GB2357071A - Packaging of pot plant - Google Patents

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GB2357071A
GB2357071A GB0003959A GB0003959A GB2357071A GB 2357071 A GB2357071 A GB 2357071A GB 0003959 A GB0003959 A GB 0003959A GB 0003959 A GB0003959 A GB 0003959A GB 2357071 A GB2357071 A GB 2357071A
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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

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Abstract

Plant pot packaging (10) for a pot plant (12) comprises a body (14) and a structural member (15). The body (14) defines an enclosure (16) having flexible side walling (18) and an opening (20) for pot plant insertion/removal. The structural member (15) is a resilient card insert of trapezoidal shape which is a snug fit inside the body (14). The structural member (15) is urged into an arcuate profile as it is trapped between the side walling (18) and the outer periphery of pot plant (22). The structural member bears against the side walling (18) particularly in the region above the plant pot (22), urging the body (14) to adopt a frusta-conical shape. By providing support in this way, the side walling (18) is maintained taut, and so does not collapse around the pot plant (12).

Description

2357071 TITLE: PLANT PACKAGING
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to packaging for pot plants (e.g. house plants and garden plants in pots), and to a method of packaging a pot plant.
Pot plants sold through supermarkets and the like (e.g. DIY stores and garden centres) are traditionally displayed in packaging of one form or another. For example, the packaging may comprise a straight-sided bag in which the plant pot is a loose fit; the sides of the bag extending vertically upwards to surround and protect the branches and any foliage of the plant. Alternatively, the packaging may comprise a tapering bag which can adopt a frusta-conical shape, with the plant pot a tight fit in the narrowest part of the packaging and the branches and any foliage enclosed in the widest part.
2 The present applicant believes that known packaging for pot plants is not ideally suited for displaying the plants in supermarkets and the like. This is primarily because the known bag arrangements are either a poor fit around the product or have a tendency to collapse around the plant, giving rise to a somewhat untidy display. The present applicant has devised packaging which overcomes or at least reduces the problems encountered with known pot plant packaging.
In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided packaging for a pot plant, comprising a body or bag defining an enclosure for enclosing a pot plant, the enclosure having flexible side walling and an opening for pot plant insertion/removal, and a structural member for supporting at least part of the body, the supported part of the body in use being urged into a pre-determined shape by the structural member at least when the pot plant is enclosed by the enclosure.
Supporting at least part of the body with the structural member helps to prevent the packaging collapsing down around the pot plant. The structural member may be resilient and may abut the inner periphery of the flexible side walling. Such a structural member may help to keep the side walling taut. The resilient structural member may be deformed into a profile which corresponds at least in part to the pre-determined shape when the pot plant is enclosed by the enclosure. The resilient structural member may be substantially triangular or trapezoidal when 3 unrestrained.
The structural member may have an arcuate profile, at least when the pot plant is enclosed by the enclosure. The body may taper, with the widest part of the body being adjacent the opening. The body may be substantially frusta-conical when supported in the pre-determined shape.
The structural member may extend in an axial direction substantially the entire height of the side walling. The structural member may extend around only part of the inner periphery of the flexible side walling.
The packaging may further comprise a pocket in the flexible side walling for retaining the structural member.
The side walling and/or pocket may comprise a waterproof barrier. The structural member may comprise stiff card or cardboard. In this way, card or cardboard inserted into the pocket for example may be protected from water or moisture associated with the pot plant. The structural member may comprise a display for displaying information about the pot plant. The side walling may be transparent, at least adjacent the structural member.
In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaged pot plant comprising a plant in a plant pot, and packaging according to the first aspect of the invention, the plant and at least part of the plant pot being enclosed by the enclosure. The structural member may be urged into a profile corresponding to the pre-determined shape when trapped between the flexible side walling and the enclosed 4 plant pot.
In accordance with a third aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of packaging a pot plant, comprising; providing a pot plant; providing packaging according to a first aspect of the invention; enclosing the pot plant by inserting it through the opening in the body such that the structural member supports side walling extending above the plant pot. The method may further comprise trapping the structural member between the flexible side walling and the plant pot once inserted through the opening in the body.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying Figures in which:
Figure 1 shows schematically a pot plant packaged with packaging embodying a first embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 2 shows packaqinq according to a second embodiment of the invention, for packaging a pot plant.
Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a f irst embodiment of packaging (10) for a pot plant (12). The packaging (10) comprises a body (14) and a structural member (15). The body (14) defines an enclosure (16) having flexible side walling (18) and an opening (20) for pot plant insert ion/ removal. The structural member (15) is a resilient card insert of trapezoidal shape which is a snug fit inside the body (14). The structural member (15) is urged into an arcuate prof ile as it is trapped between the side walling (18) and the outer periphery of pot plant (22) The structural member bears against the side walling (18) particularly in the region above the plant pot (22), urging the body (14) to adopt a frusta-conical shape. By providing support in this way, the side walling (18) is maintained taut, and so does not collapse around the pot plant (12).
The body (14) has tapering sides such that the enclosure is at its widest adjacent the opening (20). By providing an adequate taper, the plant pot (22) is wedged into the bottom of the body (14). In this way, the structural member is retained securely, being a friction f it between the side walling (18) and the pot (22). The side walling (18) is of transparent polythene and thus any printe d text or graphics on the outer surface of the structural member (15) are visible through the side walling (18). Although the structural member (15) extends in an axial direction (AA) substantially the entire height of the packaging, it only extends about half way around the inner 2 0 perimeter of the body (14). Thus, the pot plant (12) may be viewed through a portion of the side walling (18) which does not overlap the structural member (15).
Figure 2 illustrates a second embodiment of the invention: the packaging is shown substantially flat without the pot plant for the sake of clarity. A pocket (26) is provided in the body (14) by an additional layer (28) of side walling. The pocket (26) is large enough to accommodate the structural member (15). In this way, the 6 structural member (15) is isolated from a pot plant in the enclosure, which may be advantageous to keep water/moisture associated with the pot plant away from the structural member.
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Claims (20)

