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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
May. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald E. Weder, Highland, IL (US);
Joseph G. Straeter, Highland, IL (US);
Paul Fantz, Imperial, MO (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 7/08 ; A47G 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 7/08 ; A47G 7/02 ;
Abstract
A floral sleeve initially having a flattened condition and openable therefrom for use in covering, containing or wrapping a floral grouping, botanical item, pot, or pot having a floral grouping or botanical item therein. The sleeve has a trapezoidal lower end, and may have a detachable upper portion. The sleeve may have a non-linear or linear upper edge. When having a detachable upper portion, the sleeve has a detaching element which when employed, to detach the upper portion, leaves a linear, or non-linear upper edge on the lower portion of the sleeve. The trapezoidal lower end of the sleeve may have a gusset therein.