Patent · US Expired

Flower pot assembly formed from a sheet with an opening

US5526932A · kind A · utility

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36References
73Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 1994
Grant dateJun 18, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/813
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A decorative plant assembly and a method for making such including a flower pot or other pot or plant container, a sheet of material having an opening formed through a portion of the sheet of material and a bonding means for holding the sheet of material in a position about the outer peripheral surface of the pot. When placed about the pot, at least a portion of the sheet of material engages a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot. At least a portion of the bottom of the pot means is exposed through the opening in the sheet of material. A portion of the sheet of material may extend away from the upper end of the pot means to form a skirt. The sheet of material when extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot may further comprise a plurality of folds. The sheet of material may further comprise a tubular extension extending from the lower surface of the sheet of material.

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