Patent ID: 6079155
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A flower pot cover assembly, 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 connected to the base, a portion of the skirt extending a distance from the upper end of the base; andan expansion element formed from a sheet of material, the expansion element comprising accordion pleating comprising an excess of the sheet of material, the expansion element having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, an opening in the upper end defining an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space;wherein the expansion element is disposed over the base of the flower pot cover such that the outer peripheral surface of the base of the flower pot cover is adjacent to and in contacting engagement with the inner peripheral surface of the expansion element, the expansion element permitting the base of the flower pot cover to expand and contract to both closely encompass and follow contours of a pot when a pot is disposed in the base of the flower pot cover.