Claims
- 1. A method for wrapping a floral grouping or flower pot, comprising the steps of:
providing a sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface; passing at least a portion of the sheet of material by an adhesive applicator which applies an adhesive to at least a portion of at least one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof, wherein the adhesive applicator further comprises:
a housing for containing a quantity of adhesive; and means for causing a portion of the adhesive to contact at least a portion of at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the sheet of material, thereby causing the adhesive to adhere to the sheet of material; placing the floral grouping or flower pot on the sheet of material; and wrapping the sheet of material about the floral grouping or flower pot such that the sheet of material is secured about the floral grouping or flower pot via the adhesive.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of passing and wrapping are in a continuous process.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of wrapping the sheet of material about the floral grouping or flower pot, the adhesive contacts at least one of a portion of the sheet of material, the floral grouping and the flower pot.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, the sheet of material is formed of a non-shape sustaining material.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of passing at least a portion of the sheet of material by an adhesive applicator, the adhesive is applied in the form of at least one strip or at least one spot.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing a sheet of material, the sheet of material is provided in the form of a roll of material, and the step is further defined as cutting the roll of material to provide the sheet of material.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the sheet of material is wrapped about a flower pot, and at least a portion of an outer surface of the flower pot is covered.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the sheet of material is wrapped about a flower pot, and at least a portion of a bottom of the flower pot is covered.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the sheet of material is wrapped about a flower pot, and wherein a bottom of the flower pot is uncovered.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the sheet of material is wrapped about a floral grouping.
- 11. A method for covering a flower pot, comprising the steps of:
providing a pot cover having an upper end, an outer surface, an inner surface and an interior space, the pot cover having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of at least one of the inner and outer surfaces thereof; providing a pot; and placing the pot into the interior space of the pot cover wherein the pot cover is secured to the pot via the bonding material.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the outer surface of the pot cover comprises an outer peripheral surface and an outer bottom surface.
- 13. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the inner surface of the pot cover comprises an inner peripheral surface and an inner bottom surface.
- 14. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a base.
- 15. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a skirt.
- 16. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, a cohesive and combinations thereof.
- 17. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the bonding material has a backing or release strip disposed thereon.
- 18. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the pot cover has an open bottom.
- 19. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the pot cover has a closed bottom.
- 20. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the pot cover.
- 21. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface of the pot cover.
- 22. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the inner and outer surfaces of the pot cover.
- 23. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot, the pot is provided with a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface thereof.
- 24. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot, the pot is provided with a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of an inner surface thereof.
- 25. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing a pot, the pot is provided with a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of an inner surface and at least a portion of an outer surfaces thereof.
- 26. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing the pot cover, the pot cover conforms to a pot having a specific shape and size.
- 27. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing the pot cover, the pot cover is shape-sustaining.
- 28. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing the pot cover, the pot cover is preformed.
- 29. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing the pot cover, the pot cover is preformed to fit pots having different sizes and shapes.
- 30. The method of claim 11 wherein, in the step of providing the pot cover, the pot cover is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of paper, cellophane, foil, polymer film, woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, synthetic fabric, natural fabric, burlap and combinations thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/366,738, filed Feb. 14, 2003; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/819,309, filed Mar. 28, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,533,866, issued Mar. 18, 2003; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/056,522, filed Apr. 7, 1998, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/440,038, filed May 12, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,820,712, issued on Oct. 13, 1998; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/003,777, filed Jan. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,459,976. Each of the before-mentioned are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference.
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