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US 5,956,898 AGranted
Covering for flower pot and floral grouping
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A cover for use with a flower pot having a floral grouping disposed therein. The cover includes a sheet of material having a sheet extension connected to an outer peripheral surface thereof. The sheet of material is formed into a pot cover for covering the flower pot and the sheet extension extends over the floral grouping.
Claims4
A covering for a pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, the covering having an outer surface area and comprising:
- a flexible preformed base portion having an upper end and a closed bottom and the base portion having an outer surface area and a pot receiving space shaped sized to receive a pot, and wherein the base portion covers a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot;
- a skirt portion attached to the base portion and having an outer surface area and extending beyond the upper end of the base portion;
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- an upper sleeve portion having an outer surface area and extending from the skirt portion of the covering and extending a distance therefrom and being sized to substantially surround and enclose a floral grouping disposed within the pot when the pot is disposed within the pot receiving space;
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- wherein the upper portion is detachable from the skirt portion via angularly arranged perforations disposed therebetween and wherein when the upper portion is detached from the skirt portion by tearing along the angularly arranged perforations, the skirt portion is left with a non-linear upper edge and wherein the outer surface area of the base portion and the outer surface area of the skirt portion together comprise a surface area smaller than the outer surface area of the upper sleeve portion.
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A covering for a pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, the covering having an outer surface area and comprising:
- a flexible preformed base portion having an upper end and a closed bottom and the base portion having an outer surface area and a pot receiving space shaped and sized to receive a pot, and wherein the base portion covers a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot;
- a skirt portion attached to the base portion and having an outer surface area and extending beyond the upper end of the base portion;
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- an upper sleeve portion having an outer surface area and extending from the skirt portion of the covering and extending a distance therefrom and being sized to substantially surround and enclose a floral grouping disposed within the pot when the pot is disposed within the pot receiving space;
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- wherein the upper portion is detachable from the skirt portion via a curved line of perforations disposed therebetween and wherein when the upper portion is detached from the skirt portion by tearing along the curved line of perforations, the skirt portion is left with a curved upper edge and wherein the outer surface area of the base portion and the outer surface area of the skirt portion together comprise a surface area smaller than the outer surface area of the upper sleeve portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.