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US 2005/0229485 A1Published application
Floral sleeve having a first printed pattern and a second printed pattern
OwnerDonald Wederinventor
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Abstract
Sheets of material having a first printed pattern or color visible on an upper surface thereof and a second printed pattern or color visible on a lower surface thereof are disclosed, as well as methods for producing same. Such sheets of material may be employed to provide a sleeve for wrapping or covering a floral grouping or a flower pot. The sheets of material of the present invention may be constructed of a single layer of material or multiple layers of material.
Claims30
A method for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot, comprising the steps of:
- providing a flower pot having an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and a plant disposed therein;
- providing a flexible sleeve having an open upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and an inner retaining space, the sleeve having a first printed pattern or color visible on at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface thereof and a second printed pattern or color visible on at least a portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof, wherein the first and second colors are comprised of one or more colors, the sleeve demarcated into a lower portion and an upper portion by a detaching element wherein the lower portion is generally sized to contain the flower pot and the upper portion is sized to substantially encompass at least a portion of the plant contained in the flower pot and is detachable from the lower portion via the detaching element, the lower portion of the sleeve comprising a base portion and a skirt portion;
- disposing the flower pot within the sleeve such that the base portion of the lower portion of the sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and the skirt portion of the lower portion of the sleeve extends from the base portion and beyond the open upper end of the flower pot, thereby forming a decorative cover for the flower pot wherein at least a portion of the first and second printed patterns or colors are visible on the decorative cover.
A method for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot, comprising the steps of:
- providing a flower pot having an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and a plant disposed therein;
- providing a flexible sleeve having an open upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and an inner retaining space, the sleeve having a first printed pattern or color visible on at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a second printed pattern or color visible on at least a portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof, wherein the first and second colors comprise one or more colors, the sleeve comprising a base portion and a skirt portion;
- disposing the flower pot within the sleeve such that the base portion of the sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and the skirt portion of the sleeve extends from the base portion and beyond the open upper end of the flower pot, thereby forming a decorative cover for the flower pot wherein at least a portion of the first and second printed patterns or colors are visible on the decorative cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.