US20050279446A1 - Method of covering a flower pot or floral grouping - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to dispensers for dispensing sheets of material wherein a sheet of material is passed through an adhesive strip dispenser system for applying an adhesive strip to at least a portion of the sheet of material, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation to such dispensers for wrapping a floral grouping or for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sheet of material constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing an adhesive strip disposed upon the upper surface.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of material constructed in accordance with the present invention and forming a continuous roll of material.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of material, each having two adhesive strips, constructed in accordance with the present invention forming a continuous roll, the roll partially unrolled to reveal a single sheet still attached thereto.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of material forming a continuous roll of material disposed in a dispenser, prior to the application of an adhesive strip.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a partially unrolled roll of adhesive strip tape.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a floral arrangement disposed on the sheet of material.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the floral arrangement of FIG. 6 being wrapped in one method of wrapping.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the floral arrangement wrapped in a conical fashion.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another method of using the sheet of material to wrap a floral arrangement.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the sheet of material of the present invention, showing three adhesive strips disposed on the upper surface of the sheet of material, and a pot disposed upon the sheet.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the sheet of material of FIG. 10 , showing the method of disposing the sheet of material about a flower pot.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the sheet of material of FIG. 10 after the sheet of material has been wrapped about a flower pot.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another version of the present invention, showing a flower pot having an adhesive strip on the outer surface and disposed upon a sheet of material having an adhesive strip thereupon.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of another version of the present invention, showing a flower pot having adhesive strips disposed thereupon and disposed upon another version of the sheet of material of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of another version of the present invention, wherein adhesive strips are disposed about the outer surface of the flower pot and the pot is disposed upon a sheet of material having no adhesive strips thereupon.
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a pre-formed decorative pot cover having an adhesive strip disposed upon the inner surface of the pot cover.
- FIG. 17 is a plan view of the pot cover shown in FIG. 16 .
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the pot cover shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 .
- FIG. 19 is a plan view of a pre-formed pot cover having an adhesive strip disposed in a circumferential orientation about the inner surface of the cover.
- FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the pot cover shown in FIG. 19 .
- FIG. 21 is a cutaway perspective view of a material dispenser constructed in accordance with the present invention, wherein the material is supplied as pre-cut sheets.
- FIG. 22 is an elevational view of a modified material dispenser, similar to the material dispenser of FIG. 21 , but showing a curved material support base.
- FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of an adhesive strip applicator like the apparatus shown in FIG. 21 except it also has a cutting assembly, and the sheets of material are cut from rolls of material.
- FIG. 24 is an elevational view of an apparatus similar to the apparatus in FIG. 23 except it is equipped with a cover former for forming the sheet of material about a pot using a cover forming system having pivoting forming members.
- the wrapping material 10 comprises at least one sheet of material 12 .
- the sheet of material 12 has an upper surface 14 , a lower surface 16 , and an outer periphery 18 (an edge of which is lifted for illustration purposes only).
- the outer periphery 18 of the sheet of material 12 comprises a first side 20 , a second side 22 , a third side 24 , and fourth side 26 .
- An adhesive strip 28 is disposed on at least a portion of one surface of the sheet of material 12 , as is illustrated in FIG. 1 and which will be described in further detail below.
- the sheet of material 12 can be utilized to wrap a floral arrangement or a flower pot.
- the term “flower pot” refers to any type of container used for holding a floral arrangement or a potted plant.
- “Floral arrangement” as used herein means cut fresh flowers, artificial flowers, other fresh and/or artificial plants or other floral materials and may include other secondary plants and/or ornamentation or artificial or natural materials which add to the aesthetics of the overall floral arrangement.
- the floral arrangement comprises a bloom or foliage portion and a stem portion. However, it will be appreciated that the floral arrangement may consist of only a single bloom or only foliage (not shown).
- the term “floral arrangement” may be used interchangeably herein with the term “floral grouping”.
- the sheet of material 12 is square. It will be appreciated, however, that any shape or size of sheet 12 may be used to wrap a flower pot or a floral arrangement as long as it is sufficiently sized and shaped to wrap and encompass the flower pot or floral arrangement.
- the sheet 12 may also comprise other shapes, i.e., rectangular, round, oval, octagonal, asymmetrical, or the like.
- multiple sheets of material 12 may be used.
- the sheets of material 12 need not be uniform in size or shape.
- the sheet of material 12 shown in all embodiments herein is substantially flat.
- the sheet of material 12 may be constructed of a single sheet of material or a plurality of sheets. Any thickness of the sheet of material 12 may be utilized in accordance with the present invention as long as the sheet of material 12 may be wrapped about at least a portion of a flower pot or a floral arrangement, as described herein.
- the sheet of material 12 has a thickness of less than about 1 mil to about 30 mil. Typically, the sheet of material 12 has a thickness in a range of less than about 0.2 mil to about 30 mil. In a preferred embodiment, the sheet of material 12 is constructed from one sheet of polymer film having a thickness in a range of from less than about 0.5 mil to about 2.5 mil.
- the sheet of material 12 is constructed from any suitable wrapping material that is capable of being wrapped about a flower pot or floral arrangement.
- the wrapping material 10 comprises paper (untreated or treated in any manner), cellophane, foil, polymer film, fabric (woven or nonwoven or synthetic or natural), burlap, or combinations thereof.
- polymer film means a man-made polymer such as a polypropylene or a naturally occurring polymer such as cellophane.
- a polymer film is relatively strong and not as subject to tearing (substantially non-earable), as might be the case with paper or foil.
- the sheet of material 12 may vary in color. Further, the sheet of material 12 may consist of designs which are printed, etched, and/or embossed thereon; in addition, the sheet of material 12 may have various colorings, coatings, flocking and/or metallic finishes, applied separately or simultaneously or may be characterized totally or partially by pearlescent, translucent, transparent, iridescent or the like, qualities. Each of the above-named characteristics may occur alone or in combination. Moreover, each surface of the sheet of material 12 may vary in the combination of such characteristics.
- the sheet of material 12 has a width 30 ( FIG. 1 ) extending generally between the first side 20 and the second side 22 , respectively, sufficiently sized whereby the sheet of material 12 can be wrapped about and encompass a floral arrangement or a flower pot.
- the sheet of material 12 has a length 32 ( FIG. 1 ) extending generally between the third side 24 and the fourth side 26 , respectively, sufficiently sized whereby the sheet of material 12 extends over a substantial portion of the floral arrangement when the sheet of material 12 has been wrapped about the floral arrangement in accordance with the present invention, as described in detail below.
- the sheet of material 12 may be wrapped about a flower pot to substantially wrap and cover the flower pot in accordance with the present invention.
- the wrapping material 10 may comprise a plurality of sheets of material 12 connected together to form a roll 34 , as shown in FIGS. 2-4 .
- the plurality of sheets of material 12 in the roll 34 are connected by perforations 36 , as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 .
- Such a roll 34 permits one sheet of material 12 to be withdrawn from the roll 34 , the sheet of material 12 being severed from the roll 34 .
- the roll 34 may simply be formed as a continuous roll 34 of wrapping material 10 without perforations, wherein a plurality of sheets of material 12 may be withdrawn from the roll 34 by unrolling a portion of the wrapping material 10 from the roll 34 , and using a separate cutting element to sever the unrolled portion of the wrapping material 10 from the roll 34 to form the sheet of material 12 .
- the roll 34 may also be contained within a dispenser 38 , as illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- a portion of the wrapping material 10 is again unrolled, and a serrated cutting edge (not shown) contained within the dispenser 38 , or a separate cutting element (not shown) severs the unrolled portion of the wrapping material 10 from the roll 34 to form a sheet of material 12 .
- Any number of sheets of material 12 may form the roll 34 as long as it is possible to withdraw at least one sheet 12 from the roll 34 as described herein.
- the adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon the sheet of material 12 , preferably on the upper surface 14 of the sheet 12 .
- the adhesive strip 28 covers at least a portion of the upper surface 14 of the sheet 12 .
- the adhesive strip 28 could be applied only to the lower surface 16 of the sheet of material 12 (not shown), the adhesive strip 28 could be applied to both the upper surface 14 and the lower surface 16 of the sheet of material 12 (not shown), or the adhesive strip 28 could be disposed upon only selected portions of the sheet of material 12 , as described below.
- Adhesive strip means any adhesive, or any adhesive/cohesive combination, having adhesive qualities (i.e., qualities of adhesion or adhesion/cohesion, respectively) sufficient to cause the attachment of a portion of the sheet 12 to itself, to a flower arrangement, or to a flower pot. Since the adhesive strip 28 may comprise either an adhesive or an adhesive/cohesive combination, it will be appreciated that both adhesives and cohesives are known in the art, and both are commercially available.
- the adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon a surface of a sheet of material 12 by appressing a length of a commercially available adhesive transfer tape 40 ( FIG. 5 ) against a portion of the upper surface 14 or lower surface 16 of the sheet of material 12 .
- a commercially available form of the adhesive transfer tape 40 is available from 3M Company in St. Paul, Minn. under the trade name “Scotch ATG Tapes.”
- Adhesive transfer tape is meant a tape which has a backing or release strip 42 and an adhesive layer 44 which is readily detachable from the backing or release strip 42 , thereby enabling the “transfer” of the adhesive layer 44 to another surface.
- the adhesive transfer tape 40 When the adhesive transfer tape 40 is appressed to the surface of the sheet 12 , the adhesive layer 44 on the adhesive transfer tape 40 is caused to adhere to the portion of the sheet of material 12 .
- the backing or release strip 42 of the adhesive transfer tape 40 is peeled away and removed, the adhesive layer 44 remains in contact with the sheet of material 12 and thereby leaves the adhesive strip 28 exposed. The exposed surface of the adhesive strip 28 is then available for adherence to another surface such as the outer peripheral surface of a flower pot.
- the adhesive strip 28 may be disposed upon a surface of the sheet of material 12 during the process of manufacturing the sheet of material 12 , or immediately after the sheet of material 12 has been manufactured, by any method described herein wherein the backing 42 is left covering the adhesive strip 28 on the sheet of material 12 .
