System and method for packaging apparel
View Patent ↗A package containing a plurality of articles of textile products, comprising one or more compacted articles and at least one un-compacted article. The un-compacted article is placed so that it is predominantly visible.
1. A package containing a plurality of articles of apparel, comprising:
(a) a pressure compacted bundle having:
(i) a plurality of similar un-packaged compacted articles of apparel, each article having a compacted volume at least 30 percent less than the volume of a similar un-compacted article;
(ii) shrink-wrapping around the compacted bundle;
(b) at least one un-compacted article of similar apparel, each un-compacted article having a volume greater than the volume of each compacted article;
(c) the at least one un-compacted article being positioned on top of and in contact with the compacted bundle so that the at least one un-compacted article of apparel is visible when packaged; and
(d) an outer wrapping enclosing the compacted bundle and the at least one un-compacted article of apparel.
2. The package of claim 1 wherein the at least one compacted article of apparel is folded.
3. The package of claim 1 wherein at least one un-compacted article of apparel is folded and positioned on top of the at least one compacted article of apparel.
4. The package of claim 1 wherein the at least one compacted article and the at least one un-compacted article are enclosed in shrink-wrapping.
5. The package of claim 1 wherein the outer wrapping comprises a bag for display of the compacted and un-compacted articles.
6. The package of claim 1 further including printed indicia to indicate the contents of the package.
7. The package of claim 1 wherein the compacted and un-compacted articles of apparel are selected from the group consisting of T-shirts and underwear.