Method of Compressing Garment

Abstract

A method of compressing a garment is disclosed and includes: forming the garment into a compact shape; placing the garment formed into a compact shape into a bag; placing the garment formed into a compact shape and bag into a compression machine; compressing the garment and bag in the compression machine forming a compressed garment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of compressing a garment, comprising:
 forming the garment into a compact shape;   placing the garment formed into a compact shape into a bag;   placing the garment formed into a compact shape and bag into a compression machine;   compressing the garment and bag in the compression machine forming a compressed garment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is polyester. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the garment comprises less than about 50% cotton. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bag comprises at least about 50% cotton. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bag has at least a single opening. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the bag is larger than the garment formed into a compact shape. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compressed garment is shrink-wrapped. 
     
     
         8 . A method of compressing a garment, comprising;
 placing the garment into a bag;   placing the garment and bag into a compression machine; and   compressing the garment and bag in the compression machine forming a compressed garment.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the garment is folded. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the garment is folded at least twice. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the garment is polyester. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the garment comprises less than about 50% cotton. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the bag comprises at least about 50% cotton. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the bag has at east a single opening. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the bag is larger than the folded garment. 
     
     
         16 . A method of compressing a garment, comprising;
 placing the garment into a bag; and   placing the garment and bag into a compression machine.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the garment is polyester. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the garment comprises less than about 50% cotton. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the bag comprises at least about 50% cotton. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the bag has at least a single opening.