- the backing or release strip 42 is removed from the sheet of material 12 before the sheet of material 12 is disposed upon a flower pot or wrapped about a floral arrangement.
- the adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon the sheet of material 12 just prior to the use of the sheet of material 12 to wrap a floral arrangement, or to decoratively cover a flower pot.
- the adhesive strip 28 may also comprise an antimicrobial agent.
- Antimicrobial Agent means an agent possessing antifungal and/or antibacterial and/or known antimicrobial properties. A complete disclosure of such antimicrobial agents is contained within U.S. Ser. No. 07/538,293 filed Jun. 14, 1990 entitled “Antimicrobial Materials and Methods” which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present application.
- Ink, dye, pigment, or any combination thereof can be mixed with the adhesive strip 28 to create a colored adhesive strip 28 .
- “Color” as defined herein means any color, combination of colors, mixture of colors, no color, or any combination thereof. Examples of such colors include blue, purple, green, yellow, red, orange, pink, colorless, white, black, gray, brown, or any combination thereof. The above defined colors may be utilized alone, or in any combination.
- the colored adhesive strip 28 may also comprise a “spot” or a tab attached to the sheet of material 12 .
- spot or tab designates an edge of the sheet of material 12 , so that when a sheet of material 12 is removed from a surface or from being wrapped about an item (for example, a floral arrangement) an operator can easily identify the outer periphery 18 of the sheet of material 12 by the spot or tab, and thus lift the outer periphery 18 of the sheet of material 12 at the spot or tab, to remove the sheet of material 12 from a surface or an item.
- the adhesive strip 28 may further comprise, in a preferred embodiment, a scent or fragrance pleasant to humans. Such scents are known in the art, and are commercially available.
- the adhesive strip 28 may further comprise, in another version, an insect attracting scent.
- insect attracting scents as used herein means any scent or combination of scents that are known to attract insects. Examples of such scents include flowers, plants (such as fruits and vegetables), foods (for example, breads, cereals, candies), grasses, food condiments (such as honey, sugar, salt), herbs, spices, woods, roots, and the like. Such scents are known in the art, and are commercially available.
- An insecticide may also be mixed with the adhesive strip 28 . It will be appreciated that insecticides are also well-known in the art, and commercially available.
- the adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon a portion of at least one surface of the sheet of material 12 . Any thickness of the adhesive strip 28 may be disposed upon a surface of the sheet of material 12 in accordance with the present invention as long as the adhesive strip 28 functions as described herein.
- the adhesive strip 28 when disposed upon the sheet of material 12 , has a thickness of less than about 1 mil to about 30 mil. Typically, the adhesive strip 28 has a thickness in a range of less than about 0.2 mil to about 30 mil.
- the adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon one surface of the sheet of material 12 comprising polymer film, the adhesive layer 44 having a thickness in a range of from less than about 0.5 mil to about 2.5 mil.
- the adhesive strip 28 may comprise at least a portion of the decoration on the sheet of material 12 . That is, any geometric, nongeometric, asymmetrical, or fanciful design (“design” as used herein means “decoration”) on the sheet of material 12 may comprise, at least in part, an adhesive strip 28 .
- the adhesive strip 28 when disposed upon the sheet of material 12 , may comprise a non-geometric, asymmetrical or fanciful design, or a portion of a design, such as flowers, lace, hearts, ribbons, slogans, logos, and/or any series of letters and/or numbers, and the like (not shown), or any geometric form, for example, triangles, rectangles, octagonals, bands, or pairs of strips, illustrated in FIG. 3 (the foregoing designs hereinafter collectively referred to as “spot” or “spots” of adhesive strip 28 ).
- the adhesive strip 28 may comprise one “spot” of adhesive strip 28 , or a plurality of “spots” of adhesive strip 28 , spread substantially over at least a portion of the upper surface 14 of the sheet of material 12 , as long as the plurality of spots of adhesive strip 28 create a sufficient area of adhesion in order to cause the sheet of material 12 to adhere to itself or to another object.
- the backing or release strip 42 may be left applied for a period of time to the adhesive strip 28 after it is disposed on a surface of the sheet of material 12 prior to its use as a wrapping material, to protect the adhesive qualities of the adhesive strip 28 .
- FIGS. 6-9 illustrate the use of the present invention in wrapping a floral arrangement.
- a sheet of material 12 a with an adhesive strip 28 a disposed upon an upper surface 14 a is withdrawn and detached from the roll 34 (not shown) by any means described herein, the sheet 12 a and the adhesive strip 28 a are similar to the sheet 12 and strip 28 described previously.
- An operator may dispose the sheet of material 12 a on a support surface (not shown); the lower surface 16 a of the sheet of material 12 a contacting the support surface.
- a floral arrangement 46 is then provided, and disposed upon the upper surface 14 a of the sheet of material 12 a .
- the floral arrangement generally has a bloom or foliage portion 47 a and a stem portion 47 b (shown in FIG. 6 ).
- the floral arrangement 46 may be disposed upon the sheet 12 a in a diagonal orientation as shown in FIGS. 6-8 .
- the sheet of material 12 a is then wrapped about the floral arrangement 46 by the operator, the operator overlapping a portion of the sheet of material 12 a over another portion of the sheet of material 12 a . That is, for example, the operator places the third side 24 a of the sheet of material 12 a over the floral arrangement 46 , as shown in FIG. 7 .
- the operator continues to roll the floral arrangement 46 in the direction toward the adhesive strip 28 a until the adhesive strip 28 a firmly engages the lower surface 16 a of the sheet 12 a , wherein the floral arrangement 46 is substantially encompassed by the sheet of material 12 a , and wherein the adhesive strip 28 a on the sheet of material 12 a may contact both the sheet 12 a and portions of the floral arrangement 46 to substantially encompass and surround a substantial portion of the floral arrangement 46 .
- a floral arrangement may also have an adhesive strip 28 disposed thereon (not shown) by any method described herein, and be wrapped by a sheet of material 12 having an adhesive strip 28 on a portion of a surface thereof.
- the adhesive strip 28 disposed on a portion of the upper surface 14 of the sheet of material 12 may be caused to at least partially contact the adhesive strip 28 on the floral arrangement (not shown) by any method described herein, the sheet of material 12 substantially wrapping and encompassing the floral arrangement.
- a surface for example, a floral arrangement (not shown), or any other surface or object described herein, having an adhesive strip 28 thereon, may be wrapped and/or substantially covered by any method described herein by a sheet of material 12 which has no adhesive strip thereon.
- the sheet of material 12 a having an adhesive strip 28 a applied near and along third side 24 a thereof is utilized to wrap a floral arrangement 46 a .
- the floral arrangement 46 a is disposed upon the sheet 12 a approximately parallel of the adhesive strip 28 a .
- the sheet of material 12 a is wrapped generally about the stem portion 47 b of the floral arrangement 46 a to a position wherein the third side 24 a generally overlaps the fourth side 26 a .
- the sheet of material 12 a may be wrapped a plurality of times about the stem portion 47 b of the floral arrangement 46 a before the overlapping of the third side 24 a and the fourth side 26 a .
- the portion of the sheet of material 12 a near the fourth side 26 a thereof having the adhesive strip 28 a thereon is disposed generally adjacent another portion of the sheet of material 12 a and the two adjacent portions then are brought into contact and adhesively connected, thereby securing the sheet of material 12 a generally about the floral arrangement 46 a shown in FIG. 9 .
- a sheet of material 12 b having one or more adhesive strips 28 b disposed on an upper surface 14 b of the sheet 12 b is used to wrap or decoratively cover a flower pot 50 having an outer surface 52 .
- the flower pot 50 is placed upon the upper surface 14 b of the sheet 12 b as shown in FIG. 10 .
- the sheet of material 12 b is then manually wrapped around the flower pot 50 by being formed and molded upward around the flower pot 50 by the operator, the upper surface 14 b and the one or more adhesive strips 28 b thereon contacting the outer surface 52 of the flower pot 50 ( FIG. 11 ).
- the sheet of material 12 b is thereby formed about the flower pot 50 and the sheet of material 12 b substantially surrounds and covers the outer surface 52 of the flower pot 50 ( FIG. 12 ).
- the sheet of material 12 b may also be wrapped about the pot 50 by an automatic wrapping apparatus, such as the article forming system with pivoting forming members described in greater detail below.
- a flower pot 50 a having an outer surface 52 a and an adhesive strip 54 a disposed thereon is provided.
- a sheet of material 12 c which is constructed similar to the sheet of material shown in FIG. 1 , is also provided, an adhesive strip 28 c being disposed by any method described herein on the upper surface 14 c of the sheet of material 12 c .
- the operator disposes the sheet of material 12 c on a support surface (not shown). The operator then disposes the flower pot 50 a upon the upper surface 14 c of the sheet of material 12 c and upon or adjacent the adhesive strip 28 c thereon.
- the operator then causes the sheet of material 12 c to contactingly engage the outer surface 52 a of the flower pot 50 a , and the adhesive strip 54 a thereon.
- the sheet of material 12 c is thereby caused to substantially surround and cover the outer surface 52 a of the flower pot 50 a , wherein said adhesive strip 54 a on the flower pot 50 a contactingly engages the sheet of material 12 c , and the adhesive strip, respectively, thereon to effectively cause a firm engagement of the sheet of material 12 c to the outer surface 52 a of the flower pot 50 a.
- the flower pot 50 a of FIG. 13 shows the adhesive strip 54 a in a circumferential position about the outer surface 52 a of the pot 50 a .
- the adhesive strip may be positioned in a vertical manner such as the adhesive strip 54 b in FIG. 14 or in other positions such as diagonal (not shown) or spiral (not shown).
- a flower pot 50 c has at least one adhesive strip 54 a disposed thereon (or two as shown in FIG. 15 ) and the flower pot 50 c is substantially wrapped by a sheet of material 12 d having no adhesive strip thereon but otherwise constructed similar to the same as the sheet of material in FIG. 1 .
