Claims
- 1. A method for automatically wrapping a sheet of material about a floral grouping, the floral grouping having a bloom end with one or more blooms and a stem portion comprising stems, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of material;
- placing the sheet on a support member;
- providing the floral grouping and positioning the floral grouping on the sheet of material;
- automatically gripping a portion of the sheet of material; and
- automatically moving the gripped portion of the sheet of material over the one or more blooms of the bloom end of the floral grouping to form a wrapper about the floral grouping wherein an opening is left in the wrapper near the one or more blooms of the bloom end.
- 2. A method for automatically wrapping a sheet of material about a floral grouping having a bloom end comprising one or more blooms and a stem end comprising one or more stems, the stem end distal to the bloom end, comprising:
- providing a sheet of material;
- placing the floral grouping and positioning the floral grouping on the sheet of material;
- automatically gripping a first portion of the sheet of material;
- automatically gripping a second portion of the sheet of material;
- automatically moving the first gripped portion of the sheet of material over the one or more blooms of the bloom end of the floral grouping;
- automatically moving the second gripped portion of the sheet of material over the one or more blooms of the bloom end of the floral grouping; and
- automatically causing the portions of the sheet of material which surround the one or more blooms of the bloom end to be bound about the surrounded portions of the bloom end of the floral grouping.
- 3. A method for automatically wrapping a sheet of material about a floral grouping having a bloom end comprising one or more blooms and a stem end comprising one or more stems, the stem end distal to the bloom end, comprising:
- providing a sheet of material;
- placing the sheet of material on a support surface;
- providing the floral grouping and positioning the floral grouping on the sheet of material;
- providing automatic covering means, the automatic covering means distinct from the sheet of material; and
- actuating the automatic covering means to cause the sheet of material to substantially envelop the one or more blooms of the bloom end of the floral grouping to form a wrapped floral grouping.
- 4. A method for automatically wrapping a sheet of material about a floral grouping having a bloom end comprising one or more blooms and a stem end comprising one or more stems, the stem end distal to the bloom end, comprising:
- providing a sheet of material, the sheet of material having a bonding material thereon for bondingly sealing the sheet of material about the floral grouping;
- providing automatic covering and sealing means, the automatic covering means distinct from the sheet of material;
- placing the sheet of material on a support surface;
- providing the floral grouping and positioning the floral grouping on the sheet of material; and
- actuating the automatic covering and sealing means causing the sheet of material to cover a portion of the one or more blooms of the bloom end of the floral grouping and sealing portions of the sheet together about the floral grouping.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/694,130, filed Aug. 8, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,099, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/291,378, filed Aug. 16, 1994, entitled BOUQUET WRAP MACHINE, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,564,257, issued on Oct. 15, 1996, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 07/990,226, filed Dec. 14, 1992, entitled BOUQUET WRAP MACHINE, now abandoned.
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