Patent ID: 8302347
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: A01G,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of assembling a decorative plant package, comprising the steps of: obtaining a pot having an upper end, a bottom, an outer peripheral surface and an interior space; obtaining a preformed decorative wrapper having an initially flattened condition, the preformed decorative wrapper comprising a tubular body having an open upper end having an upper edge, an open lower end having a lower edge, an outer surface, an inner surface, an interior space and having a tapered portion, the preformed decorative wrapper having a flattened condition and an open condition; obtaining a preformed decorative cover for holding the preformed decorative wrapper in a position about the pot; opening the preformed decorative wrapper to an opened condition; placing the preformed decorative wrapper about the outer peripheral surface of the pot wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of the preformed decorative wrapper surrounds and engages a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the pot and wherein at least a portion of the preformed decorative wrapper extends beyond the upper end of the pot and at least a portion of the bottom of the pot extends through the open lower end of the preformed decorative wrapper; and disposing the preformed decorative cover over a portion of the preformed decorative wrapper surrounding the pot, the preformed decorative cover securing the preformed decorative wrapper in a position about the pot, wherein the preformed decorative wrapper remains in place about the pot such that the open lower end of the preformed decorative wrapper is disposed adjacent an upper one-half of the pot and the upper edge of the preformed decorative wrapper is positioned a distance above the upper end of the pot, thereby forming a skirt for the pot.