- the flower pot 50 c is wrapped by any method described herein.
- a sheet of material 12 e which is constructed similar to the sheet of material 12 shown in FIG. 1 , has been preformed into a flower pot cover 60 having overlapping folds 61 .
- the flower pot cover 60 (also referred to as a preformed flower pot cover) has an inner surface 62 and a bottom surface 64 ( FIGS. 16-8 ) and may have a skirt 63 .
- An adhesive strip 66 is disposed manually or automatically upon a portion of the inner surface 62 of the flower pot cover 60 .
- the adhesive strip 66 may remain covered by a backing or release strip (not shown) which covers the adhesive of the adhesive strip 66 and prevents the adhesive strip 66 from adhering to an object until so desired.
- the operator may manually or automatically dispose the flower pot cover 60 on a support surface (not shown).
- the release strip if present, is removed to expose the adhesive strip 66 .
- the flower pot (not shown) is then manually or automatically inserted into an opening 68 (shown in FIG. 18 ) provided in the flower pot cover 60 .
- the adhesive strip 66 on the inner surface 62 of the flower pot cover 60 is made to contactingly engage the outer surface of the flower pot inserted into the opening 68 (for example by applying gentle pressure to the external surface of the flower pot cover 60 corresponding to the area of the adhesive strip 66 .
- the flower pot cover 60 substantially surrounds and covers the outer surface of the flower pot, wherein said adhesive strips 66 on the flower pot cover 60 effectively cause the attachment of the flower pot cover 60 to the flower pot.
- the adhesive strip 66 is shown in the version in FIGS. 16-18 as vertically oriented upon the inner surface 62 of the flower pot cover 60 . One or more adhesive strips 66 may be thus applied. Additionally, a portion of the adhesive strip 66 may be positioned upon the bottom surface 64 of the flower pot cover 60 to enhance attachment of the flower pot cover 60 to a flower pot disposed therein.
- an adhesive strip 66 a may be disposed in a flower pot cover 60 a having an inner surface 62 a , a bottom 64 a , and an adhesive strip 66 a positioned circumferentially on the inner surface 62 a below the opening 68 a of the flower pot cover 60 a , such as shown in FIGS. 19-20 .
- the adhesive strips 66 or 66 a may be segmented such that the adhesive strips 66 and 66 a are not continuous (not shown).
- the adhesive strips 66 and 66 a may be covered with a backing or release strip (not shown) which must be removed, as discussed above, prior to the adhesion of the adhesive strip to an object, such as a flower pot, disposed therein.
- a flower pot having an adhesive strip disposed thereon such as the flower pots 50 a - 50 c in FIGS. 13-15
- a flower pot cover having an adhesive strip 66 - 66 a thereon such as the flower pot covers 60 - 60 a in FIGS. 16-20
- a flower pot (not shown) is disposed in the opening of the flower pot cover 60 - 60 a .
- the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 basically comprises a material support 112 having a support surface 114 which is adapted to support a plurality of sheets of material stacked one on top of the other to form a stack of sheets of material (each sheet of material being designated in FIG. 21 by the reference numeral 116 and the stack of sheets of material being designated in FIG. 21 by the general reference numeral 118 ) and adhesive strip applicators 120 and 120 a having contact assemblies 122 and 122 a ( FIG. 21 ).
- the stack of sheets of material 118 has a top sheet of material 116 a which is the sheet of material 116 disposed on top of the stack of sheets of material 118 .
- the contact assembly 122 of the adhesive strip applicator 120 serves to appress a portion of an adhesive transfer tape 123 between the contact portion and the sheet of material 116 a which causes the adhesive transfer tape 123 to contactingly engage a portion of the top sheet of material 116 a.
- an operator grips the top sheet of material 116 a and pulls the top sheet of material 116 a in a direction 124 , thereby pulling the top sheet of material 116 a generally through or under the adhesive strip applicator 120 .
- the contact assembly 122 appresses the adhesive transfer tape 123 against the top sheet of material 116 a being passed therethrough and applies an adhesive strip 125 to the top sheet of material 116 a thereby providing a sheet of material 116 a with an adhesive strip 125 applied to at least one portion thereof and causing the next sheet of material 116 in the stack of sheets of material 118 to form a new or another top sheet of material 116 a.
- Each sheet of material 116 has an upper surface 126 , a lower surface (not shown), a left edge 130 , a right edge 132 , a front edge 134 and a rear edge 136 .
- the stack of sheets of material 118 is positioned on the support surface 114 with a portion of the stack of sheets of material 118 being positioned generally beneath or in close proximity to the adhesive strip applicator 120 so that the contact assembly 122 of the adhesive strip applicator 120 contacts a portion of the upper surface 126 of the top sheet of material 116 a at a position generally between the front edge 134 and the rear edge 136 and, more particularly, at a position spaced a distance 138 from the rear edge 136 of the top sheet of material 116 a .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 applies an adhesive strip 125 to a portion of the upper surface 126 of the top sheet of material 116 a.
- the material support 112 includes a guide assembly 140 which is connected to the support surface 114 and adapted to guidingly position the stack of sheets of material 118 at a predetermined position on the support surface 114 so that the contact assembly 122 of the adhesive strip applicator 120 contacts a predetermined portion of the upper surface 126 of the top sheet of material 116 a at the position spaced the distance 138 from the rear edge 136 of the top sheet of material 116 a .
- the guide assembly 140 comprises a front edge guide 142 which is movably connected to the support surface 114 . More particularly, the material support 112 includes a table 144 with the support surface 114 formed on a portion of the table 144 and the table 144 has a lower surface 146 .
- the front edge guide 142 comprises a top bar 148 having a front edge guide surface 150 positioned on the support surface 114 and extending generally between opposite sides 152 and 154 of the table 144 .
- the front edge guide 142 also includes a lower bar 156 which is positioned generally on the support surface 114 of the table 144 and extends generally between the opposite sides 152 and 154 of the table 144 .
- the top bar 148 is connected to the lower bar 156 via a pair of bolts 158 and 160 .
- the bolts 158 and 160 each are loosened and the top bar 148 and lower bar 156 are slidingly moved on the table 144 to position the front edge guide surface 150 at a predetermined position for engaging the front edge 134 of the stack of sheets of material 118 for positioning the stack of sheets of material 118 in a predetermined position in one direction.
- the guide assembly 140 also includes a left edge guide 162 which is positioned on the support surface 114 for engaging the left edges 130 of the sheets of material 116 in the stack of sheets of material 118 for positioning the stack of sheets of material 118 on the support surface 114 in one other direction.
- the left edge guide 162 comprises a first guide plate 164 having a left edge guide surface 166 and a second guide plate 168 having a left edge guide surface 170 .
- the first guide plate 164 is movably and adjustably supported on the support surface 114 of the table 144 via a pair of bolts 172 and 174 so that the bolts 172 and 174 may be loosened and the first guide plate 164 moved in a direction 176 or 178 to adjustably position the left edge guide surface 166 .
- the second guide plate 168 is movably and adjustably supported on the top bar 148 via a pair of bolts 180 and 182 so that the bolts 180 and 182 may be loosened and the second guide plate 168 moved in the direction 176 or 178 to adjustably position the left edge guide surface 170 on the support surface 114 of the table 144 .
- the left edge guide surfaces 166 and 170 of the first and the second guide plates 164 and 168 each engage the left edges 130 of the sheets of material 116 and the stack of sheets of material 118 for positioning the stack of sheets of material 118 in one direction on the support surface 114 of the table 144 .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 may comprise a weight or spring (not shown) disposed thereupon to bias the contact assembly 122 in a position which ensures that the contact assembly 122 maintains contacting engagement with the top sheet of material 116 a in the stack of sheets of material 118 .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 comprises a feed roller 190 upon which is disposed the roll of adhesive transfer tape 40 ( FIG. 5 ). A portion of adhesive transfer tape 123 is fed in direction 192 to the contact assembly 122 . As the contact assembly 122 appresses the adhesive transfer tape 123 against the sheet 116 a , the adhesive layer 44 of the adhesive transfer tape 123 peels away from the backing 42 forming the adhesive strip 125 on the sheet 116 a . The backing 42 which is now separate from the adhesive layer 44 is taken up by the take up roller 194 .
- a support assembly 200 is secured to the support surface 114 of the table 144 .
- the support assembly 200 comprises a support post 202 and pair of armatures 204 and 206 .
- Each armature 204 and 206 is pivotally connected on the first end 208 to the support post 202 and pivotally connected on the second end 210 to the adhesive strip applicator 120 .
- the pivotal connection 212 of the armatures 204 and 206 to the support post 202 and to the adhesive strip applicator 120 permit the adhesive strip applicator 120 to be moved in the upward direction 214 or the downward direction 216 to accommodate different thicknesses of stacks of sheets of material 118 while maintaining the contact assembly 122 disposed in a plane generally coplanar with the planer disposition of the top sheet of material 116 a or the support surface 114 of the table 144 .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 is moved in the upward direction 214 and the stack of sheets of material 118 is positioned on the support surface 114 of the table 144 .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 then is moved in the direction 216 to a position wherein the contact assembly 122 engages the top sheet of material 116 a .
- the top sheet of material 116 a then is gripped by an individual and pulled in the direction 124 .
- the contact assembly 122 contactingly engages a portion of the top sheet of material 116 a and applies an adhesive strip 125 thereto as the top sheet of material 116 a passes adjacent the applicator 120 , thereby providing a top sheet of material 116 a having an adhesive strip 125 formed on a predetermined portion thereof as shown in FIG. 21 .
- the contact assembly 122 of the adhesive strip applicator 120 applies an adhesive strip 125 to the sheet of material 116 a.
- the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 is shown in FIG. 21 as having a pair of adhesive strip applicators 120 and 120 a . It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 may be equipped with a single adhesive strip applicator 120 in certain applications but may be equipped with two or more adhesive strip applicators 120 in certain other applications.
