US 6,981,356 B2 | ||
Compact packaging for garments made from delicate materials | ||
Leon Atkinson, 897 Pinewood Forest Dr., Asheboro, N.C. 27203 (US); Robert Jansen, 5327 Gatesworth La., Dallas, Tex. 75287 (US); R. Patrick Johnson, 690 W. Leonard La., Farmington, Utah 84025 (US); Ryan E. Park, 13150 S. 5700 West, Herrlman, Utah 84065 (US); and Bruce H. Thompson, 35 Brandywine Rd., Hohokus, N.J. 07423 (US) | ||
Filed on Aug. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/914,184. | ||
Application 10/914184 is a division of application No. 09/826924, filed on Apr. 06, 2001, granted, now 6,802,418. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0005578 A1, Jan. 13, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. B65B 13/18 (2006.01); B65B 13/20 (2006.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01); B65B 61/18 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 53—412 | 20 Claims |
1. A method of packaging a garment made from a delicate material comprising:
loading a garment, made from a delicate material, within a container body having a total volume of less than 10 in3 (164 cm3), with the garment being compressed to multiple times a loose, uncompressed form of the garment;
covering the garment with a cover member to retain the garment within the container body; and
engaging a cap member at an open end of the container body across the cover member.
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