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The present invention 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.

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6. The package ofclaim 1, wherein the compressed articles in the state substantially compressed from the fully articulated state are compressed to a percentage of the fully articulated state selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
14. The package ofclaim 9, wherein the compressed flower pot covers in the state substantially compressed from the fully articulated state are compressed to a percentage of the fully articulated state selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
21. The method ofclaim 17, wherein the nested flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
27. The method ofclaim 23, wherein the flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
33. The method ofclaim 29, wherein the flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
39. The method ofclaim 35, wherein the nested flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
45. The method ofclaim 41, wherein the nested flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
51. The method ofclaim 47, wherein the nested flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
57. The method ofclaim 53, wherein the nested flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
63. The method ofclaim 59, wherein the nested flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
69. The method ofclaim 65, wherein the nested flower pot covers in the compressed condition are compressed to a percentage of the uncompressed condition selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 10 percent, from about 10 to about 15 percent, from about 15 to about 20 percent, from about 20 to about 25 percent, from about 25 to about 30 percent, from about 30 to about 35 percent, from about 35 to about 40 percent, from about 40 to about 45 percent, from about 45 to about 50 percent, from about 50 to about 55 percent, from about 55 to about 60 percent, from about 60 to about 65 percent, from about 65 to about 70 percent, from about 70 to about 75 percent, from about 75 to about 80 percent, from about 80 to about 85 percent, from about 85 to about 90 percent, from about 90 to about 95 percent and from about 95 to about 99 percent.
71. A method for transporting a plurality of nested flower pot covers, comprising the steps of:
providing a holding assembly having an open configuration and a closed configuration, the holding assembly further having a retaining space;
providing a plurality of nested flower pot covers, wherein the plurality of nested flower pot covers have a length and a width;
placing the plurality of nested flower pot covers in the retaining space of the holding assembly;
compressing the holding assembly from the open configuration to the compressed configuration so as to compress the plurality of nested flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of nested flower pot covers; and
transporting the plurality of nested flower pot covers in the carton assembly to a predetermined location.
72. A method for transporting a plurality of nested flower pot covers, comprising the steps of:
providing a carton assembly capable of being reversibly articulated from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the carton assembly further having a base member and a lid member, the base member having an inner surface and an outer surface with the inner surface defining a retaining space;
providing a plurality of nested flower pot covers, wherein the plurality of nested flower pot covers have a width and a length;
placing the plurality of nested flower pot covers in the inner retaining space of the base member;
compressing the plurality of nested flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of nested flower pot covers;
matingly engaging the lid member with the base member so as to put the carton assembly in the closed configuration; and
transporting the plurality of nested flower pot covers in the carton assembly to a predetermined location.
73. A flower pot cover transport assembly for transporting a plurality of nested flower pot covers from a first location to a second location, the flower pot cover transport assembly comprising:
a base member and a lid member, the base member and the lid member being matingly engageable with one another, the base member further including an exterior surface and an interior surface wherein the interior surface defines an inner retaining space sized and shaped so as to be capable of receiving a plurality of nested flower pot covers having a width and a length and wherein the lid member is sized and shaped so as to substantially matingly engage the base member and compress the plurality of flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of nested flower pot covers when the transport assembly is in a closed configuration.
76. A flower pot cover, comprising:
a flower pot cover that substantially encompasses and surrounds a flower pot, wherein the flower pot cover has been transported from a first location to a second location utilizing a transport assembly, the flower pot cover transport assembly further including:
a base member and a lid member, the base member and the lid member being matingly engageable with one another, the base member further including an exterior surface and an interior surface wherein the interior surface defines an inner retaining space sized and shaped so as to be capable of receiving a plurality of nested flower pot covers having a width and a length and wherein the lid member is sized and shaped so as to substantially matingly engage the base member and compress the plurality of flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of nested flower pot covers when the carton assembly is in a closed configuration.
77. A method for storing a plurality of nested flower pot covers, comprising the steps of:
providing a carton assembly capable of being reversibly articulated from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the carton assembly further having a base member and a lid member, the base member having an inner surface and an outer surface with the inner surface defining a retaining space;
providing a plurality of nested flower pot covers, wherein the plurality of nested flower pot covers have a width and a length;
placing the plurality of nested flower pot covers in the inner retaining space of the base member;
compressing the plurality of nested flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of nested flower pot covers;
matingly engaging the lid member with the base member so as to put the carton assembly in the closed configuration to thereby provide a carton assembly having the plurality of nested flower pot covers stored therein.
78. A method for transporting a plurality of flower pot covers, comprising the steps of:
providing a carton assembly capable of being reversibly articulated from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the carton assembly further having a base member and a lid member, the base member having an inner surface and an outer surface with the inner surface defining a retaining space;
providing a plurality of flower pot covers, wherein the plurality of flower pot covers have a width and a length;
placing the plurality of flower pot covers in the inner retaining space of the base member;
compressing the plurality of flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of flower pot covers;
matingly engaging the lid member with the base member so as to put the carton assembly in the closed configuration; and
transporting the plurality of flower pot covers in the carton assembly to a predetermined location.
79. A flower pot cover transport assembly for transporting a plurality of flower pot covers from a first location to a second location, the flower pot cover transport assembly comprising:
a base member and a lid member, the base member and the lid member being matingly engageable with one another, the base member further including an exterior surface and an interior surface wherein the interior surface defines an inner retaining space sized and shaped so as to be capable of receiving a plurality of flower pot covers having a width and a length and wherein the lid member is sized and shaped so as to substantially matingly engage the base member and compress the plurality of flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of flower pot covers when the transport assembly is in a closed configuration.
82. A flower pot cover, comprising:
a flower pot cover that substantially encompasses and surrounds a flower pot, wherein the flower pot cover has been transported from a first location to a second location utilizing a transport assembly, the flower pot cover transport assembly further including:
a base member and a lid member, the base member and the lid member being matingly engageable with one another, the base member further including an exterior surface and an interior surface wherein the interior surface defines an inner retaining space sized and shaped so as to be capable of receiving a plurality of flower pot covers having a width and a length and wherein the lid member is sized and shaped so as to substantially matingly engage the base member and compress the plurality of flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of flower pot covers when the carton assembly is in a closed configuration.
83. A method for storing a plurality of flower pot covers, comprising the steps of:
providing a carton assembly capable of being reversibly articulated from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the carton assembly further having a base member and a lid member, the base member having an inner surface and an outer surface with the inner surface defining a retaining space;
providing a plurality of nested flower pot covers, wherein the plurality of nested flower pot covers have a width and a length;
placing the plurality of nested flower pot covers in the inner retaining space of the base member;
compressing the plurality of nested flower pot covers along at least one of the width and length of the plurality of nested flower pot covers;
matingly engaging the lid member with the base member so as to put the carton assembly in the closed configuration to thereby provide a carton assembly having the plurality of nested flower pot covers stored therein.
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