Potted plant container

Abstract

A sleeve like container for wrapping a potted plant or floral display wherein the sleeve is formed from an integral, suitably cut blank of sheet material joined at two sides thereof to form an open ended container, the container having a tapered side wall. The container is shaped to support a pot holding a plant or floral display. A window formed in the side wall of the container provides access to the pot thereby enabling convenient placement of a label or for reading a label previously affixed to the pot.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A sleeve for wrapping a potted plant or floral display, comprising: 
 a blank of sheet material joined at two sides thereof to form a container, said container having a tapered side wall, said container further being open at a top and at a bottom thereof, wherein said container is shaped to support a pot holding a plant or floral display; and    a window formed in the side wall of said container to provide access to said pot for attachment of a label thereto or for reading a label previously affixed thereto.    
     
     
         2 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said blank of sheet material includes a first portion and a second portion whereby said container is formed when said first portion and said second portion are attached together.  
     
     
         3 . The sleeve according to  claim 2 , wherein said first portion includes means for attaching said first portion and said second portion.  
     
     
         4 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said container has a frustoconical shape.  
     
     
         5 . The sleeve according to  claim 1 , wherein said container includes a top opening and a bottom opening, said top opening having a diameter greater than the diameter of said bottom opening.  
     
     
         6 . The sleeve according to  claim 2 , wherein said blank of sheet material first portion and second portion each include a leading edge wherein each leading edge includes a leg helping to define said window.  
     
     
         7 . The sleeve according to  claim 6 , wherein each leg includes a notch for helping to define said window.  
     
     
         8 . The sleeve according to  claim 6 , wherein each leading edge and its respective leg forms an angle of about 135°.  
     
     
         9 . A method of wrapping a potted plant or a floral display with a sheet of material, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a blank of flexible, sheet material;    forming said material into an open ended container having a tapered side wall wherein said tapered side wall is shaped to support a pot holding a plant or floral display; and    forming a window in the side wall of said container to provide access to said pot for attachment of a label thereto or for reading a label previously attached thereto.    
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein said first forming step includes attaching one portion of said blank of sheet material to another portion thereof.  
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein said first forming step includes bending said blank of sheet material into a frustoconical shape.  
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein said first forming step includes providing a blank of sheet material having a first portion and a second portion wherein each portion including a leading edge and each leading edge includes a leg.  
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein said providing step includes forming a notch in each leg thereby help in defining said window.  
     
     
         14 . An integral, suitably cut blank of sheet material adapted to be formed into a sleeve for wrapping a potted plant or floral display, comprising: 
 a trapazoidally shaped panel, said panel including a first edge and a parallel, opposite edge wherein said second edge includes a notch therein formed.    
     
     
         15 . The blank according to  claim 14 , wherein said second edge includes a pair of notches therein formed.  
     
     
         16 . The blank according to  claim 15 , wherein each one of said notches includes a first straight leg and a longer second straight leg.  
     
     
         17 . The blank according to  claim 16 , wherein each one of said notches includes an arcuate shaped portion interconnecting said first straight leg and said second straight leg.  
     
     
         18 . The blank according to  claim 14 , wherein said first edge has a length about twice the length of said opposite second edge.  
     
     
         19 . The blank according to  claim 14 , wherein said panel includes a pair of side edges the lengths of each one thereof being about equal to the length of said second edge.  
     
     
         20 . The blank according to  claim 14 , wherein said panel includes a glue strip.