Patent ID: 6918233

Claim:
A method for inserting one or more articles of manufacture into a flexible pouch having either a one-time sealable or re-sealable end portion for permitting insertion of the articles of manufacture, a collapsible and flexible floor portion on which one or more of the articles of manufacture are positioned, and a flexible side portion for enclosing the articles of manufacture and connecting the end portion to the floor portion, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing the flexible pouch with the collapsible and flexible floor portion and flexible side portion; wherein the side walls collapse upon normal human touching; (b) positioning the one or more articles of manufacture into first and second layers so that the first layer is positioned substantially perpendicular to the second layer adjacent to said pouch; (c) attaching the one or more of articles of manufacture to a mechanical arm for providing transportation to said pouch; and (d) while the one or more articles of manufacture are attached to the arm, vertically lowering the one or more articles of manufacture through the end portion and onto the collapsible and flexible floor portion so that the floor portion forms a stable storage platform for the articles of manufacture, and the inserted articles of manufacture form a secondary reinforcing portion so that the sidewalls are urged against collapsing, with articles of manufactured inserted into the pouch, upon normal human touching of the pouch; wherein the first layer of the article of manufacture is substantially perpendicular to the second layer of the articles of manufacture when positioned in the pouch.