Patent ID: 6899039

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a runner adapted to support a load during transit and storage, the method comprising the steps of: juxtaposing together a plurality of layers of paperboard each having a pair of spaced faces, wherein each of the adjacent layers of paperboard are in face to face relation; applying an adhesive between confronting faces of adjacent layers of the paperboard; adding at least one layer of a reinforcing insert each having a pair of spaced faces to the plurality of layers of paperboard, wherein each reinforcing insert layer is similarly oriented with respect to the plurality of layers of paperboard and in face to face relation to at least one of faces of one of the layers of paperboard; applying the adhesive between confronting faces of each layer of the reinforcing insert and the adjacent layer of paperboard; and applying pressure to the layers of paperboard and reinforcing insert in a direction generally perpendicular to the faces of the layers of paperboard to thereby overcome at least some warp in the layers of paperboard and bond the adhesive to the respective faces and adhere the layers together.