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US 2002/0000065 A1Published application
System for forming a decorative cover for a plant having substantial horizontal growth
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Weder, Michael J. King
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Abstract
A decorative cover for use with a plant having substantial horizontal growth is provided, as well as methods of making and using same. The decorative cover includes a base in which the plant can be disposed and a decorative border connected to and extending from the base. The decorative border has a curvilinear, undulating configuration which permits the decorative border to hold, support and cushion individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
Claims88
A decorative cover for supporting leaves and petioles of a plant having substantial horizontal growth so as to prevent damage thereto, the decorative cover comprising:
- a base having a closed lower end, an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, an object retaining space and a horizontal axis;
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- a decorative border having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the decorative border connected to the open upper end of the base and extending from the open upper end of the base so as to be disposed at an upward and outward angle with respect to the open upper end of the base, the decorative border having a curvilinear, undulating configuration which permits the decorative border to hold, support and cushion individual leaves and petioles of a plant when the plant is disposed in the object retaining space of the base of the decorative cover and the leaves and petioles are positioned on the decorative border, wherein when the leaves and petioles of the plant are positioned on the decorative border, the angle of the decorative border relative to the horizontal axis of the base decreases so that the decorative border moves toward a compressed condition, thereby permitting the decorative border to resiliently hold and gently support the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent:
- damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
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A decorative assembly, comprising-:
- a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the plant having leaves and petioles;
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- a decorative cover for supporting leaves and petioles of a plant having substantial horizontal growth so as to prevent damage thereto, the decorative cover comprising:
- a base having a closed lower end, an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, an object retaining space and a horizontal axis;
- and
- a decorative border having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the decorative border connected to the open upper end of the base and extending from the open upper end of the base so as to be disposed at an upward and outward angle with respect to the open upper end of the base, the decorative border having a curvilinear, undulating configuration which permits the decorative border to hold, support and cushion individual leaves and petioles of a plant when the plant is disposed in the object retaining space of the base of the decorative cover and the leaves and petioles are positioned on the decorative border, wherein when the leaves and petioles of the plant are positioned on the decorative border, the angle of the decorative border relative to the horizontal axis of the base decreases so that the decorative border moves toward a compressed condition, thereby permitting the decorative border to resiliently hold and gently support the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
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A method of using a decorative cover with a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the plant having leaves and petioles, the plant contained within a flower pot having an outer peripheral surface;
- forming at least one sheet of flexible, non-shape sustaining material into a decorative cover which is flexible, resilient and substantially shape-sustaining, the decorative cover comprising:
- a base having a closed lower end, an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, an object retaining space and a horizontal axis;
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- a decorative border having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the decorative border connected to the open upper end of the base and extending from the open upper end of the base so as to be disposed at an upward and outward angle with respect to the open upper end of the base, the decorative border having a curvilinear, undulating configuration which permits the decorative border to hold, support and cushion individual leaves and petioles of a plant when the plant is disposed in the object retaining space of the base of the decorative cover and the leaves and petioles are positioned on the decorative border;
- disposing the flower pot containing the plant having substantial horizontal growth into the object retaining space of the base of the decorative cover, the base of the decorative cover substantially surrounding and encompassing the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot;
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- positioning and arranging the leaves and petioles of the plant on the decorative border such that the angle of the decorative border relative to the horizontal axis of the base decreases so that the decorative border moves toward a compressed condition, thereby permitting the decorative border to resiliently hold and gently support the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
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A decorative assembly, comprising:
- a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the plant having leaves and petioles and disposed in a flower pot having an upper end;
