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Packaging of horticultural products for transport

a technology for packaging horticultural products and transportation, applied in the direction of transportation and packaging, tray containers, packaging goods types, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the risk of spillage, annoying or unenjoying, and spending effort or time in arranging plants

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-01
1784936 ONTARIO
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Even the last leg in the horticultural product's journey from the grower to the ultimate consumer may require long haul transport from the retailer to the consumer.
The inclusion of water in a packaging system, however, increases the risk of spillage, and couriers and other delivery services may be reluctant to transport packages with a known risk of spillage.
The expenditure of effort or time in arranging the plants may prove an annoyance or be unenjoyable to some recipients of cut plants.

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[0017]Where cut plants, such as flowers, are required to be packaged with water for transportation, various means for enclosing the cut end of the plant stem in water have been provided to minimize the risk of water spillage. For example, it is generally known to insert the stem end into a small vial containing water and sealed with a rubber or plastic cap. The cap is provided with a hole or slit for receiving the stem, and thereby provides a substantially watertight seal to prevent significant leakage of water from the vial. However, this solution often requires a separate vial for each stem end to be kept in water; the more stems inserted through each cap, the less snug the fit between the cap and the stems may be. Another solution requires the cut end of each stem, or groups of stems, to be encased in a small foam piece impregnated with water. The foam may be shaped like an envelope or pouch, or may alternatively be provided as a flat piece to be folded around the stem ends. The ...

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Abstract

An improved method and system for packaging horticultural products for transport is provided. An insert, which may be frusto-conical in shape, comprising a first and second open end is inserted into a larger vessel such that a watertight seal is formed between the first open end and the opening of the vessel. The insert thus defines a space between a sidewall of the insert and a sidewall of the vessel, and a space below the second open end of the insert above the base of the vessel. The space may be partially filled with a liquid in a volume such that when the vessel and insert is tipped or inverted, the liquid is retained within the space defined in the vessel. Also provided is a carrying case, which may be manufactured from paperboard or cardboard, for transporting the vessel and insert.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The present application relates generally to an improved system and method of packaging horticultural products for transport.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Horticultural products, such as cut flowers and potted plants, are often transported over large distances and / or up to several days before they reach the consumer. Even after the horticultural products are received by the distributor or retailer from the grower, the products may still require repackaging and must be once again transported to the consumer, whether the consumer purchases the product at a retail outlet and transports the product home him- or herself, the distributor ships the product to a retailer, or the retailer ships the product to the consumer. Even the last leg in the horticultural product's journey from the grower to the ultimate consumer may require long haul transport from the retailer to the consumer. Horticultural products are generally perishable goods...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D85/52B65B25/02
CPCB65D77/042B65D5/46128B65D85/505B65D5/5038B65D5/5021
Inventor GINJO, CESARIO
Owner 1784936 ONTARIO
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