- the positions of the support assemblies 200 may be adjusted to suit the particular adhesive layer applications desired.
- the support assembly 200 may be adjusted in direction 218 to move the adhesive strip applicator 120 to a position more central to the sheet of material 116 a .
- the support assembly 200 a may be moved in direction 222 to move the adhesive strip applicator 120 a to a position more central to the sheet of material 116 a.
- Another embodiment of the material and adhesive strip dispenser may comprise adhesive strip applicators oriented in diagonal positions.
- Another embodiment of the material and adhesive strip dispenser may comprise adhesive strip applicators which are perpendicular to one another and thus apply adhesive strips which are perpendicular.
- Another version of the material and adhesive strip dispenser may comprise movable adhesive strip applicators which themselves move during application of the adhesive strip which the sheet of material 116 a remains stationary beneath the adhesive strip applicators.
- the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 may be located near the place where the floral arrangements 46 are located. In this case, it is contemplated that the adhesive strip 28 is applied to the sheet of material 12 and the sheet of material 12 then is wrapped about the floral arrangement 46 in a continuous process.
- a modified material and adhesive strip dispenser is represented by the reference numeral 110 a .
- the modified material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 a is constructed similar to the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 described in detail before, except the support surface 114 a of the table 144 a is formed on a curved path to facilitate the wrapping of a floral arrangement (not shown) in the manner like that described before with respect to FIG. 21 .
- FIG. 23 Shown in FIG. 23 is a version of the material and adhesive strip dispenser designated by the reference numeral 110 b .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 b is constructed similar to the adhesive strip applicator 120 described in detail before.
- the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 b includes a material support 112 b having a support surface 114 b and a rod 240 which is supported in a position generally spaced a distance above the support surface 114 b .
- a roll of material 242 is supported on the rod 240 .
- the roll of material 242 has a leading end 244 .
- the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 b includes a support post 246 pivotally connected by a first arm 248 and a second arm 250 to the adhesive strip applicator 120 b .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 b may be pivotally adjusted on the support post 246 connected thereto in an upward direction 252 or in a downward direction 254 .
- the material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 b also includes a knife 260 and a hydraulic cylinder 262 having a cylinder rod 264 reciprocatingly disposed therein. One end of the cylinder rod 264 is connected to the knife 260 .
- the hydraulic cylinder 262 is connected to a fluid or air supply (not shown) for controlling the hydraulic cylinder 262 to move the cylinder rod 264 and the knife 260 connected thereto in the direction 252 or the direction 254 .
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 b is disposed a distance above the support surface 114 b of the material support 112 b .
- the hydraulic cylinder 262 is actuated to move the knife 260 in the direction 252 to a position wherein the knife 260 is spaced a distance above the support surface 114 b .
- a manual or automatic operator grips the leading end 244 of the roll of material 242 and unrolls a portion of material 266 from the roll of material 242 , passing the material generally between the adhesive strip applicator 120 b , the knife 260 and the support surface 114 b.
- the adhesive strip applicator 120 b is moved in the downward direction 254 to a position wherein the contact assembly 122 b of the adhesive strip applicator 120 b contactingly engages the material 266 disposed thereunder. In this position of the adhesive strip applicator 120 b , the material 266 is pulled from the roll of material 242 passing a predetermined amount of material 266 under the adhesive strip applicator 120 b and the adhesive strip applicator 120 b applies an adhesive strip 125 to the material 266 passed thereunder.
- the operator may then actuate the adhesive strip applicator 120 b in an upward direction 252 to a position wherein the adhesive strip applicator 120 b again is spaced a distance above the support surface 114 b and the material 266 supported thereon.
- the material 266 then is unrolled from the roll of material 242 thereby passing under the knife 260 the length of material 266 to which the adhesive strip 125 has been applied.
- the hydraulic cylinder 262 then is actuated to move the knife 260 in the downward direction 254 to a position wherein the knife 260 cuttingly engages the material 266 disposed thereunder to provide a separate sheet of material having an adhesive strip applied to a portion thereof in a manner like that described previously.
- the material 266 can be automatically unrolled from the roll of material 242 , via feed rollers (not shown) for example.
- the actuation of the adhesive strip applicator 120 b and the hydraulic cylinder 262 and the knife 260 can be controlled along with the feed rollers to automate the application of the adhesive strip 125 application and cutting process described before.
- the material dispensers described herein specifically have been described as providing a sheet of material with an adhesive strip thereon for wrapping a floral arrangement, the sheets of material with adhesive thereon could be used to wrap other floral items or non-floral items.
- An adhesive strip applicator could be constructed to apply an adhesive strip only to the left edge or the right edge or both the left edge and the right edges of the sheet of material by changing the position of the adhesive strip applicator or by attaching one or more additional adhesive strip applicators to the material dispenser.
- an adhesive strip applicator could be connected to a hydraulic cylinder and controlled so that one or more adhesive strip applicators could be controllingly moved into and out of engagement with the sheet of material to apply adhesive strips at selective spots or portions on the sheet of material which may be desirable in some applications.
- the linkage 23 could be connected via a linkage to a foot operated pedal (not shown) for manually moving the armatures thereby moving the adhesive strip applicators into and out of engagement with the sheet of material for selectively applying the adhesive to selected portions of the sheet of material.
- the linkage could be powered via various driving means.
- FIG. 24 Another version of the material and adhesive strip dispenser is shown in FIG. 24 and is designated by the reference numeral 110 c .
- the dispenser 110 c is similar to the dispenser 110 b shown in FIG. 23 except that the dispenser 110 c is equipped with a cover forming apparatus 270 with pivoting members 272 which, in operation, cause the sheet of material 266 to be automatically formed around the outer peripheral surface of a flower pot (not visible) which is disposed upon the sheet of material 266 as it rests upon the cover forming apparatus 270 .
- Examples of various embodiments of such a cover forming apparatus 270 are described in the co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/927,891, entitled “Cover Forming Apparatus Having Pivoting Forming Members”, filed Aug. 10, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,291,721, issued Mar. 8, 1994, and hereby specifically incorporated herein by reference.
- the adhesive strip applicator can be constructed in various sizes and shapes to apply different patterns, thickness and widths of adhesives on the sheet of material.
- the adhesive strip pattern placed on the sheet of material can be spots, bars, stripes, swirls, circles or any other specific pattern.
- the adhesive strip pattern placed on the sheet of material can be adapted to facilitate any special wrap or package shape.
- the adhesive strip pattern could be placed on all edges of the sheet of material, across the sheet of material diagonally and various other patterns.
- the pattern of adhesive strips on the sheet of material could be placed on the sheet of material so as to avoid or correspond to special printing on the sheet of material.
- pigments and/or glitter or other decorative compositions could be added to the adhesive strip to obtain different or various visual or aesthetic effects.
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Abstract
A method for covering a flower pot with a sheet of material or a pot cover. At least a portion of a sheet of material, or the inner surface of the pot cover and/or the outer surface of the flower pot is provided with a bonding material such that upon wrapping the sheet of material about the outer surface of the flower pot or placing the flower pot in an interior space of the pot cover, the flower pot is secured to the sheet of material wrapped thereabout or the pot cover via the bonding material.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/096,088, filed Mar. 31, 2005; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/826,616, filed Apr. 16, 2004; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/366,738, filed Feb. 14, 2003, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. 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 in their entirety.
