Claims
- 1. A sleeve for covering a pot, the sleeve initially having a flattened condition and comprising:
a sidewall portion having a tapered shape, a convexly curved lower end, and an inner space; and the convexly curved lower end of the sidewall having a gusset portion having an inner fold and when opened to an opened state, the sleeve having a generally frusto-conical shape and a substantially flat bottom.
- 2. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the flat bottom of the sleeve in the opened state has a substantially circular configuration.
- 3. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the inner fold of the gusset portion is straight when the sleeve is in the flattened condition.
- 4. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the inner fold of the gusset portion is curved when the sleeve's in the flattened condition.
- 5. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the bottom of the sleeve in the open state substantially conforms to a circumferential curvature of a bottom surface of a pot.
- 6. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the sidewall of the sleeve in the open state substantially conforms to a curvature of an outer peripheral surface of a pot.
- 7. The sleeve of claim 1 wherein the sleeve forms a decorative cover when disposed about a pot.
- 8. The sleeve of claim 1 further comprising a bonding material disposed upon a portion thereof for connecting to a pot.
- 9. The sleeve of claim 1 further defined as constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of treated or untreated paper, metal foil, polymeric film, non-polymeric film, cardboard, fiber, cloth, burlap, and laminations or combinations thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/004,991, filed Dec. 4, 2001, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/747,227, filed Dec. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,341,446, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/080,771, filed May 18, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,395, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/606,957, filed Feb. 26, 1996, now abandoned.
Continuations (4)
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