Claims
- 1. A method for shipping a plurality of preformed flower pot covers, each preformed flower pot cover sized to receive a flower pot, the method comprising:providing a container having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sidewalls cooperating to define an inner packing compartment; providing at least one stacking shell attached to the container with a bonding material the bonding material selected from a group of bonding material consisting of via adhesive, a cohesive, double sealed tape and combinations thereof, the at least one stacking shell extending inwardly into the inner packing compartment of the container, the stacking shell adapted to support the preformed flower pot covers within the inner packing compartment of the container; and forming a stack of preformed flower pot covers on the at least one stacking shell such that the preformed flower pot covers are supported by at least one stacking shell; and transporting the container to a predetermined destination.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one stacking shell is a flower pot having a closed lower end, an open upper end and a base support member between the lower and upper ends.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the preformed flower pot covers is further provided with a base and a decorative skirt extending from the base of the preformed flower pot cover and wherein the at least one stacking shell is defined as having an interior base support member such that upon providing a stack of preformed flower pot covers, the preformed flower pot covers are supported on the at least one stacking shell so that the decorative skirt is in a non-load bearing relationship so as to prevent damage to the decorative skirt.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the preformed flower pot cover is further defined as having a height extending from a lower end of the base to the decorative skirt of the preformed flower pot cover and wherein the interior base support member of the at least one stacking shell is further defined as having a height extending from a lower end to an upper end of the interior base support member of the at least one stacking shell, the height of the preformed flower pot cover measuring less than the height of the interior base support member of the at least one stacking shell.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the at least one stacking shell is a flower pot having a closed lower end, an open upper end and base support member between the lower and upper ends.
- 6. An apparatus for shipping a plurality of preformed flower pot covers, comprising:a container having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sidewalls cooperating to define an inner packing compartment; at least one first stacking shell configured so as to correspondingly receive the preformed flower pot covers attached to the container and extending inwardly into the inner packing compartment; and at least one second stacking shell attached to the container extending inwardly into the inner packing compartment comprising a flower pot having a closed lower end, an open upper end and an interior base support member extending between the closed lower end and the open upper end of the flower pot, the interior base support member of the flower pot configured to conform to the contour of the preformed flower pot covers such that the flower pot is disposable into one of the preformed flower pot covers.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/651,500, filed Aug. 30, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,405,871.
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