Method for forming a decorative cover for a flower pot with a sheet of material having printed and embossed patterns thereon

Abstract

A decorative covering for a flower pot wherein a sheet of material having embossed and printed patterns thereon is formed about at least a portion of the flower pot.

1 . A method for providing a decorative covering for a flower pot comprising:
 providing a sheet of material having a first surface and a second surface, the sheet of material having an embossed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the first surface thereof and a printed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the second surface thereof, wherein the printed and embossed patterns are in register with one another, the sheet of material being selected from the group consisting of paper, polymeric film, metallized film, foil, laminations thereof and combinations thereof;   providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface;   forming the sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot to provide the decorative covering wherein at least a portion of the embossed pattern and at least a portion of the printed pattern are visible on the decorative covering; and   securing the sheet of material about the flower pot via a bonding material.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of providing the sheet of material is further defined as comprising the steps of:
 providing a roll of material;   unrolling material from the roll of material until a predetermined amount of material has been unrolled from the roll of material; and   cutting the unrolled material from the roll of material to provide the sheet of material.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of providing the sheet of material is further defined as comprising the steps of:
 providing a pad of sheets of material wherein the sheets of material are bondingly connected to form the pad; and   disconnecting one sheet of material from the pad to provide the sheet of material.   
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the sheet of material. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the flower pot. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of adhesive, cohesive, bands, ribbons, strings, tape, staples and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       7 . A method for providing a decorative covering for a flower pot comprising:
 providing a roll of material having a first surface and a second surface, the roll of material having an embossed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the first surface thereof and a printed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the second surface thereof, the roll of material being selected from the group consisting of paper, polymeric film, metallized film, foil, laminations thereof and combinations thereof;   unrolling material from the roll of material until a predetermined amount of material has been unrolled from the roll of material;   cutting the unrolled material from the roll of material to provide a sheet of material having a first surface and a second surface, and having an embossed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the first surface thereof and a printed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the second surface thereof;   providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface;   forming the sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot to provide the decorative covering wherein at least a portion of the embossed pattern and at least a portion of the printed pattern are visible on the decorative covering; and   securing the sheet of material about the flower pot via a bonding material.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the sheet of material. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the flower pot. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 7  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of adhesive, cohesive, bands, ribbons, strings, tape, staples and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 7  wherein, in the step of providing a roll of material, the printed and embossed patterns are in register with one another. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 7  wherein, in the step of providing a roll of material, the printed and embossed patterns are out of register with one another. 
   
   
       13 . A method for providing a decorative covering for a flower pot comprising:
 providing a pad of sheets of material wherein the sheets of material are bondingly connected to form the pad, each of the sheets of material having a first surface and a second surface, and having an embossed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the first surface thereof and a printed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the second surface thereof, and each of the sheets of material being selected from the group consisting of paper, polymeric film, metallized film, foil, laminations thereof and combinations thereof;   disconnecting one sheet of material from the pad to provide the sheet of material;   providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface;   forming the sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot to provide the decorative covering wherein at least a portion of the embossed pattern and at least a portion of the printed pattern are visible on the decorative covering; and   securing the sheet of material about the flower pot via a bonding material.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the sheet of material. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is disposed on at least a portion of the flower pot. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of securing the sheet of material about the flower pot, the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of adhesive, cohesive, bands, ribbons, strings, tape, staples and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of providing a roll of material, the printed and embossed patterns are in register with one another. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of providing a roll of material, the printed and embossed patterns are out of register with one another.