Patent ID: 6460241
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A01G,A01M,A47G,B29C,B31B,B31F,B65B,B65D,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for forming a decorative cover about a flower pot, comprising:providing a sheet of material, initially provided flat, and having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer peripheral edge and comprising a plurality of wire or plastic rod-shaped reinforcing elements; providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface and having a floral grouping disposed therein; forming the sheet of material about the flower pot to a position wherein the sheet of material extends about substantially the entire outer peripheral surface of the flower pot; and forming a crimped portion in a portion of the sheet of material having the wire or plastic rod-shaped reinforcing elements after the sheet of material has been placed about the flower pot, and wherein the sheet of material is not formed into a decorative cover having a shape adapted to fit the flower pot until after the sheet of material is placed about the flower pot.