Patent ID: 6363657
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A preformed sleeve for covering a pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, comprising:a base portion having an upper end, a lower end having a closed bottom, and an interior space when opened, the base portion initially having a flat condition prior to being opened for receiving the pot into the interior space; a skirt portion extending from the upper end of the base portion; and a plurality of unconnected, vertically oriented, expandable folds in the base portion, and wherein when the pot is disposed within the interior space of the preformed sleeve and pressure is exerted on the base portion by the pot, the expandable folds in the base portion expand to cause the base portion to substantially cover and surround the outer peripheral surface of the pot.