Patent ID: 6152683
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B65B,B65H

Abstract:
A method for shipping printed matter packaged by a packaging device to a distribution point, comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of essentially rigid containers of like construction, each having a bottom that includes a deposit surface for the placement of the printed matter, the deposit surface having lateral edges and having a size delimited by the lateral edges that corresponds essentially to a size of the printed matter;supplying the containers stacked inside each other and symmetrically arranged about a common axis in a like orientation to the packaging device;removing a respective individual container from the stacked containers;placing the printed matter on the deposit surface of the respective individual container;preventing lateral shifting of the printed matter on the deposit surface by providing lateral pieces extending from the lateral edges of the deposit surface;transporting the printed matter in the respective individual container to the distribution point;removing the printed matter at the distribution point;stacking the individual containers inside each other and symmetrically arranged about a common axis in a like orientation; andreturning the stacked containers of said stacking step to the packaging device.