Covers for decorative containers, covered decorative containers, and methods
OwnerDavid Lee Addisinventor
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Abstract
A fitted cover for vases and other containers comprised of an elastic sheet of material crafted into a tube. The ends may be left unfinished, finished by sewing or gluing, or heat-treated to reduce fraying. The material may be of any color, pattern, texture or fiber. Additional material may be attached to the exterior of the shape to provide decoration and dimensionality. The cover may be designed and configured to accommodate various sizes and shapes of vessels. One end of the cover can be fitted with a mesh material to aid in the arrangement of flowers, similar to the creation of a tape grid attached to a vase by a floral arranger. The fitted cover can be supplied alone or as a kit including a vase and/or other fitted covers.
Claims17
A decorative cover adapted for application to a container wherein the decorative cover comprises:
- a tube comprising a sheet of fabric smaller in surface area than an exterior surface of the container;
- the tube having a first opening and a second opening;
- the sheet of fabric presenting a decorative face exterior to said tube;
- the sheet of fabric being sufficiently stretchable to cover the exterior surface of the container and cling and conform to the container contour without fasteners;
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- whereby the decorative cover is adapted to be stretched over the exterior surface of a container and thereby present the decorative face of the fabric in place of the exterior surface of the container.
A decorative container comprising:
- a container having an exterior surface;
- a first decorative cover adapted for application to the container;
- the first decorative cover comprising a tube the tube having a first opening and a second opening;
- the tube comprising a sheet of fabric smaller in surface area than the exterior surface of the container, the sheet of fabric presenting a first decorative face exterior to said tube;
- the tube of fabric being removably stretched over the exterior surface of the container such that the tube of fabric conforms to the container without fasteners;
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- whereby the first decorative cover presents the first decorative face of the fabric in place of the exterior surface of the container.
A decorative container kit comprising:
- a container having an exterior surface;
- a plurality of decorative covers adapted for application to the container;
- each of the plurality of decorative covers comprising a tube, each tube having a first opening and a second opening;
- each tube comprising a sheet of fabric smaller in surface area than the exterior surface of the container, each sheet of fabric presenting a decorative face exterior to said tube,
- each of the plurality of decorative covers having a decorative face different from each other decorative face of each other of the decorative covers;
- each tube of fabric being adapted to be removably stretched over the exterior surface of the container such that the tube of fabric conforms to the container without fasteners;
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- whereby each of the plurality of decorative covers is adapted to present a different decorative face in place of the exterior surface of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.