Claims
- 1. A shipping assembly comprising:
- a base having an inner surface and an outer surface and a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface of the base; and
- a plurality of flower pots, each pot having an upper end and a lower end and having a floral grouping disposed therein, each of the pots being disposed upon the inner surface of the base and positioned whereby the bonding material on the base engages and bondingly connects each of the pots to the base for substantially preventing movement of the pots on the base during movements of the shipping assembly, each of the pots being removable from the base by disconnecting the pots from the bonding material.
- 2. The shipping assembly of claim 1 wherein the bonding material is a material selected from the group of materials comprising an adhesive or a cohesive.
- 3. The shipping assembly of claim 1 wherein the bonding material comprises at least one strip of bonding material disposed on the base.
- 4. The shipping assembly of claim 1 wherein the base of the shipping assembly comprises a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side, and wherein the bonding material comprises at least one strip of bonding material extending between the first and the second sides of the base.
- 5. A shipping assembly comprising:
- a base having an inner surface and an outer surface and a bonding means disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface of the base;
- a plurality of flower pots, each pot having an upper end and a lower end, each pot containing growing medium, a floral grouping disposed therein with a portion of the floral grouping extending above the upper end of the pot, each of the pots being disposed upon the inner surface of the base and positioned whereby the bonding material engages and bondingly connects each of the pots to the base, each of the pots being removable from the base by disconnecting the pots from the bonding material; and
- at least two retaining inserts, each retaining insert having an outer periphery with a plurality of retaining cutouts formed in the outer periphery, the cutouts being spaced a distance apart and each of the cutouts being sized and shaped to encompass at least a portion of each flower pot, each retaining insert being positioned whereby each cutout on one of the retaining inserts surrounds and encompasses a portion of each flower pot with the retaining inserts being positioned so that each cutout in one of the retaining inserts cooperates with one of the cutouts in one of the other retaining inserts thereby substantially enclosing the growing medium within the pot to retain the growing medium within the pot during movement of the shipping assembly.
- 6. The shipping assembly of claim 5 wherein the bonding material is a material selected from the group of materials consist of an adhesive or cohesive.
- 7. The shipping carton of claim 5 wherein the bonding material comprises at least one strip of bonding material disposed on the base.
- 8. The shipping assembly of claim 5 wherein the base of the shipping assembly comprises a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side, and wherein the bonding material comprises at least one strip of bonding material extending between the first and the second sides of the base.
- 9. A method for shipping floral groupings comprising the steps of:
- providing a shipping assembly having a base and having a connecting bonding material disposed thereon;
- providing at least one flower pot having an upper end and a retaining space and wherein a floral grouping is disposed in the retaining space; and
- disposing the flower pot upon the base of the shipping assembly whereby the flower pot engages the connecting bonding material disposed on the base of the shipping assembly thereby bondingly connecting the flower pot to the base of the shipping assembly.
- 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of:
- providing a plurality of retaining inserts having cutouts;
- disposing the retaining inserts whereby the retaining inserts cooperate with the upper end of each flower pot and the cutouts of the retaining inserts substantially surround a stem portion of the floral grouping thereby substantially enclosing a growing medium within the retaining space of the flower pot.
- 11. A shipping assembly comprising:
- a base having an inner surface and an outer surface and a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface of the base; and
- a floral container, the floral container having an upper end and a lower end and having a floral grouping disposed therein, the floral container being disposed upon the inner surface of the base and positioned whereby the bonding material on the base engages and bondingly connects the floral container to the base for substantially preventing movement of the floral container on the base during movements of the shipping assembly, the floral container being removable from the base by disconnecting the floral container from the bonding material.
- 12. The shipping assembly of claim 11 wherein the bonding material is a material selected from the group of materials comprising an adhesive or a cohesive bonding material.
- 13. A method for shipping floral groupings comprising the steps of:
- providing a shipping assembly having a base and having a connecting bonding material disposed thereon;
- providing at least one floral container having an upper end and a retaining space and wherein a floral grouping is disposed in the retaining space; and
- disposing the floral container and floral grouping upon the base of the shipping assembly whereby the floral container engages the connecting bonding material disposed on the base of the shipping assembly thereby bondingly connecting the floral container to the base of the shipping assembly.
- 14. The shipping assembly of claim 13 wherein the bonding material is a material selected from the group of materials consist of an adhesive or cohesive bonding material.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/216,749, filed Mar. 23, 1994, entitled "SHIPPING CARTON AND METHOD FOR SHIPPING FLORAL GROUPINGS", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,407,072, issued Apr. 18, 1995; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/093,109, filed Jul. 16, 1993, entitled RETAINING FLAP FOR SHIPPING CARTONS, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,311,992, issued May 17, 1994; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/892,441, filed Jun. 2, 1992, entitled SHIPPING CARTON FOR FLORAL GROUPING ASSEMBLIES, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,240,109, issued Aug. 31, 1993; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 07/831,767, filed Feb. 5, 1992, entitled SHIPPING CARTON FOR FLORAL GROUPING ASSEMBLIES, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,148,918, issued Sep. 22, 1992, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/692,329, filed Apr. 26, 1991, entitled SHIPPING CARTON FOR FLORAL GROUPING ASSEMBLIES, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,092,465, issued Mar. 3, 1992.
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