Patent ID: 9598184
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B30B,B65B,B65D

Claim:
1. A method of baling a fiber material, comprising: (a) placing a mass of fiber material on a bottom sheet comprising a multi-layer packaging material; (b) placing a top sheet comprising a multi-layer packaging material on the mass of fiber material; (c) compressing the mass of fiber material between the top sheet and the bottom sheet; (d) sealing edges of the bottom sheet to edges of the top sheet to obtain a sealed bale of fiber material; (e) evacuating air from the sealed bale of fiber material to obtain an internal pressure of less than 101 kilo PASCALs using a vacuum-producing device; and (f) releasing the evacuated, sealed bale of fiber material from the compression to obtain a finished bale, and wherein the finished bale has a width of 80 cm to 120 cm, a length of 100 cm to 150 cm, and a height of 105 cm to 155 cm; wherein a difference in height between an edge of the top sheet and a center point of the top sheet on the finished bale is less than 3 cm; and wherein the finished bale has a density of 0.48 to 0.82 grams per cubic centimeter.