Accordion-type plant cover with attached skirt and methods
OwnerDonald E. Wederinventor
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Abstract
A plant cover, comprising a base formed from a sheet of material, said base having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening intersecting the upper end forming an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space, a skirt formed from a sheet of material, said skirt connected to the upper end of the base, and expansion means formed integrally with the base, the expansion means comprising an excess of material, the expansion means permitting the base to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow the contours of a pot. Methods of using a plant cover.
Claims36
A plant cover, comprising:
- a base formed from a sheet of material, said base having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening intersecting the upper end forming an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space;
- a skirt formed from a sheet of material, said skirt integrally connected to the upper end of the base;
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- expansion means formed integrally with the base, the expansion means comprising an excess of the sheet of material;
- wherein the expansion means permits the base to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow the contours of a pot.
A plant cover, comprising:
- a base formed from a sheet of material, said base having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening intersecting the upper end forming an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space;
- a skirt formed from a sheet of material, said skirt connected to the upper end of the base;
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- expansion means formed integrally with the base, the expansion means comprising an excess of material;
- wherein the expansion means permits the base to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow the contours of a pot.
Method of using a plant cover, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pot having an outer peripheral surface, the pot having a floral grouping therein;
- providing a plant cover, comprising
- a base formed from a sheet of material, said base having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening intersecting the upper end forming an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space;
- skirt formed from a sheet of material, said skirt integrally connected to the upper end of the base;
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- expansion means formed integrally with the base,the expansion means comprising an excess of material;
- wherein the expansion means permits the base to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow the contours of a pot;
- disposing the plant cover about the pot by disposing the inner peripheral surface of the base adjacent the outer peripheral surface of the pot, the base and the skirt together substantially encompassing the pot, the base closely following the contours of the pot.
Method of using a plant cover, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pot having an outer peripheral surface, the pot having a floral grouping therein;
- providing a plant cover, comprising a base formed from a sheet of material, said base having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening intersecting the upper end forming an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space;
- a skirt formed from a sheet of material, said skirt connected to the upper end of the base;
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- expansion means formed integrally with the base, the expansion means comprising an excess of material;
- wherein the expansion means permits the base to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow the contours of a pot;
- disposing the plant cover about the pot by disposing the inner peripheral surface of the base about the outer peripheral surface of the pot, the base and the skirt substantially encompassing the pot, the base closely following the contours of the pot.
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