Retaining flap for shipping cartons

Claim 2

A shipping carton assembly for holding a floral grouping, comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed thereon, the sheet of material being positioned about a portion of the floral grouping with the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material is releasably connected to the floral grouping and to the carton for connecting the sheet of material to the floral grouping and the carton by way of the bonding material for cooperating to hold the floral grouping generally immobile within the receiving space of the carton.

Claim 3

The shipping carton assembly of claim 1 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as having a first side and a second side, with bonding material being disposed on the first and second sides of the sheet of material, the sheet of material being disposed about a portion of the floral grouping and positioned so that the first side of the sheet of material is disposed adjacent the floral grouping and the bonding material on the first side of the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the floral grouping, the second side of the sheet of material being positioned adjacent the inner surface of the carton and the bonding material on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 4

The shipping carton assembly of claim 1 wherein the bonding material comprises an adhesive.

Claim 5

The shipping carton assembly of claim 2 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as being wrapped about a portion of the floral grouping.

Claim 6

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral groupings, comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral groupings and about a portion of the second layer of floral groupings, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral groupings in the first layer of floral groupings and the floral groupings in the second layer of floral groupings to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

Claim 7

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral groupings, comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral groupings and about a portion of the second layer of floral groupings, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral groupings in the first layer of floral groupings and the floral groupings in the second layer of floral groupings to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

Claim 8

The shipping carton assembly of claim 5 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as having a first side and a second side, and wherein the sheet of material is defined further as being disposed adjacent a portion of the floral groupings in the first layer of floral groupings with the first side of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent the floral groupings in the first layer of floral groupings and the sheet of material extending along the first layer of floral groupings and is wrapped over and extends back between the first layer of floral groupings and the second layer of floral groupings with the second side of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent the floral groupings in the second layer of floral groupings and bondingly connects the floral groupings in the first layer of floral groupings to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly engages and bondingly connects the floral groupings in the second layer of floral groupings to the sheet of material, an additional portion of the bonding material on the second side of the sheet of material engaging and bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 9

The shipping carton assembly of claim 5 wherein the bonding material is defined further as an adhesive.

Claim 10

The shipping carton assembly of claim 6 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as extending over and back along the second row of floral groupings.

Claim 11

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings, comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral groupings being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral groupings being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 12

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings, comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral groupings being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral groupings being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 13

The shipping carton assembly of claim 9 wherein the bonding material further comprises an adhesive.

Claim 14

The shipping carton assembly of claim 9 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as having four fold lines formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a first retention pocket and a second retention pocket, at least one of the floral groupings being disposed in the first retention pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping, the sheet of material being folded at two of the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping disposed in the first retention pocket, the remaining floral groupings being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket, the sheet of material being folded at two additional fold lines, forming thereby the second retention pocket, with the second side of the sheet of material extending along a side of the floral groupings, the bonding material disposed on portions of the first and second sides bondingly connecting to a portion of the floral groupings, and portions of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 15

The sheet of material of claim 11 wherein portions of the bonding material disposed on the first side of the sheet of material bondingly connect the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 16

A shipping carton assembly for holding a floral grouping assembly having a floral grouping and a floral grouping wrap, the assembly comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed thereon, the sheet of material being positioned about a portion of the floral grouping assembly with the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material is releasably connected to the floral grouping wrap and to the carton for connecting the sheet of material to the floral grouping assembly and the carton by way of the bonding material for cooperating to hold the floral grouping assembly generally immobile within the receiving space of the carton.

Claim 17

A shipping carton assembly for holding a floral grouping assembly having a floral grouping and a floral grouping wrap, the assembly comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed thereon, the sheet of material being positioned about a portion of the floral grouping assembly with the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material is releasably connected to the floral grouping wrap and to the carton for connecting the sheet of material to the floral grouping assembly and the carton by way of the bonding material for cooperating to hold the floral grouping assembly generally immobile within the receiving space of the carton.

Claim 18

The shipping carton assembly of claim 13 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as having a first side and a second side, with bonding material being disposed on the first and second sides of the sheet of material, the sheet of material being disposed about a portion of the floral grouping assembly and positioned so that the first side of the sheet of material is disposed adjacent the floral grouping assembly and the bonding material on the first side of the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the floral grouping assembly, the second side of the sheet of material being positioned adjacent the inner surface of the carton and the bonding material on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 19

The shipping carton assembly of claim 13 wherein the bonding material comprises an adhesive.

Claim 20

The shipping carton assembly of claim 13 wherein the bonding material comprises a cohesive and wherein the floral grouping wrap is further defined as having a cohesive disposed on at least a portion thereof.

Claim 21

The shipping carton assembly of claim 14 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as being wrapped about a portion of the floral grouping assembly.

Claim 22

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the carton assembly comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and about a portion of the second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral grouping assemblies in the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and the floral grouping assemblies in the second layer of floral grouping assemblies to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

Claim 23

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the carton assembly comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and about a portion of the second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral grouping assemblies in the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and the floral grouping assemblies in the second layer of floral grouping assemblies to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

Claim 24

The shipping carton assembly of claim 18 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as having a first side and a second side, and wherein the sheet of material is defined further as being disposed adjacent a portion of the floral grouping assemblies in the first layer of floral grouping assemblies with the first side of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent the floral grouping assemblies in the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and the sheet of material extending along the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and is wrapped over and extends back between the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and the second layer of floral grouping assemblies with the second side of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent the floral grouping assemblies in the second layer of floral grouping assemblies and bondingly connects the floral grouping assemblies in the first layer of floral grouping assemblies to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly engages and bondingly connects the floral grouping assemblies in the second layer of floral grouping assemblies to the sheet of material, an additional portion of the bonding material on the second side of the sheet of material engaging and bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 25

The shipping carton assembly of claim 18 wherein the bonding material is defined further as an adhesive.

Claim 26

The shipping carton assembly of claim 18 wherein the bonding material comprises a cohesive and wherein the floral grouping wrap is further defined as having a cohesive disposed on at least a portion thereof.

Claim 27

The shipping carton assembly of claim 19 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as extending over and back along the second row of floral grouping assemblies.

Claim 28

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies, comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral grouping assemblies being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping assembly and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping assembly disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral grouping assemblies being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 29

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies, comprising: a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space; and a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral grouping assemblies being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping assembly and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping assembly disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral grouping assemblies being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 30

The shipping carton assembly of claim 23 wherein the bonding material further comprises an adhesive.

Claim 31

The shipping carton assembly of claim 23 wherein the bonding material comprises a cohesive and wherein the floral grouping wrap is further defined as having a cohesive disposed on at least a portion thereof.

Claim 32

The shipping carton assembly of claim 23 wherein the sheet of material is defined further as having four fold lines formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a first retention pocket and a second retention pocket, at least one of the floral grouping assemblies being disposed in the first retention pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping assembly, the sheet of material being folded at two of the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping assembly disposed in the first retention pocket, the remaining floral grouping assemblies being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the first retention pocket, the sheet of material being folded at two additional fold lines, forming thereby the second retention pocket, with the second side of the sheet of material extending along a side of the floral grouping assemblies, the bonding material disposed on portions of the first and second sides bondingly connecting to a portion of the floral grouping assemblies, and portions of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Claim 33

The sheet of material of claim 26 wherein portions of the bonding material disposed on the first side of the sheet of material bondingly connect the sheet of material to the carton.