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- a collar for supporting leaves and petioles of a plant having substantial horizontal growth so as to prevent damage thereto, the collar having a lower end, an upper end, an opening through a portion thereof and a length extending between the upper and lower ends thereof, a lower portion of the collar being disposed near the upper end of the flower pot and the collar extending upwardly and outwardly at an angle with respect to the upper end of the flower pot, the length of the collar being at least equal to the length of the leaves and petioles of the plant such that when the leaves and petioles of the plant are positioned on the collar, the angle of the collar relative to a horizontal axis of the flower pot decreases so that the collar moves toward a compressed condition, thereby permitting the collar to resiliently hold and gently support the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
A method of using a collar with a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the plant having leaves and petioles, the plant contained within a flower pot having an upper end and an outer peripheral surface;
- providing a collar for supporting leaves and petioles of a plant having substantial horizontal growth so as to prevent damage thereto, the collar having a lower end, an upper end, an opening through a portion thereof and a length extending between the upper and lower ends thereof;
- disposing the collar about the flower pot such that a lower portion of the collar is disposed near the upper end of the flower pot and the collar extends upwardly and outwardly at an angle with respect to the upper end of the flower pot, the length of the collar being at least equal to the length of the leaves and petioles of the plant;
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- positioning and arranging the leaves and petioles of the plant on the collar such that the angle of the collar relative to a horizontal axis of the flower pot decreases so that the collar moves toward a compressed condition, thereby permitting the collar to resiliently hold and gently support:
- the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
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A decorative assembly, comprising:
- a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the plant having leaves and petioles;
- and
- a decorative cover for supporting leaves and petioles of a plant having substantial horizontal growth so as to prevent damage thereto, the decorative cover comprising:
- a flower pot cover comprising:
- a base having a closed lower end, an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, an object retaining space and a horizontal axis;
- and
- a decorative border having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the decorative border connected to the open upper end of the base and extending from the open upper end of the base so as to be disposed at an upward and outward angle relative to the horizontal axis of the base;
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- a collar having a lower end, an upper end and an opening through a portion thereof, a lower portion of the collar being substantially adjacent the decorative border of the flower pot cover and the lower end of the collar generally disposed adjacent the upper end of the base of the flower pot cover and the lower end of the decorative border of the flower pot cover, the collar extending upwardly and outwardly from the flower pot cover at an angle relative to the horizontal axis of the base of the flower pot cover, a portion of the collar extending beyond the base of the flower pot cover having a length at least equal to the length of the leaves and petioles of the plant such that when the plant is disposed in the object retaining space of the base of the flower pot cover and the leaves and petioles are positioned on the collar, the angle of the collar and the angle of the decorative border of the flower pot cover relative to the horizontal axis of the base of the flower pot cover decreases such that the collar and the decorative border of the flower pot cover move toward a compressed condition, thereby permitting the collar to resiliently hold and gently support the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
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A method of using a decorative cover with a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plant having substantial horizontal growth, the plant having leaves and petioles, the plant contained within a flower pot having an outer peripheral surface;
- providing a decorative cover for supporting leaves and petioles of a plant having substantial horizontal growth so as to prevent damage thereto, the decorative cover comprising:
- a flower pot cover comprising:
- a base having a closed lower end, an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, an object retaining space and a horizontal axis;
- and
- a decorative border having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the decorative border connected to the open upper end of the base and extending from the open upper end of the base so as to be disposed at an upward and outward angle relative to the horizontal axis of the base;
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- a collar having a lower end, an upper end and an opening through a portion thereof, a lower portion of the collar being substantially adjacent the decorative border of the flower pot cover and the lower end of the collar generally disposed adjacent the upper end of the base of the flower pot cover and the lower end of the decorative border of the flower pot cover, the collar extending upwardly and outwardly from the flower pot cover at an angle relative to the horizontal axis of the base of the flower pot cover;
- disposing the flower pot containing the plant having substantial horizontal growth into the object retaining space of the base of the flower pot cover of the decorative cover such that a portion of the collar extending beyond the base of the flower pot cover has a length at least equal to the length of the leaves and petioles of the plant;
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- positioning and arranging the leaves and petioles of the plant on the collar such that the angles of the decorative border of the flower pot cover and the collar relative to the horizontal axis of the base of the flower pot cover decrease so that the decorative border of the flower pot cover and the collar move toward a compressed condition, thereby permitting the collar to resiliently hold and gently support the individual leaves and petioles of the plant to prevent damage thereto and to accommodate horizontal growth of the leaves and petioles of the plant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.