Plant package and shipping container for potted plants
Abstract
Abstract A PLANT PACKAGE INCLUDING AN OUTER CONTAINER OF FIBREBOARD AND A PAIR OF SUPERPOSED HORIZONTAL ROWS OF TRAYS SUPPORTED ON A FIBREBOARD PAD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER, EACH TRAY HOLDING A ROW OF POTTED PLANTS THEREIN WITH SAID TRAYS HELD ON SAID PAD IN SPACED RELATION FOR PASSAGE OF THE PLANT STEMS INTO THE UPPER PORTIONO OF THE CONTAINER, AND CLOSURE FLAPS ON EACH CONTAINER CLOSING POSI- TIONS AND VICE VERSA, SAID FLAPS FORMED TO PRIVIDE HORIZONTALLY-EXTENDING LEDGES POSITIONED OVER THE UPPER SIDES OF THE ENDS OF THE UPPER ROW OF TRAYS TO LOCK SAID TRAYS AND POTTED PLANTS DOWN AGAINST MOVEMENT DURING HANDLING OF THE CONTAINER WHEN THE CLOSURE FLAPS ARE SECURED IN CLOSED POSITIONS.
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- 👤 Franz Fruehwirth
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