- The present invention relates to dispensers for dispensing sheets of material wherein a sheet of material is passed through an adhesive strip dispenser system for applying an adhesive strip to at least a portion of the sheet of material, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation to such dispensers for wrapping a floral grouping or for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sheet of material constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing an adhesive strip disposed upon the upper surface. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of material constructed in accordance with the present invention and forming a continuous roll of material. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of material, each having two adhesive strips, constructed in accordance with the present invention forming a continuous roll, the roll partially unrolled to reveal a single sheet still attached thereto. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a plurality of sheets of material forming a continuous roll of material disposed in a dispenser, prior to the application of an adhesive strip. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a partially unrolled roll of adhesive strip tape. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a floral arrangement disposed on the sheet of material. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the floral arrangement ofFIG. 6 being wrapped in one method of wrapping. -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the floral arrangement wrapped in a conical fashion. -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another method of using the sheet of material to wrap a floral arrangement. -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the sheet of material of the present invention, showing three adhesive strips disposed on the upper surface of the sheet of material, and a pot disposed upon the sheet. -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the sheet of material ofFIG. 10 , showing the method of disposing the sheet of material about a flower pot. -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the sheet of material ofFIG. 10 after the sheet of material has been wrapped about a flower pot. -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another version of the present invention, showing a flower pot having an adhesive strip on the outer surface and disposed upon a sheet of material having an adhesive strip thereupon. -
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of another version of the present invention, showing a flower pot having adhesive strips disposed thereupon and disposed upon another version of the sheet of material of the present invention. -
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of another version of the present invention, wherein adhesive strips are disposed about the outer surface of the flower pot and the pot is disposed upon a sheet of material having no adhesive strips thereupon. -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a pre-formed decorative pot cover having an adhesive strip disposed upon the inner surface of the pot cover. -
FIG. 17 is a plan view of the pot cover shown inFIG. 16 . -
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the pot cover shown inFIGS. 16 and 17 . -
FIG. 19 is a plan view of a pre-formed pot cover having an adhesive strip disposed in a circumferential orientation about the inner surface of the cover. -
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the pot cover shown inFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 21 is a cutaway perspective view of a material dispenser constructed in accordance with the present invention, wherein the material is supplied as pre-cut sheets. -
FIG. 22 is an elevational view of a modified material dispenser, similar to the material dispenser ofFIG. 21 , but showing a curved material support base. -
FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of an adhesive strip applicator like the apparatus shown inFIG. 21 except it also has a cutting assembly, and the sheets of material are cut from rolls of material. -
FIG. 24 is an elevational view of an apparatus similar to the apparatus inFIG. 23 except it is equipped with a cover former for forming the sheet of material about a pot using a cover forming system having pivoting forming members. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , designated generally by thereference numeral 10 is a wrapping material which is constructed in accordance with the present invention. The wrappingmaterial 10 comprises at least one sheet ofmaterial 12. The sheet ofmaterial 12 has anupper surface 14, alower surface 16, and an outer periphery 18 (an edge of which is lifted for illustration purposes only). As shown inFIG. 1 , theouter periphery 18 of the sheet ofmaterial 12 comprises afirst side 20, a second side 22, athird side 24, andfourth side 26. Anadhesive strip 28 is disposed on at least a portion of one surface of the sheet ofmaterial 12, as is illustrated inFIG. 1 and which will be described in further detail below. - The sheet of
material 12 can be utilized to wrap a floral arrangement or a flower pot. The term “flower pot” refers to any type of container used for holding a floral arrangement or a potted plant. “Floral arrangement” as used herein means cut fresh flowers, artificial flowers, other fresh and/or artificial plants or other floral materials and may include other secondary plants and/or ornamentation or artificial or natural materials which add to the aesthetics of the overall floral arrangement. The floral arrangement comprises a bloom or foliage portion and a stem portion. However, it will be appreciated that the floral arrangement may consist of only a single bloom or only foliage (not shown). The term “floral arrangement” may be used interchangeably herein with the term “floral grouping”. - In the embodiment of
FIG. 1 , the sheet ofmaterial 12 is square. It will be appreciated, however, that any shape or size ofsheet 12 may be used to wrap a flower pot or a floral arrangement as long as it is sufficiently sized and shaped to wrap and encompass the flower pot or floral arrangement. For example, thesheet 12 may also comprise other shapes, i.e., rectangular, round, oval, octagonal, asymmetrical, or the like. And multiple sheets ofmaterial 12 may be used. Moreover, when multiple sheets ofmaterial 12 are used in combination, the sheets ofmaterial 12 need not be uniform in size or shape. Finally, it will be appreciated that the sheet ofmaterial 12 shown in all embodiments herein is substantially flat. - The sheet of
material 12 may be constructed of a single sheet of material or a plurality of sheets. Any thickness of the sheet ofmaterial 12 may be utilized in accordance with the present invention as long as the sheet ofmaterial 12 may be wrapped about at least a portion of a flower pot or a floral arrangement, as described herein. The sheet ofmaterial 12 has a thickness of less than about 1 mil to about 30 mil. Typically, the sheet ofmaterial 12 has a thickness in a range of less than about 0.2 mil to about 30 mil. In a preferred embodiment, the sheet ofmaterial 12 is constructed from one sheet of polymer film having a thickness in a range of from less than about 0.5 mil to about 2.5 mil. - The sheet of
material 12 is constructed from any suitable wrapping material that is capable of being wrapped about a flower pot or floral arrangement. Preferably, the wrappingmaterial 10 comprises paper (untreated or treated in any manner), cellophane, foil, polymer film, fabric (woven or nonwoven or synthetic or natural), burlap, or combinations thereof. - The term “polymer film” means a man-made polymer such as a polypropylene or a naturally occurring polymer such as cellophane. A polymer film is relatively strong and not as subject to tearing (substantially non-earable), as might be the case with paper or foil.
- The sheet of
material 12 may vary in color. Further, the sheet ofmaterial 12 may consist of designs which are printed, etched, and/or embossed thereon; in addition, the sheet ofmaterial 12 may have various colorings, coatings, flocking and/or metallic finishes, applied separately or simultaneously or may be characterized totally or partially by pearlescent, translucent, transparent, iridescent or the like, qualities. Each of the above-named characteristics may occur alone or in combination. Moreover, each surface of the sheet ofmaterial 12 may vary in the combination of such characteristics. - The sheet of
material 12 has a width 30 (FIG. 1 ) extending generally between thefirst side 20 and the second side 22, respectively, sufficiently sized whereby the sheet ofmaterial 12 can be wrapped about and encompass a floral arrangement or a flower pot. The sheet ofmaterial 12 has a length 32 (FIG. 1 ) extending generally between thethird side 24 and thefourth side 26, respectively, sufficiently sized whereby the sheet ofmaterial 12 extends over a substantial portion of the floral arrangement when the sheet ofmaterial 12 has been wrapped about the floral arrangement in accordance with the present invention, as described in detail below. The sheet ofmaterial 12 may be wrapped about a flower pot to substantially wrap and cover the flower pot in accordance with the present invention. - The wrapping
material 10 may comprise a plurality of sheets ofmaterial 12 connected together to form aroll 34, as shown inFIGS. 2-4 . Preferably, the plurality of sheets ofmaterial 12 in theroll 34 are connected byperforations 36, as illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 4 . Such aroll 34 permits one sheet ofmaterial 12 to be withdrawn from theroll 34, the sheet ofmaterial 12 being severed from theroll 34. Alternatively, theroll 34 may simply be formed as acontinuous roll 34 of wrappingmaterial 10 without perforations, wherein a plurality of sheets ofmaterial 12 may be withdrawn from theroll 34 by unrolling a portion of the wrappingmaterial 10 from theroll 34, and using a separate cutting element to sever the unrolled portion of the wrappingmaterial 10 from theroll 34 to form the sheet ofmaterial 12. Theroll 34 may also be contained within adispenser 38, as illustrated inFIG. 4 . When theroll 34 is disposed in thedispenser 38, a portion of the wrappingmaterial 10 is again unrolled, and a serrated cutting edge (not shown) contained within thedispenser 38, or a separate cutting element (not shown) severs the unrolled portion of the wrappingmaterial 10 from theroll 34 to form a sheet ofmaterial 12. Any number of sheets ofmaterial 12 may form theroll 34 as long as it is possible to withdraw at least onesheet 12 from theroll 34 as described herein. - Referring again to
FIG. 1 , theadhesive strip 28 is disposed upon the sheet ofmaterial 12, preferably on theupper surface 14 of thesheet 12. Theadhesive strip 28 covers at least a portion of theupper surface 14 of thesheet 12. Alternatively, theadhesive strip 28 could be applied only to thelower surface 16 of the sheet of material 12 (not shown), theadhesive strip 28 could be applied to both theupper surface 14 and thelower surface 16 of the sheet of material 12 (not shown), or theadhesive strip 28 could be disposed upon only selected portions of the sheet ofmaterial 12, as described below. “Adhesive strip”, as used herein, means any adhesive, or any adhesive/cohesive combination, having adhesive qualities (i.e., qualities of adhesion or adhesion/cohesion, respectively) sufficient to cause the attachment of a portion of thesheet 12 to itself, to a flower arrangement, or to a flower pot. Since theadhesive strip 28 may comprise either an adhesive or an adhesive/cohesive combination, it will be appreciated that both adhesives and cohesives are known in the art, and both are commercially available. - The
adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon a surface of a sheet ofmaterial 12 by appressing a length of a commercially available adhesive transfer tape 40 (FIG. 5 ) against a portion of theupper surface 14 orlower surface 16 of the sheet ofmaterial 12. For example, a commercially available form of theadhesive transfer tape 40 is available from 3M Company in St. Paul, Minn. under the trade name “Scotch ATG Tapes.” By “adhesive transfer tape” is meant a tape which has a backing orrelease strip 42 and anadhesive layer 44 which is readily detachable from the backing orrelease strip 42, thereby enabling the “transfer” of theadhesive layer 44 to another surface. - When the
