Appeal No. 1998-3413
Application No. 08/512,782
Claims
1. A method for making decorative containers, comprising the
steps of:
forming a first container member having an enclosing side
wall with a rim around an upper extremity of the side wall,
the rim having a downwardly extending outer portion and a
radius at the top of the side wall;
forming a second container member having a side wall and
shape and dimensions like the first container so as to be
nestible therewith;
imparting a first decorative characteristic to the first
and second container member side walls;
forming a decorative ring member and dimensioning at
least a portion of the ring member so as to fit in overlapping
relationship with an outside surface of the rim of the first
container member, the decorative ring member forming step
further comprising the steps of molding an overlapping lip
portion and dimensioning the overlapping lip portion to both
overlap the radius of the rim of the first container member
and also avoid interference between the ring member and the
side wall of the second container member when extending in
nesting relationship inside of and in contact with the side
wall of the first container member;
imparting a second decorative characteristic to an
outside surface of the ring member, the second decorative
characteristic being distinctively different from the first
decorative characteristic imparted to the side wall of the
first container member; and
fitting the ring member onto the rim in an overlapping
relationship.
3. A method for making a decorative container, comprising
the steps of:
forming a container member having an enclosing side wall
with a rim around an upper extremity of the side wall, the rim
having a downwardly extending outer portion;
imparting a first decorative characteristic to the
container side wall;
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