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US 2014/0174033 A1Published application
Compressed packaged articles and methods of making, transporting, shipping and using same
AssigneeWanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
InventorDonald E. Weder
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Abstract
The present inventive concept(s) relates, in general, to articles that are packaged in a compressed state relative to an uncompressed fully articulated state and methods of making and using same. In a specific embodiment, but not to be considered as limiting, the articles so packaged in a compressed state are plant covers that are either substantially rigid and/or substantially flexible.
Claims28
A method for packaging a plurality of flower pot covers, comprising the steps of:
- compressing a plurality of flower pot covers, each of the plurality of flower pot coves having a length, a width, and a height such that the plurality of flower pot covers is compressed along at least one of the length, width, and height of the plurality of flower pot covers;
- and
- maintaining the plurality of flower pot covers in the compressed condition, thereby providing a package containing a plurality of compressed flower pot covers.
A method for packaging a plurality of nested flower pot covers, comprising the steps of:
- placing a plurality of flower pot covers in a retaining space of a holding assembly, each of the plurality of flower pot covers having a length, a width, and a height;
- and
- compressing the holding assembly to a compressed condition whereby the plurality of flower pot covers is compressed along at least one of the length, width, and height of the plurality of flower pot covers, thereby providing a package containing a plurality of compressed flower pot covers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.