Patent ID: 7798754
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A method of loading onto a movable platform a plurality of loaded pallets, each loaded pallet having a load disposed on a pallet that is narrower than a length of the pallet, thereby creating an underhand thereon and a void corresponding thereto, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of unitary void-filling apparatuses each for preventing movement of the load disposed on the pallet and withstanding end-to-end compression forces, each unitary void-filling apparatus comprising: disposing said plurality of unitary void-filling apparatuses over at least some of said plurality of loaded pallets, thereby creating a plurality of covered loaded pallets; loading said plurality of loaded pallets, including said covered loaded pallets, onto the movable platform such that longitudinal voids between adjacent loaded pallets are filled; wherein the underhang is substantially similar for the plurality of loaded pallets, the step of providing provides first and second void fillers each having a thickness that is substantially double the substantially similar underhang; and wherein the step of disposing disposes one of said plurality of unitary void-filling apparatuses over every other loaded pallet, thereby completely filling all the longitudinal voids between adjacent loaded pallets.