A flat-paneled flower pot or flower pot cover and apparatus and method for forming a sheet of material into a flat-paneled flower pot or flower pot cover. A platform supports a female die having an opening with flat surfaces for forming panels in the base and skirt of the flower pot or flower pot cover. The sheet of material is centered over the opening of the female die. A bracket having a plurality of legs which align with the panel-forming surfaces of the female die is placed on the sheet of material. The top surface of the platform and the bracket legs frictionally control the sheet of material as a male die pushes the sheet of material into the female die. A plurality of pivoting fingers at the upper end of the female die push the sheet of material against the male die as the male die enters the opening of the female die. The sheet of material is pressed between forming surfaces of the male and female die to form the flat-paneled flower pot or flower pot cover.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 736,348, filed Jul. 26, 1991, entitled, "FLAT-PANELED FLOWER POT OR FLOWER POT COVER", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,127,817, which is a continuation-in-part of:
U.S. Ser. No. 07/422,653 filed Oct. 17, 1989, entitled "FLOWER POT OR FLOWER POT COVER WITH CONTROLLED PLEATS", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,073,161; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/397,114, filed Aug. 22, 1989, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,029,412 on Jul. 9, 1991; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/366,588, filed Jun. 15, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,613; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/2l9,083, filed Jul. 13, 1988, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,897,031 on Jan. 30, 1990; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/004,275, filed Jan. 5, 1987, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,773,182 on Sep. 27, 1988; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 06/613,080, filed May 22, 1984, now abandoned; and which is a continuation-in-part of design application U.S. Ser. No. 07/367,098, filed Jun. 15, 1989, issued as U.S. Pat. No. D-318,030 on Jul. 9, 1991; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/283,014, filed Dec. 8, 1988, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 06/652,903, filed Sep. 21, 1984, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 06/613,053, filed May 22, 1984, issued as U.S. Pat. No. D-293,224 on Dec. 15, 1987; and is a continuation-in-part of:
U.S. Ser. No. 07/710,272, filed Jun. 4, 1991, entitled "FLAT PANEL FLOWER POT COVER;"still pending, which is a continuation-in-part of U. S, Ser. No. 07/617,454, filed Nov. 21, 1990, now abandoned; U.S. Ser. No. 07/411,249, filed Sep. 22, 1989, still pending; U.S. Ser. No. 07/411,247, filed Sep. 22, 1989, still pending; U.S. Ser. No. 07/411,245, filed Sep. 22, 1989, still pending.
Sheets and rolls of sheets with detachable labels and having a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. Spots of closure bonding material may be placed on the detachable labels to hold the detachable labels in a wrapped position. The detachable labels may contain graphical, narrative and bar code information related to pricing, inventory, sales display, product description and care instructions. The sheets may also include detachable sleeves for protecting wrapped items during shipping and handle areas which may be punched out of the sheets for grasping the wrapped items. The handle areas may also contain information similar to that on the detachable labels. Sheets having detachable labels may also be used for forming flower pots or flower pot covers. By providing such labels on the unformed sheets, it is not necessary to add tags or labels after the sheets are formed into flower pots or flower pot covers.
Sheets and rolls of sheets with labels having multiple choice blocks and information areas corresponding to the choice blocks. The sheets include a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. The labels are detachably connected to the sheets with an adhesive, a perforation or a tear line. Spots of closure bonding material may be placed on the labels to hold the labels in a wrapped position. The information areas typically include data which may be selected to describe the source, type and characteristics of the items to be wrapped in the sheets. The sheets may also include detachable sleeves for protecting wrapped items during shipping and handle areas which may be punched out of the sheets for grasping the wrapped items. The handle areas may also contain information similar to that on the detachable labels. Sheets having labels with choice blocks may also be used for forming flower pots or flower pot covers. By providing such labels on the unformed sheets, it is not necessary to add tags or labels after the sheets are formed into flower pots or flower pot covers.
Sheets and rolls of sheets with labels having multiple choice blocks and information areas corresponding to the choice blocks. The sheets include a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. The labels are detachably connected to the sheets with an adhesive, a perforation or a tear line. Spots of closure bonding material may be placed on the labels to hold the labels in a wrapped position. The information areas typically include data which may be selected to describe the source, type and characteristics of the items to be wrapped in the sheets. The sheets may also include detachable sleeves for protecting wrapped items during shipping and handle areas which may be punched out of the sheets for grasping the wrapped items. The handle areas may also contain information similar to that on the detachable labels. Sheets having labels with choice blocks may also be used for forming flower pots or flower pot covers. By providing such labels on the unformed sheets, it is not necessary to add tags or labels after the sheets are formed into flower pots or flower pot covers.
A method of forming a flower pot or a flower pot cover is provided. The method includes the step of providing a sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface with at least one of the upper and lower surfaces being a bondably connectable surface. The sheet of material has a label area which has information related to a floral grouping displayed thereon. The method further includes forming the sheet of material into a base having a closed lower end, an open upper end, and an object opening extending through the open upper end and dimensioned to receive a flower pot in which the floral grouping is disposed. The base is formed to have a plurality of overlapping folds that are bondably connected so as to retain the base in a predetermined shape with the information on the label area being viewable when the flower pot is disposed in the object opening.
Sheets and rolls of sheets with detachable labels and having a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. Spots of closure bonding material may be placed on the detachable labels to hold the detachable labels in a wrapped position. The detachable labels may contain graphical, narrative and bar code information related to pricing, inventory, sales display, product description and care instructions. The sheets may also include detachable sleeves for protecting wrapped items during shipping and handle areas which may be punched out of the sheets for grasping the wrapped items. The handle areas may also contain information similar to that on the detachable labels. Sheets having detachable labels may also be used for forming flower pots or flower pot covers. By providing such labels on the unformed sheets, it is not necessary to add tags or labels after the sheets are formed into flower pots or flower pot covers.
