Plant packaging system and parts thereof

Abstract

A modular plant package assembly including a housing box defining an interior space, a root system assembly positioned in a first region of the interior space, and a shoot system assembly positioned in a second region of the interior space is described. The root system assembly includes a retention member having one or more members at least partially defining an open space sized to receive a plant pot and/or plant roots therein. The shoot system assembly includes two panel walls angling towards one another and including a bottom edge positioned in the interior region to interface or engage with at least one of the retention member or the plant pot when the plant pot is received in the open space of the root system assembly.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A modular plant package, comprising:
 a package housing made of board material and defining a package space therewithin, the package housing, when in a folded closed position, comprising a base wall, a top wall opposite the base wall, two opposite side walls, a back wall and an opposite front wall;   a root system assembly; and   a shoot system assembly;   wherein the root system assembly and the shoot system assembly are positionable within the package space of the package housing;   wherein said root system assembly is configured to support a plant thereon and comprises a retention member being configured to support a root system of the plant in a plant pot and prevent at least lateral displacement thereof;   wherein said shoot system assembly comprises at least two panel walls configured to accommodate a shoot system of the plant; and   wherein free bottom edges of the at least two panel walls of the shoot system assembly partially rest against top edges of said root system assembly and/or the plant pot and the top edges rest against a top wall of the package housing, thereby arresting the root system assembly and/or the plant pot within the root system assembly and prevent at least axial displacement thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly includes a bottom based that is configured to support the plant thereon and includes a shock absorbing assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly is configured for accommodating a plant's root system with or without the plant pot. 
     
     
         4 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein side members of the root system assembly are configured for at least partially embracing side wall portions of the plant pot received therein. 
     
     
         5 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly includes board material, and the board material of one or both of the package housing and/or the root system assembly is made of solid sheet material or multi-sheet material. 
     
     
         6 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly includes board material, and the board material of one or both of the package housing and/or the root system assembly is made of cardboard, corrugated cardboard, carton, plastic materials, laminated materials, and various combinations of materials. 
     
     
         7 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein one or both of the package housing and the root system assembly is erected out of a single development sheet of board material. 
     
     
         8 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein at least portions of one or both of the package housing and root system assembly are made of transparent or translucent material. 
     
     
         9 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein at least portions of one or both of the package housing and root system assembly are made of, or coated with, liquid impermeable or liquid repelling or hydrophobic material. 
     
     
         10 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the package housing is configured with one or more carrying handles. 
     
     
         11 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly is configured with pot cradling liner. 
     
     
         12 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the shoot system assembly is configured with a longitudinal back support. 
     
     
         13 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the shoot system of a plant receivable in the plant package is wrapped or received in a protective sleeve. 
     
     
         14 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly has a shape corresponding with that of the package housing, or has a shape with a cross section having an inscribed polygon supported by inside wall surfaces of the package housing. 
     
     
         15 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly has a shape corresponding with that of the package housing, or has a shape with a cross section having an inscribed circle supported by inside wall surfaces of the package housing. 
     
     
         16 . The modular plant package of  claim 1 , wherein the root system assembly has a shape at least partially corresponding with that of the plant pot, or has a shape with a cross section supporting the walls of the plant pot. 
     
     
         17 . A modular plant package assembly, comprising:
 a housing box defining an interior space;   a root system assembly positioned or positionable in a first region of the interior space of the housing box, the root system assembly including a retention member having one or more members at least partially defining an open space sized to receive a plant pot and/or plant roots therein;   a shoot system assembly positioned or positionable in a second region of the interior space of the housing assembly adjacent to the first region of the interior space, the shoot system including two panel walls angling towards one another and including a bottom edge positioned or positionable in the interior region to interface or engage with at least one of the retention member or the plant pot when the plant pot is received in the open space of the root system assembly.   
     
     
         18 . The modular package assembly of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the two panel walls of the shoot system assembly include a top edge interfacing a top wall of the housing box;   the root system assembly includes a bottom base interfacing a base wall of the housing box, the bottom base including a top plate positioned to at least partially define open space to receive the plant pot, one or more bottom plates spaced from the top plate, and one or more walls extending between the top plate and the one or more bottom plates.   
     
     
         19 . The modular package assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the retention member includes multiple columns or multiple side members extending between the bottom edge of the two panel walls and the bottom base, the multiple columns or the multiple side members positioned to interface a portion of the plant pot when the plant pot is received in the open space. 
     
     
         20 . The modular package assembly of  claim 17 , further comprising an insulating material disposed between a top wall of the housing box and a top edge of the two panel walls, a bottom wall of the housing box and the root system assembly, and between sidewalls of the housing box and the root system assembly and the shoot system assembly, the insulating material including a front flap sized to be positioned over the root system assembly and the shoot system assembly.