Sheets and sheet rolls of wrapping material having detachable labels

• US 5,493,843 A
• Filed: 05/25/1993
• Issued: 02/27/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Highland Supply Corporation
• Original Assignee: Highland Supply Corporation
• Inventors: Weder, Donald E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Culver, Horace M.
• Application Number:
  US08/067,317
• Time in Patent Office: 1,008 Days
• Field of Search: 53/397, 53/399, 53/415, 53/462, 53/465, 53/411, 53/413, 493/53, 493/55, 493/93, 493/154, 493/187
• US Class Current: 53/399
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 5/04 Mountings for wreaths, or the like; Racks or holders for flowers
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 5/06 Devices for preserving flowers
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/02 with devices or substances, e.g. food, pheronones attracting the insects
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/16 Platform-type show stands with flat, inclined, or curved upper surface
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/0078 for plants or flowers
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 7/085 made of flexible sheets of non-resilient material
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 51/08 Deep drawing or matched-mould forming, i.e. using mechanical means only
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 51/082 by shaping between complementary mould parts
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 51/262 Clamping means for the sheets, e.g. clamping frames
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 61/02 Thermal shrinking
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 61/0608 characterised by the configuration or structure of the preforms
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2100/00 Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2110/10 having a cross section of varying size or shape, e.g. conical or pyramidal
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2110/20 having a curved cross section, e.g. circular
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2120/70 having corrugated or pleated walls
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/44 by plungers moving through folding dies
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/81 Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings
• CPC Class Codes: B31F 1/0045 Bending or folding combined with joining folding edges combined with joining B31F1/0016, B31F1/0029
• CPC Class Codes: B31F 1/0077 Shaping by methods analogous to moulding, e.g. deep drawing techniques
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/1733 Decalcomanias applied under pressure only, e.g. provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 3/04 : Modelling plastic materials, e.g. clay
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 5/06 : Natural ornaments; Imitations thereof artificial flowers, fruit, leaves A41G1/00; artificial feathers A41G11/00
• CPC Class Codes: B44F 1/10 : Changing, amusing, or secret pictures
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 25/02 : Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 25/023 : Packaging flower bouquets
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 25/026 : Packaging flower pots
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 47/06 : using folding dies
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 61/025 : for applying, e.g. printing, code or date marks on material prior to packaging
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 67/08 : Wrapping of articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2565/388 : Materials used for their gas-permeability
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 33/20 : using pressure-sensitive adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 33/22 : using heat-activatable adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/50 : Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents elements formed by inward-folding of a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of a tubular body B65D5/06; partitions B65D5/48
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 63/109 : Application of elastics or like elements
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/14 : with areas coated with adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/22 : Details
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/14 : in sheets or blanks folded-up around all sides of the contents from a portion on which the contents are placed
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/54 : Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories opening devices B65D75/70
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/36 : for bakery products, e.g. biscuits
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/505 : for cut flowers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/52 : for living plants; for growing bulbs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 : Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/105 : on paper for wrapping flowers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/04 : to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion by a separate adhesive layer G09F3/10
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 : by an adhesive layer

Abstract

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.

Claims

1. A method of wrapping a floral grouping with a sheet of material, the steps of the method comprising:

providing a sheet roll comprising a plurality of continuous sheets of material, each sheet of material having a wrapping area and a detachable label area, each sheet of material having a bonding material disposed thereupon for securing the wrapping area around a floral grouping;

detaching one of the sheets of material from the sheet roll to provide a detached sheet of material;

placing a floral grouping upon a portion of the wrapping area of the detached sheet of material; and

overlapping a portion of the detached sheet of material about the floral grouping and causing the bonding material to bondingly connect to another portion of the sheet of material for securing the sheet of material about the floral grouping, the detachable label area exposed to the outside.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of detaching one of the sheets of material from the sheet roll comprises cutting one the sheets of material from the sheet roll with a blade.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of detaching one of the sheets of material from the sheet roll comprises tearing one the sheets of material from the sheet roll against a saw-tooth edge.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a sheet roll, the sheet roll comprises:

a perforated edge between each sheet of material making up the sheet roll; and

wherein in the detaching step further comprises breaking one of the perforated edges between the sheets of material to detach one of the sheets of material from the sheet roll.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a sheet roll each label area has a plurality of closure spots having a bonding material disposed thereon;

and

wherein the overlapping step further comprises wrapping the label area to bring the closure spots into contact with the sheet of material.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll, each sheet of material further comprises a handle area having a perforated outer periphery;

and

wherein the method comprises the additional step of removing the handle area of the detached sheet of material to provide a carrying aperture for the wrapped floral grouping.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein information related to the floral grouping is displayed upon said handle area.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the overlapping step includes wrapping the detached sheet of material into a substantially conical shape around the floral grouping.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the overlapping step includes wrapping the detached sheet of material into a substantially cylindrical shape around the floral grouping.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll, each detachable label area has displayed thereon information related to the floral groupings to be wrapped.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll, the information displayed upon said label area includes a uniform product code.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll, the information displayed upon said label area includes pricing information.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll, each of said label areas has a perforated inner edge for separating said label area from said wrapping area.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll, each of said label areas has a notched inner edge for tearing said label area from said wrapping area.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll each sheet of material further comprises a detachable sleeve area sized and shaped to support a portion of the floral grouping wrapped in said wrapping area.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said detachable sleeve area has a perforated inner edge for detaching said sleeve area from said wrapping area to display a portion of the floral grouping wrapped in said wrapping area.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll said sleeve area is transparent.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing the sheet roll, the sheet roll is constructed from a material in the group of materials consisting of paper, cellophane, foil, man-made organic polymer film, natural fiber cloth, synthetic fiber cloth, natural fiber burlap and synthetic fiber burlap.