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US 5,706,605 AGranted
Thermoplastic flower pot with a thin skirt
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorsAntonio V. Alcazar, Donald E. Weder
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Abstract
A flower pot cover constructed of a thermoplastic material for providing a decorative cover for an item, such as a floral grouping. The flower pot cover comprises a base portion and a skirt portion. The base portion has an upper end, a lower end, a bottom having a first thickness and a continuous sidewall extending generally between the upper and lower ends of the base portion. The skirt portion is positioned circumferentially about the upper end of the base portion and extends a distance therefrom. The skirt portion is substantially flexible and has a third thickness which is less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion. The base portion and the skirt portion cooperate to provide the flower pot cover with a shape sustaining configuration.
Claims16
A shape sustaining flower pot cover defining a receiving space for receiving a floral grouping, the shape sustaining flower pot cover comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, a sidewall and a bottom having a first thickness, the sidewall of the base portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion;
- a skirt portion having a first end disposed near the base portion and a second end extending a distance from the first end of the skirt portion, the first end of the skirt portion having a thickness, the second end of the skirt portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the first end of the skirt portion and the skirt portion being substantially flexible so as to provide the shape sustaining flower pot cover with a billowy appearance;
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- wherein the shape sustaining flower pot cover is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral edge, the sheet of thermoplastic material comprising:
- a basal portion having a periphery and a first thickness;
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- a peripheral portion extending from the periphery of the basal portion to the outer peripheral edge of the sheet of thermoplastic material, the peripheral portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of the basal portion and wherein the basal portion of the sheet of thermoplastic material forms the bottom of the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover.
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A shape sustaining flower pot cover defining a receiving space for receiving a floral grouping, the shape sustaining flower pot cover comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, a sidewall and a bottom, the bottom having a first thickness, the sidewall of the base portion having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion;
- a skirt portion positioned about the base portion and extending a distance from the base portion, the skirt portion having a third thickness less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion and the second thickness of the sidewall, the base portion and the skirt portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover being integrally formed and the skirt portion being substantially flexible and having:
- a first end having a thickness, the first end of the skirt portion being positioned adjacent the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover;
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- a second end positioned a distance upwardly and outwardly from the first end of the skirt portion, the second end of the skirt portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the first end of the skirt portion so as to provide the shape sustaining flower pot cover with a billowy appearance;
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- wherein the shape sustaining flower pot cover is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral edge, the sheet of thermoplastic material further comprising:
- a basal portion having a periphery and a first thickness;
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- a peripheral portion extending from the periphery of the basal portion to the outer peripheral edge of the sheet of thermoplastic material, the peripheral portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of the basal portion and wherein the basal portion of the sheet of thermoplastic material forms the bottom of the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover.
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A shape sustaining flower pot cover defining a receiving space for receiving a floral grouping, the shape sustaining flower pot cover comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, a sidewall and a bottom, the bottom having a first thickness, the sidewall of the base portion having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion;
- a skirt portion positioned about the base portion and extending a distance from the base portion, the base portion and the skirt portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover being integrally formed and the skirt portion being substantially flexible and having:
- a first end having a thickness, the first end of the skirt portion being positioned adjacent the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover;
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- a second end positioned a distance upwardly and outwardly from the first end of the skirt portion, the second end of the skirt portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the first end of the skirt portion so as to provide the shape sustaining flower pot cover with a billowy appearance;
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- wherein the shape sustaining flower pot cover is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral edge, the sheet of thermoplastic material further comprising:
- a basal portion having a periphery and a first thickness;
- and
- a peripheral portion extending from the periphery of the basal portion to the outer peripheral edge of the sheet of thermoplastic material, the peripheral portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of the basal portion and wherein the basal portion of the sheet of thermoplastic material forms the bottom of the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover.
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A shape sustaining flower pot cover defining a receiving space for receiving a floral grouping, the shape sustaining flower pot cover comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, a sidewall and a bottom, the bottom having a first thickness, the sidewall of the base portion having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion;
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- a skirt portion positioned about the base portion and extending a distance from the base portion, the skirt portion having a third thickness less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion and the second thickness of the sidewall, the base portion and the skirt portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover being integrally formed of a thermoplastic material and the skirt portion being substantially flexible and having:
- a first end having a thickness, the first end of the skirt portion being positioned adjacent the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover;
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- a second end positioned a distance upwardly and outwardly from the first end of the skirt portion, the second end of the skirt portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the first end of the skirt portion so as to provide the shape sustaining flower pot cover with a billowy appearance.
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A shape sustaining flower pot cover defining a receiving space for receiving a floral grouping, the shape sustaining flower pot cover comprising:
- a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, a sidewall and a bottom, the bottom having a first thickness, the sidewall of the base portion having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion;
- a skirt portion positioned about the base portion and extending a distance from the base portion, the skirt portion having a third thickness less than the first thickness of the bottom of the base portion, the base portion and the skirt portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover being integrally formed and the skirt portion being substantially flexible and having:
- a first end having a thickness, the first end of the skirt portion being positioned adjacent the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover;
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- a second end positioned a distance upwardly and outwardly from the first end of the skirt portion, the second end of the skirt portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the first end of the skirt portion so as to provide the shape sustaining flower pot cover with a billowy appearance;
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- wherein the shape sustaining flower pot cover is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral edge, the sheet of thermoplastic material further comprising:
- a basal portion having a periphery and a first thickness;
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- a peripheral portion extending from the periphery of the basal portion to the outer peripheral edge of the sheet of thermoplastic material, the peripheral portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of the basal portion and wherein the basal portion of the sheet of thermoplastic material forms the bottom of the base portion of the shape sustaining flower pot cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.