Method of wrapping a pot with a cover having adhesive or cohesive thereon

Abstract

An adhesive and material dispenser for dispensing single sheets of material from stacks of sheets of material or from rolls of material and applying an adhesive to the sheet. The adhesive is applied by contacting the adhesive portion of an adhesive transfer tape to the sheet. The sheet of material with the adhesive applied thereto can be used to wrap floral arrangements or flower pots or other articles. The dispenser may be combined with an automatic pot wrapping apparatus so the adhesive application and decorative pot wrapping sequence can be combined into one continuous operation.

1 . A method for covering a flower pot, comprising: 
 providing a preformed pot cover having an inner surface, a bottom surface, an opening, and an adhesive disposed upon a portion of at least one of the inner surface and bottom surface;    providing a pot having an outer surface and a bottom surface;    placing the pot into the opening of the preformed pot cover; and    bondingly connecting the inner surface of the preformed pot cover to the pot via the adhesive thereby securing a wall of the preformed pot cover about the pot.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a preformed pot cover, the adhesive is disposed upon the inner surface of the base.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a preformed pot cover, the adhesive is disposed upon the inner surface of the preformed pot cover in a vertical strip.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a preformed pot cover, the adhesive is disposed upon the inner surface in a circumferentially-oriented strip.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a preformed pot cover, the adhesive is disposed upon the bottom surface of the preformed pot cover.  
     
     
         6 . The method  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a pot, the pot has an adhesive disposed upon a portion of the outer surface thereof.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a pot, the pot has a floral grouping disposed therein.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a preformed pot cover, the preformed pot cover further comprises a skirt extending from the upper end of the preformed pot cover.  
     
     
         9 . A method for covering a flower pot, comprising: 
 providing a preformed pot cover having an inner surface, a bottom surface, an opening, and an adhesive disposed upon a portion of at least one of the inner surface and bottom surface and wherein the adhesive has a release material disposed thereon;    providing a pot having an outer surface and a bottom surface;    removing the release material from the adhesive;    disposing the pot into the opening of the base of the preformed pot cover; and    bondingly connecting the inner surface of the preformed pot cover to the pot via the adhesive securing a wall of the preformed pot cover about the pot wherein the adhesive constitutes the only means for securing the preformed pot cover about the pot.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in the step of providing a preformed pot cover, the adhesive is disposed upon the inner surface of the base of the preformed pot cover.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in the step of providing a preformed pot cover the adhesive is disposed upon the inner surface in a vertical strip.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in the step of providing a preformed pot cover the adhesive is disposed upon the inner surface in a circumferentially-oriented strip.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in the step of providing a preformed pot cover the adhesive is disposed upon the bottom surface of the base.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in the step of providing a pot, the pot has an adhesive disposed upon a portion of the outer surface thereof.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in the step of providing a pot, the pot has a floral grouping disposed therein.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9  wherein in the step of providing a preformed pot cover, the preformed pot cover further comprises a skirt extending from the opening of the preformed pot cover.