Patent ID: 6178723
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A method of packaging a bedding product having a generally planar first surface and a parallel generally planar second surface, said method comprising:providing first and second web rolls, said first web roll comprising a first web of extruded plastic film wound into a roll and said second web roll comprising a second web of extruded plastic film wound into a roll, each of said first and second webs of extruded plastic film having a uniform width and a varying cross-sectional thickness across said width, said cross-sectional thickness proximate opposed side edges of said web being greater than the cross-sectional thickness of a central portion of said web,passing said first and second webs of extruded plastic film past said first and second surfaces of said bedding product on opposite sides of said bedding product,cutting said first and second webs of extruded plastic film so as to create pieces of said extruded plastic film on opposite sides of said bedding product, andjoining said pieces of extruded plastic film together about the periphery of said bedding product, enclosing the bedding product in a plastic film package.