Patent ID: 6269951
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
Packing system for a plurality of unit loads consisting of plastic foam boards stacked in a plurality of adjacent piles or piles stacked on top of each other to form a substantially stable pile consisting of at least two stacked layers of said unit loads, characterized by the fact that spacers are provided between at least two successive stacked layers so that both stacked layers are vertically disposed and separated by said at least one spacer; at least one protection device is provided on top of and below the stack to protect at least partially the external contour of those of said unit loads positioned at the top and bottom of said stacked layers; at least one fixing device encompassing the outer periphery of the stack so that it encompasses the stack in such a way that said unit loads in a stack position are pressed against said unit loads in a directly and vertically adjacent stack position; and the fixing device extends over the protection device, and wherein the protection device comprises a plurality of multiple, separate, and rectangularly shaped wooden laths, each of said wooden laths separately disposed directly against and along a single dimension of the top and bottom ones of the stacked unit loads, and not extending beyond the edges of the stacked unit loads.