Accordion-type plant cover with attached skirt and methods
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A plant cover, comprising a base formed from a sheet of material, the base having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening intersecting the upper end forming an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space, a skirt formed from a sheet of material, the skirt connected to the upper end of the base, and an expansion element formed integrally with the base, the expansion element comprising an excess of material, the expansion element permitting the base to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow the contours of a pot. Methods of using a plant cover.
Claims10
A flower pot cover, comprising:
- a base formed from a sheet of material, said base having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening intersecting the upper end forming an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space;
- a skirt formed from a sheet of material, said skirt connected to the base and at least a portion of the skirt extending a distance from the upper end of the base;
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- expansion means formed integrally with the base, the expansion means comprising accordion pleating comprising an excess of the sheet of material, said accordion pleating formed in at least a portion of the base;
- wherein the expansion means permits the base to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow contours of a pot, and
- wherein the skirt is substantially non-contractible and non-expandable, the portion of the skirt extending from the upper end of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.