Patent ID: 7410051
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A sliver package of suitable dimensional and structural integrity for efficient storage and transport, comprising: a substantially continuous length of cotton sliver in the form of an elongate strand of loosely assembled untwisted cotton fibers of a substantially uniform transverse cross-section, laid in a pattern of offset loops forming consecutive loop layers extending from a bottom loop layer to a top loop layer within an oblong footprint and having a substantially uniform initial density, the layers being compressed in the direction of the layers to a substantially higher, substantially uniform compressed density while substantially maintaining the oblong footprint; a rigid top cap having a footprint substantially the same as the footprint of the loop layers and disposed in overlying relation to the top loop layer; a rigid bottom cap having a footprint substantially the same as the footprint of the loop layers and disposed in overlying relation to the bottom loop layer; and a plurality of straps disposed about the compressed pile and the caps for retaining the loop layers in a compressed state, the caps maintaining the compressive force on the sliver.