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A retainer clip includes a shaft extending along a clip axis. The shaft has a shaft diameter and first and second opposed ends. A head extends radially outwardly from the shaft adjacent the first end of the shaft. The head has a head diameter which is greater than the shaft diameter. The head includ

A retainer clip includes a shaft extending along a clip axis. The shaft has a shaft diameter and first and second opposed ends. A head extends radially outwardly from the shaft adjacent the first end of the shaft. The head has a head diameter which is greater than the shaft diameter. The head includes a cam surface extending circumferentially about the shaft and facing the second end. At least two portions of the cam surface located at different circumferential positions about the shaft are disposed at different axial distances from the second end. A frame/panel assembly may be formed by mounting and retaining a panel member in a frame using one or more of the retainer clips.

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A retainer clip includes a shaft extending along a clip axis. The shaft has a shaft diameter and first and second opposed ends. A head extends radially outwardly from the shaft adjacent the first end of the shaft. The head has a head diameter which is greater than the shaft diameter. The head includ

A retainer clip includes a shaft extending along a clip axis. The shaft has a shaft diameter and first and second opposed ends. A head extends radially outwardly from the shaft adjacent the first end of the shaft. The head has a head diameter which is greater than the shaft diameter. The head includes a cam surface extending circumferentially about the shaft and facing the second end. At least two portions of the cam surface located at different circumferential positions about the shaft are disposed at different axial distances from the second end. A frame/panel assembly may be formed by mounting and retaining a panel member in a frame using one or more of the retainer clips. claim 7, further comprising a cross member extending between said first and second longitudinal members and spaced upward from said lower hook members, said third longitudinal member being attached to said cross member, and wherein said third longitudinal member is connected to said first and second longitudinal members by way of said cross member. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said handle portion, said first longitudinal member, and said second longitudinal member is flexible such that said longitudinal members are capable of being displaced relative to one another to facilitate coupling said longitudinal members to a container. 10. An apparatus for storing and transporting potted plants, comprising: a container, said container including side walls having upper regions and lower portions with a plurality of drainage apertures formed in said lower portions, each of said drainage apertures having an edge; a handle; first and second longitudinal members disposed in spaced apart relation and extending downward from said handle toward said container, each of said longitudinal members having a lower portion; first and second aperture engaging structures, said first aperture engaging structure connected to said lower portion of said first longitudinal member, and said second aperture engaging structure connected to said lower portion of said second longitudinal member, said aperture engaging structures being configured to extend through corresponding ones of said drainage apertures in said side walls so as to confront an edge of said aperture; and first and second stabilizing extensions, said first stabilizing extension being connected to said first longitudinal member at a location spaced upward from said first aperture engaging structure, and said second stabilizing extension being connected to said second longitudinal member at a location spaced upward from said second aperture engaging structure, said stabilizing extensions being configured to engage upper regions of said container side walls so as to constrain lateral movement of said longitudinal members with respect to said container; wherein the first and second stabilizing extensions are in fixed positions relative to the respective first and second longitudinal members; wherein the first stabilizing extension has a height greater than the height of the respective first aperture engaging structure, and the second stabilizing extension has a height greater than the height of the respective second aperture engaging structure; whereby said container can be carried by said handle; and whereby said longitudinal members serve as a trellis to support a portion of a potted plant planted in said container and extending upward therefrom. 11. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of said first and second aperture engaging structures is substantially "J"-shaped. 12. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claims 10, wherein each of said first and second stabilizing extensions is shaped substantially like an inverted "J." 13. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of said first and second aperture engaging structures is substantially "J"-shaped; wherein each of said first and second stabilizing extensions is shaped substantially like an inverted "J"; and wherein said first and second aperture engaging structures and said first and second stabilizing extensions are mutually opposed such that each of said substantially J-shaped aperture engaging structures and a corresponding one of said inverted substantially J-shaped stabilizing extensions form a "C" shape. 14. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 10, further comprising: a cross member attached to and extending between said first and second longitudinal members and spaced upward from said container, whereby said cross member structurally reinforces said apparatus and serves as an additional tr ellis member to support a portion of a plant planted in said container and extending upward therefrom. 15. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 14, wherein said first and second stabilizing extensions and said cross member are formed as a unitary structure. 16. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 10, further comprising: a third longitudinal member disposed between said first and second longitudinal members and substantially in a plane defined by said first and second longitudinal members, said third longitudinal member being connected to at least one of said handle member, said first longitudinal member, and said second longitudinal member; whereby when a potted plant is planted in said container and extends upward therefrom, said third longitudinal member serves as an additional trellis member to support a portion of said plant. 17. