be resting on the fabric 24. This may not be objectionable since the inner sleeve 32 includes the bottom portion 38 to protect the fabric 24 from moisture.
  • the present invention provides a very quick and easy flower pot cover/wrap system that can be used with inexpensive sheets of material can be printed with various designs, or be a solid color, and can even be transparent if such an effect is desired.
  • the sheet of material such as the material 14
  • Heavy sheets of material can be used by utilizing the arrangement shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, and delicate fabrics and the like can be utilized by using the inner sleeve 32 in conjunction with the outer sleeve 16 or 35.
  • Shown in Figure 6 is one system which may be used for forming a flower pot cover using the segmented sheet of material shown in Figure 4.
  • the sheet of material 14a is positioned generally above a female mold 40 having a mold opening 42 in a position wherein the base 20 of the sheet of material 14a is positioned generally over the female mold opening 42 and the segments 21 each extend outwardly therefrom.
  • a male mold 44 is connected to a cylinder rod of a hydraulic cylinder 46. The male mold 44 is shaped to be matingly disposed in the female mold 40.
  • the hydraulic cylinder 46 is actuated to move the male die 44 in the downward direction 48 to a position wherein the lower end of the male die engages the base 20 of the sheet of material 14a.
  • the male die 44 further is moved in the downward direction pushing the base 20 and the segments 21 connected thereto into the female mold 40.
  • the segments 21 are formed in an upward direction extending generally upwardly from the base 20.
  • the segments 21 are shaped so that, when the segments have been moved in the upward direction and the male mold 44 is matingly disposed in the female mold 40, a portion of the side 28 of each of the segments 21 overlap an adjacent portion of the side 26 of the adjacent segment.
  • the sides 28 and 26 of each of the segments 21 are connected to form the decorative cover 50 as shown in Figure 7.
  • the overlapping edges 26 and 28 may be sealingly connected by heat sealing when the cover is formed from a heat sealable material such as polypropylene for example. In other instances, it may be necessary to connect the overlapping sides 26 and 28 by adhesively connecting the overlapping portion of the sides 26 and 28 of each of the segments 21.
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US5373943A (en) * 1992-06-29 1994-12-20 Highland Supply Corporation Packaging for wrapping a floral grouping with a wrap having a wrap opening
WO1995016560A1 (fr) * 1993-12-16 1995-06-22 Esprit De Jardin (S.A.R.L.) Procede de fabrication de cache-pot par habillage de recipient et cache-pot obtenu par ce procede
GB2308976A (en) * 1996-01-13 1997-07-16 Afterprint Ltd Plant pot holder
US5794405A (en) * 1995-06-07 1998-08-18 Southpac Trust International, Inc. Flower pot cover having a thickened basal portion
US6253488B1 (en) * 1996-11-04 2001-07-03 Matthew Murfin Two-part plant pot having a transparent internal plant-growing vessel
US7155879B2 (en) 1992-06-29 2007-01-02 Wanda M. Weder And William F. Straeter Packaging for wrapping a floral grouping with a wrap having a wrap opening

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US5373943A (en) * 1992-06-29 1994-12-20 Highland Supply Corporation Packaging for wrapping a floral grouping with a wrap having a wrap opening
US7155879B2 (en) 1992-06-29 2007-01-02 Wanda M. Weder And William F. Straeter Packaging for wrapping a floral grouping with a wrap having a wrap opening
WO1995016560A1 (fr) * 1993-12-16 1995-06-22 Esprit De Jardin (S.A.R.L.) Procede de fabrication de cache-pot par habillage de recipient et cache-pot obtenu par ce procede
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US5794405A (en) * 1995-06-07 1998-08-18 Southpac Trust International, Inc. Flower pot cover having a thickened basal portion
GB2308976A (en) * 1996-01-13 1997-07-16 Afterprint Ltd Plant pot holder
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