Method of manufacturing metallized thermoplastic flower pot cover

An improved method for rapid mass production of a decorative container for use as a partial container covering for a similarly shaped object, which method comprises:

• (a) providing a sheet of between about 0.01 and 0.001 inch of metallized thermoplastic polymer material of metallized polyvinylchloride;
• (b) imprinting a design or other matter upon the sheet of polymer material;
• (c) arranging said imprinted sheet upon a form of desired shape;
• (d) cutting said sheet to the dimensions approximating the dimensions of the base and side walls of the similarly shaped object;
• (e) placing the sheet over a heated form having a temperature of between about 80.degree. and 90.degree. C.;
• (f) placing a complementary heated form having a temperature of between about 80.degree. and 90.degree. C. above the sheet;
• (g) fitting the heated forms of substep (e) and (f) together having a space for the thermoplastic sheet therebetween;
• (h) maintaining the temperature between the forms at between 3 and 5 seconds until said sheet folds under the influence of the heat within the space between the heated form and the complementary heated form;
• (i) removing the formed decorative container from the heated form;
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• (j) cooling the formed decorative container.

In a method for rapidly forming a thin metallized decorative container for an object, the improvement wherein a thin metallized thermoplastic polymer sheet of polyvinyl chloride of between about 0.01 and 0.001 inch is provided of a size to approximate the outer dimensions of said object followed by:

• (a) placing the sheet over a heated form having a temperature of between about 85.degree. and 90.degree. C.;
• (b) placing a complementary-shaped heated form having a temperature of between about 85.degree. and 90.degree. C. above the sheet;
• (c) fitting the heated forms of step (A) and (B) together having the thermoplastic sheet therebetween;
• (d) maintaining the temperature of between about 85.degree. and 90.degree. C. between the forms between about 2 and 6 seconds until the heated sheet folds under the influence of the heat within a space between the forms of step (a) and (b);
• (e) removing the heated formed container from the heated forms;
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• (f) cooling the formed container which retains its shape without chemical adhesives or mechanical support.

An improved method for rapidly forming a metallized thermoplastic polyvinyl chloride decorative container for use as a covering for a similarly shaped object, which method comprises:

• (A) providing a thin sheet of between about 0.01 and 0.001 inches of metallized thermoplastic polyvinyl chloride;
• (B) placing the sheet over a heated form having a temperature of between about 85.degree. and 90.degree. C.;
• (C) placing a complementary heated form also having a temperature of between about 85.degree. and 90.degree. C. above the sheet;
• (D) fitting the heated forms of substep (B) and (C) together having a space for the thermoplastic sheet therebetween;
• (E) maintaining the temperature of between about 85.degree. and 90.degree. C. between the forms for between about 3 and 5 seconds until said sheet folds under the influence of the heat within the space between the form and the complementary form;
• (F) removing the formed container from the heated forms;
• and
• (G) cooling the formed container which retains its shape without chemical adhesive or mechanical support.