US5129182A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flower pot accessory

Assignee: Highland Supply Corp

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Filing: 1989-09-11

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Granted: 1992-07-14

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Expires: 2009-09-11

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Abstract

Abstract 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 of shaping a sheet of material.

Inventors

👤 Donald E. Weder

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 17:56

CPC Classifications

A; A47; A47G; A47G7/00; A47G7/02; A47G7/08; A47G7/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2

Claim 1

Independent Claim 100 words

A decorative cover for a flower pot of the type including a thin, flexible sheet of material which is formable into a retainable shape, the sheet of material being unscored and without any other physical features which predetermined the shape into which the sheet of material will be formed, comprising: a collar constructed of a relatively rigid material having an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and an opening extending through a central portion thereof; and means for connecting the sheet of material to the collar, the collar cooperating to retain the sheet of material in the retainable shape.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 100 words

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1995-07-14	1996-01-13	1996-07-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1999-07-14	2000-01-13	2000-07-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2003-07-14	2004-01-13	2004-07-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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