US 5,551,140 AGranted

Method of covering a flower pot with a pot cover having an elastic fastener incorporated therein

AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.

InventorsDonald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter, William F. Straeter

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Abstract

A cover for a flower pot, the cover comprising a sheet of material sized to substantially surround and encompass the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and a fastener comprised of elastic or elasticized materials and forming a generally continuous loop, the fastener connectingly held generally coplanar to either the upper surface or the lower surface of the sheet of material. The fastener can be stretched to an extent sufficient to enable the fastener to be disposed about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and to hold the sheet of material applied thereabout. The invention further comprises a method for wrapping a pot with a covering such as described above, and a preformed pot cover having a fastener connected circumferentially to the interior surface of the pot cover.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A method of forming a covered flower pot, comprising the steps of:

providing a cover forming apparatus comprising a platform having an opening formed therein for receiving a flower pot;
providing a flower pot having an outer peripheral surface and an upper opening;
providing a covering material for covering the flower pot comprising a sheet of material and an elastic fastener connected to the sheet of material;
moving the flower pot and the sheet of material through at least a portion of the flower pot opening in the cover forming apparatus such that the cover forming apparatus forms the sheet of material about at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and the elastic fastener is stretched about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot as the sheet of material is formed about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot so as to hold the sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot;
and
removing the flower pot with the sheet of material held by the fastener from the flower pot opening in the cover forming apparatus.

3 more elements

A method of forming a covered flower pot, comprising the steps of:

providing a cover forming apparatus comprising a platform having an opening formed therein for receiving a flower pot;
providing a flower pot having an outer peripheral surface and an upper opening;
providing a covering material for covering the flower pot, the covering material comprising:
a sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface, the sheet of material sufficiently sized to substantially surround and encompass the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot when formed thereabout;
and
an elastic fastener forming a generally continuous loop, the fastener having an upper side and a lower side, one of the upper side and the lower side of the fastener connected to one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the sheet of material such that the fastener is secured to the sheet of material while being expandable to an extent sufficient to enable the fastener to be disposed about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and engage the flower pot to hold the sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot when the sheet of material is formed about the flower pot;
disposing the sheet of material upon the upper support surface of the platform of the cover forming apparatus and over the flower pot opening such that the fastener is disposed in a position over the flower pot opening;
placing the flower pot over the flower pot opening;
moving the flower pot and the sheet of material through at least a portion of the flower pot opening in the cover forming apparatus such that the cover forming apparatus forms the sheet of material about at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and the elastic fastener connected to the sheet of material is stretched about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot as the sheet of material is formed about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot so as to hold the sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot;
and
removing the flower pot with the sheet of material held by the fastener from the flower pot opening in the cover forming means.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/364,356Filed 27 Dec 1994 · continuation in part
Priority: 22 May 1984
Granted: 3 Sep 1996
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification55 codes

A01G 5/04
Floral handling: mountings for wreaths, or the like; Racks or holders for flowers
A01G 5/06
Floral handling: devices for preserving flowers
A47F 5/16
Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features: platform-type show stands with flat, inclined, or curved upper…
A47F 7/0078
For perishable goods: for plants or flowers

Family

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US 5,551,140 AThis patent

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