Patent ID: 6484442
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A decorative cover for a flower pot or potted plant, the decorative cover comprising:a substantially shape sustaining base capable of being flattened and unflattened, the base having an open upper end, a lower end, an inner peripheral surface, a retaining space for receiving at least a portion of the flower pot or potted plant, and a plurality of gathered portions spatially disposed along a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the base whereby an outer peripheral surface of the base is provided with a plurality of panels extending from the open upper end of the base to the lower end thereof, the gathered portions selected from the group consisting of pleats, folds, fins, flaps, crimps and combinations thereof, the decorative cover formed from a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery, the sheet of material having forming indicia thereon and a bonding material disposed thereon substantially adjacent the forming indicia, the forming indicia being selected from the group consisting of score lines, printed indicia, embossed indicia, creases, textures, a lack of pattern that is present on other portions of the sheet of material, and combinations thereof, the sheet of material formed into the decorative cover by gathering portions of the sheet of material along the forming indicia to provide the plurality of gathered portions and bondingly connecting each of the plurality of gathered portions of the decorative cover with the bonding material, thereby forming the sheet of material into the decorative cover without use of a mold, such as a flower pot or potted plant.