adhesive transfer tape 40 is appressed to the surface of thesheet 12, theadhesive layer 44 on theadhesive transfer tape 40 is caused to adhere to the portion of the sheet ofmaterial 12. When the backing orrelease strip 42 of theadhesive transfer tape 40 is peeled away and removed, theadhesive layer 44 remains in contact with the sheet ofmaterial 12 and thereby leaves theadhesive strip 28 exposed. The exposed surface of theadhesive strip 28 is then available for adherence to another surface such as the outer peripheral surface of a flower pot. - The
adhesive strip 28 may be disposed upon a surface of the sheet ofmaterial 12 during the process of manufacturing the sheet ofmaterial 12, or immediately after the sheet ofmaterial 12 has been manufactured, by any method described herein wherein thebacking 42 is left covering theadhesive strip 28 on the sheet ofmaterial 12. The backing orrelease strip 42 is removed from the sheet ofmaterial 12 before the sheet ofmaterial 12 is disposed upon a flower pot or wrapped about a floral arrangement. - In the preferred version of the present invention, the
adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon the sheet ofmaterial 12 just prior to the use of the sheet ofmaterial 12 to wrap a floral arrangement, or to decoratively cover a flower pot. - The
adhesive strip 28 may also comprise an antimicrobial agent. “Antimicrobial Agent,” as used herein, means an agent possessing antifungal and/or antibacterial and/or known antimicrobial properties. A complete disclosure of such antimicrobial agents is contained within U.S. Ser. No. 07/538,293 filed Jun. 14, 1990 entitled “Antimicrobial Materials and Methods” which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present application. - Ink, dye, pigment, or any combination thereof can be mixed with the
adhesive strip 28 to create a coloredadhesive strip 28. “Color” as defined herein means any color, combination of colors, mixture of colors, no color, or any combination thereof. Examples of such colors include blue, purple, green, yellow, red, orange, pink, colorless, white, black, gray, brown, or any combination thereof. The above defined colors may be utilized alone, or in any combination. - The colored
adhesive strip 28 may also comprise a “spot” or a tab attached to the sheet ofmaterial 12. Such as spot or tab designates an edge of the sheet ofmaterial 12, so that when a sheet ofmaterial 12 is removed from a surface or from being wrapped about an item (for example, a floral arrangement) an operator can easily identify theouter periphery 18 of the sheet ofmaterial 12 by the spot or tab, and thus lift theouter periphery 18 of the sheet ofmaterial 12 at the spot or tab, to remove the sheet ofmaterial 12 from a surface or an item. - The
adhesive strip 28 may further comprise, in a preferred embodiment, a scent or fragrance pleasant to humans. Such scents are known in the art, and are commercially available. - The
adhesive strip 28 may further comprise, in another version, an insect attracting scent. “Insect attracting scents” as used herein means any scent or combination of scents that are known to attract insects. Examples of such scents include flowers, plants (such as fruits and vegetables), foods (for example, breads, cereals, candies), grasses, food condiments (such as honey, sugar, salt), herbs, spices, woods, roots, and the like. Such scents are known in the art, and are commercially available. An insecticide may also be mixed with theadhesive strip 28. It will be appreciated that insecticides are also well-known in the art, and commercially available. - In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
adhesive strip 28 is disposed upon a portion of at least one surface of the sheet ofmaterial 12. Any thickness of theadhesive strip 28 may be disposed upon a surface of the sheet ofmaterial 12 in accordance with the present invention as long as theadhesive strip 28 functions as described herein. Theadhesive strip 28, when disposed upon the sheet ofmaterial 12, has a thickness of less than about 1 mil to about 30 mil. Typically, theadhesive strip 28 has a thickness in a range of less than about 0.2 mil to about 30 mil. In a preferred embodiment, theadhesive strip 28 is disposed upon one surface of the sheet ofmaterial 12 comprising polymer film, theadhesive layer 44 having a thickness in a range of from less than about 0.5 mil to about 2.5 mil. - The
adhesive strip 28 may comprise at least a portion of the decoration on the sheet ofmaterial 12. That is, any geometric, nongeometric, asymmetrical, or fanciful design (“design” as used herein means “decoration”) on the sheet ofmaterial 12 may comprise, at least in part, anadhesive strip 28. Theadhesive strip 28, when disposed upon the sheet ofmaterial 12, may comprise a non-geometric, asymmetrical or fanciful design, or a portion of a design, such as flowers, lace, hearts, ribbons, slogans, logos, and/or any series of letters and/or numbers, and the like (not shown), or any geometric form, for example, triangles, rectangles, octagonals, bands, or pairs of strips, illustrated inFIG. 3 (the foregoing designs hereinafter collectively referred to as “spot” or “spots” of adhesive strip 28). - It will be appreciated, however, that the
adhesive strip 28 may comprise one “spot” ofadhesive strip 28, or a plurality of “spots” ofadhesive strip 28, spread substantially over at least a portion of theupper surface 14 of the sheet ofmaterial 12, as long as the plurality of spots ofadhesive strip 28 create a sufficient area of adhesion in order to cause the sheet ofmaterial 12 to adhere to itself or to another object. - The backing or
release strip 42 may be left applied for a period of time to theadhesive strip 28 after it is disposed on a surface of the sheet ofmaterial 12 prior to its use as a wrapping material, to protect the adhesive qualities of theadhesive strip 28. -
FIGS. 6-9 illustrate the use of the present invention in wrapping a floral arrangement. A sheet ofmaterial 12 a with anadhesive strip 28 a disposed upon anupper surface 14 a is withdrawn and detached from the roll 34 (not shown) by any means described herein, thesheet 12 a and theadhesive strip 28 a are similar to thesheet 12 andstrip 28 described previously. An operator may dispose the sheet ofmaterial 12 a on a support surface (not shown); thelower surface 16 a of the sheet ofmaterial 12 a contacting the support surface. Afloral arrangement 46 is then provided, and disposed upon theupper surface 14 a of the sheet ofmaterial 12 a. The floral arrangement generally has a bloom orfoliage portion 47 a and a stem portion 47 b (shown inFIG. 6 ). Thefloral arrangement 46 may be disposed upon thesheet 12 a in a diagonal orientation as shown inFIGS. 6-8 . Referring toFIGS. 6 and 7 , the sheet ofmaterial 12 a is then wrapped about thefloral arrangement 46 by the operator, the operator overlapping a portion of the sheet ofmaterial 12 a over another portion of the sheet ofmaterial 12 a. That is, for example, the operator places thethird side 24 a of the sheet ofmaterial 12 a over thefloral arrangement 46, as shown inFIG. 7 . The operator continues to roll thefloral arrangement 46 in the direction toward theadhesive strip 28 a until theadhesive strip 28 a firmly engages thelower surface 16 a of thesheet 12 a, wherein thefloral arrangement 46 is substantially encompassed by the sheet ofmaterial 12 a, and wherein theadhesive strip 28 a on the sheet ofmaterial 12 a may contact both thesheet 12 a and portions of thefloral arrangement 46 to substantially encompass and surround a substantial portion of thefloral arrangement 46. - It will also be appreciated that a floral arrangement may also have an
adhesive strip 28 disposed thereon (not shown) by any method described herein, and be wrapped by a sheet ofmaterial 12 having anadhesive strip 28 on a portion of a surface thereof. For instance, theadhesive strip 28 disposed on a portion of theupper surface 14 of the sheet ofmaterial 12 may be caused to at least partially contact theadhesive strip 28 on the floral arrangement (not shown) by any method described herein, the sheet ofmaterial 12 substantially wrapping and encompassing the floral arrangement. Similarly, it will be appreciated that a surface, for example, a floral arrangement (not shown), or any other surface or object described herein, having anadhesive strip 28 thereon, may be wrapped and/or substantially covered by any method described herein by a sheet ofmaterial 12 which has no adhesive strip thereon. - In one preferred embodiment, illustrated in
FIG. 9 , the sheet ofmaterial 12 a having anadhesive strip 28 a applied near and alongthird side 24 a thereof is utilized to wrap afloral arrangement 46 a. Thefloral arrangement 46 a is disposed upon thesheet 12 a approximately parallel of theadhesive strip 28 a. The sheet ofmaterial 12 a is wrapped generally about the stem portion 47 b of thefloral arrangement 46 a to a position wherein thethird side 24 a generally overlaps thefourth side 26 a. It should be noted that the sheet ofmaterial 12 a may be wrapped a plurality of times about the stem portion 47 b of thefloral arrangement 46 a before the overlapping of thethird side 24 a and thefourth side 26 a. In this position, the portion of the sheet ofmaterial 12 a near thefourth side 26 a thereof having theadhesive strip 28 a thereon is disposed generally adjacent another portion of the sheet ofmaterial 12 a and the two adjacent portions then are brought into contact and adhesively connected, thereby securing the sheet ofmaterial 12 a generally about thefloral arrangement 46 a shown inFIG. 9 . - In another version of the present invention, a sheet of
material 12 b having one or moreadhesive strips 28 b disposed on an upper surface 14 b of thesheet 12 b is used to wrap or decoratively cover aflower pot 50 having anouter surface 52. Theflower pot 50 is placed upon the upper surface 14 b of thesheet 12 b as shown inFIG. 10 . - The sheet of
material 12 b is then manually wrapped around theflower pot 50 by being formed and molded upward around theflower pot 50 by the operator, the upper surface 14 b and the one or moreadhesive strips 28 b thereon contacting theouter surface 52 of the flower pot 50 (FIG. 11 ). The sheet ofmaterial 12 b is thereby formed about theflower pot 50 and the sheet ofmaterial 12 b substantially surrounds and covers theouter surface 52 of the flower pot 50 (FIG. 12 ). The sheet ofmaterial 12 b may also be wrapped about thepot 50 by an automatic wrapping apparatus, such as the article forming system with pivoting forming members described in greater detail below. - In an alternative embodiment and method shown in
FIG. 13 a flower pot 50 a having anouter surface 52 a and anadhesive strip 54 a disposed thereon is provided. A sheet ofmaterial 12 c, which is constructed similar to the sheet of material shown inFIG. 1 , is also provided, anadhesive strip 28 c being disposed by any method described herein on theupper surface 14 c of the sheet ofmaterial 12 c. The operator disposes the sheet ofmaterial 12 c on a support surface (not shown). The operator then disposes theflower pot 50 a upon theupper surface 14 c of the sheet ofmaterial 12 c and upon or adjacent theadhesive strip 28 c thereon. The operator then causes the sheet ofmaterial 12 c to contactingly engage theouter surface 52 a of theflower pot 50 a, and theadhesive strip 54 a thereon. The sheet ofmaterial 12 c is thereby caused to substantially surround and cover theouter surface 52 a of theflower pot 50 a, wherein saidadhesive strip 54 a on theflower pot 50 a contactingly engages the sheet ofmaterial 12 c, and the adhesive strip, respectively, thereon to effectively cause a firm engagement of the sheet ofmaterial 12 c to theouter surface 52 a of theflower pot 50 a. - The
flower pot 50 a ofFIG. 13 shows theadhesive strip 54 a in a circumferential position about theouter surface 52 a of thepot 50 a. Alternatively, the adhesive strip may be positioned in a vertical manner such as theadhesive strip 54 b inFIG. 14 or in other positions such as diagonal (not shown) or spiral (not shown). - In an alternative embodiment and method of use a
flower pot 50 c has at least oneadhesive strip 54 a disposed thereon (or two as shown inFIG. 15 ) and theflower pot 50 c is substantially wrapped by a sheet ofmaterial 12 d having no adhesive strip thereon but otherwise constructed similar to the same as the sheet of material inFIG. 1 . Theflower pot 50 c is wrapped by any method described herein. - In an alternative embodiment and method shown in
