Patent ID: 7013618

Claim:
A method of packaging an arrangement of plates, comprising: providing a plurality of plates, plates within said plurality of plates having a depiction associated with a common theme, said plurality of plates including a number “n 1 ” of different depictions; selecting from said plurality of plates to form a first group of plates, said first group of plates including plates having a variety of different depictions, selecting from said plurality of plates to form a second group of plates, said second group of plates including plates having a variety of different depictions, said second group of plates containing plates with different depictions than said first group of plates; packaging said first group of plates for commercial distribution; and packaging said second group of plates for commercial distribution; wherein said first and second groups of plates each include a number “n 2 ” of plates, said number “n 1 ” of different depictions being greater than said number “n 2 ” of plates in said first and second groups.