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US 2006/0150502 A1Published application
Wrapper with decorative extension and method
OwnerDonald Wederinventor
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Abstract
A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may having one or more additional overlapping extensions.
Claims26
A method of wrapping an item, comprising:
- providing a decorative wrapper comprising:
- a sheet of material having a first edge, a second edge, a first side, a second side, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a width comprising the maximum distance between the first edge and the second edge;
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- an extension constructed of a second sheet of material and having a first edge, a second edge, a first side, a second side, and a width comprising the maximum distance between the first edge of the extension and the second edge of the extension, and the extension having a decorative pattern or decorative effect, and wherein the width of the extension is substantially less than the width of the sheet of material, and wherein the extension comprises a facing portion which is superposed upon the upper surface of the sheet of material;
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- wherein the extension is attached via a seal to the upper surface of the sheet of material along only a portion of the facing portion of the extension whereby a majority of the facing portion of the extension is left unattached to the upper surface of the sheet of material and wherein the first edge of the extension is completely unattached to the sheet of material, wherein the first edge of the extension is below or substantially flush with the first edge of the first sheet of material, and wherein the first side of the extension is adjacent to the first side of the sheet of material and the second side of the extension is adjacent to the second side of the sheet of material, and wherein the extension extends separately from the sheet of material;
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- disposing the decorative wrapper about an item to form a decorative cover about the item, wherein the decorative cover substantially surrounds and covers a bottom of the item and a top of the item is substantially uncovered, the decorative cover having a skirt having a first upper peripheral edge comprising the first edge of the sheet of material and a separate second upper peripheral edge comprising the first edge of the extension such that the decorative cover has an appearance of being constructed of two separate sheets of material.
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The method of claim 12 wherein in the step of securing the decorative wrapper about the item, the securing element is selected from the group consisting of rubber bands, elastic bands, non-elastic bands, string, ribbon, wire, plastic, shrink films, collars, sleeves, tape, labels, stribbon, stretch film, metal strips, overpots, jardiniere overpots, preformed floral covers, adhesive or cohesive materials, barbs, slots, pins, clips, staples, springs, magnets, heat seals, chemical seals, or vibratory seals.
A method of providing a decorative cover for an item, comprising:
- providing a decorative wrapper comprising:
- a sheet of material having a first edge, a second edge, a first side, a second side, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a width comprising the maximum distance between the first edge and the second edge;
- and
- an extension constructed of a second sheet of material and having a first edge, a second edge, a first side, a second side, and a width comprising the maximum distance between the first edge of the extension and the second edge of the extension, and the extension having a decorative pattern or decorative effect, and wherein the width of the extension is substantially less than the width of the sheet of material, and wherein the extension comprises a facing portion which is superposed upon the upper surface of the sheet of material;
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- wherein the extension is attached via a seal to the upper surface of the sheet of material along only a portion of the facing portion of the extension whereby a majority of the facing portion of the extension is left unattached to the upper surface of the sheet of material and wherein the first edge of the extension is completely unattached to the sheet of material, wherein the first edge of the extension is below or substantially flush with the first edge of the first sheet of material, and wherein the first side of the extension is adjacent to the first side of the sheet of material and the second side of the extension is adjacent to the second side of the sheet of material, and wherein the extension extends separately from the sheet of material such that when the decorative wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, the decorative cover has a skirt having a first upper peripheral edge comprising the first edge of the sheet of material and a separate second upper peripheral edge comprising the first edge of the extension such that the decorative cover has an appearance of being constructed of two separate sheets of material;
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- selling and delivering the decorative wrapper to a producer or seller of items for producing a decoratively covered item by the producer or seller, wherein the decoratively covered item is capable of being produced by wrapping a single decorative wrapper about the item and securing the single decorative wrapper in place about the item via a securing element, wherein the decorative wrapper substantially surrounds and covers a bottom of the item and a top of the item is substantially uncovered, thereby providing the decorative cover about the item and wherein the decoratively covered item able to be so produced has an appearance of an item wrapped by at least two separate sheets of material.
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A method of providing a decorative cover for an item, comprising:
- providing a decorative wrapper comprising:
- a sheet of material having a first edge, a second edge, a first side, a second side, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a width comprising the maximum distance between the first edge and the second edge;
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- an extension constructed of a second sheet of material and having a first edge, a second edge, a first side, a second side, and a width comprising the maximum distance between the first edge of the extension and the second edge of the extension, and the extension having a decorative pattern or decorative effect, and wherein the width of the extension is substantially less than the width of the sheet of material, and wherein the extension comprises a facing portion which is superposed upon the upper surface of the sheet of material;
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- wherein the extension is substantially completely attached via a seal to the upper surface of the sheet of material along substantially the entire facing portion of the extension , and wherein the first edge of the extension is below or substantially flush with first edge of the first sheet of material, and wherein the first side of the extension is adjacent to the first side of the sheet of material and the second side of the extension is adjacent to the second side of the sheet of material, and wherein when the decorative wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, the decorative cover has a skirt and has the appearance of being constructed of at least two separate sheets of material;
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- selling and delivering the decorative wrapper to a producer or seller of items for producing a decoratively covered item by the producer or seller, wherein the decoratively covered item is capable of being produced by wrapping a single decorative wrapper about the item and securing the single decorative wrapper in place about the item via a securing element thereby providing the decorative cover about the item and wherein the decoratively covered item able to be so produced has an appearance of an item wrapped by at least two separate sheets of material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.