Patent ID: 9267323
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: E06B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A decorative covering for covering a passageway gate, the covering comprising: a sleeve bounding a gate-receiving area, the sleeve including a front, a back, and a perimeter between the front and back; the gate-receiving area is sized and shaped to receive and cover the passageway gate between the front, back, and perimeter of the sleeve; the front of the sleeve is a planar front panel having opposed upper and lower edges, opposed first and second side edges, an inner face defining a gate-receiving surface between the upper and lower edges extending from the first side edge to the second side edge, and an opposed outer face carrying a decoration; the back of the sleeve is a planar rear panel having opposed upper and lower edges, opposed first and second side edges, an inner face defining a gate-receiving surface between the upper and lower edges extending from the first side edge to the second side edge, and an opposed outer face carrying a decoration; separate upper, lower, and first and second side flaps extend outwardly away from the rear panel and are detachably coupled to the front panel; the perimeter includes a bottom which is releasably coupled to the front of the sleeve to move between a closed position secured to the front of the sleeve and an open position away from the front of the sleeve, defining an entrance to the gate-receiving area sized to receive the passageway gate for application therethrough; and openings are formed in the perimeter in communication with the gate-receiving area and are configured to closely encircle frame members of the passageway gate applied through the openings.