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Publication numberUSD313574 S
Publication typeGrant
Application number07/108,038
Publication date8 Jan 1991
Filing date13 Oct 1987
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Flower pot cover
US D313574 S
Claims
  1. The ornamental design for a flower pot cover, as shown and described.

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flower pot cover showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a reduced side elevational view thereof, all sides being substantially identical;

FIG. 3 is a reduced top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a reduced bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a reduced side elevational view of a second embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference being the angle of the skirt;

FIG. 6 is a reduced side elevational view of a third embodiment of the design the angle of the skirt.

The flower pot cover has no substantial thickness.

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1"Speed Cover" brochure, published 1983 by Applicants, showing various Pot Covers.
2"Speed Cover" brochure, published 1984 by Applicants, showing various Pot Covers.
3"The Glass of Frederick Carder", copyright 1971 by P. V. Gardner, showing various styles of glass basket-like vases or containers.
4Curtis Wagner Co., Inc., Houston, Tex., shows thick, stiff, shiny red plastic pot cover with large scalloped border. (Photograph) Date unknown.
5Date of first use unknown, Jacobson Pot Cover Co., Scranton, Pa. advertising literature.
6Item published in 1936 by Gellman Bros., Minneapolis, Minn. Shows an assortment of paper hats.
7Photo of basket-type Pot Cover used in the floral industry, date unknown.
8Photo of Pot Cover made by a Holland company ("K.P.I."). Date of first public use believed to be late 1984.
9Photo of Pot Cover made of woven straw-like material, date unknown.
10Photo of various other flower pot wrapping, sold in rolls or sheets and used in the floral industry many years.
11Photocopy of photo of pot cover ("Platform Pot Dresser") made by John Raisen Corp., San Francisco, Calif. Date of first use unknown.
12Photograph of 2-part pot cover system made by Floral Decor, subsidiary of John Henry Co., Lansing Mich. date unknown.
13Photograph of Pot Cover, manufacturer unknown, date unknown.
14The Glass of Frederick Carder; P. V. Gardner; 198.