Decorative wrapper for a floral grouping formed of a sheet of material having printed and embossed patterns thereon

Abstract

A decorative wrapper for a floral grouping or flower pot wherein a sheet of material having embossed and printed patterns thereon is wrapped about at least a portion of the floral grouping or flower pot. The printed pattern may be in or out of register with the embossed pattern, or a portion of the printed and embossed patterns may be in register with one another and a portion of the printed and embossed patterns may be out of register with one another. The sheet of material may be provided in the form of a pad containing a plurality of sheets of material or in the form of a roll wherein the sheets of material are separable from the roll of material.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A decorative wrapper for a floral grouping, comprising: 
 a decorative wrapper having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface, the decorative wrapper formed of a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, an embossed pattern formed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof and a printed pattern formed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof, the sheet of material being selected from the group consisting of paper, polymeric film, metallized film, foil, laminations thereof and combinations thereof, wherein at least a portion of the embossed pattern and at least a portion of the printed pattern are visible on the outer peripheral surface of the decorative wrapper.    
     
     
         2 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 1  wherein the lower end of the decorative wrapper is open and the upper end of the decorative wrapper is open.  
     
     
         3 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 1  wherein a portion of the sheet of material overlaps an adjacent portion of the sheet of material to form the decorative wrapper.  
     
     
         4 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 1  wherein the decorative wrapper has a conical shape.  
     
     
         5 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 1  wherein the embossed pattern is in register with the printed pattern.  
     
     
         6 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 1  wherein the embossed pattern is out of register with the printed pattern.  
     
     
         7 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 1  wherein at least a portion of the embossed pattern is in register with at least a portion of the printed pattern.  
     
     
         8 . A decorative wrapper for a floral grouping comprising: 
 a decorative wrapper having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface, the decorative wrapper formed of a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, an embossed pattern formed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof, a printed pattern formed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof, and a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof, the sheet of material being selected from the group consisting of paper, polymeric film, metallized film, foil, laminations thereof and combinations thereof, wherein at least a portion of the embossed pattern and at least a portion of the printed pattern are visible on the outer peripheral surface of the decorative wrapper, and wherein a portion of the sheet of material having the bonding material thereon overlaps another portion of the sheet of material and the bonding material bondingly engages and bondingly connects the overlapping portions of the sheet of material to secure the sheet of material in the form of the decorative wrapper.    
     
     
         9 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 8  wherein the lower end of the decorative wrapper is open and the upper end of the decorative wrapper is open.  
     
     
         10 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 8  wherein the decorative wrapper has a conical shape.  
     
     
         11 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 8  wherein the bonding material is a pressure sensitive adhesive.  
     
     
         12 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 8  wherein the embossed pattern on the sheet of material is in register with the printed pattern on the sheet of material.  
     
     
         13 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 8  wherein the embossed pattern on the sheet of material is out of register with the printed pattern on the sheet of material.  
     
     
         14 . The decorative wrapper of  claim 8  wherein at least a portion of the embossed pattern on the sheet of material is in register with at least a portion of the printed pattern on the sheet of material.