Patent ID: 6702919
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A01G,A41G,A47G,B32B,B44C,B44F,B65B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for producing a decorative preformed flower pot cover, comprising the steps of:providing a sheet of polymeric material having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein at least a portion of one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the sheet of polymeric material is modified to provide such surface with a textured or matte finish simulating the appearance of cloth; and forming the sheet of polymeric material into a decorative preformed flower pot cover having a textured or matte finish simulating the appearance of cloth on at least a portion of one surface thereof, the decorative preformed flower pot cover comprising: a base having a lower end, an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a retaining space, the base of the decorative preformed flower pot cover having a plurality of overlapping folds of which at least a portion are permanently connected so that the decorative preformed flower pot cover may be substantially flattened and then unflattened to assume the original shape of the decorative preformed flower pot cover; a decorative border extending outwardly from the open upper end of the base; and wherein at least a portion of one surface of at least one of the base and decorative border of the decorative preformed flower pot cover is provided with a textured or matte finish simulating the appearance of cloth.