PALLETIZATION OF NONRIGID ELEMENTARY LOADS
First Claim
1. A unitized palletized assembly comprising:
- a. means including a plurality of rigid blocks, said blocks providing support for a load on a surface and arranged in spaced relation in an array to provide at least one elongated tunnel therebetween;
b. a thin plate supported by and removable from the array of elements;
c. a load including at least one elementary load member to be palletized carried by said plate; and
d. a flexible film completely surrounding each of said load, thin plate and array of blocks and shrunken into place with said film substantially conforming to the surface of said thin plate and array of blocks outlining each said tunnel to provide a unitized assembly.
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Abstract
A unitized palletized assembly is disclosed which comprises: A. A PLURALITY OF SPACED, RIGID PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS; B. A THIN PLATE OR PLATFORM RESTING UPON THE PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS; C. ONE OR MORE NONRIGID ELEMENTARY LOADS TO BE PALLETIZED RESTING UPON THE THIN PLATE OR PLATFORM; AND D. A SHRUNKEN FILM COMPLETELY SURROUNDING THE NON-RIGID ELEMENTARY LOADS AND PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS LEAVING ONE OR MORE SPACES BETWEEN THE PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS AND PROVIDING A UNITIZED ASSEMBLY. In addition, a method for constructing the above-palletized assembly is disclosed which comprises: A. DISPOSING A PLURALITY OF RIGID PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS UPON A FIRST SHRINKABLE FILM, THE FILM RISING BETWEEN THE PARALLELPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS SO AS TO DEFINE PARALLEL TUNNELS BETWEEN THE PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS; B. DISPOSING A THIN PLATE OR PLATFORM UPON THE PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS; C. PLACING THE NONRIGID ELEMENTARY LOADS TO BE PALLETIZED UPON THE THIN PLATE OR PLATFORM; D. DISPOSING A SECOND SHRINKABLE FILM UPON THE NON-RIGID ELEMENTARY LOADS TO JOIN THE FIRST SHRINKABLE FILM AND FORM A SINGLE SHRINKABLE FILM COMPLETELY SURROUNDING THE NON-RIGID ELEMENTARY LOADS AND PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS; AND E. SHRINKING THE FILM COMPLETELY SURROUNDING THE NON-RIGID ELEMENTARY LOADS AND PARALLELEPIPEDONAL ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE A UNITIZED ASSEMBLY.
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3 Claims
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1. A unitized palletized assembly comprising:
- a. means including a plurality of rigid blocks, said blocks providing support for a load on a surface and arranged in spaced relation in an array to provide at least one elongated tunnel therebetween;
b. a thin plate supported by and removable from the array of elements;
c. a load including at least one elementary load member to be palletized carried by said plate; and
d. a flexible film completely surrounding each of said load, thin plate and array of blocks and shrunken into place with said film substantially conforming to the surface of said thin plate and array of blocks outlining each said tunnel to provide a unitized assembly.
- a. means including a plurality of rigid blocks, said blocks providing support for a load on a surface and arranged in spaced relation in an array to provide at least one elongated tunnel therebetween;
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2. A unitized palletized assembly according to claim 1 wherein said array of blocks provides in mutually perpendicular directions two tunnels in which the carrying elements of handling apparatus may be engaged.
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3. A unitized palletized assembly according to claim 1 wherein the blocks of said array are formed of cellular material.
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Current AssigneeAndre Mousset, Paul Lombard
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Original AssigneeAndre Mousset, Paul Lombard
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InventorsLombard, Paul, Mousset, Andre
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Primary Examiner(s)Gilliam, Paul R.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Pietruszka, Carl F.
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Application NumberUS05/279,862Time in Patent Office879 DaysField of Search108/51-58 206/65S,45.33 229/DIG.12US Class Current206/386CPC Class CodesB65B 53/00 Shrinking wrappers, contain...B65D 2571/00018 under tensionB65D 2571/00043 Intermediate plates or the ...B65D 2571/00086 Feet or isolated supports, ...B65D 2571/00104 Forms or jigs for use in ma...B65D 71/0096 the dimensions of the suppo...