1 Packaging for a pot plant, comprising a body defining an enclosure for enclosing a pot plant, the enclosure having flexible side walling and an opening for pot plant insert ion/ removal, and a structural member for supporting at least part of the body, the supported part of the body in use being urged into a predetermined shape by the structural member at least when a pot plant is enclosed by the enclosure.
2. Packaging accordingly to claim 1, in which the structural member is resilient.
3. Packaging according to claim 1 or 2, in which the structural member is substantially triangular or trapezoidal when unrestrained.
4. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the structural member abuts the inner periphery of the flexible side walling.
5. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the structural member has an arcuate profile, at least when a pot plant is enclosed by the enclosure.
6. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the body tapers, with the widest part of the body being adjacent the enclosure opening.
7. Packaging according to claim 6, in which the body is substantially frusta-conical when supported in the predetermined shape.
8. Packaging according to any one of the preceding 8 claims, in which the structural member extends in an axial direction substantially the entire height of the side walling.
9. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the structural member extends around only part of the inner periphery of the side walling.
10. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the body further comprises a pocket in the flexible side walling for retaining the structural member.
11. Packaging according to claim 10, in which the pocket may comprise a waterproof barrier.
12. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the structural member comprises a display for displaying information about a pot plant.
13. Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the side walling is transparent, at least adjacent the structural member.
14. A packaged pot plant comprising a plant in a plant pot and packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, the plant and at least part of the plant pot being enclosed by the enclosure.
15. A packaged pot plant according to claim 14, in which the structural member is urged into a profile corresponding to the predetermined shape when trapped between the flexible side walling and the plant pot.
16. A method of packaging a pot plant, comprising:
providing packaging according to any one of claims 1 to 13; enclosing the pot plant by inserting it through the opening 9 in the body enclosure such that the structural member supports side walling extending above the plant pot.
17. A method according to claim 16, further comprising trapping the structural member between the side walling and the plant pot once inserted through the opening in the body.
18. Packaging for a plant pot substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
19. A packaged pot plant substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
20. A method of packaging a pot plant, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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US4980209A (en) * 1989-05-09 1990-12-25 Aec Machinery Limited Wrap for a flower pot
US5402601A (en) * 1988-01-27 1995-04-04 Highland Supply Corporation Cover/wrap system
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US5781982A (en) * 1986-06-20 1998-07-21 Southpac Trust International, Inc. Method of shaping and holding a sheet of material about a flower pot with a collar

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US5781982A (en) * 1986-06-20 1998-07-21 Southpac Trust International, Inc. Method of shaping and holding a sheet of material about a flower pot with a collar
US5402601A (en) * 1988-01-27 1995-04-04 Highland Supply Corporation Cover/wrap system
US4980209A (en) * 1989-05-09 1990-12-25 Aec Machinery Limited Wrap for a flower pot
EP0680717A2 (en) * 1994-05-03 1995-11-08 Highland Supply Corporation Sleeve having a detachable portion forming a skirt and methods

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