Package for floral art pieces

Claim 1

A package for a support having a peripheral edge and an article projecting from said support, such as a pot containing a floral art piece, comprising: a unitary open box having a back wall, two side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, said side walls having inwardly directed opposed flange-like members having spaced apart inner edges and dividing said box into a lower compartment for said support and an upper compartment for said article, said spaced edges and the inner surfaces of the portions of said side walls below said members converging from the front of said package toward said back wall and at least one of the inner surface of said bottom wall and lower surfaces of said members sloping toward said back wall whereby the height of said lower compartment adjacent said back wall is less than that at the front of the package, said support being positioned in said lower compartment and at least a portion thereof wedgingly received between said botttom wall and the lower surfaces of said members, and a further flange-like member extending forwardly from said back wall and connecting the rear portions of said spaced inner edges.