Patent ID: 7644560

Claim:
A method for automatically packaging goods and adjusting atmosphere inside the packaged goods, comprising: moving a pallet with goods along a conveyor; placing a bottom sheet between the pallet and the goods; placing a top sheet on top of the goods on the pallet; holding the bottom sheet placed at the bottom of the goods using a bottom plate having a plurality of bottom fingers, at least one of the plurality of bottom fingers being hollow tubes having injection hoses; holding the top sheet on top of the goods using a top plate having a plurality of top fingers, at least one of the plurality of top fingers being hollow tubes having injection hoses; wrapping the pallet to enclose the goods and the plurality of top fingers and the plurality of bottom fingers; vacuuming inside of the wrapped pallet via at least one of the injection hoses; injecting desired amount of gas or a combination of gases inside the wrapped pallet via at least one of the injection hoses; and sliding the plurality of bottom fingers and the plurality of top fingers out from the enclosed pallet.