Pleated flower pot or flower pot cover

Details Pleated flower pot or flower pot cover Pleated flower pot or flower pot cover

1989-06-15

1992-05-12

Scherbel, David A.

Plant husbandry

Receptacle for growing medium

Jardiniere

A01G 902

Patent

active

051116138

ABSTRACT:
A flower pot or flower pot cover comprising a base and a skirt connected to an upper end of the base. The base includes a plurality of overlapping folds for providing structural integrity. The skirt includes a plurality of folds which are not connected to provide an overall pleated appearance. In other embodiments, the folds in the skirt can be partially or completely connected.

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Exhibit A. Curtis Wagner Co., Inc., Houston Tex., shows thick, stiff shiny red plastic pot cover with large scalloped border, (Photograph) Date unknown.
Exhibit B. Jacobson Pot Cover Company of Scranton, Pa. advertising literature, date of first use unknown.
Exhibit C. Photograph of pot cover, manufacturer unknown, but very similar to #C21 on Exhibit B (Jacobson literature).
Exhibit D. Photocopy of photo of pot cover ("Platform Pot Dresser") made by John Raisen Corp., San Francisco, Calif., date of first use unknown.
Exhibit E. Photograph of 2-part pot cover system made by Floral Decor, subsidiary of John Henry Co., Lansing, Mich.
Exhibit F. Photo of pot cover made by a Holland company (K.P.I.), date of first public use believed to be late 1984.
Exhibit G. "The Glass of Frederick Carder", copyright 1971 by P. V. Gardner, showing various styles of glass basket-like vases or containers.
Exhibit H. "Speed Cover.RTM." brochure, published in 1983 by Applicants, showing various pot covers for sale.
Exhibit I. "Speed Cover.RTM." brochure, published in 1983 by Applicants, showing various pot covers for sale.
Exhibit J. Item published in 1936 by Gellman Bros., Minneapolis, Minn., shows an assortment of paper hats.
Exhibit K. Photo of various other flower pot wrappings, sold in rolls or sheets and used in the floral industry for years.
Exhibit L. Photo of pot cover made of woven straw-like material.
Exhibit M. Photo of basket-type pot cover used in the floral industry.
Exhibit N. "Speed Cover.RTM." brochure, published in 1984 by Applicants, showing various pot covers for sale.
It is also known to shape a sheet of shape-sustaining wrapping material, such as foil, to a pot using a board with a central hole, the diameter being greater than the diameter of the pot, by pushing the pot through the hole pulling the wrapping through the hole so that the wrapping is gathered around the pot.

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