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Collapsible floral container

a container and flower technology, applied in the field of collapsible containers, can solve the problems of high shipping and storage costs, inefficiencies experienced in shipping and storing such containers, and rigid ceramic flower pots at the same time being quite fragil

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-20
WEDER DONALD E
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Benefits of technology

The collapsible container effectively minimizes storage and shipping costs by allowing for compact storage and easy assembly, while maintaining the aesthetic appeal of ceramic pots and reducing breakage risks.

Problems solved by technology

While clay or ceramic flower pots are both aesthetically pleasing and effectively serve the purpose of containing plant material and a growing medium, inefficiencies are nevertheless experienced in shipping and storing such containers due to the their bulkiness and susceptibility to breakage.
More specifically, ceramic flower pots are rigid but at the same time are quite fragile.
Because of their rigidity, a large volume of space is required for both shipping and storing ceramic flower pots which results in high shipping and storage costs.
Their inflexibility further results in increased losses due to breakage.
To prevent breakage, large amounts of dunnage material is required, which also results in higher costs.
While breakage is not so much a problem with plastic flower pots, plastic flower pots nevertheless require a significant amount of space for storage and shipment.

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[0032]Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1-3, shown therein is a collapsible container 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention. The collapsible container 10 includes a plurality of rigid segments 14 and a connecting member 15 for connecting the rigid segments 14 such that the rigid segments 14 define a sidewall 16 and such that the rigid segments 14 are movable between an expanded condition (FIG. 1) and a collapsed condition (FIGS. 2 and 3). In the expanded condition, the rigid segments 14 cooperate with one another to form an object receiving space 20 and to provide the sidewall 16 with a unitary appearance. In the collapsed condition, the sidewall 16 is substantially flattened. The collapsible container 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 is in the expanded position and is configured to cover an object, such as a flower pot 13.

[0033]The connecting member 15 of the collapsible container 10 is illustrated as being a flexible liner 22. As best shown in...

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Abstract

A collapsible floral container stored and shipped in a substantially planar configuration and expanded into the form of a flower pot or flower pot cover is disclosed. The collapsible container includes a plurality of segments and a connecting member for connecting the segments such that the segments define a sidewall and such that the segments are movable between an expanded position wherein the segments cooperate with one another to form an object receiving space and to provide the sidewall with a unitary appearance and a collapsed position wherein the sidewall is substantially flattened.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 543,748, filed Oct. 5, 2006, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 932,355, filed Sep. 1, 2004, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 434,141, filed May 8, 2003, now abandoned; which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 212,572, filed Jun. 20, 2000. The entire contents of each of the above referenced patents and patent applications are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates generally to collapsible containers, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a collapsible flower pot or flower pot cover that is ceramic or has a ceramic appearance.[0005]2. Brief Description of the Related Art[0006]Flowers...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D85/52B65B43/26
CPCA47G7/08A01G9/026
Inventor WEDER, DONALD E.
Owner WEDER DONALD E