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An article and method for shaping a sheet of material around an object such as a flower pot, the article comprising a ring-shaped collar adapted to be secured around the object. The collar may comprise pinch rings or barbed piercing elements, disposed about the periphery of the collar for attaching

An article and method for shaping a sheet of material around an object such as a flower pot, the article comprising a ring-shaped collar adapted to be secured around the object. The collar may comprise pinch rings or barbed piercing elements, disposed about the periphery of the collar for attaching the sheet of material to the collar, or the collar may be adapted to be secured around at least a portion of the object so that the sheet of material is held between the object and the collar. The article also may be used alone for shaping a sheet of material.

대표청구항 ▼

A method for shaping a sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of a flower pot having a bottom, an upper end and a lower end comprising: providing a collar having an opening formed therethrough, the opening being shaped and adapted to receive the flower pot so that the flower pot extend

A method for shaping a sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of a flower pot having a bottom, an upper end and a lower end comprising: providing a collar having an opening formed therethrough, the opening being shaped and adapted to receive the flower pot so that the flower pot extends through the opening formed in the collar and so that the collar extends generally about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot with the collar being positioned generally between the upper and the lower ends of the flower pot, the collar having means for securing the sheet of material to the collar for forming a decorative flower pot cover; positioning and securing the collar on the outer periphery of said flower pot between said upper and lower ends; placing the bottom of the flower pot on said sheet of material; and shaping the sheet of material generally about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot and generally about the collar with portions of the sheet of material being secured to the collar via said means for securing the sheet of material to the collar so that the sheet of material extends over the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot forming the decorative flower pot cover.