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 16, wherein said apparatus further comprises a cross member attached to and extending between said first and second longitudinal members and spaced upward from said container, wherein said third longitudinal member is attached to said cross member, and wherein said third longitudinal member is connected to said first longitudinal member and said second longitudinal member by way of said cross member. 18. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of said handle, said first longitudinal member, and said second longitudinal member is flexible such that said longitudinal members are capable of being displaced relative to one another to facilitate coupling said longitudinal members to said container. 19. The plant storage and transportation apparatus of claim 10, wherein said container has a maximum diameter, and wherein said first and second longitudinal members are normally spaced apart by a distance substantially corresponding to said maximum diameter of said container. 20. An apparatus for use with a container, comprising: a handle portion; and first and second longitudinal members extending downward from said handle portion in spaced apart relation, each of said longitudinal members having a lower hook member extending from a lower portion thereof, and each of said longitudinal members having an inverted upper hook member extending from a portion of said longitudinal member between said lower hook member and said handle portion and spaced apart therefrom; wherein the inverted upper hook member has a height greater than the height of the respective lower hook member; whereby said apparatus is capable of engaging a container comprising side walls having upper regions and lower portions with a plurality of apertures formed in said lower portions, by said lower hook members capable of engaging said apertures of said container such that said hook members each confront an edge of a corresponding aperture, and by said inverted upper hook members engaging upper regions of said container side walls, whereby said container is capable of being supported by said lower hook members confronting said edge of said apertures in said side walls of said container; and whereby said handle is capable of being stabilized with respect to said container by said upper hook members engaging said upper regions of said container side walls. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said lower hook members are substantially "J"-shaped. 22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said inverted upper hook members are shaped substantially like an inverted "J". 23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said lower hook members are substantially "J"-shaped; wherein said inverted upper hook members are shaped substantially like an inverted "J"; and wherein said lower hook members and said inverted upper hook members are mutually opposed such that each pair of lower and inverted upper hook members forms a "C"shape. 24. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising: a cross member extend ing between said first and second longitudinal members and spaced upward from said lower hook members, whereby said cross member structurally reinforces said apparatus and, when used in conjunction with a container containing a potted plant planted in said container and extending upward therefrom, serves as a trellis member to support a portion of said potted plant. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein said inverted upper hook members and said cross member are formed as a unitary structure. 26. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising: a third longitudinal member disposed between said first and second longitudinal members and substantially in a plane defined by said first and second longitudinal members, said third longitudinal member being connected to at least one of said handle portion, said first longitudinal member, and said second longitudinal member; whereby when said apparatus is used in conjunction with a container containing a potted plant planted in said container and extending upward therefrom, said third longitudinal member serves as a trellis member to support a portion of said potted plant. 27. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising a cross member extending between said first and second longitudinal members and spaced upward from said lower hook members, said third longitudinal member being attached to said cross member, and wherein said third longitudinal member is connected to said first and second longitudinal members by way of said cross member. 28. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein at least one of said handle portion, said first longitudinal member, and said second longitudinal member is flexible such that said longitudinal members are capable of being displaced relative to one another to facilitate coupling said longitudinal members to a container. 29. An apparatus for storing and transporting potted plants, comprising: a container, said container including side walls having upper regions and lower portions with a plurality of drainage apertures formed in said lower portions, each of said drainage apertures having and edge; a handle; first and second longitudinal members disposed in spaced apart relation and extending downward from said handle toward said container, each of said longitudinal members having a lower portion; first and second aperture engaging structures, said first aperture engaging structure connected to said lower portion of said first longitudinal member, and said second aperture engaging structure connected to said lower portion of said second longitudinal member, said aperture engaging structures being configured to extend through corresponding ones of said drainage apertures in said side walls so as to confront an edge of said aperture; and first and second stabilizing extensions, said first stabilizing extension being connected to said first longitudinal member at a location spaced upward from said first aperture engaging structure, and said second stabilizing extension being connected to said second longitudinal member at a location spaced upward from said second aperture engaging structure, said stabilizing extensions being configured to engage upper regions of said container side walls so as to constrain lateral movement of said longitudinal members with respect to said container; wherein the first stabilizing extension has a height greater than the height of the respective first aperture engaging structure, and the second stabilizing extension has a height greater than the height of the respective second aperture engaging structure; whereby said container can be carried by said handle; and whereby said longitudinal members serve as a trellis to support a portion of a potted plant planted in said container and extending upward therefrom. 30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein each of said first and second aperture engaging structures is substantially "J"-shaped. 31. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein each of said first and second stabilizing exte