Patent ID: 6173552
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A method for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, comprising:providing a flower pot cover comprising:a base having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface defining a pot retaining space, and a plurality of pleats extending generally from the lower end to the upper end thereof to permit the base to be selectively expanded from a contracted condition; anda skirt extending from the upper end of the base, the skirt configured so as to be substantially non-pleated;expanding the pleats of the base such that the inner peripheral surface of the base has a diameter greater than the diameter of the flower pot while the skirt remains substantially non-pleated;inserting the flower pot into the pot retaining space of the base; andreleasing the base such that the pleats of the base contract causing the base to contactingly engage the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot while the skirt extends from the upper end of the flower pot and remains substantially non-pleated.