FIGS. 16-20 , a sheet ofmaterial 12 e, which is constructed similar to the sheet ofmaterial 12 shown inFIG. 1 , has been preformed into aflower pot cover 60 having overlapping folds 61. The flower pot cover 60 (also referred to as a preformed flower pot cover) has aninner surface 62 and a bottom surface 64 (FIGS. 16-8 ) and may have askirt 63. Anadhesive strip 66 is disposed manually or automatically upon a portion of theinner surface 62 of theflower pot cover 60. Theadhesive strip 66 may remain covered by a backing or release strip (not shown) which covers the adhesive of theadhesive strip 66 and prevents theadhesive strip 66 from adhering to an object until so desired. The operator may manually or automatically dispose theflower pot cover 60 on a support surface (not shown). The release strip, if present, is removed to expose theadhesive strip 66. The flower pot (not shown) is then manually or automatically inserted into an opening 68 (shown inFIG. 18 ) provided in theflower pot cover 60. Theadhesive strip 66 on theinner surface 62 of theflower pot cover 60 is made to contactingly engage the outer surface of the flower pot inserted into the opening 68 (for example by applying gentle pressure to the external surface of theflower pot cover 60 corresponding to the area of theadhesive strip 66. Theflower pot cover 60 substantially surrounds and covers the outer surface of the flower pot, wherein saidadhesive strips 66 on theflower pot cover 60 effectively cause the attachment of theflower pot cover 60 to the flower pot. Theadhesive strip 66 is shown in the version inFIGS. 16-18 as vertically oriented upon theinner surface 62 of theflower pot cover 60. One or moreadhesive strips 66 may be thus applied. Additionally, a portion of theadhesive strip 66 may be positioned upon thebottom surface 64 of theflower pot cover 60 to enhance attachment of theflower pot cover 60 to a flower pot disposed therein. - In another version of the invention, an
adhesive strip 66 a may be disposed in a flower pot cover 60 a having aninner surface 62 a, a bottom 64 a, and anadhesive strip 66 a positioned circumferentially on theinner surface 62 a below the opening 68 a of the flower pot cover 60 a, such as shown inFIGS. 19-20 . There may be one or moreadhesive strips 66 a positioned in such a manner upon theinner surface 62 a of the flower pot cover 60 a. Alternatively, theadhesive strips adhesive strips adhesive strips - In an alternative embodiment and method of use, a flower pot having an adhesive strip disposed thereon, such as the
flower pots 50 a-50 c inFIGS. 13-15 , is substantially covered by a flower pot cover having an adhesive strip 66-66 a thereon, such as the flower pot covers 60-60 a inFIGS. 16-20 . A flower pot (not shown) is disposed in the opening of the flower pot cover 60-60 a. Gentle pressure exerted against the flower pot cover 60-60 a causes the adhesive strip 66-66 a of the flower pot cover 60-60 a to contactingly engage the outer surface of the flower pot and similarly causes the adhesive strip of the flower pot to contactingly engage the flower pot cover 60-60 a thereby causing the attachment of the flower pot cover 60-60 a to the flower pot. Similarly, the adhesive strip 66-66 a of the flower pot cover 60-60 a may contactingly engage the adhesive strip of the flower pot. - Shown in
FIG. 21 and designated therein by thegeneral reference numeral 110 is a material and adhesive strip dispenser constructed in accordance with the present invention. The material andadhesive strip dispenser 110 basically comprises amaterial support 112 having a support surface 114 which is adapted to support a plurality of sheets of material stacked one on top of the other to form a stack of sheets of material (each sheet of material being designated inFIG. 21 by the reference numeral 116 and the stack of sheets of material being designated inFIG. 21 by the general reference numeral 118) andadhesive strip applicators contact assemblies 122 and 122 a (FIG. 21 ). The stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 has a top sheet ofmaterial 116 a which is the sheet of material 116 disposed on top of the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118. Thecontact assembly 122 of theadhesive strip applicator 120 serves to appress a portion of anadhesive transfer tape 123 between the contact portion and the sheet ofmaterial 116 a which causes theadhesive transfer tape 123 to contactingly engage a portion of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a. - In operation, an operator grips the top sheet of
material 116 a and pulls the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a in a direction 124, thereby pulling the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a generally through or under theadhesive strip applicator 120. As the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a is pulled through theadhesive strip applicator 120, thecontact assembly 122 appresses theadhesive transfer tape 123 against the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a being passed therethrough and applies anadhesive strip 125 to the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a thereby providing a sheet ofmaterial 116 a with anadhesive strip 125 applied to at least one portion thereof and causing the next sheet of material 116 in the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 to form a new or another top sheet ofmaterial 116 a. - Each sheet of material 116 has an
upper surface 126, a lower surface (not shown), a left edge 130, a right edge 132, a front edge 134 and arear edge 136. The stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 is positioned on the support surface 114 with a portion of the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 being positioned generally beneath or in close proximity to theadhesive strip applicator 120 so that thecontact assembly 122 of theadhesive strip applicator 120 contacts a portion of theupper surface 126 of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a at a position generally between the front edge 134 and therear edge 136 and, more particularly, at a position spaced adistance 138 from therear edge 136 of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a. Thus, as the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a is pulled in the direction 124, theadhesive strip applicator 120 applies anadhesive strip 125 to a portion of theupper surface 126 of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a. - The
material support 112 includes aguide assembly 140 which is connected to the support surface 114 and adapted to guidingly position the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 at a predetermined position on the support surface 114 so that thecontact assembly 122 of theadhesive strip applicator 120 contacts a predetermined portion of theupper surface 126 of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a at the position spaced thedistance 138 from therear edge 136 of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a. Theguide assembly 140 comprises afront edge guide 142 which is movably connected to the support surface 114. More particularly, thematerial support 112 includes a table 144 with the support surface 114 formed on a portion of the table 144 and the table 144 has alower surface 146. - The
front edge guide 142 comprises atop bar 148 having a front edge guide surface 150 positioned on the support surface 114 and extending generally betweenopposite sides front edge guide 142 also includes alower bar 156 which is positioned generally on the support surface 114 of the table 144 and extends generally between theopposite sides top bar 148 is connected to thelower bar 156 via a pair ofbolts bolts top bar 148 andlower bar 156 are slidingly moved on the table 144 to position the front edge guide surface 150 at a predetermined position for engaging the front edge 134 of the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 for positioning the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 in a predetermined position in one direction. - The
guide assembly 140 also includes aleft edge guide 162 which is positioned on the support surface 114 for engaging the left edges 130 of the sheets of material 116 in the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 for positioning the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 on the support surface 114 in one other direction. Theleft edge guide 162 comprises afirst guide plate 164 having a left edge guide surface 166 and asecond guide plate 168 having a left edge guide surface 170. Thefirst guide plate 164 is movably and adjustably supported on the support surface 114 of the table 144 via a pair ofbolts bolts first guide plate 164 moved in adirection second guide plate 168 is movably and adjustably supported on thetop bar 148 via a pair ofbolts bolts second guide plate 168 moved in thedirection second guide plates material 118 for positioning the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 in one direction on the support surface 114 of the table 144. - The
adhesive strip applicator 120 may comprise a weight or spring (not shown) disposed thereupon to bias thecontact assembly 122 in a position which ensures that thecontact assembly 122 maintains contacting engagement with the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a in the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118. - The
adhesive strip applicator 120, examples of which are commercially available, comprises afeed roller 190 upon which is disposed the roll of adhesive transfer tape 40 (FIG. 5 ). A portion ofadhesive transfer tape 123 is fed indirection 192 to thecontact assembly 122. As thecontact assembly 122 appresses theadhesive transfer tape 123 against thesheet 116 a, theadhesive layer 44 of theadhesive transfer tape 123 peels away from thebacking 42 forming theadhesive strip 125 on thesheet 116 a. The backing 42 which is now separate from theadhesive layer 44 is taken up by the take uproller 194. - A support assembly 200 is secured to the support surface 114 of the table 144. The support assembly 200 comprises a
support post 202 and pair ofarmatures armature first end 208 to thesupport post 202 and pivotally connected on thesecond end 210 to theadhesive strip applicator 120. - The
pivotal connection 212 of thearmatures support post 202 and to theadhesive strip applicator 120 permit theadhesive strip applicator 120 to be moved in theupward direction 214 or thedownward direction 216 to accommodate different thicknesses of stacks of sheets ofmaterial 118 while maintaining thecontact assembly 122 disposed in a plane generally coplanar with the planer disposition of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a or the support surface 114 of the table 144. - In operation, the
adhesive strip applicator 120 is moved in theupward direction 214 and the stack of sheets ofmaterial 118 is positioned on the support surface 114 of the table 144. Theadhesive strip applicator 120 then is moved in thedirection 216 to a position wherein thecontact assembly 122 engages the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a. The top sheet ofmaterial 116 a then is gripped by an individual and pulled in the direction 124. As the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a is pulled in the direction 124, thecontact assembly 122 contactingly engages a portion of the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a and applies anadhesive strip 125 thereto as the top sheet ofmaterial 116 a passes adjacent theapplicator 120, thereby providing a top sheet ofmaterial 116 a having anadhesive strip 125 formed on a predetermined portion thereof as shown inFIG. 21 . - As the sheet of
material 116 a is pulled and passed adjacentadhesive strip applicator 120, thecontact assembly 122 of theadhesive strip applicator 120 applies anadhesive strip 125 to the sheet ofmaterial 116 a. - The material and
adhesive strip dispenser 110 is shown inFIG. 21 as having a pair ofadhesive strip applicators adhesive strip dispenser 110 may be equipped with a singleadhesive strip applicator 120 in certain applications but may be equipped with two or moreadhesive strip applicators 120 in certain other applications. - The positions of the support assemblies 200 may be adjusted to suit the particular adhesive layer applications desired. For example, the support assembly 200 may be adjusted in direction 218 to move the
adhesive strip applicator 120 to a position more central to the sheet ofmaterial 116 a. Similarly, thesupport assembly 200 a may be moved in direction 222 to move theadhesive strip applicator 120 a to a position more central to the sheet ofmaterial 116 a. - Another embodiment of the material and adhesive strip dispenser (not shown) may comprise adhesive strip applicators oriented in diagonal positions. Another embodiment of the material and adhesive strip dispenser may comprise adhesive strip applicators which are perpendicular to one another and thus apply adhesive strips which are perpendicular.
