Patent ID: 6471061
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A unitized package containing multiple packages of insulation product, comprising:a stack of insulation containing packages; the stack of insulation containing packages having horizontally extending upper and lower surfaces and vertically extending side surfaces; the stack of insulation containing packages being further packaged as a unitized package within a sheet of stretch wrap film that is spirally wrapped about the side surfaces of the stack and at least partially overlays the upper and lower surfaces of the stack to hold the insulation containing packages forming the stack together as a packaged unit; the lower wrapped surface of the stack of insulation containing packages being a base of the unitized package upon which the unitized package is adapted to rest; the unitized package having a weight of at least 90 pounds; the unitized package having a center of gravity that enables the unitized package to maintain an upright orientation while being pulled over a substantially horizontal surface by exerting a force on the unitized package in a substantially horizontal direction substantially perpendicular to one of the side surfaces of the unitized package adjacent the base of the unitized package; and the unitized package having a band adjacent the base of the unitized package which forms a loop adjacent one of the side surfaces the unitized package to which a pulling means can be secured to pull the unitized package; the band being formed of a plurality of additional wraps of the sheet of stretch wrap film which are wrapped about the unitized package adjacent the base of the unitized package and overlay each other.