Method for providing a flower pot cover with crimped portion

Details Method for providing a flower pot cover with crimped portion Method for providing a flower pot cover with crimped portion

2000-06-29

2002-02-26

Hughes, S. Thomas (Department: 3726)

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Assembling or joining

C029S505000, C053S397000, C047S072000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06349462

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to flower pot covers for providing decorative coverings for flower pots and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a flower pot cover having a bonding material thereon where the skirt portion of the flower pot cover having the bonding material thereon is crimped to provide a crimped portion in the cover.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a sheet of material used in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of another sheet of material which may be used in the present invention.
FIG. 3
is a perspective view of yet another sheet of material.
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of still another sheet of material used herein which is constructed in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 5A
is a perspective view showing a preformed flower pot cover made in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 5B
is a perspective view of the cover of FIG.
5
A.
FIG. 6
is a cross-sectional view showing the flower pot cover of
FIG. 5A
disposed over a flower pot with a lateral crimped portion being formed in the flower pot cover.
FIG. 7
is a cross-sectional view of the pot cover of
FIG. 5A
having a vertical crimped portion formed in the pot cover.
FIG. 8
is a perspective view of a sheet of material having a bonding material on the downwardly facing (outside) side of the sheet.
FIG. 9
is a cross-sectional view of a pot cover formed from the sheet of
FIG. 8
with a lateral crimped portion formed therein.
FIG. 10
is a cross-sectional view of the pot cover of
FIG. 9
but instead having a vertical crimped portion.


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