Method for forming a cover about a flower pot
AssigneeSouthpac Trust International, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
A method of wrapping a potted plant in a decorative cover wherein the cover is a flattened sleeve. Upon opening of the sleeve, the sleeve has a bottom which may be closed, and the sleeve is sized to cover a pot. The potted plant is disposed within the inner retaining space of the open sleeve, and the pot is positioned on the bottom of the sleeve such that the sleeve covers at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot to provide the decorative cover for the potted plant.
Claims11
A method of wrapping a potted plant in a decorative cover, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a potted plant comprising a pot and a floral grouping disposed in the pot, the pot having a lower end, an upper rim and an outer peripheral surface;
- providing a sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an inner peripheral surface, and an outer peripheral surface, the sleeve initially having a flattened state and openable to an open position wherein the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve defines and encompasses an inner retaining space, the sleeve being sized to cover at least the outer peripheral surface of the pot, the sleeve also having a bottom in the lower end thereof, the bottom being sized to encompass at least a portion of the lower end of the pot when the pot is disposed within the sleeve, and wherein the sleeve is not provided with an upper portion which substantially surrounds and encompasses the floral grouping;
- opening the sleeve into the open position thereby exposing the inner retaining space of the sleeve;
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- disposing the potted plant in the inner retaining space of the sleeve whereby the lower end of the pot is positioned upon the bottom of the sleeve and the sleeve covers at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot to provide a decorative cover for the potted plant.
A method of wrapping a potted plant in a decorative cover, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a potted plant comprising a pot and a floral grouping disposed in the pot, the pot having a lower end, an upper rim and an outer peripheral surface;
- providing a sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an inner peripheral surface, and an outer peripheral surface, the sleeve initially having a flattened state and openable to an open position wherein the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve defines and encompasses an inner retaining space, the sleeve being sized to cover at least the outer peripheral surface of the pot, the sleeve also having a closed bottom in the lower end thereof, the closed bottom being sized to encompass at least a portion of the lower end of the pot when the pot is disposed within the sleeve, and wherein the sleeve is not provided with an upper portion which substantially surrounds and encompasses the floral grouping;
- opening the sleeve into the open position thereby exposing the inner retaining space of the sleeve;
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- disposing the potted plant in the inner retaining space of the sleeve whereby the lower end of the pot is positioned upon the closed bottom of the sleeve and the sleeve covers at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot to provide a decorative cover for the potted plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.