Patent ID: 6622854
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B63B,B65G,B66C

Abstract:
A method of loading stacks of cartons of frozen animal products onto a ship without the use of slip sheets, the stacks of cartons being supported by 4-way pallets having an upper surface comprising a plurality of generally parallel boards, the method comprising:providing a carrier in a loading location adjacent a ship, the carrier having an edge along one side adjacent a load area on the carrier; providing a stack of cartons directly supported on a standard pallet adjacent the ship; positioning the pallet and stack of cartons adjacent to the edge of the carrier with the boards forming the upper surface of the pallet extending away from the edge of the carrier; applying a force to the stack of cartons to slide it from said pallet onto the load area of a carrier in a direction perpendicular to the edge of the carrier; and lifting the carrier into the hold of a ship without the pallet.