Appeal No. 1998-3413
Application No. 08/512,782
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;
imparting a second decorative characteristic to an
outside surface of the ring member, the second decorative
characteristic imparted to the side wall;
fitting the ring member onto the rim in an overlapping
relationship; and
molding a locking tab at an outer extremity of the ring
member, and locking the tab around an extremity of the
downwardly extending outer portion of the rim.
7. 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;
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;
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;
fitting the ring member onto the rim in an overlapping
relationship; and
wherein the first and second decorative characteristic
imparting steps comprise the step [sic, of] selecting at least
one distinctly different finish, texture or color for the
container side wall and the ring member.
11. 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 concave outer portion;
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