# US 5,345,745 A · Wrapping material for providing a decorative covering

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- Number: US 5,345,745 A
- Document ID: US5345745A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/991,737
- Filed: 1992-12-17
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1989-06-02
- Assignees: Highland Supply Corporation
- Inventors: Donald E. Weder
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5345745A

## CPC

- A47G 7/085: {made of flexible sheets of non-resilient material}
- B65D 85/505: {for cut flowers}
- B65D 85/52: for living plants; for growing bulbs
- Y10S 206/813: Adhesive
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A method of providing a decorative covering for an item wherein the wrapping material has a width and at least a first end. The first end of the wrapping material is positioned on the outer peripheral surface of the item to be wrapped and the wrapping material is wrapped about the outer peripheral surface of the item while moving the wrapping material generally over the outer peripheral surface of the item until the wrapping material covers at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the item.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for providing a decorative covering for a pot having an upper end and a lower end and a bottom and a height extending generally between the upper and the lower ends in an outer peripheral surface extending generally between the upper and the lower ends of the pot, comprising:
providing a skirt constructed of a flexible material with a skirt opening formed through a portion thereof;
positioning the skirt on only the upper portion of the pot with the upper end of the pot extending through the skirt opening whereby the skirt extends a distance generally outwardly from the upper portion of the pot; and
securing the skirt to the upper portion of the pot.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the step of positioning the skirt on the upper portion of the pot is defined further as comprising positioning the skirt on the upper portion of the pot with a portion of the skirt extending over a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot generally near the upper portion of the pot.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the skirt is constructed from a material selected from a group of materials consisting of papers, cellophane, man-made organic polymer film, cling-wrap or foil or combinations thereof.