Claims
- 1. A sleeve having a flattened condition and openable therefrom, comprising:
a tapered body, an outer peripheral surface, a first sidewall edge, a second sidewall edge, an upper end having an upper edge, a curvilinear lower portion having a curvilinear lower edge, an inner peripheral surface, and an inner space, and wherein the curvilinear lower edge has at least two separate arcuate edge portions.
- 2. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein both of the at least two separate arcuate edge portions extend outwardly away from the inner space of the sleeve.
- 3. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein at least one of the separate arcuate edge portions extends outwardly away from the inner space of the sleeve and at least one of the separate arcuate edge portions extends inwardly toward the inner space of the sleeve.
- 4. The sleeve of claim 1 further comprising a gusset in the lower end.
- 5. The sleeve of claim 1 comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, and a detaching element for permitting detachment of the upper portion from the lower portion of the sleeve.
- 6. The sleeve of claim 5 wherein the detaching element comprises perforations in the sleeve.
- 7. The sleeve of claim 5 wherein the detaching element has a nonlinear pattern such that when the upper portion is detached, the lower portion is left with an upper end having a non-linear upper edge.
- 8. The sleeve of claim 5 wherein the detaching element has a linear pattern such that when the upper portion is detached, the lower portion is left with an upper end having a linear upper edge.
- 9. The sleeve of claim 5 wherein the upper portion is sized to substantially surround and enclose a floral grouping.
- 10. The sleeve of claim 5 wherein the upper portion is adapted to support the sleeve from a support assembly.
- 11. The sleeve of claim 1 further comprising a skirt portion extending from the tapered body.
- 12. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the upper edge of the upper end has a non-linear edge.
- 13. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the upper edge of the upper end has a linear edge.
- 14. The sleeve of claim 1 having a generally frustoconical shape when opened from the flattened condition.
- 15. A sleeve having a flattened condition and openable therefrom, comprising:
a tapered body, an outer peripheral surface, a first sidewall edge, a second sidewall edge, an upper end having an upper edge, a curvilinear lower portion having a curvilinear lower edge, an inner peripheral surface, and an inner space, and wherein the curvilinear lower edge has at least two separate arcuate edge portions; and the sleeve further having a detaching element extending from the first sidewall edge to the second sidewall edge for detaching an upper portion of the sleeve from a lower portion of the sleeve.
- 16 The sleeve of claim 15 wherein both of the at least two separate arcuate edge portions extend outwardly away from the inner space of the sleeve.
- 17. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein at least one of the separate arcuate edge portions extends outwardly away from the inner space of the sleeve and at least one of the separate arcuate edge portions extends inwardly toward the inner space of the sleeve.
- 18. The sleeve of claim 15 further comprising a gusset in the lower end.
- 19. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein the detaching element comprises perforations in the sleeve.
- 20. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein the detaching element has a non-linear pattern such that when the upper portion is detached, the lower portion is left with an upper end having a non-linear upper edge.
- 21. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein the detaching element has a linear pattern such that when the upper portion is detached, the lower portion is left with an upper end having a linear upper edge.
- 22. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein the upper portion is sized to substantially surround and enclose a floral grouping.
- 23. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein the upper portion is adapted to support the sleeve from a support assembly.
- 24. The sleeve of claim 15 further comprising a skirt portion extending from the tapered body.
- 25. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein the upper edge of the upper end has a non-linear edge.
- 26. The sleeve of claim 15 wherein the upper edge of the upper end has a linear edge.
- 27. The sleeve of claim 15 having a generally frustoconical shape when opened from the flattened condition.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/847,961, filed May 3, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/401,771, filed Sep. 22, 1999, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/606,957, filed Feb. 26, 1996, now abandoned. Each of the above applications is hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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