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.
Claims20
A method for forming a shape-sustaining flower pot cover, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing 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 wherein the second thickness of the peripheral portion is less than the first thickness of the basal portion;
- forming the sheet of thermoplastic material into a shape sustaining flower pot cover having an upper end, a lower end, a bottom and a flower pot receiving space shaped to receive a flower pot, the basal portion of the sheet of thermoplastic material forming the bottom of the shape-sustaining flower pot cover for providing increased tear-resistance of the lower end of the shape-sustaining flower pot cover.
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;
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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 and the shape sustaining flower pot cover being constructed of a thermoplastic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.