- Another version of the material and adhesive strip dispenser may comprise movable adhesive strip applicators which themselves move during application of the adhesive strip which the sheet of
material 116 a remains stationary beneath the adhesive strip applicators. - The material and
adhesive strip dispenser 110 may be located near the place where thefloral arrangements 46 are located. In this case, it is contemplated that theadhesive strip 28 is applied to the sheet ofmaterial 12 and the sheet ofmaterial 12 then is wrapped about thefloral arrangement 46 in a continuous process. - Turning now to
FIG. 22 , a modified material and adhesive strip dispenser is represented by thereference numeral 110 a. The modified material andadhesive strip dispenser 110 a is constructed similar to the material andadhesive strip dispenser 110 described in detail before, except thesupport surface 114 a of the table 144 a is formed on a curved path to facilitate the wrapping of a floral arrangement (not shown) in the manner like that described before with respect toFIG. 21 . - Shown in
FIG. 23 is a version of the material and adhesive strip dispenser designated by the reference numeral 110 b. Theadhesive strip applicator 120 b is constructed similar to theadhesive strip applicator 120 described in detail before. The material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 b includes a material support 112 b having asupport surface 114 b and arod 240 which is supported in a position generally spaced a distance above thesupport surface 114 b. A roll ofmaterial 242 is supported on therod 240. The roll ofmaterial 242 has a leading end 244. - The material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 b includes a
support post 246 pivotally connected by a first arm 248 and asecond arm 250 to theadhesive strip applicator 120 b. Theadhesive strip applicator 120 b may be pivotally adjusted on thesupport post 246 connected thereto in anupward direction 252 or in adownward direction 254. - The material and adhesive strip dispenser 110 b also includes a
knife 260 and ahydraulic cylinder 262 having acylinder rod 264 reciprocatingly disposed therein. One end of thecylinder rod 264 is connected to theknife 260. Thehydraulic cylinder 262 is connected to a fluid or air supply (not shown) for controlling thehydraulic cylinder 262 to move thecylinder rod 264 and theknife 260 connected thereto in thedirection 252 or thedirection 254. - In operation, the
adhesive strip applicator 120 b is disposed a distance above thesupport surface 114 b of the material support 112 b. In a similar manner, thehydraulic cylinder 262 is actuated to move theknife 260 in thedirection 252 to a position wherein theknife 260 is spaced a distance above thesupport surface 114 b. In this position of theadhesive strip applicator 120 b and theknife 260, a manual or automatic operator grips the leading end 244 of the roll ofmaterial 242 and unrolls a portion ofmaterial 266 from the roll ofmaterial 242, passing the material generally between theadhesive strip applicator 120 b, theknife 260 and thesupport surface 114 b. - After a predetermined amount of
material 266 has been unrolled from the roll ofmaterial 242, theadhesive strip applicator 120 b is moved in thedownward direction 254 to a position wherein thecontact assembly 122 b of theadhesive strip applicator 120 b contactingly engages the material 266 disposed thereunder. In this position of theadhesive strip applicator 120 b, thematerial 266 is pulled from the roll ofmaterial 242 passing a predetermined amount ofmaterial 266 under theadhesive strip applicator 120 b and theadhesive strip applicator 120 b applies anadhesive strip 125 to thematerial 266 passed thereunder. After theadhesive strip 125 has been applied to a predetermined length of material via theadhesive strip applicator 120 b, the operator may then actuate theadhesive strip applicator 120 b in anupward direction 252 to a position wherein theadhesive strip applicator 120 b again is spaced a distance above thesupport surface 114 b and thematerial 266 supported thereon. The material 266 then is unrolled from the roll ofmaterial 242 thereby passing under theknife 260 the length ofmaterial 266 to which theadhesive strip 125 has been applied. After the portion of the material 266 having theadhesive strip 125 applied thereto has been passed under theknife 260, thehydraulic cylinder 262 then is actuated to move theknife 260 in thedownward direction 254 to a position wherein theknife 260 cuttingly engages the material 266 disposed thereunder to provide a separate sheet of material having an adhesive strip applied to a portion thereof in a manner like that described previously. - The
material 266 can be automatically unrolled from the roll ofmaterial 242, via feed rollers (not shown) for example. The actuation of theadhesive strip applicator 120 b and thehydraulic cylinder 262 and theknife 260 can be controlled along with the feed rollers to automate the application of theadhesive strip 125 application and cutting process described before. - Although the material dispensers described herein specifically have been described as providing a sheet of material with an adhesive strip thereon for wrapping a floral arrangement, the sheets of material with adhesive thereon could be used to wrap other floral items or non-floral items.
- An adhesive strip applicator could be constructed to apply an adhesive strip only to the left edge or the right edge or both the left edge and the right edges of the sheet of material by changing the position of the adhesive strip applicator or by attaching one or more additional adhesive strip applicators to the material dispenser. In addition, an adhesive strip applicator could be connected to a hydraulic cylinder and controlled so that one or more adhesive strip applicators could be controllingly moved into and out of engagement with the sheet of material to apply adhesive strips at selective spots or portions on the sheet of material which may be desirable in some applications. Also, the
armatures FIG. 21 and first arm 248 andsecond arm 250 inFIG. 23 could be connected via a linkage to a foot operated pedal (not shown) for manually moving the armatures thereby moving the adhesive strip applicators into and out of engagement with the sheet of material for selectively applying the adhesive to selected portions of the sheet of material. In lieu of a foot operated mechanism, the linkage could be powered via various driving means. - Another version of the material and adhesive strip dispenser is shown in
FIG. 24 and is designated by thereference numeral 110 c. In this version, thedispenser 110 c is similar to the dispenser 110 b shown inFIG. 23 except that thedispenser 110 c is equipped with acover forming apparatus 270 with pivotingmembers 272 which, in operation, cause the sheet ofmaterial 266 to be automatically formed around the outer peripheral surface of a flower pot (not visible) which is disposed upon the sheet ofmaterial 266 as it rests upon thecover forming apparatus 270. Examples of various embodiments of such acover forming apparatus 270 are described in the co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/927,891, entitled “Cover Forming Apparatus Having Pivoting Forming Members”, filed Aug. 10, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,291,721, issued Mar. 8, 1994, and hereby specifically incorporated herein by reference. - The adhesive strip applicator can be constructed in various sizes and shapes to apply different patterns, thickness and widths of adhesives on the sheet of material. By varying the direction of the pull of the sheet of material under the adhesive strip applicator for example, the adhesive strip pattern placed on the sheet of material can be spots, bars, stripes, swirls, circles or any other specific pattern. The adhesive strip pattern placed on the sheet of material can be adapted to facilitate any special wrap or package shape. For example, the adhesive strip pattern could be placed on all edges of the sheet of material, across the sheet of material diagonally and various other patterns. Also, the pattern of adhesive strips on the sheet of material could be placed on the sheet of material so as to avoid or correspond to special printing on the sheet of material. In addition, pigments and/or glitter or other decorative compositions could be added to the adhesive strip to obtain different or various visual or aesthetic effects.
- Changes may be made in the various components, elements and assemblies described herein and changes may be made in the steps or sequence of steps of the methods described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
Claims (27)
1. A method for covering a flower pot, comprising the steps of:
providing a roll of material;
cutting the roll of material to provide a sheet of material;
passing at least a portion of the sheet of material through a bonding material applicator to provide a bonding material on at least a portion of the sheet of material;
forming the sheet of material into a pot cover having an outer surface, an inner surface and an interior space;
providing a flower pot having an outer surface; and
placing the flower pot into the interior space of the pot cover wherein the pot cover is secured to at least a portion of the outer surface of the flower pot via the bonding material.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a base.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a skirt.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, a cohesive and combinations thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the bonding material has a backing or release strip disposed thereon.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover has a bottom.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover is shape-sustaining.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing a roll of material, the roll of material 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.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of placing the flower pot into the interior space of the pot cover, the flower pot has a bottom and the pot cover is disposed about the flower pot so as to cover the bottom and at least a portion of the outer surface of the flower pot.
10. A method for covering a flower pot, comprising the steps of:
providing a roll of material;
unrolling a portion of the roll of material to provide an unrolled portion;
cutting the unrolled portion of the roll of material to provide a sheet of material;
applying an adhesive to the sheet of material;
forming the sheet of material into a pot cover having an outer surface, an inner surface and an interior space;
providing a flower pot having an outer surface;
providing a bonding material on at least a portion of at least one of the inner surface of the pot cover and the outer surface of the flower pot; and
placing the flower pot into the interior space of the pot cover wherein the pot cover is secured to at least a portion of the outer surface of the flower pot via the bonding material.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a base.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a skirt.
13. The method of claim 10 wherein the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, a cohesive and combinations thereof.
14. The method of claim 10 wherein the bonding material has a backing or release strip disposed thereon.
15. The method of claim 10 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover has a bottom.
16. The method of claim 10 wherein, in the step of forming the sheet of material into a pot cover, the pot cover is shape-sustaining.
17. The method of claim 10 wherein, in the step of providing a roll of material, the roll of material 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.
18. The method of claim 10 wherein, in the step of placing the flower pot into the interior space of the pot cover, the flower pot has a bottom and the pot cover is disposed about the flower pot so as to cover the bottom and at least a portion of the outer surface of the flower pot.
19. A method for covering a flower pot, comprising the steps of:
providing a pot cover having an outer surface, an inner surface and an interior space;
providing a flower pot having an inner surface and an outer surface;
providing a bonding material on at least a portion of at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the flower pot; and
placing the flower pot into the interior space of the pot cover wherein the pot cover is secured to at least a portion of the flower pot via the bonding material.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a base.
21. The method of claim 19 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the pot cover comprises a skirt.
22. The method of claim 19 wherein the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, a cohesive and combinations thereof.
23. The method of claim 19 wherein the bonding material has a backing or release strip disposed thereon.
24. The method of claim 19 wherein, in the step of providing a pot cover, the pot cover has a bottom.
25. The method of claim 19 wherein, in the step of providing the pot cover, the pot cover is shape-sustaining.
26. The method of claim 19 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.
27. The method of claim 19 wherein, in the step of providing a flower pot, the flower pot has a bottom and the pot cover is disposed about the flower pot so as to cover the bottom and at least a portion of the outer surface of the flower pot.
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